Kenton, Kentucky Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on February 22, 2026.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 169.06K population of Kenton, KY residents comprised of 7.74K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (4.58%), and 161.32K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.42%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Kenton, KY, with a population of 143.99K (85.17%). The Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group in Kenton, KY, with a population of 10.50K (6.21%). The Black or African American Alone population was the third largest racial group in Kenton, KY, with a population of 8.20K (4.85%). The smallest racial group in Kenton, KY was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 244 (0.14%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Kenton, KY, with a population of 142.17K (84.09%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Kenton, KY, with a population of 8.06K (4.77%). The Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races population was the third largest ethnic group in Kenton, KY, with a population of 8.06K (4.76%). The smallest ethnic group in Kenton, KY was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 3 (0.00%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in Kenton, Kentucky from the 2020 decennial census.

You can see similar information for other Kentucky counties and also for the state of Kentucky.

Kenton, KY Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Kenton, KY Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Kenton, KY Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Kenton, KY Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 8195 4.85
White Alone 143992 85.17
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 445 0.26
Asian Alone 2032 1.20
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 244 0.14
Some Other Race Alone 3658 2.16
Two Or More Races 10498 6.21
Kenton, KY Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 142167 84.09
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 8061 4.77
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 8056 4.76
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 3109 1.84
Hispanic - Two or More Races 2442 1.44
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 2015 1.19
Hispanic - White Alone 1825 1.08
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 549 0.33
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 241 0.14
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 234 0.14
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 211 0.13
Hispanic - Black Alone 134 0.08
Hispanic - Asian Alone 17 0.01
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 3 0.00