Kentucky White Alone Population By County in Census 2020

Updated on February 11, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, there were 3,711,254 people in Kentucky who identified their race as White Alone, which is 82.37% of the total population of Kentucky. Jefferson County had the highest number of people who identify as White Alone (499,868), followed by Fayette County (220,236), and Kenton County (143,992). On the other hand, the three counties with the least number of people who identify as White Alone were: Robertson County (2,112), Hickman County (3,902), and Owsley County (3,905).

In terms of the percentage of each county's total population, Magoffin County had the highest percentage, with 97.62% of its population identifying their race as White Alone, followed by Wolfe County (97.27%), and Knott County (97.26%).

You can see similar information for other states and also for the United States by state. You can also see similar information for other racial groups as well as the different ethnicities in Kentucky.

Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's population that identify as White Alone. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

Kentucky White Alone Population By County in Census 2020
Kentucky White Alone Population By County in Census 2020
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County White Alone Population % of County Population
Adair County 17322 91.64
Allen County 19135 92.94
Anderson County 21797 91.38
Ballard County 7103 91.91
Barren County 39270 88.28
Bath County 12192 95.62
Bell County 22388 92.91
Boone County 114457 84.18
Bourbon County 17076 84.32
Boyd County 44282 91.76
Boyle County 25365 82.85
Bracken County 7994 95.17
Breathitt County 13083 95.37
Breckinridge County 18831 92.16
Bullitt County 75417 91.73
Butler County 11464 92.67
Caldwell County 11244 88.89
Calloway County 32626 87.93
Campbell County 83361 89.56
Carlisle County 4531 93.89
Carroll County 9567 88.50
Carter County 25560 95.99
Casey County 14974 93.93
Christian County 48279 66.36
Clark County 32555 88.05
Clay County 18891 92.85
Clinton County 8745 94.51
Crittenden County 8559 95.21
Cumberland County 5462 92.77
Daviess County 88425 85.59
Edmonson County 11546 95.22
Elliott County 6903 93.87
Estill County 13666 96.49
Fayette County 220236 68.28
Fleming County 14381 95.35
Floyd County 34828 96.90
Franklin County 41736 80.98
Fulton County 4599 70.59
Gallatin County 7862 90.47
Garrard County 15581 91.91
Grant County 23002 92.23
Graves County 31149 84.99
Grayson County 24904 94.26
Green County 10447 94.06
Greenup County 34096 94.81
Hancock County 8624 94.82
Hardin County 82959 74.94
Harlan County 25107 93.58
Harrison County 17357 92.86
Hart County 17577 91.13
Henderson County 37648 84.05
Henry County 14215 90.67
Hickman County 3902 86.31
Hopkins County 39331 86.59
Jackson County 12559 96.94
Jefferson County 499868 63.84
Jessamine County 45878 86.58
Johnson County 21933 96.71
Kenton County 143992 85.17
Knott County 13861 97.26
Knox County 28616 94.78
Larue County 13490 90.74
Laurel County 58888 94.05
Lawrence County 15787 96.89
Lee County 6909 93.43
Leslie County 10197 96.99
Letcher County 20841 96.72
Lewis County 12633 96.58
Lincoln County 22671 93.39
Livingston County 8287 93.24
Logan County 23902 87.13
Lyon County 7772 89.54
McCracken County 54304 80.01
McCreary County 15315 90.69
McLean County 8737 95.47
Madison County 80557 86.90
Magoffin County 11360 97.62
Marion County 16948 86.55
Marshall County 29908 94.47
Martin County 10259 90.89
Mason County 14867 86.84
Meade County 26321 87.73
Menifee County 5891 96.37
Mercer County 20268 89.52
Metcalfe County 9701 94.31
Monroe County 10489 92.51
Montgomery County 25566 90.94
Morgan County 12570 91.58
Muhlenberg County 28366 91.72
Nelson County 41500 88.79
Nicholas County 7178 95.24
Ohio County 22070 92.84
Oldham County 58537 86.58
Owen County 10550 93.55
Owsley County 3905 96.40
Pendleton County 13904 94.95
Perry County 26820 94.20
Pike County 55974 95.41
Powell County 12559 95.66
Pulaski County 60111 92.43
Robertson County 2112 96.31
Rockcastle County 15378 95.89
Rowan County 22914 92.91
Russell County 16733 93.01
Scott County 48523 84.90
Shelby County 38653 80.42
Simpson County 16374 83.57
Spencer County 17910 91.89
Taylor County 22938 88.15
Todd County 10354 84.57
Trigg County 12309 87.54
Trimble County 7992 94.31
Union County 11873 86.87
Warren County 99453 73.91
Washington County 10538 87.62
Wayne County 18139 92.76
Webster County 11440 87.89
Whitley County 34307 93.45
Wolfe County 6383 97.27
Woodford County 22701 84.48