Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rowan County, KY in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 24,519 population of Rowan County, Kentucky comprised of 436 people who identified as Hispanic (1.78%), and 24,083 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.22%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rowan County, Kentucky with a population of 23,538 (96%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 436 (1.78%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 286 (1.17%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rowan County, Kentucky in 2019, with a population of 23,171 (94.5%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 404 (1.65%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 367 (1.5%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 436 1.78%
White Alone 23,538 96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 54 0.22%
Asian Alone 200 0.82%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 5 0.02%
Two Or More Races 286 1.17%
Population By Ethnicity in Rowan , KY in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 32 0.13%
White Alone - Hispanic 367 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 15 0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 19 0.08%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 404 1.65%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 23,171 94.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 39 0.16%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 197 0.8%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 5 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 267 1.09%