Population By Race and Ethnicity in Kenton County, KY in 2022

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 170,313 population of Kenton County, Kentucky comprised of 6,459 people who identified as Hispanic (3.79%), and 163,854 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.21%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Kenton County, Kentucky with a population of 154,301 (90.6%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 8,703 (5.11%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,209 (2.47%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kenton County, Kentucky in 2022, with a population of 148,808 (87.37%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 8,381 (4.92%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 5,493 (3.23%).

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

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Population By Race in Kenton , KY in 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 8,703 5.11%
White Alone 154,301 90.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 372 0.22%
Asian Alone 2,417 1.42%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 311 0.18%
Two Or More Races 4,209 2.47%
Population By Ethnicity in Kenton , KY in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 322 0.19%
White Alone - Hispanic 5,493 3.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 197 0.12%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 76 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 87 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 284 0.17%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 8,381 4.92%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 148,808 87.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 175 0.1%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 2,341 1.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 224 0.13%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,925 2.31%