Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lee County, KY in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 6,885 population of Lee County, Kentucky comprised of 73 people who identified as Hispanic (1.06%), and 6,812 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.94%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lee County, Kentucky with a population of 6,665 (96.81%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 108 (1.57%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 70 (1.02%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lee County, Kentucky in 2016, with a population of 6,605 (95.93%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 108 (1.57%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 62 (0.9%).

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

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Population By Race in Lee , KY in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 108 1.57%
White Alone 6,665 96.81%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 29 0.42%
Asian Alone 13 0.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 0 0%
Two Or More Races 70 1.02%
Population By Ethnicity in Lee , KY in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
White Alone - Hispanic 60 0.87%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 3 0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 8 0.12%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 108 1.57%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 6,605 95.93%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 26 0.38%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 11 0.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 62 0.9%