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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 36,116 population of Whitley County, Kentucky comprised of 441 people who identified as Hispanic (1.22%), and 35,675 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.78%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Whitley County, Kentucky with a population of 35,136 (97.29%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 428 (1.19%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 278 (0.77%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Whitley County, Kentucky in 2016, with a population of 34,758 (96.24%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 401 (1.11%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 378 (1.05%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 278 0.77%
White Alone 35,136 97.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 101 0.28%
Asian Alone 160 0.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 13 0.04%
Two Or More Races 428 1.19%
Population By Ethnicity in Whitley , KY in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 12 0.03%
White Alone - Hispanic 378 1.05%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 16 0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 5 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 27 0.08%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 266 0.74%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 34,758 96.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 85 0.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 155 0.43%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 10 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 401 1.11%