Population By Race and Ethnicity in Fayette County, KY in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 306,062 population of Fayette County, Kentucky comprised of 21,359 people who identified as Hispanic (6.98%), and 284,703 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.02%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Fayette County, Kentucky with a population of 240,982 (78.74%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 45,898 (15%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 10,773 (3.52%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Fayette County, Kentucky in 2012, with a population of 222,357 (72.65%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 44,507 (14.54%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 18,625 (6.09%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Fayette, Kentucky.

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Population By Race in Fayette , KY in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 45,898 15%
White Alone 240,982 78.74%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,020 0.33%
Asian Alone 10,773 3.52%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 231 0.08%
Two Or More Races 7,158 2.34%
Population By Ethnicity in Fayette , KY in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,391 0.45%
White Alone - Hispanic 18,625 6.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 457 0.15%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 122 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 104 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 660 0.22%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 44,507 14.54%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 222,357 72.65%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 563 0.18%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 10,651 3.48%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 127 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,498 2.12%