Population By Race and Ethnicity in Jefferson County, KY in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 767,770 population of Jefferson County, Kentucky comprised of 39,683 people who identified as Hispanic (5.17%), and 728,087 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.83%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Jefferson County, Kentucky with a population of 557,493 (72.61%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 167,990 (21.88%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 21,892 (2.85%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jefferson County, Kentucky in 2016, with a population of 523,173 (68.14%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 164,634 (21.44%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 34,320 (4.47%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 167,990 21.88%
White Alone 557,493 72.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,653 0.22%
Asian Alone 21,892 2.85%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 436 0.06%
Two Or More Races 18,306 2.38%
Population By Ethnicity in Jefferson , KY in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3,356 0.44%
White Alone - Hispanic 34,320 4.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 513 0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 189 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 99 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,206 0.16%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 164,634 21.44%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 523,173 68.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,140 0.15%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 21,703 2.83%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 337 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 17,100 2.23%