Population By Race and Ethnicity in Kenton County, KY in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 165,835 population of Kenton County, Kentucky comprised of 5,424 people who identified as Hispanic (3.27%), and 160,411 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.73%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Kenton County, Kentucky with a population of 151,220 (91.19%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 8,209 (4.95%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,598 (2.17%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kenton County, Kentucky in 2017, with a population of 146,635 (88.42%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 7,963 (4.8%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 4,585 (2.77%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Kenton County, KY in 2017

Total Population:165,835

Non Hispanic (96.73%)

Hispanic (3.27%)

Race in Kenton County, KY in 2017

Total Population:165,835

White Alone (91.19%)

Black or African American Alone (4.95%)

Two or more races (2.17%)

Asian Alone (1.3%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.23%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.17%)

Ethnicity in Kenton County, KY in 2017

Total Population:165,835

Non-Hispanic White Alone (88.42%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (4.8%)

Hispanic White Alone (2.77%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.03%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.24%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.74%)

Population By Race in Kenton , KY in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	151,220	91.19%
Black or African American Alone	8,209	4.95%
Two Or More Races	3,598	2.17%
Asian Alone	2,149	1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	384	0.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	275	0.17%

Population By Ethnicity in Kenton , KY in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	146,635	88.42%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	7,963	4.8%
White Alone - Hispanic	4,585	2.77%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	3,364	2.03%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	2,061	1.24%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	246	0.15%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	234	0.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	197	0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	191	0.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	187	0.11%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	88	0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	84	0.05%