Population By Race and Ethnicity in Muhlenberg County, KY in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 30,944 population of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky comprised of 471 people who identified as Hispanic (1.52%), and 30,473 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.48%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky with a population of 28,879 (93.33%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,487 (4.81%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 397 (1.28%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky in 2017, with a population of 28,472 (92.01%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,455 (4.7%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 407 (1.32%).

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

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Population By Race in Muhlenberg , KY in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,487 4.81%
White Alone 28,879 93.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 73 0.24%
Asian Alone 102 0.33%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 6 0.02%
Two Or More Races 397 1.28%
Population By Ethnicity in Muhlenberg , KY in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 32 0.1%
White Alone - Hispanic 407 1.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 7 0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 21 0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,455 4.7%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 28,472 92.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 66 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 99 0.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 5 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 376 1.22%