Boyd County Demographics

A map of Boyd County's Population by Race

Boyd County, Kentucky had a population of 48,261 in 2020. It was 91.2% White, 2.7% Black, 0.6% Asian, 1.5% Hispanic, 0.4% Native American/Other, and 3.6% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Boyd County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Boyd County is the 20th most populous county of the 120 counties in Kentucky.

Boyd County's White Population

44,035 residents of Boyd County identify as White, or 91.2%. This makes the White share of the population of Boyd County slightly larger than the White share of the population of Kentucky (81.3% White). Of the 120 counties in Kentucky, Boyd County is ranked #63 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Boyd County is less White than neighboring Lawrence County (92.7% White), Lawrence County (96.5% White), Greenup County (94.5% White), Wayne County (95.4% White), and Carter County (95.5% White).

Boyd County's Black Population

1,306 residents of Boyd County identify as Black, or 2.7%. This makes the Black share of the population of Boyd County slightly less than the Black share of the population of Kentucky (7.9% Black). Of the 120 counties in Kentucky, Boyd County is ranked #51 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Boyd County is more Black than neighboring Lawrence County (1.9% Black), Lawrence County (0.2% Black), Greenup County (0.6% Black), Wayne County (0.4% Black), and Carter County (0.8% Black).

Boyd County's Asian Population

277 residents of Boyd County identify as Asian, or 0.6%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Boyd County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Kentucky (1.6% Asian). Of the 120 counties in Kentucky, Boyd County is ranked #31 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Boyd County is more Asian than neighboring Lawrence County (0.4% Asian), Lawrence County (0.1% Asian), Wayne County (0.2% Asian), and Carter County (0.2% Asian).

Boyd County's Hispanic Population

714 residents of Boyd County identify as Hispanic, or 1.5%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Boyd County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of Kentucky (4.6% Hispanic). Of the 120 counties in Kentucky, Boyd County is ranked #84 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Boyd County is more Hispanic than neighboring Lawrence County (1.1% Hispanic), Lawrence County (0.9% Hispanic), Greenup County (0.9% Hispanic), Wayne County (0.8% Hispanic), and Carter County (1% Hispanic).

Boyd County's Native American/Other Population

211 residents of Boyd County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.4%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Boyd County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Kentucky (0.6% Native American/Other). Of the 120 counties in Kentucky, Boyd County is ranked #55 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Boyd County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Lawrence County (0.2% Native American/Other), Wayne County (0.3% Native American/Other), and Carter County (0.3% Native American/Other). Boyd County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Lawrence County (0.5% Native American/Other).

Boyd County's Multiracial Population

1,718 residents of Boyd County identify as Multiracial, or 3.6%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Boyd County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Kentucky (3.9% Multiracial). Of the 120 counties in Kentucky, Boyd County is ranked #46 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Boyd County is more Multiracial than neighboring Lawrence County (3.5% Multiracial), Lawrence County (2% Multiracial), Greenup County (3% Multiracial), Wayne County (2.8% Multiracial), and Carter County (2.3% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.