Population By Race and Ethnicity in McCreary County, KY in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 16,840 population of McCreary County, Kentucky comprised of 368 people who identified as Hispanic (2.19%), and 16,472 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.82%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in McCreary County, Kentucky with a population of 15,436 (91.66%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 923 (5.48%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 246 (1.46%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in McCreary County, Kentucky in 2020, with a population of 15,160 (90.02%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 876 (5.2%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 276 (1.64%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 923 5.48%
White Alone 15,436 91.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 130 0.77%
Asian Alone 95 0.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 10 0.06%
Two Or More Races 246 1.46%
Population By Ethnicity in McCreary , KY in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 47 0.28%
White Alone - Hispanic 276 1.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 18 0.11%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 5 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 17 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 876 5.2%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 15,160 90.02%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 112 0.67%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 90 0.53%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 5 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 229 1.36%