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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 18,062 population of McCreary County, Kentucky comprised of 412 people who identified as Hispanic (2.28%), and 17,650 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.72%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in McCreary County, Kentucky with a population of 16,631 (92.08%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,016 (5.63%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 235 (1.3%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in McCreary County, Kentucky in 2012, with a population of 16,314 (90.32%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 961 (5.32%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 317 (1.76%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in McCreary County, KY in 2012
Total Population:18,062
97.72%
Non Hispanic (97.72%)
Hispanic (2.28%)
Race in McCreary County, KY in 2012
Total Population:18,062
92.08%
White Alone (92.08%)
Black or African American Alone (5.63%)
Two or more races (1.3%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.76%)
Asian Alone (0.19%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.05%)
Ethnicity in McCreary County, KY in 2012
Total Population:18,062
90.32%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (90.32%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (5.32%)
Hispanic White Alone (1.76%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.21%)
All Other Ethnicities (0.71%)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.68%)
Population By Race in McCreary , KY in 2012
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 16,631 92.08%
Black or African American Alone 1,016 5.63%
Two Or More Races 235 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 137 0.76%
Asian Alone 34 0.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 9 0.05%
Population By Ethnicity in McCreary , KY in 2012
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 16,314 90.32%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 961 5.32%
White Alone - Hispanic 317 1.76%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 218 1.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 123 0.68%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 55 0.31%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 30 0.17%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 17 0.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 14 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5 0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 4 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 4 0.02%