The primary racial composition of Owen County is white. According to the 2020 ACS 5-year estimates, over 95% of Owen County selected āWhite Aloneā as their race compared to 86.2% and 70.4% in the Commonwealth and nation overall3.
Races other than Black, American Indian, Alaska Native, Hawaiian or Pacific Islander make up 1.1% of the total population in KY3.
The primary ethnicity in Owen County is non-Hispanic. According to the 2020 5-year estimates, over 99% of Owen County selected ānon-Hispanicā as their ethnicity compared to 81.8% in the nation overall3. Owen has a much lower than average āHispanicā population comprising its residents, at .7% compared with the Commonwealth at 3.8%3.
Compared to the Commonwealth and nation, Owen County has significantly lower percentages of residents who declare any of the other races or who declare having āsome other raceā or āTwo or more Racesā.