Population By Race and Ethnicity in Spencer County, KY in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 18,298 population of Spencer County, Kentucky comprised of 405 people who identified as Hispanic (2.21%), and 17,893 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.79%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Spencer County, Kentucky with a population of 17,600 (96.19%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 310 (1.69%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 245 (1.34%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Spencer County, Kentucky in 2016, with a population of 17,246 (94.25%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 354 (1.94%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 296 (1.62%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 310 1.69%
White Alone 17,600 96.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 56 0.31%
Asian Alone 72 0.39%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 15 0.08%
Two Or More Races 245 1.34%
Population By Ethnicity in Spencer , KY in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 14 0.08%
White Alone - Hispanic 354 1.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 15 0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 19 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 296 1.62%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 17,246 94.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 41 0.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 72 0.39%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 12 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 226 1.24%