Population By Race and Ethnicity in McCreary County, KY in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 17,260 population of McCreary County, Kentucky comprised of 468 people who identified as Hispanic (2.71%), and 16,792 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.29%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in McCreary County, Kentucky with a population of 15,738 (91.18%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,028 (5.96%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 256 (1.48%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in McCreary County, Kentucky in 2019, with a population of 15,376 (89.09%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 972 (5.63%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 362 (2.1%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,028 5.96%
White Alone 15,738 91.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 138 0.8%
Asian Alone 90 0.52%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 10 0.06%
Two Or More Races 256 1.48%
Population By Ethnicity in McCreary , KY in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 56 0.32%
White Alone - Hispanic 362 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 18 0.1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 5 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 22 0.13%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 972 5.63%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 15,376 89.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 120 0.7%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 85 0.49%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 5 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 234 1.36%