Kentucky Hispanic or Latino Population By County in 2016

Updated on December 18, 2022.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, there were 158,466 hispanics or latinos (of all racial backgrounds) in Kentucky and they represented 3.57% of the total population of Kentucky in 2016.

Jefferson County had the highest number of hispanics or latinos (39,683), followed by Fayette County (22,416), and Warren County (6,510). On the other hand, Robertson County had the lowest number of hispanics or latinos (26), followed by Owsley County (64), and Leslie County (66).

When it comes to the ratio of hispanic to non-hispanic population, Shelby County had the highest percentage (9.43%), followed by Christian County (7.87%), and Fayette County (7.05%).

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

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Kentucky Hispanic or Latino Population By County in 2016
Kentucky Hispanic or Latino Population By County in 2016
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County Population % of County Population
Adair 352 1.82
Allen 391 1.89
Anderson 374 1.69
Ballard 100 1.24
Barren 1349 3.08
Bath 209 1.71
Bell 290 1.07
Boone 5355 4.13
Bourbon 1354 6.73
Boyd 859 1.78
Boyle 968 3.23
Bracken 152 1.82
Breathitt 129 0.98
Breckinridge 259 1.3
Bullitt 1514 1.91
Butler 391 3.08
Caldwell 204 1.62
Calloway 1070 2.76
Campbell 1844 1.99
Carlisle 106 2.22
Carroll 715 6.72
Carter 329 1.21
Casey 452 2.86
Christian 5663 7.87
Clark 1044 2.91
Clay 416 2.02
Clinton 282 2.76
Crittenden 95 1.04
Cumberland 85 1.26
Daviess 3103 3.1
Edmonson 134 1.11
Elliott 87 1.16
Estill 154 1.08
Fayette 22416 7.05
Fleming 182 1.26
Floyd 302 0.82
Franklin 1618 3.21
Fulton 110 1.78
Gallatin 469 5.38
Garrard 390 2.24
Grant 703 2.82
Graves 2379 6.39
Grayson 369 1.41
Green 192 1.75
Greenup 386 1.08
Hancock 137 1.57
Hardin 5874 5.48
Harlan 239 0.89
Harrison 430 2.31
Hart 344 1.86
Henderson 1123 2.43
Henry 514 3.25
Hickman 81 1.75
Hopkins 948 2.08
Jackson 106 0.79
Jefferson 39683 5.17
Jessamine 1816 3.48
Johnson 167 0.73
Kenton 5142 3.11
Knott 152 0.98
Knox 376 1.19
Larue 466 3.32
Laurel 887 1.48
Lawrence 171 1.08
Lee 73 1.06
Leslie 66 0.63
Letcher 182 0.8
Lewis 94 0.7
Lincoln 395 1.62
Livingston 154 1.67
Logan 748 2.8
Lyon 138 1.67
McCracken 1575 2.41
McCreary 453 2.58
McLean 140 1.5
Madison 2118 2.36
Magoffin 134 1.06
Marion 488 2.55
Marshall 480 1.54
Martin 412 3.45
Mason 330 1.92
Meade 1017 3.64
Menifee 74 1.15
Mercer 621 2.9
Metcalfe 182 1.82
Monroe 309 2.93
Montgomery 739 2.67
Morgan 125 0.94
Muhlenberg 473 1.52
Nelson 964 2.12
Nicholas 154 2.17
Ohio 805 3.33
Oldham 2539 3.88
Owen 279 2.61
Owsley 64 1.43
Pendleton 181 1.24
Perry 288 1.06
Pike 548 0.91
Powell 199 1.62
Pulaski 1584 2.47
Robertson 26 1.22
Rockcastle 151 0.9
Rowan 415 1.7
Russell 666 3.75
Scott 2335 4.37
Shelby 4394 9.43
Simpson 436 2.42
Spencer 405 2.21
Taylor 610 2.4
Todd 480 3.88
Trigg 310 2.17
Trimble 238 2.77
Union 287 1.94
Warren 6510 5.14
Washington 508 4.2
Wayne 638 3.08
Webster 699 5.3
Whitley 441 1.22
Wolfe 74 1.03
Woodford 1717 6.57