Population By Race and Ethnicity in Fayette County, KY in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 320,519 population of Fayette County, Kentucky comprised of 29,700 people who identified as Hispanic (9.27%), and 290,819 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (90.73%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Fayette County, Kentucky with a population of 244,785 (76.37%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 51,143 (15.96%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 13,778 (4.3%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Fayette County, Kentucky in 2021, with a population of 218,620 (68.21%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 49,218 (15.36%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 26,165 (8.16%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 51,143 15.96%
White Alone 244,785 76.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,015 0.32%
Asian Alone 13,778 4.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 298 0.09%
Two Or More Races 9,500 2.96%
Population By Ethnicity in Fayette , KY in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,925 0.6%
White Alone - Hispanic 26,165 8.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 503 0.16%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 218 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 153 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 736 0.23%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 49,218 15.36%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 218,620 68.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 512 0.16%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 13,560 4.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 145 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 8,764 2.73%