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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 16,303 population of Lawrence County, Kentucky comprised of 253 people who identified as Hispanic (1.55%), and 16,050 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.45%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lawrence County, Kentucky with a population of 15,867 (97.33%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 295 (1.81%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 65 (0.4%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lawrence County, Kentucky in 2020, with a population of 15,710 (96.36%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 218 (1.34%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 157 (0.96%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 65 0.4%
White Alone 15,867 97.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 26 0.16%
Asian Alone 41 0.25%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 9 0.06%
Two Or More Races 295 1.81%
Population By Ethnicity in Lawrence , KY in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 5 0.03%
White Alone - Hispanic 157 0.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 10 0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 77 0.47%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 60 0.37%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 15,710 96.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 16 0.1%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 41 0.25%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 5 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 218 1.34%