Population By Race and Ethnicity in Laurel County, KY in 2022
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 62,879 population of Laurel County, Kentucky comprised of 1,057 people who identified as Hispanic (1.68%), and 61,822 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.32%).
Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Laurel County, Kentucky with a population of 60,737 (96.59%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 881 (1.4%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 582 (0.93%).
Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Laurel County, Kentucky in 2022, with a population of 59,876 (95.22%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 861 (1.37%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 812 (1.29%).
The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Laurel, Kentucky.
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Race | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| White Alone | 60,737 | 96.59% |
| Two Or More Races | 881 | 1.4% |
| Black or African American Alone | 582 | 0.93% |
| Asian Alone | 427 | 0.68% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native Alone | 234 | 0.37% |
| Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone | 18 | 0.03% |
Ethnicity | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| White Alone - Non Hispanic | 59,876 | 95.22% |
| White Alone - Hispanic | 861 | 1.37% |
| Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic | 812 | 1.29% |
| Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic | 533 | 0.85% |
| Asian Alone - Non Hispanic | 410 | 0.65% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic | 178 | 0.28% |
| Two Or More Races - Hispanic | 69 | 0.11% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic | 56 | 0.09% |
| Black or African American Alone - Hispanic | 49 | 0.08% |
| Asian Alone - Hispanic | 17 | 0.03% |
| Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic | 13 | 0.02% |
| Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic | 5 | 0.01% |