Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lyon, KY in 2020

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 8,679 population of Lyon County, Kentucky comprised of 160 people who identified as Hispanic (1.84%), and 8,519 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.16%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lyon County, Kentucky with a population of 7,856 (90.52%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 621 (7.16%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 133 (1.53%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lyon County, Kentucky in 2020, with a population of 7,707 (88.8%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 617 (7.11%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 149 (1.72%).

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

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Population By Race in Lyon , KY in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 621 7.16%
White Alone 7,856 90.52%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 24 0.28%
Asian Alone 44 0.51%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races 133 1.53%
Population By Ethnicity in Lyon , KY in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 4 0.05%
White Alone - Hispanic 149 1.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 6 0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 617 7.11%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 7,707 88.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 23 0.27%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 44 0.51%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 127 1.46%