Population By Race and Ethnicity in Fayette County, KY in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 321,554 population of Fayette County, Kentucky comprised of 23,083 people who identified as Hispanic (7.18%), and 298,471 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.82%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Fayette County, Kentucky with a population of 249,134 (77.48%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 49,290 (15.33%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 13,316 (4.14%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Fayette County, Kentucky in 2017, with a population of 228,919 (71.19%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 47,773 (14.86%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 20,215 (6.29%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 49,290 15.33%
White Alone 249,134 77.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 987 0.31%
Asian Alone 13,316 4.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 268 0.08%
Two Or More Races 8,559 2.66%
Population By Ethnicity in Fayette , KY in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,517 0.47%
White Alone - Hispanic 20,215 6.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 414 0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 149 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 126 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 662 0.21%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 47,773 14.86%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 228,919 71.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 573 0.18%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 13,167 4.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 142 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 7,897 2.46%