Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lee County, KY in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 7,273 population of Lee County, Kentucky comprised of 88 people who identified as Hispanic (1.21%), and 7,185 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.79%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lee County, Kentucky with a population of 6,907 (94.97%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 243 (3.34%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 67 (0.92%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lee County, Kentucky in 2022, with a population of 6,834 (93.96%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 243 (3.34%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 73 (1%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 243 3.34%
White Alone 6,907 94.97%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 34 0.47%
Asian Alone 22 0.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 0 0%
Two Or More Races 67 0.92%
Population By Ethnicity in Lee , KY in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
White Alone - Hispanic 73 1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 3 0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 9 0.12%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 243 3.34%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 6,834 93.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 31 0.43%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 19 0.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 58 0.8%