Population By Race and Ethnicity in Jefferson County, KY in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 782,845 population of Jefferson County, Kentucky comprised of 59,188 people who identified as Hispanic (7.56%), and 723,657 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.44%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Jefferson County, Kentucky with a population of 558,416 (71.33%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 176,594 (22.56%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 24,737 (3.16%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jefferson County, Kentucky in 2020, with a population of 506,118 (64.65%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 172,120 (21.99%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 52,298 (6.68%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 176,594 22.56%
White Alone 558,416 71.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,523 0.2%
Asian Alone 24,737 3.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 452 0.06%
Two Or More Races 21,123 2.7%
Population By Ethnicity in Jefferson , KY in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 4,474 0.57%
White Alone - Hispanic 52,298 6.68%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 582 0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 200 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 97 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,537 0.2%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 172,120 21.99%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 506,118 64.65%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 941 0.12%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 24,537 3.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 355 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 19,586 2.5%