Population By Race and Ethnicity in Owsley County, KY in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 4,480 population of Owsley County, Kentucky comprised of 64 people who identified as Hispanic (1.43%), and 4,416 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.57%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Owsley County, Kentucky with a population of 4,400 (98.21%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 36 (0.8%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 26 (0.58%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Owsley County, Kentucky in 2016, with a population of 4,341 (96.9%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 59 (1.32%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 32 (0.71%).

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

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Population By Race in Owsley , KY in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 26 0.58%
White Alone 4,400 98.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 14 0.31%
Asian Alone 4 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 0 0%
Two Or More Races 36 0.8%
Population By Ethnicity in Owsley , KY in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
White Alone - Hispanic 59 1.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 4 0.09%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 26 0.58%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 4,341 96.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 14 0.31%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 3 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 32 0.71%