Population By Race and Ethnicity in Laurel County, KY in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 62,580 population of Laurel County, Kentucky comprised of 1,016 people who identified as Hispanic (1.62%), and 61,564 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.38%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Laurel County, Kentucky with a population of 60,550 (96.76%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 820 (1.31%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 566 (0.9%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Laurel County, Kentucky in 2021, with a population of 59,721 (95.43%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 829 (1.33%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 749 (1.2%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Laurel County, KY in 2021

Total Population:62,580

Non Hispanic (98.38%)

Hispanic (1.62%)

Race in Laurel County, KY in 2021

Total Population:62,580

White Alone (96.76%)

Two or more races (1.31%)

Black or African American Alone (0.9%)

Asian Alone (0.65%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.35%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.03%)

Ethnicity in Laurel County, KY in 2021

Total Population:62,580

Non-Hispanic White Alone (95.43%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.33%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.2%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.83%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.63%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.59%)

Population By Race in Laurel , KY in 2021

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	60,550	96.76%
Two Or More Races	820	1.31%
Black or African American Alone	566	0.9%
Asian Alone	407	0.65%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	221	0.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	16	0.03%

Population By Ethnicity in Laurel , KY in 2021

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	59,721	95.43%
White Alone - Hispanic	829	1.33%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	749	1.2%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	519	0.83%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	394	0.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	171	0.27%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	71	0.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	50	0.08%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	47	0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	13	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	10	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	6	0.01%