Kentucky Population By Ethnicity in Census 2020

Updated on March 31, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, among Kentucky population of 4,505,836 people, 81.33% (3,664,764) identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic - White Alone, 7.94% (357,764) identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone, and 3.89% (175,363) identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic - Two Or More Races.

The first chart below shows the population and the second chart shows the percentage of Kentucky population for the top 7 ethnicities by population. You can also find in a table below, the population and the percentages for all the ethnicities in Kentucky.

You can see similar information for other states and also for the United States.

You can also see links at the bottom of the page for similar information for each Kentucky county.

Kentucky Population By Ethnicity in Census 2020
Non-Hispanic - White Alone
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone
Hispanic - Two or More Races
Hispanic - White Alone
Percentage of Kentucky Population By Ethnicity in Census 2020
Non-Hispanic - White Alone
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone
Hispanic - Two or More Races
Hispanic - White Alone
Kentucky Population By Ethnicity in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of State Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 3664764 81.33
Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone 357764 7.94
Non-Hispanic - Two Or More Races 175363 3.89
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 81711 1.81
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 73843 1.64
Hispanic - Two Or More Races 69477 1.54
Hispanic - White Alone 46490 1.03
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 14706 0.33
Non-Hispanic - American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 8080 0.18
Hispanic - American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 4721 0.11
Hispanic - Black or African American Alone 4653 0.10
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3462 0.08
Hispanic - Asian Alone 583 0.01
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 219 0.01