Population By Race and Ethnicity in Marion County, KY in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 19,929 population of Marion County, Kentucky comprised of 532 people who identified as Hispanic (2.67%), and 19,397 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.33%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Marion County, Kentucky with a population of 17,862 (89.63%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,589 (7.97%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 302 (1.52%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Marion County, Kentucky in 2012, with a population of 17,390 (87.26%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,558 (7.82%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 472 (2.37%).

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

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Population By Race in Marion , KY in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,589 7.97%
White Alone 17,862 89.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 31 0.16%
Asian Alone 137 0.69%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 8 0.04%
Two Or More Races 302 1.52%
Population By Ethnicity in Marion , KY in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 31 0.16%
White Alone - Hispanic 472 2.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 6 0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 5 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 13 0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,558 7.82%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 17,390 87.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 25 0.13%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 132 0.66%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 3 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 289 1.45%