Kentucky Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2016 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2016, the Kentucky citizen voting-age population was 3.31M. The Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest citizen voting-age population (2.95M) and constituted 88.90% of the total. The Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone ethnicity group had the second highest citizen voting-age population (251.28K) and constituted 7.58% of the total. The Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had the third highest (50.91K), constituting 1.54% of the total citizen voting-age population.

The charts and tables below shows the citizen voting-age population and percentages by race and ethnicity.

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Kentucky Citizen Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2016

Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year (CVAP).

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Percentage of Kentucky Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2016

Non-Hispanic White Alone

Non-Hispanic Black Alone

Hispanic or Latino of All Races

Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone

Non-Hispanic American Indian & Alaska Native Alone

Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone

Kentucky Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2016

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Ethnicity	Voting-age Population	% of Citizen Voting-age Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone	2945830	88.90
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone	251275	7.58
Hispanic or Latino of All Races	50910	1.54
Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races	35845	1.08
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone	22515	0.68
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	6165	0.19
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	1265	0.04