Population By Race and Ethnicity in Letcher County, KY in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 21,465 population of Letcher County, Kentucky comprised of 196 people who identified as Hispanic (0.91%), and 21,269 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (99.09%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Letcher County, Kentucky with a population of 21,070 (98.16%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 162 (0.76%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 127 (0.59%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Letcher County, Kentucky in 2020, with a population of 20,892 (97.33%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 178 (0.83%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 158 (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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 127 0.59%
White Alone 21,070 98.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 46 0.21%
Asian Alone 60 0.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 0 0%
Two Or More Races 162 0.76%
Population By Ethnicity in Letcher , KY in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
White Alone - Hispanic 178 0.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 12 0.06%
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 0.58%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 20,892 97.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 34 0.16%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 60 0.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 158 0.74%