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Fayette County, Kentucky
48,076 Black residents · 14.9% of the county · ranked 2 of 120 in Kentucky by Black population
In Fayette County, Kentucky, the 2020 Census counted 322,570 people, 48,076 of them Black alone. At 14.9%, Fayette County's Black share stands against the state's 8.0% — the comparison this entry is built around.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 322,570 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 48,076 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 14.9% |
| Rank by Black population among Kentucky counties | 2 of 120 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
Population Trend
In 2010 Fayette County counted 42,972 Black residents; in 2020 it counted 48,076. The population grew by 11.9% across the decade, and the Black share in Fayette County moved from 14.5% to 14.9%.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
The Record
The state's Black population of 362,417 is spread across 120 counties and county equivalents; Fayette County holds 48,076 of it, rank 2 in the state's order. The county page for Fayette County carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
Black Fayette County's institutions live at the scale of its towns and communities, and the gazetteer records them there, place by place. The Fayette County page holds the frame around them — 322,570 people in all, 48,076 of them Black — and the trend that runs through both censuses.