Population By Race and Ethnicity in Jefferson County, KY in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 751,802 population of Jefferson County, Kentucky comprised of 34,619 people who identified as Hispanic (4.61%), and 717,183 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.4%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Jefferson County, Kentucky with a population of 555,297 (73.86%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 160,234 (21.31%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 17,924 (2.38%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jefferson County, Kentucky in 2012, with a population of 525,930 (69.96%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 157,108 (20.9%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 29,367 (3.91%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Jefferson, Kentucky.

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Population By Race in Jefferson , KY in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 160,234 21.31%
White Alone 555,297 73.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,806 0.24%
Asian Alone 17,924 2.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 439 0.06%
Two Or More Races 16,102 2.14%
Population By Ethnicity in Jefferson , KY in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3,126 0.42%
White Alone - Hispanic 29,367 3.91%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 558 0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 204 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 137 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,227 0.16%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 157,108 20.9%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 525,930 69.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,248 0.17%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 17,720 2.36%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 302 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 14,875 1.98%