Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lawrence County, KY in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 16,000 population of Lawrence County, Kentucky comprised of 183 people who identified as Hispanic (1.14%), and 15,817 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.86%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lawrence County, Kentucky with a population of 15,563 (97.27%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 259 (1.62%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 98 (0.61%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lawrence County, Kentucky in 2023, with a population of 15,446 (96.54%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 211 (1.32%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 117 (0.73%).

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 2023
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 98 0.61%
White Alone 15,563 97.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 30 0.19%
Asian Alone 42 0.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 8 0.05%
Two Or More Races 259 1.62%
Population By Ethnicity in Lawrence , KY in 2023
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 6 0.04%
White Alone - Hispanic 117 0.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 9 0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 48 0.3%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 92 0.57%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 15,446 96.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 21 0.13%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 42 0.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 5 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 211 1.32%