Kentucky Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2017 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2017, the Kentucky citizen voting-age population was 3.33M. The Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest citizen voting-age population (2.95M) and constituted 88.69% of the total. The Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone ethnicity group had the second highest citizen voting-age population (253.18K) and constituted 7.61% of the total. The Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had the third highest (52.84K), constituting 1.59% 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 2017

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

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Percentage of Kentucky Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2017

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 2017

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Ethnicity	Voting-age Population	% of Citizen Voting-age Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone	2948905	88.69
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone	253175	7.61
Hispanic or Latino of All Races	52840	1.59
Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races	38400	1.16
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone	24180	0.73
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	6505	0.20
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	1140	0.03