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title: "Latinos in the 2016 Election: Kentucky"
description: "This profile provides key demographic information on Latino eligible voters[1. Eligible voters are defined as U.S. citizens ages 18 and older. Eligible voters are not the same as registered voters. To cast a vote, in all states except North Dakota, an eligible voter must first register to vote.] and other major groups of eligible voters […]"
date: "2016-01-19"
authors:
  - name: "Pew Research Center"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/fact-sheet/latinos-in-the-2016-election-kentucky/"
---

# Latinos in the 2016 Election: Kentucky

This profile provides key demographic information on Latino eligible voters[1. Eligible voters are defined as U.S. citizens ages 18 and older. Eligible voters are not the same as registered voters. To cast a vote, in all states except North Dakota, an eligible voter must first register to vote.] and other major groups of eligible voters in Kentucky.[2. The terms “Hispanic” and “Latino” are used interchangeably. References to other races and ethnicities are to the non-Hispanic components of those populations.] All demographic data are based on Pew Research Center tabulations of the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2014 American Community Survey.[3. This statistical profile of eligible voters is based on the Census Bureau's 2014 [American Community Survey](http://www.census.gov/acs/www) (ACS). The ACS is the largest household survey in the United States, with a sample of about 3 million addresses. The data used for this statistical profile come from the 2014 ACS Integrated Public Use Microdata Series ([IPUMS](http://usa.ipums.org/usa/)), representing a 1% sample of the U.S. population. Like any survey, estimates from the ACS are subject to sampling error and (potentially) measurement error. More information is available on [ACS sampling strategy](http://usa.ipums.org/usa/design.shtml) and [associated error](https://usa.ipums.org/usa/resources/codebooks/AccuracyACS_2014.pdf).]

### Hispanics in Kentucky’s Eligible Voter Population

[![Population and Electorate in the United States and Kentucky, 2014](https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2016/01/PH_Election-Fact-Sheet-2016_Kentucky-01.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/fact-sheets/2016-state-election-fact-sheets/latinos-in-the-2016-election-kentucky/ph_election-fact-sheet-2016_kentucky-01/)

- The Hispanic population in Kentucky is the 38th largest in the nation. About 145,000 Hispanics reside in Kentucky, 0.3% of all Hispanics in the United States.
- Kentucky’s population is 3% Hispanic, the 45th largest Hispanic statewide population share nationally.
- There are 49,000 Hispanic eligible voters in Kentucky—the 39th largest Hispanic statewide eligible voter population nationally. California ranks first with 6.9 million.
- Some 1% of Kentucky eligible voters are Hispanic, the 47th largest Hispanic statewide eligible voter share nationally. New Mexico ranks first with 40%.
- Some 34% of Hispanics in Kentucky are eligible to vote, ranking Kentucky 47th nationwide in the share of the Hispanic population that is eligible to vote. By contrast, 78% of the state’s white population is eligible to vote.

[![Characteristics of Eligible Voters in Kentucky and the United States, 2014](https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2016/01/PH_Election-Fact-Sheet-2016_Kentucky-02.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/fact-sheets/2016-state-election-fact-sheets/latinos-in-the-2016-election-kentucky/ph_election-fact-sheet-2016_kentucky-02/)

[![Characteristics of Eligible Voters in Kentucky, by Race and Ethnicity, 2014](https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2016/01/PH_Election-Fact-Sheet-2016_Kentucky-03.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/fact-sheets/2016-state-election-fact-sheets/latinos-in-the-2016-election-kentucky/ph_election-fact-sheet-2016_kentucky-03/)