Population By Race and Ethnicity in Letcher, KY in 2021

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 21,224 population of Letcher County, Kentucky comprised of 157 people who identified as Hispanic (0.74%), and 21,067 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (99.26%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Letcher County, Kentucky with a population of 20,788 (97.95%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 178 (0.84%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 142 (0.67%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Letcher County, Kentucky in 2021, with a population of 20,649 (97.29%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 174 (0.82%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 140 (0.66%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 142 0.67%
White Alone 20,788 97.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 47 0.22%
Asian Alone 69 0.33%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 0 0%
Two Or More Races 178 0.84%
Population By Ethnicity in Letcher , KY in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
White Alone - Hispanic 139 0.66%
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 140 0.66%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 20,649 97.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 35 0.17%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 69 0.33%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 174 0.82%