Population By Race and Ethnicity in Spencer County, KY in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 17,486 population of Spencer County, Kentucky comprised of 311 people who identified as Hispanic (1.78%), and 17,175 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.22%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Spencer County, Kentucky with a population of 16,855 (96.39%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 281 (1.61%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 218 (1.25%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Spencer County, Kentucky in 2012, with a population of 16,576 (94.8%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 279 (1.6%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 275 (1.57%).

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

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Population By Race in Spencer , KY in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 281 1.61%
White Alone 16,855 96.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 46 0.26%
Asian Alone 74 0.42%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 12 0.07%
Two Or More Races 218 1.25%
Population By Ethnicity in Spencer , KY in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 6 0.03%
White Alone - Hispanic 279 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 14 0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 12 0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 275 1.57%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 16,576 94.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 32 0.18%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 74 0.42%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 12 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 206 1.18%