Population By Race and Ethnicity in Jefferson County, KY in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 767,785 population of Jefferson County, Kentucky comprised of 45,856 people who identified as Hispanic (5.97%), and 721,929 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.03%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Jefferson County, Kentucky with a population of 550,018 (71.64%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 171,842 (22.38%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 23,851 (3.11%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jefferson County, Kentucky in 2019, with a population of 509,770 (66.4%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 168,268 (21.92%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 40,248 (5.24%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 171,842 22.38%
White Alone 550,018 71.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,436 0.19%
Asian Alone 23,851 3.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 472 0.06%
Two Or More Races 20,166 2.63%
Population By Ethnicity in Jefferson , KY in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3,574 0.47%
White Alone - Hispanic 40,248 5.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 445 0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 175 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 110 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,304 0.17%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 168,268 21.92%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 509,770 66.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 991 0.13%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 23,676 3.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 362 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 18,862 2.46%