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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 4,404 population of Owsley County, Kentucky comprised of 63 people who identified as Hispanic (1.43%), and 4,341 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 4,324 (98.18%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 38 (0.86%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 24 (0.55%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Owsley County, Kentucky in 2017, with a population of 4,266 (96.87%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 58 (1.32%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 34 (0.77%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 24 0.55%
White Alone 4,324 98.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 14 0.32%
Asian Alone 4 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 0 0%
Two Or More Races 38 0.86%
Population By Ethnicity in Owsley , KY in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
White Alone - Hispanic 58 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 24 0.55%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 4,266 96.87%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 14 0.32%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 3 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 34 0.77%