Population By Race and Ethnicity in Whitley County, KY in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 35,718 population of Whitley County, Kentucky comprised of 316 people who identified as Hispanic (0.89%), and 35,402 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (99.12%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Whitley County, Kentucky with a population of 34,876 (97.64%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 380 (1.06%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 214 (0.6%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Whitley County, Kentucky in 2010, with a population of 34,600 (96.87%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 359 (1%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 276 (0.77%).

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

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Population By Race in Whitley , KY in 2010
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 214 0.6%
White Alone 34,876 97.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 98 0.27%
Asian Alone 136 0.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 14 0.04%
Two Or More Races 380 1.06%
Population By Ethnicity in Whitley , KY in 2010
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
White Alone - Hispanic 276 0.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 8 0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 6 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 21 0.06%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 212 0.59%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 34,600 96.87%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 90 0.25%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 130 0.36%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 11 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 359 1%