Population By Race and Ethnicity in Fayette County, KY in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 322,597 population of Fayette County, Kentucky comprised of 23,453 people who identified as Hispanic (7.27%), and 299,144 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.73%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Fayette County, Kentucky with a population of 249,358 (77.3%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 49,947 (15.48%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 13,273 (4.11%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Fayette County, Kentucky in 2018, with a population of 228,762 (70.91%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 48,430 (15.01%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 20,596 (6.38%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 49,947 15.48%
White Alone 249,358 77.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 936 0.29%
Asian Alone 13,273 4.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 284 0.09%
Two Or More Races 8,799 2.73%
Population By Ethnicity in Fayette , KY in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,517 0.47%
White Alone - Hispanic 20,596 6.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 396 0.12%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 176 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 139 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 629 0.2%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 48,430 15.01%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 228,762 70.91%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 540 0.17%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 13,097 4.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 145 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 8,170 2.53%