Population By Race and Ethnicity in Whitley County, KY in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 36,196 population of Whitley County, Kentucky comprised of 473 people who identified as Hispanic (1.31%), and 35,723 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.69%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Whitley County, Kentucky with a population of 35,130 (97.06%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 467 (1.29%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 316 (0.87%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Whitley County, Kentucky in 2018, with a population of 34,740 (95.98%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 441 (1.22%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 390 (1.08%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 316 0.87%
White Alone 35,130 97.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 107 0.3%
Asian Alone 162 0.45%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 14 0.04%
Two Or More Races 467 1.29%
Population By Ethnicity in Whitley , KY in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 31 0.09%
White Alone - Hispanic 390 1.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 16 0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 7 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 26 0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 285 0.79%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 34,740 95.98%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 91 0.25%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 155 0.43%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 11 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 441 1.22%