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