Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rowan County, KY in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 24,658 population of Rowan County, Kentucky comprised of 404 people who identified as Hispanic (1.64%), and 24,254 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.36%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rowan County, Kentucky with a population of 23,692 (96.08%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 463 (1.88%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 260 (1.05%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rowan County, Kentucky in 2015, with a population of 23,340 (94.66%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 436 (1.77%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 352 (1.43%).

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

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Population By Race in Rowan , KY in 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 463 1.88%
White Alone 23,692 96.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 40 0.16%
Asian Alone 199 0.81%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races 260 1.05%
Population By Ethnicity in Rowan , KY in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 27 0.11%
White Alone - Hispanic 352 1.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 3 0.01%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 4 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 18 0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 436 1.77%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 23,340 94.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 37 0.15%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 195 0.79%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 242 0.98%