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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 322,613 population of Fayette County, Kentucky comprised of 23,653 people who identified as Hispanic (7.33%), and 298,960 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.67%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Fayette County, Kentucky with a population of 247,243 (76.64%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 51,114 (15.84%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 13,658 (4.23%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Fayette County, Kentucky in 2020, with a population of 226,549 (70.22%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 49,541 (15.36%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 20,694 (6.41%).

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 51,114 15.84%
White Alone 247,243 76.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 954 0.3%
Asian Alone 13,658 4.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 283 0.09%
Two Or More Races 9,361 2.9%
Population By Ethnicity in Fayette , KY in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,573 0.49%
White Alone - Hispanic 20,694 6.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 411 0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 168 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 140 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 667 0.21%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 49,541 15.36%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 226,549 70.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 543 0.17%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 13,490 4.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 143 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 8,694 2.7%