Population By Race and Ethnicity in Fayette County, KY in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 322,627 population of Fayette County, Kentucky comprised of 29,590 people who identified as Hispanic (9.17%), and 293,037 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (90.83%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Fayette County, Kentucky with a population of 247,561 (76.73%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 50,795 (15.74%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 13,532 (4.19%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Fayette County, Kentucky in 2020, with a population of 221,586 (68.68%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 48,865 (15.15%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 25,975 (8.05%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 50,795 15.74%
White Alone 247,561 76.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,047 0.33%
Asian Alone 13,532 4.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 312 0.1%
Two Or More Races 9,380 2.91%
Population By Ethnicity in Fayette , KY in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,930 0.6%
White Alone - Hispanic 25,975 8.05%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 514 0.16%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 213 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 170 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 788 0.24%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 48,865 15.15%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 221,586 68.68%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 533 0.17%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 13,319 4.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 142 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 8,592 2.66%