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Carlisle County Demographics

A map of Carlisle County's Population by Race

Race
PopulationPercent
White
4,44392.1%
Multiracial
1543.2%
Hispanic
1332.8%
Black
591.2%
Native American/Other
270.6%
Asian
100.2%

Carlisle County, Kentucky had a population of 4,826 in 2020. It was 92.1% White, 1.2% Black, 0.2% Asian, 2.8% Hispanic, 0.6% Native American/Other, and 3.2% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Carlisle County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Carlisle County is the 117th most populous county of the 120 counties in Kentucky.

Carlisle County's White Population

4,443 residents of Carlisle County identify as White, or 92.1%. This makes the White share of the population of Carlisle County slightly larger than the White share of the population of Kentucky (81.3% White). Of the 120 counties in Kentucky, Carlisle County is ranked #52 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Carlisle County is more White than neighboring Hickman County (85.5% White), Ballard County (91.5% White), Mississippi County (70.1% White), McCracken County (79.3% White), and Graves County (83.3% White).

Carlisle County's Black Population

59 residents of Carlisle County identify as Black, or 1.2%. This makes the Black share of the population of Carlisle County slightly less than the Black share of the population of Kentucky (7.9% Black). Of the 120 counties in Kentucky, Carlisle County is ranked #73 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Carlisle County is less Black than neighboring Hickman County (8.4% Black), Ballard County (2.7% Black), Mississippi County (24.3% Black), McCracken County (11.1% Black), and Graves County (4.2% Black).

Carlisle County's Asian Population

10 residents of Carlisle County identify as Asian, or 0.2%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Carlisle County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Kentucky (1.6% Asian). Of the 120 counties in Kentucky, Carlisle County is ranked #81 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Carlisle County is less Asian than neighboring Ballard County (0.4% Asian), McCracken County (1% Asian), and Graves County (0.5% Asian).

Carlisle County's Hispanic Population

133 residents of Carlisle County identify as Hispanic, or 2.8%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Carlisle County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of Kentucky (4.6% Hispanic). Of the 120 counties in Kentucky, Carlisle County is ranked #49 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Carlisle County is more Hispanic than neighboring Hickman County (2.3% Hispanic), Ballard County (1.2% Hispanic), and Mississippi County (1.8% Hispanic). Carlisle County is less Hispanic than neighboring McCracken County (3.1% Hispanic), and Graves County (7.6% Hispanic).

Carlisle County's Native American/Other Population

27 residents of Carlisle County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.6%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Carlisle County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Kentucky (0.6% Native American/Other). Of the 120 counties in Kentucky, Carlisle County is ranked #25 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Carlisle County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Hickman County (0.2% Native American/Other), Ballard County (0.2% Native American/Other), and Graves County (0.5% Native American/Other). Carlisle County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Mississippi County (0.7% Native American/Other).

Carlisle County's Multiracial Population

154 residents of Carlisle County identify as Multiracial, or 3.2%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Carlisle County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Kentucky (3.9% Multiracial). Of the 120 counties in Kentucky, Carlisle County is ranked #66 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Carlisle County is more Multiracial than neighboring Mississippi County (3% Multiracial). Carlisle County is less Multiracial than neighboring Hickman County (3.4% Multiracial), Ballard County (4% Multiracial), McCracken County (4.9% Multiracial), and Graves County (4% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.