Population By Race and Ethnicity in Fayette County, KY in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 318,190 population of Fayette County, Kentucky comprised of 22,416 people who identified as Hispanic (7.05%), and 295,774 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.96%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Fayette County, Kentucky with a population of 247,333 (77.73%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 48,379 (15.2%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 13,001 (4.09%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Fayette County, Kentucky in 2016, with a population of 227,728 (71.57%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 46,885 (14.74%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 19,605 (6.16%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 48,379 15.2%
White Alone 247,333 77.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 997 0.31%
Asian Alone 13,001 4.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 250 0.08%
Two Or More Races 8,230 2.59%
Population By Ethnicity in Fayette , KY in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,494 0.47%
White Alone - Hispanic 19,605 6.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 414 0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 152 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 106 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 645 0.2%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 46,885 14.74%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 227,728 71.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 583 0.18%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 12,849 4.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 144 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 7,585 2.38%