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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 22,297 population of Letcher County, Kentucky comprised of 185 people who identified as Hispanic (0.83%), and 22,112 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (99.17%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Letcher County, Kentucky with a population of 21,920 (98.31%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 165 (0.74%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 120 (0.54%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Letcher County, Kentucky in 2017, with a population of 21,751 (97.55%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 169 (0.76%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 160 (0.72%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 120 0.54%
White Alone 21,920 98.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 45 0.2%
Asian Alone 47 0.21%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 0 0%
Two Or More Races 165 0.74%
Population By Ethnicity in Letcher , KY in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1 0%
White Alone - Hispanic 169 0.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 10 0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 5 0.02%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 119 0.53%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 21,751 97.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 35 0.16%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 47 0.21%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 160 0.72%