Population By Race and Ethnicity in Letcher County, KY in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 21,847 population of Letcher County, Kentucky comprised of 189 people who identified as Hispanic (0.87%), and 21,658 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (99.14%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Letcher County, Kentucky with a population of 21,467 (98.26%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 166 (0.76%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 119 (0.55%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Letcher County, Kentucky in 2018, with a population of 21,293 (97.46%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 174 (0.8%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 161 (0.74%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 119 0.55%
White Alone 21,467 98.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 42 0.19%
Asian Alone 53 0.24%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 0 0%
Two Or More Races 166 0.76%
Population By Ethnicity in Letcher , KY in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
White Alone - Hispanic 174 0.8%
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 5 0.02%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 118 0.54%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 21,293 97.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 33 0.15%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 53 0.24%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 161 0.74%