Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 23.17K people in Kentucky with African ancestry. Among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest population with African ancestry (11.50K), followed by Fayette County (2.06K), and McCracken County (1.55K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Kentucky.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Jefferson County
Fayette County
McCracken County
Christian County
Hardin County
Fulton County
Boone County
Warren County
Boyle County
Graves County
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Jefferson County 11504
2 Fayette County 2059
3 McCracken County 1550
4 Christian County 879
5 Hardin County 689
6 Fulton County 675
7 Boone County 514
8 Warren County 372
9 Boyle County 305
10 Graves County 265
11 Calloway County 256
12 Kenton County 241
13 Anderson County 229
14 Clark County 217
15 Campbell County 215
16 Madison County 197
17 Ballard County 176
18 Wayne County 168
19 Franklin County 165
20 Hickman County 164
21 Nelson County 128
22 Oldham County 116
23 Green County 115
24 Todd County 109
25 McLean County 101
26 Simpson County 83
27 Muhlenberg County 82
28 Logan County 78
29 Owen County 73
30 Larue County 72
30 Shelby County 72
31 Lyon County 67
31 Washington County 67
32 Daviess County 66
33 Bourbon County 54
34 Henderson County 53
34 Union County 53
35 Henry County 52
36 Pulaski County 50
37 Knott County 49
38 Woodford County 47
39 Cumberland County 45
40 Allen County 44
40 Scott County 44
41 Casey County 41
42 McCreary County 38
43 Leslie County 34
44 Harlan County 29
45 Trigg County 27
46 Meade County 26
47 Barren County 25
48 Crittenden County 22
48 Knox County 22
48 Ohio County 22
49 Boyd County 21
49 Laurel County 21
49 Taylor County 21
50 Hopkins County 19
50 Jessamine County 19
50 Marion County 19
50 Montgomery County 19
51 Martin County 18
52 Hart County 17
52 Livingston County 17
53 Grant County 14
54 Adair County 12
55 Clay County 11
56 Floyd County 10
56 Lee County 10
56 Marshall County 10
56 Mercer County 10
57 Hancock County 8
58 Whitley County 7
59 Carter County 6
59 Gallatin County 6
59 Spencer County 6
60 Edmonson County 5
61 Breckinridge County 4
61 Rowan County 4
61 Webster County 4
61 Wolfe County 4
62 Pike County 2