Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of Black or African American Alone households in Kentucky with household income of less than $40k was 49.64%. Among all Kentucky counties, Allen County had the highest percentage of Black or African American Alone households with household income of less than $40k (100.00%), followed by Butler County (100.00%), and Carlisle County (100.00%).
On the other hand, the following 3 counties had low percentages of Black or African American Alone households with household income of less than $40k: Bracken County (0.00%), Carroll County (0.00%), and Crittenden County (0.00%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Kentucky counties with high household income, and the table below shows the ranking of all Kentucky counties.
You can also see similar information for other races and ethnicities, for other household income groups, for other states, as well as for the whole United States.
| Rank | County | Percentage of Households (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allen County | 100.00 |
| 1 | Butler County | 100.00 |
| 1 | Carlisle County | 100.00 |
| 1 | Estill County | 100.00 |
| 1 | Grayson County | 100.00 |
| 1 | Knott County | 100.00 |
| 1 | Ohio County | 100.00 |
| 1 | Rowan County | 100.00 |
| 1 | Trimble County | 100.00 |
| 1 | Wayne County | 100.00 |
| 2 | Harrison County | 96.94 |
| 3 | Knox County | 95.83 |
| 4 | Muhlenberg County | 88.47 |
| 5 | Russell County | 85.42 |
| 6 | McLean County | 85.19 |
| 7 | Letcher County | 85.00 |
| 8 | Lyon County | 82.52 |
| 9 | Monroe County | 81.68 |
| 10 | Union County | 79.45 |
| 11 | Barren County | 76.07 |
| 12 | Whitley County | 75.00 |
| 13 | Ballard County | 73.75 |
| 14 | Fulton County | 73.42 |
| 15 | Bell County | 73.17 |
| 16 | Todd County | 72.36 |
| 17 | Hickman County | 69.72 |
| 18 | Lincoln County | 68.30 |
| 19 | Bullitt County | 67.51 |
| 20 | Taylor County | 67.06 |
| 21 | Pulaski County | 66.52 |
| 22 | McCracken County | 66.37 |
| 23 | Graves County | 66.19 |
| 24 | Nicholas County | 66.07 |
| 25 | Caldwell County | 65.32 |
| 26 | Laurel County | 65.22 |
| 27 | Montgomery County | 63.84 |
| 28 | Campbell County | 60.60 |
| 29 | Gallatin County | 59.32 |
| 30 | Harlan County | 59.21 |
| 31 | Pendleton County | 58.33 |
| 32 | Jessamine County | 57.58 |
| 33 | Bourbon County | 57.39 |
| 34 | Green County | 57.29 |
| 35 | Kenton County | 56.98 |
| 36 | Logan County | 56.88 |
| 37 | Calloway County | 56.25 |
| 38 | Christian County | 55.92 |
| 39 | Henderson County | 54.76 |
| 40 | Washington County | 54.45 |
| 41 | Trigg County | 52.98 |
| 42 | Warren County | 52.77 |
| 43 | Pike County | 52.38 |
| 44 | Henry County | 51.91 |
| 45 | Hart County | 51.49 |
| 46 | Woodford County | 51.12 |
| 47 | Larue County | 50.84 |
| 48 | Daviess County | 50.54 |
| 49 | Fayette County | 50.41 |
| 50 | Greenup County | 48.94 |
| 51 | Fleming County | 48.78 |
| 52 | Boyd County | 48.59 |
| 53 | Mason County | 48.48 |
| 54 | Jefferson County | 48.39 |
| 55 | Nelson County | 48.12 |
| 56 | Anderson County | 47.95 |
| 57 | Franklin County | 47.03 |
| 58 | Boyle County | 46.76 |
| 59 | Marion County | 46.32 |
| 60 | Hopkins County | 43.87 |
| 61 | Shelby County | 36.85 |
| 62 | Hardin County | 36.56 |
| 63 | Clark County | 36.44 |
| 64 | Breckinridge County | 36.15 |
| 65 | Garrard County | 35.35 |
| 66 | Owen County | 35.29 |
| 67 | Cumberland County | 35.00 |
| 68 | Clay County | 34.40 |
| 69 | Madison County | 34.37 |
| 70 | Scott County | 32.09 |
| 71 | Adair County | 31.51 |
| 72 | Webster County | 30.37 |
| 73 | Bath County | 30.16 |
| 74 | Boone County | 26.63 |
| 75 | Simpson County | 23.24 |
| 76 | Oldham County | 23.21 |
| 77 | Meade County | 20.39 |
| 78 | Metcalfe County | 19.15 |
| 79 | Casey County | 17.95 |
| 80 | Floyd County | 17.39 |
| 81 | Mercer County | 12.39 |
| 82 | Perry County | 12.21 |
| 83 | Spencer County | 11.33 |
| 84 | Hancock County | 8.70 |
| 85 | Marshall County | 3.51 |
| 86 | Bracken County | 0.00 |
| 86 | Carroll County | 0.00 |
| 86 | Crittenden County | 0.00 |
| 86 | Edmonson County | 0.00 |
| 86 | Lee County | 0.00 |
| 86 | Livingston County | 0.00 |
| 86 | McCreary County | 0.00 |