Population By Race and Ethnicity in Laurel County, KY in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 62,728 population of Laurel County, Kentucky comprised of 989 people who identified as Hispanic (1.58%), and 61,739 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.42%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Laurel County, Kentucky with a population of 60,779 (96.89%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 767 (1.22%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 552 (0.88%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Laurel County, Kentucky in 2020, with a population of 59,970 (95.6%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 809 (1.29%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 707 (1.13%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 552 0.88%
White Alone 60,779 96.89%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 227 0.36%
Asian Alone 387 0.62%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 16 0.03%
Two Or More Races 767 1.22%
Population By Ethnicity in Laurel , KY in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 45 0.07%
White Alone - Hispanic 809 1.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 53 0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 15 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 7 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 60 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 507 0.81%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 59,970 95.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 174 0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 372 0.59%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 9 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 707 1.13%