Fayette County Demographics

A map of Fayette County's Population by Race

Fayette County, Kentucky had a population of 322,570 in 2020. It was 66.8% White, 14.7% Black, 4.1% Asian, 9.2% Hispanic, 0.7% Native American/Other, and 4.4% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Fayette County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Fayette County is the 2nd most populous county of the 120 counties in Kentucky.

Fayette County's White Population

215,343 residents of Fayette County identify as White, or 66.8%. This makes the White share of the population of Fayette County less than the White share of the population of Kentucky (81.3% White). Of the 120 counties in Kentucky, Fayette County is ranked #118 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Fayette County is less White than neighboring Jessamine County (85.3% White), Scott County (83.5% White), Woodford County (83.2% White), Bourbon County (82.8% White), and Clark County (87.3% White).

Fayette County's Black Population

47,501 residents of Fayette County identify as Black, or 14.7%. This makes the Black share of the population of Fayette County slightly larger than the Black share of the population of Kentucky (7.9% Black). Of the 120 counties in Kentucky, Fayette County is ranked #4 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Fayette County is more Black than neighboring Jessamine County (4.2% Black), Scott County (5.1% Black), Woodford County (4.5% Black), Bourbon County (5.1% Black), and Clark County (4.4% Black).

Fayette County's Asian Population

13,374 residents of Fayette County identify as Asian, or 4.1%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Fayette County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Kentucky (1.6% Asian). Of the 120 counties in Kentucky, Fayette County is ranked #2 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Fayette County is more Asian than neighboring Jessamine County (1.2% Asian), Scott County (1% Asian), Woodford County (0.6% Asian), Bourbon County (0.4% Asian), and Clark County (0.6% Asian).

Fayette County's Hispanic Population

29,750 residents of Fayette County identify as Hispanic, or 9.2%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Fayette County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of Kentucky (4.6% Hispanic). Of the 120 counties in Kentucky, Fayette County is ranked #2 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Fayette County is more Hispanic than neighboring Jessamine County (4.5% Hispanic), Scott County (5.4% Hispanic), Woodford County (7.5% Hispanic), Bourbon County (7.3% Hispanic), and Clark County (4% Hispanic).

Fayette County's Native American/Other Population

2,280 residents of Fayette County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.7%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Fayette 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, Fayette County is ranked #9 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Fayette County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Jessamine County (0.6% Native American/Other), Scott County (0.5% Native American/Other), Woodford County (0.4% Native American/Other), Bourbon County (0.5% Native American/Other), and Clark County (0.4% Native American/Other).

Fayette County's Multiracial Population

14,322 residents of Fayette County identify as Multiracial, or 4.4%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Fayette County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Kentucky (3.9% Multiracial). Of the 120 counties in Kentucky, Fayette County is ranked #13 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Fayette County is more Multiracial than neighboring Jessamine County (4.2% Multiracial), Woodford County (3.8% Multiracial), Bourbon County (3.9% Multiracial), and Clark County (3.3% Multiracial). Fayette County is less Multiracial than neighboring Scott County (4.5% Multiracial).

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