Population By Race and Ethnicity in Kenton County, KY in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 166,501 population of Kenton County, Kentucky comprised of 5,600 people who identified as Hispanic (3.36%), and 160,901 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.64%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Kenton County, Kentucky with a population of 151,850 (91.2%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 8,161 (4.9%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,697 (2.22%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kenton County, Kentucky in 2018, with a population of 147,089 (88.34%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 7,923 (4.76%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 4,761 (2.86%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Kenton County, KY in 2018
Total Population:166,501
96.64%
Non Hispanic (96.64%)
Hispanic (3.36%)
Race in Kenton County, KY in 2018
Total Population:166,501
91.2%
White Alone (91.2%)
Black or African American Alone (4.9%)
Two or more races (2.22%)
Asian Alone (1.28%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.24%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.15%)
Ethnicity in Kenton County, KY in 2018
Total Population:166,501
88.34%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (88.34%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (4.76%)
Hispanic White Alone (2.86%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.07%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.24%)
All Other Ethnicities (0.73%)
Population By Race in Kenton , KY in 2018
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 151,850 91.2%
Black or African American Alone 8,161 4.9%
Two Or More Races 3,697 2.22%
Asian Alone 2,137 1.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 400 0.24%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 256 0.15%
Population By Ethnicity in Kenton , KY in 2018
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 147,089 88.34%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 7,923 4.76%
White Alone - Hispanic 4,761 2.86%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,452 2.07%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 2,057 1.24%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 245 0.15%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 238 0.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 208 0.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 192 0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 172 0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 84 0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 80 0.05%