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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 16,857 population of McCreary County, Kentucky comprised of 448 people who identified as Hispanic (2.66%), and 16,409 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.34%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in McCreary County, Kentucky with a population of 15,464 (91.74%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 910 (5.4%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 247 (1.47%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in McCreary County, Kentucky in 2020, with a population of 15,117 (89.68%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 855 (5.07%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 347 (2.06%).

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 910 5.4%
White Alone 15,464 91.74%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 131 0.78%
Asian Alone 95 0.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 10 0.06%
Two Or More Races 247 1.47%
Population By Ethnicity in McCreary , KY in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 55 0.33%
White Alone - Hispanic 347 2.06%
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 18 0.11%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 855 5.07%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 15,117 89.68%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 113 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%