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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Lee County, KY in 2017

Total Population:6,860

Non Hispanic (98.88%)

Hispanic (1.12%)

Race in Lee County, KY in 2017

Total Population:6,860

White Alone (96.78%)

Black or African American Alone (1.53%)

Two or more races (0.98%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.51%)

Asian Alone (0.2%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0%)

Ethnicity in Lee County, KY in 2017

Total Population:6,860

Non-Hispanic White Alone (95.83%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (1.53%)

Hispanic White Alone (0.95%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.88%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.47%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.35%)

Population By Race in Lee , KY in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	6,639	96.78%
Black or African American Alone	105	1.53%
Two Or More Races	67	0.98%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	35	0.51%
Asian Alone	14	0.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	0	0%

Population By Ethnicity in Lee , KY in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	6,574	95.83%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	105	1.53%
White Alone - Hispanic	65	0.95%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	60	0.88%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	32	0.47%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	12	0.18%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	7	0.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	3	0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	2	0.03%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	0	0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	0	0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	0	0%