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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 22,860 population of Mercer County, Kentucky comprised of 734 people who identified as Hispanic (3.21%), and 22,126 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.79%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mercer County, Kentucky with a population of 21,277 (93.08%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 865 (3.78%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 455 (1.99%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mercer County, Kentucky in 2021, with a population of 20,676 (90.45%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 809 (3.54%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 601 (2.63%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 865 3.78%
White Alone 21,277 93.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 76 0.33%
Asian Alone 161 0.7%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 26 0.11%
Two Or More Races 455 1.99%
Population By Ethnicity in Mercer , KY in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 56 0.25%
White Alone - Hispanic 601 2.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 36 0.16%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 8 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 29 0.13%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 809 3.54%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 20,676 90.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 40 0.18%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 153 0.67%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 22 0.1%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 426 1.86%