Population By Race and Ethnicity in Mercer County, KY in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 21,333 population of Mercer County, Kentucky comprised of 578 people who identified as Hispanic (2.71%), and 20,755 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.29%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mercer County, Kentucky with a population of 19,984 (93.68%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 794 (3.72%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 370 (1.73%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mercer County, Kentucky in 2012, with a population of 19,509 (91.45%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 747 (3.5%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 475 (2.23%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Mercer, Kentucky.

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Population By Race in Mercer , KY in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 794 3.72%
White Alone 19,984 93.68%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 61 0.29%
Asian Alone 105 0.49%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 19 0.09%
Two Or More Races 370 1.73%
Population By Ethnicity in Mercer , KY in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 47 0.22%
White Alone - Hispanic 475 2.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 33 0.16%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 17 0.08%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 747 3.5%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 19,509 91.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 28 0.13%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 103 0.48%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 15 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 353 1.66%