Population By Race and Ethnicity in Spencer County, KY in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 18,583 population of Spencer County, Kentucky comprised of 441 people who identified as Hispanic (2.37%), and 18,142 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.63%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Spencer County, Kentucky with a population of 17,882 (96.23%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 315 (1.7%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 247 (1.33%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Spencer County, Kentucky in 2017, with a population of 17,485 (94.09%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 397 (2.14%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 304 (1.64%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 315 1.7%
White Alone 17,882 96.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 55 0.3%
Asian Alone 69 0.37%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 15 0.08%
Two Or More Races 247 1.33%
Population By Ethnicity in Spencer , KY in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 11 0.06%
White Alone - Hispanic 397 2.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 13 0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 20 0.11%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 304 1.64%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 17,485 94.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 42 0.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 69 0.37%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 15 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 227 1.22%