Population By Race and Ethnicity in Whitley County, KY in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 36,695 population of Whitley County, Kentucky comprised of 556 people who identified as Hispanic (1.52%), and 36,139 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.49%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Whitley County, Kentucky with a population of 35,617 (97.06%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 449 (1.22%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 347 (0.95%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Whitley County, Kentucky in 2020, with a population of 35,147 (95.78%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 470 (1.28%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 423 (1.15%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 347 0.95%
White Alone 35,617 97.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 109 0.3%
Asian Alone 157 0.43%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 16 0.04%
Two Or More Races 449 1.22%
Population By Ethnicity in Whitley , KY in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 31 0.08%
White Alone - Hispanic 470 1.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 20 0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 6 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 316 0.86%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 35,147 95.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 89 0.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 151 0.41%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 13 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 423 1.15%