Population By Race and Ethnicity in Laurel County, KY in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 60,652 population of Laurel County, Kentucky comprised of 936 people who identified as Hispanic (1.54%), and 59,716 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.46%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Laurel County, Kentucky with a population of 58,858 (97.04%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 729 (1.2%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 458 (0.76%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Laurel County, Kentucky in 2018, with a population of 58,079 (95.76%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 779 (1.28%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 669 (1.1%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Laurel, Kentucky.

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Population By Race in Laurel , KY in 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 458 0.76%
White Alone 58,858 97.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 209 0.35%
Asian Alone 382 0.63%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 16 0.03%
Two Or More Races 729 1.2%
Population By Ethnicity in Laurel , KY in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 33 0.05%
White Alone - Hispanic 779 1.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 48 0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 8 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 8 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 60 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 425 0.7%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 58,079 95.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 161 0.27%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 374 0.62%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 8 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 669 1.1%