Kentucky Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Race and Ethnicity in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on August 20, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Kentucky population aged 25 years and above was 3,053,564.

Race: The White Alone racial group had the highest population aged 25 years and above (2.68M) and constituted 87.88% of the Kentucky population aged 25yrs+. The Black or African American Alone racial group had the second highest population (226.12K) and constituted 7.41% of the population. The third highest racial group was Two Or More Races (67.96K), constituting 2.23% of the population.

Ethnicity: The population of the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group was 2.64M and constituted 86.50% of the Kentucky population aged 25yrs+. The population of the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group was 87.39K and constituted 2.86% of the population.

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentages by race and ethnicity.

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Kentucky Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Race in 2021
White Alone
Black Alone
Two or More Races
Asian Alone
Some Other Race Alone
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone
Kentucky Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Ethnicity in 2021
Non-Hispanic White Alone
Hispanic or Latino of All Races
All Others
Kentucky Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Race in 2021
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Race Population % of Total Pop.
White Alone 2683609 87.88
Black or African American Alone 226121 7.41
Two Or More Races 67957 2.23
Asian Alone 43604 1.43
Some Other Race Alone 25556 0.84
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 4816 0.16
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1901 0.06
Kentucky Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population % of Total Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone 2641286 86.50
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 87385 2.86
All Other Ethnicities 324893 10.64