Population By Race and Ethnicity in McCreary County, KY in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 16,783 population of McCreary County, Kentucky comprised of 385 people who identified as Hispanic (2.29%), and 16,398 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.71%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in McCreary County, Kentucky with a population of 15,317 (91.27%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 979 (5.83%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 252 (1.5%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in McCreary County, Kentucky in 2022, with a population of 15,021 (89.5%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 932 (5.55%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 296 (1.76%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 979 5.83%
White Alone 15,317 91.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 129 0.77%
Asian Alone 96 0.57%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 10 0.06%
Two Or More Races 252 1.5%
Population By Ethnicity in McCreary , KY in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 47 0.28%
White Alone - Hispanic 296 1.76%
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 18 0.11%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 932 5.55%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 15,021 89.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 115 0.69%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 91 0.54%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 5 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 234 1.39%