Population By Race and Ethnicity in Jefferson County, KY in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 765,322 population of Jefferson County, Kentucky comprised of 38,307 people who identified as Hispanic (5.01%), and 727,015 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Jefferson County, Kentucky with a population of 558,291 (72.95%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 166,080 (21.7%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 20,929 (2.74%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jefferson County, Kentucky in 2015, with a population of 525,362 (68.65%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 162,756 (21.27%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 32,929 (4.3%).

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 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 166,080 21.7%
White Alone 558,291 72.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,653 0.22%
Asian Alone 20,929 2.74%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 436 0.06%
Two Or More Races 17,933 2.34%
Population By Ethnicity in Jefferson , KY in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3,324 0.43%
White Alone - Hispanic 32,929 4.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 494 0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 197 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 93 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,270 0.17%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 162,756 21.27%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 525,362 68.65%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,159 0.15%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 20,732 2.71%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 343 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 16,663 2.18%