Population By Race and Ethnicity in Mercer County, KY in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 21,674 population of Mercer County, Kentucky comprised of 679 people who identified as Hispanic (3.13%), and 20,995 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.87%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mercer County, Kentucky with a population of 20,230 (93.34%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 785 (3.62%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 419 (1.93%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mercer County, Kentucky in 2018, with a population of 19,677 (90.79%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 733 (3.38%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 553 (2.55%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 785 3.62%
White Alone 20,230 93.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 70 0.32%
Asian Alone 146 0.67%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 24 0.11%
Two Or More Races 419 1.93%
Population By Ethnicity in Mercer , KY in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 52 0.24%
White Alone - Hispanic 553 2.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 38 0.18%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 6 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 26 0.12%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 733 3.38%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 19,677 90.79%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 32 0.15%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 140 0.65%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 20 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 393 1.81%