Spencer County Demographics

A map of Spencer County's Population by Race

Spencer County, Kentucky had a population of 19,490 in 2020. It was 91.1% White, 1.5% Black, 0.5% Asian, 2.3% Hispanic, 0.4% Native American/Other, and 4.2% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Spencer County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Spencer County is the 61st most populous county of the 120 counties in Kentucky.

Spencer County's White Population

17,764 residents of Spencer County identify as White, or 91.1%. This makes the White share of the population of Spencer County slightly larger than the White share of the population of Kentucky (81.3% White). Of the 120 counties in Kentucky, Spencer County is ranked #65 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Spencer County is more White than neighboring Shelby County (77.7% White), Nelson County (88% White), Washington County (86.4% White), Anderson County (90.8% White), and Jefferson County (62.6% White).

Spencer County's Black Population

297 residents of Spencer County identify as Black, or 1.5%. This makes the Black share of the population of Spencer County slightly less than the Black share of the population of Kentucky (7.9% Black). Of the 120 counties in Kentucky, Spencer County is ranked #67 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Spencer County is less Black than neighboring Shelby County (5.6% Black), Nelson County (4.7% Black), Washington County (5.4% Black), Anderson County (2% Black), and Jefferson County (21.3% Black).

Spencer County's Asian Population

90 residents of Spencer County identify as Asian, or 0.5%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Spencer County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Kentucky (1.6% Asian). Of the 120 counties in Kentucky, Spencer County is ranked #43 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Spencer County is more Asian than neighboring Washington County (0.3% Asian), and Anderson County (0.4% Asian). Spencer County is less Asian than neighboring Shelby County (0.8% Asian), Nelson County (0.6% Asian), and Jefferson County (3.4% Asian).

Spencer County's Hispanic Population

450 residents of Spencer County identify as Hispanic, or 2.3%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Spencer County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of Kentucky (4.6% Hispanic). Of the 120 counties in Kentucky, Spencer County is ranked #58 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Spencer County is more Hispanic than neighboring Anderson County (2.2% Hispanic). Spencer County is less Hispanic than neighboring Shelby County (11% Hispanic), Nelson County (2.6% Hispanic), Washington County (3.9% Hispanic), and Jefferson County (7.5% Hispanic).

Spencer County's Native American/Other Population

74 residents of Spencer 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 Spencer 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, Spencer County is ranked #79 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Spencer County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Shelby County (0.6% Native American/Other), Washington County (0.7% Native American/Other), Anderson County (0.5% Native American/Other), and Jefferson County (0.7% Native American/Other).

Spencer County's Multiracial Population

815 residents of Spencer County identify as Multiracial, or 4.2%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Spencer County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Kentucky (3.9% Multiracial). Of the 120 counties in Kentucky, Spencer County is ranked #23 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Spencer County is more Multiracial than neighboring Nelson County (3.8% Multiracial), Washington County (3.2% Multiracial), and Anderson County (4.1% Multiracial). Spencer County is less Multiracial than neighboring Jefferson County (4.3% Multiracial).

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