Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rowan County, KY in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 24,569 population of Rowan County, Kentucky comprised of 544 people who identified as Hispanic (2.21%), and 24,025 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.79%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rowan County, Kentucky with a population of 23,500 (95.65%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 434 (1.77%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 368 (1.5%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rowan County, Kentucky in 2021, with a population of 23,046 (93.8%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 454 (1.85%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 389 (1.58%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 434 1.77%
White Alone 23,500 95.65%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 61 0.25%
Asian Alone 202 0.82%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races 368 1.5%
Population By Ethnicity in Rowan , KY in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 45 0.18%
White Alone - Hispanic 454 1.85%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 17 0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 25 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 389 1.58%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 23,046 93.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 44 0.18%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 199 0.81%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 343 1.4%