Population By Race and Ethnicity in Laurel County, KY in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 60,842 population of Laurel County, Kentucky comprised of 958 people who identified as Hispanic (1.58%), and 59,884 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.43%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Laurel County, Kentucky with a population of 59,026 (97.02%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 730 (1.2%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 494 (0.81%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Laurel County, Kentucky in 2019, with a population of 58,235 (95.72%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 791 (1.3%); 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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 494 0.81%
White Alone 59,026 97.02%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 223 0.37%
Asian Alone 352 0.58%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 17 0.03%
Two Or More Races 730 1.2%
Population By Ethnicity in Laurel , KY in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 34 0.06%
White Alone - Hispanic 791 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 54 0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 10 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 8 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 61 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 460 0.76%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 58,235 95.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 169 0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 342 0.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 9 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 669 1.1%