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Kenton County, Kentucky
8,195 Black residents · 4.8% of the county · ranked 6 of 120 in Kentucky by Black population
In Kenton County, Kentucky, the 2020 Census counted 169,064 people, 8,195 of them Black alone. At 4.8%, Kenton 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 | 169,064 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 8,195 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 4.8% |
| Rank by Black population among Kentucky counties | 6 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 Kenton County counted 7,359 Black residents; in 2020 it counted 8,195. The population grew by 11.4% across the decade, and the Black share in Kenton County moved from 4.6% to 4.8%.
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; Kenton County holds 8,195 of it, rank 6 in the state's order. The county page for Kenton County carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Kenton County — its congregations, schools, and civic life — this gazetteer points to the place entries inside the county's borders, where each town and community is entered on its own count. The Kenton County page is their frame: 169,064 residents, 8,195 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.