Population By Race and Ethnicity in McCreary County, KY in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 17,327 population of McCreary County, Kentucky comprised of 453 people who identified as Hispanic (2.61%), and 16,874 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.39%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in McCreary County, Kentucky with a population of 15,863 (91.55%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 994 (5.74%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 252 (1.45%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in McCreary County, Kentucky in 2018, with a population of 15,510 (89.51%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 938 (5.41%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 353 (2.04%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 994 5.74%
White Alone 15,863 91.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 125 0.72%
Asian Alone 83 0.48%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 10 0.06%
Two Or More Races 252 1.45%
Population By Ethnicity in McCreary , KY in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 56 0.32%
White Alone - Hispanic 353 2.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 14 0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 5 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 20 0.12%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 938 5.41%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 15,510 89.51%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 111 0.64%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 78 0.45%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 5 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 232 1.34%