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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 6,860 population of Lee County, Kentucky comprised of 77 people who identified as Hispanic (1.12%), and 6,783 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.88%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lee County, Kentucky with a population of 6,639 (96.78%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 105 (1.53%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 67 (0.98%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lee County, Kentucky in 2017, with a population of 6,574 (95.83%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 105 (1.53%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 65 (0.95%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 105 1.53%
White Alone 6,639 96.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 35 0.51%
Asian Alone 14 0.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 0 0%
Two Or More Races 67 0.98%
Population By Ethnicity in Lee , KY in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
White Alone - Hispanic 65 0.95%
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 7 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 105 1.53%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 6,574 95.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 32 0.47%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 12 0.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 60 0.88%