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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 16,780 population of Rockcastle County, Kentucky comprised of 155 people who identified as Hispanic (0.92%), and 16,625 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (99.08%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rockcastle County, Kentucky with a population of 16,450 (98.03%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 179 (1.07%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 66 (0.39%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rockcastle County, Kentucky in 2017, with a population of 16,319 (97.25%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 171 (1.02%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 131 (0.78%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Rockcastle County, KY in 2017
Total Population:16,780
99.08%
Non Hispanic (99.08%)
Hispanic (0.92%)
Race in Rockcastle County, KY in 2017
Total Population:16,780
98.03%
White Alone (98.03%)
Two or more races (1.07%)
Black or African American Alone (0.39%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.39%)
Asian Alone (0.09%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.02%)
Ethnicity in Rockcastle County, KY in 2017
Total Population:16,780
97.25%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (97.25%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.02%)
Hispanic White Alone (0.78%)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.36%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.34%)
All Other Ethnicities (0.24%)
Population By Race in Rockcastle , KY in 2017
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 16,450 98.03%
Two Or More Races 179 1.07%
Black or African American Alone 66 0.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 66 0.39%
Asian Alone 15 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 4 0.02%
Population By Ethnicity in Rockcastle , KY in 2017
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 16,319 97.25%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 171 1.02%
White Alone - Hispanic 131 0.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 61 0.36%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 57 0.34%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 14 0.08%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 9 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 8 0.05%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 5 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 3 0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%