Kentucky Population 2024

Image Source: People gathering at Keeneland Race Course, Kentucky

• Contents
• Population by Race
• Top Cities of Kentucky
• Population Pyramid
• Languages
• Education
• Disablity
• Counties of Kentucky

Kentucky Population by Race

According to 2017 demographics estimates population of Kentucky by race are, Kentucky state has 87% of White Americans in terms of race, followed by 8% of Black Americans, 3.4% of Hispanic/Latino's, 1.3% of Asians.

White Population

White population in Kentucky are 3,862,600, percentage wise 87.30 percent are whites. Whites, also called White Americans or European American, having origins in the original peoples of Europe (numbers include hispanic whites).

Black Population

Black population in Kentucky are 353,088, percentage wise 7.98 percent are blacks. African American refers to black population in Kentucky, They are Black racial groups of Africa, includes Sub-Saharan African people, Kenyan, Nigerian, Caribbean such as Haitian and Jamaican.

Asian Population

Asian population in Kentucky are 59,593, percentage wise 1.35 percent are asians, out of these 14,208 are Asian Indians, 9,603 are Chinese, 6,205 are Filipinos, 4,043 are Japanese, 5,060 are Korean, 6,065 are Vietnamese and 14,409 are other Asian nationals. 1,461 are Cambodians, 591 Butanese, 124 Bangladeshis, 295 Indonesians, 34 Hmong, 857 Laotian, 27 Malaysian, 46 Mongolian, 3215 Nepalese, 1479 Pakistanis, 182 Srilankans, 288 Taiwanese and 1,528 Thai.

Hispanic Population

Hispanic population in Kentucky are 152,072. Percentage wise 3.44 percent are hispanics, out of these 87,146 are Mexican people, 16,306 are Puerto Ricans, 13,441 are Cubans, and 35,179 are other Hispanic or Latinos. Hispanics may be of any race, included in applicable race categories.

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander are 2,271, out of these 708 are Native Hawaiians, 396 are Guamanian/Chamorro's, 406 are Samoans. Natives are 9,324 of American Indian and Alaska Native, 3198 are Cherokee tribals, 513 are Chippewa tribals, 418 are Sioux tribals and 151 are Navajo tribal groups.

Top Cities of Kentucky

Louisville is the most ancient and popular city located in Jefferson county, named after King Louis XVI of France, Louisville was founded in 1778 and early days it was the shipping port of Kentucky state with 620,118 in 2018, followed by second largest city is Lexington, it is classified as first class city with 323,780 people, Bowling Green city of warren county with 68,401 people is the third populous and used to be provincial capital city of state in American civil war. As per the history, the name was derived from Bowling Green, Virginia from where early migrants had come, and later was incorporated in the Kentucky state in 1798. Owensboro is the fourth largest city with 59,809 population, named after Col. Abraham Owen established as Owensborough in 1817 and later it shortend to Owensboro.

Population Pyramid

KY population pyramid as per the chart below looks stable growth till 49 years, there on from 50-60 year age group there is a sligher increase and from 69 years onwards it declines. The female population is doubled to the male population at above 80 years showing the life expectancy of women is more than men.

Kentucky Population by Age

According to 2019 US population estimates, population of Kentucky by age is 4,424,376, out of these 2,179,025 are male, 2,245,351 are female, The sex ratio of Kentucky is 970. The population by age in Kentucky state are, under 15 years is 840,198, 15 years and over is 3,584,178, 30 years and over is 2,697,002, 65 years and over is 672,706 and 85 years and over is 76,809. 49.25 percent are male, 50.75 percent are female, 18.99 percent are under 15 years old, 81.01 percent are 15 years and over, 60.96 percent are 30 years and over, 15.20 percent are 65 years and over, 1.74 percent are 85 years and over.

Languages spoken in KY