Population By Race and Ethnicity in McCreary County, KY in 2021

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 16,681 population of McCreary County, Kentucky comprised of 433 people who identified as Hispanic (2.6%), and 16,248 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.4%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in McCreary County, Kentucky with a population of 15,337 (91.94%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 875 (5.25%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 240 (1.44%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in McCreary County, Kentucky in 2021, with a population of 14,993 (89.88%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 825 (4.95%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 344 (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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 875 5.25%
White Alone 15,337 91.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 126 0.76%
Asian Alone 94 0.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 9 0.05%
Two Or More Races 240 1.44%
Population By Ethnicity in McCreary , KY in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 50 0.3%
White Alone - Hispanic 344 2.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 14 0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 5 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 16 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 825 4.95%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 14,993 89.88%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 112 0.67%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 89 0.53%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 5 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 224 1.34%