Population By Race and Ethnicity in Laurel, KY in 2020

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 62,727 population of Laurel County, Kentucky comprised of 1,011 people who identified as Hispanic (1.61%), and 61,716 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.39%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Laurel County, Kentucky with a population of 60,775 (96.89%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 775 (1.24%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 554 (0.88%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Laurel County, Kentucky in 2020, with a population of 59,948 (95.57%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 827 (1.32%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 710 (1.13%).

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

You can find similar information for other Kentucky counties, and for Kentucky.

See this for other years:
Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Laurel, KY in 2020
Total Population:
Race in Laurel, KY in 2020
Total Population:
Ethnicity in Laurel, KY in 2020
Total Population:
Population By Race in Laurel , KY in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 554 0.88%
White Alone 60,775 96.89%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 224 0.36%
Asian Alone 383 0.61%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 16 0.03%
Two Or More Races 775 1.24%
Population By Ethnicity in Laurel , KY in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 45 0.07%
White Alone - Hispanic 827 1.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 53 0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 14 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 7 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 65 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 509 0.81%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 59,948 95.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 171 0.27%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 369 0.59%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 9 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 710 1.13%