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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 11,871 population of Washington County, Kentucky comprised of 521 people who identified as Hispanic (4.39%), and 11,350 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.61%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Washington County, Kentucky with a population of 10,912 (91.92%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 658 (5.54%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 173 (1.46%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Washington County, Kentucky in 2017, with a population of 10,422 (87.79%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 645 (5.43%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 490 (4.13%).

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

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Population By Race in Washington , KY in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 658 5.54%
White Alone 10,912 91.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 27 0.23%
Asian Alone 95 0.8%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 6 0.05%
Two Or More Races 173 1.46%
Population By Ethnicity in Washington , KY in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 13 0.11%
White Alone - Hispanic 490 4.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 6 0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 5 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 4 0.03%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 645 5.43%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 10,422 87.79%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 21 0.18%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 90 0.76%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 3 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 169 1.42%