Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lawrence County, KY in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 15,757 population of Lawrence County, Kentucky comprised of 196 people who identified as Hispanic (1.24%), and 15,561 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.76%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lawrence County, Kentucky with a population of 15,394 (97.7%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 230 (1.46%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 52 (0.33%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lawrence County, Kentucky in 2017, with a population of 15,250 (96.78%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 193 (1.23%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 144 (0.91%).

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

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Population By Race in Lawrence , KY in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 52 0.33%
White Alone 15,394 97.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 30 0.19%
Asian Alone 45 0.29%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 6 0.04%
Two Or More Races 230 1.46%
Population By Ethnicity in Lawrence , KY in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
White Alone - Hispanic 144 0.91%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 11 0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 37 0.24%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 51 0.32%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 15,250 96.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 19 0.12%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 45 0.29%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 3 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 193 1.23%