Population By Race and Ethnicity in Letcher County, KY in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 23,043 population of Letcher County, Kentucky comprised of 166 people who identified as Hispanic (0.72%), and 22,877 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (99.28%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Letcher County, Kentucky with a population of 22,694 (98.49%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 137 (0.6%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 126 (0.55%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Letcher County, Kentucky in 2015, with a population of 22,542 (97.83%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 152 (0.66%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 133 (0.58%).

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

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Population By Race in Letcher , KY in 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 126 0.55%
White Alone 22,694 98.49%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 42 0.18%
Asian Alone 44 0.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 0 0%
Two Or More Races 137 0.6%
Population By Ethnicity in Letcher , KY in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1 0%
White Alone - Hispanic 152 0.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 9 0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 4 0.02%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 125 0.54%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 22,542 97.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 33 0.14%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 44 0.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 133 0.58%