Owen County Demographics

A map of Owen County's Population by Race

Owen County, Kentucky had a population of 11,278 in 2020. It was 93.0% White, 0.7% Black, 0.2% Asian, 2.2% Hispanic, 0.4% Native American/Other, and 3.5% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Owen County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Owen County is the 95th most populous county of the 120 counties in Kentucky.

Owen County's White Population

10,486 residents of Owen County identify as White, or 93.0%. This makes the White share of the population of Owen County slightly larger than the White share of the population of Kentucky (81.3% White). Of the 120 counties in Kentucky, Owen County is ranked #43 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Owen County is more White than neighboring Gallatin County (89.3% White), Grant County (91.5% White), Franklin County (80.1% White), Henry County (89.7% White), and Carroll County (87% White).

Owen County's Black Population

83 residents of Owen County identify as Black, or 0.7%. This makes the Black share of the population of Owen County slightly less than the Black share of the population of Kentucky (7.9% Black). Of the 120 counties in Kentucky, Owen County is ranked #88 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Owen County is less Black than neighboring Gallatin County (0.9% Black), Franklin County (8.6% Black), Henry County (2.2% Black), and Carroll County (1.6% Black).

Owen County's Asian Population

18 residents of Owen County identify as Asian, or 0.2%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Owen County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Kentucky (1.6% Asian). Of the 120 counties in Kentucky, Owen County is ranked #93 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Owen County is more Asian than neighboring Gallatin County (0.1% Asian). Owen County is less Asian than neighboring Grant County (0.3% Asian), Franklin County (2% Asian), and Carroll County (0.4% Asian).

Owen County's Hispanic Population

251 residents of Owen County identify as Hispanic, or 2.2%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Owen County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of Kentucky (4.6% Hispanic). Of the 120 counties in Kentucky, Owen County is ranked #63 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Owen County is less Hispanic than neighboring Gallatin County (5.7% Hispanic), Grant County (3% Hispanic), Franklin County (4% Hispanic), Henry County (3.5% Hispanic), and Carroll County (7.4% Hispanic).

Owen County's Native American/Other Population

43 residents of Owen County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.4%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Owen 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, Owen County is ranked #77 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Owen County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Gallatin County (0.3% Native American/Other), and Carroll County (0.3% Native American/Other). Owen County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Grant County (0.6% Native American/Other), Franklin County (0.6% Native American/Other), and Henry County (0.6% Native American/Other).

Owen County's Multiracial Population

397 residents of Owen County identify as Multiracial, or 3.5%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Owen County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Kentucky (3.9% Multiracial). Of the 120 counties in Kentucky, Owen County is ranked #49 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Owen County is more Multiracial than neighboring Carroll County (3.4% Multiracial). Owen County is less Multiracial than neighboring Gallatin County (3.8% Multiracial), Grant County (4% Multiracial), Franklin County (4.7% Multiracial), and Henry County (3.8% Multiracial).

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