Population By Race and Ethnicity in Letcher County, KY in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 21,560 population of Letcher County, Kentucky comprised of 193 people who identified as Hispanic (0.9%), and 21,367 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (99.11%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Letcher County, Kentucky with a population of 21,189 (98.28%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 156 (0.72%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 121 (0.56%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Letcher County, Kentucky in 2019, with a population of 21,013 (97.46%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 176 (0.82%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 151 (0.7%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Letcher County, KY in 2019
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Population By Race in Letcher , KY in 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 121 0.56%
White Alone 21,189 98.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 44 0.2%
Asian Alone 50 0.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 0 0%
Two Or More Races 156 0.72%
Population By Ethnicity in Letcher , KY in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
White Alone - Hispanic 176 0.82%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 11 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 120 0.56%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 21,013 97.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 33 0.15%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 50 0.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 151 0.7%