Population By Race and Ethnicity in Letcher County, KY in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 20,827 population of Letcher County, Kentucky comprised of 165 people who identified as Hispanic (0.79%), and 20,662 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (99.21%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Letcher County, Kentucky with a population of 20,378 (97.84%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 185 (0.89%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 144 (0.69%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Letcher County, Kentucky in 2022, with a population of 20,231 (97.14%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 181 (0.87%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 147 (0.71%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 144 0.69%
White Alone 20,378 97.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 49 0.24%
Asian Alone 71 0.34%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 0 0%
Two Or More Races 185 0.89%
Population By Ethnicity in Letcher , KY in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
White Alone - Hispanic 147 0.71%
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 142 0.68%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 20,231 97.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 37 0.18%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 71 0.34%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 181 0.87%