Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 38.05K people in Kentucky with Subsaharan African ancestry. Among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest population with Subsaharan African ancestry (18.04K), followed by Fayette County (5.04K), and McCracken County (1.70K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Subsaharan 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 Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
Jefferson County
Fayette County
McCracken County
Boone County
Warren County
Christian County
Hardin County
Kenton County
Fulton County
Jessamine County
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Jefferson County 18037
2 Fayette County 5036
3 McCracken County 1701
4 Boone County 1444
5 Warren County 1074
6 Christian County 1011
7 Hardin County 817
8 Kenton County 753
9 Fulton County 675
10 Jessamine County 527
11 Franklin County 514
12 Shelby County 472
13 Boyle County 455
14 Madison County 423
15 Campbell County 371
16 Anderson County 298
17 Graves County 265
18 Calloway County 256
19 Oldham County 247
20 Clark County 217
21 Ballard County 176
22 Daviess County 169
23 Wayne County 168
24 Hickman County 164
25 Muhlenberg County 130
26 Nelson County 128
27 Scott County 123
28 Green County 115
28 Woodford County 115
29 Todd County 109
30 McLean County 101
31 Pulaski County 98
32 Bourbon County 96
33 Simpson County 83
34 Logan County 79
35 Owen County 73
36 Larue County 72
37 Letcher County 70
38 Lyon County 67
38 Washington County 67
39 Casey County 61
40 Henderson County 56
41 Henry County 53
41 Knox County 53
41 Taylor County 53
41 Union County 53
42 Hopkins County 51
43 Grant County 50
44 Knott County 49
45 Meade County 47
46 Cumberland County 45
47 Allen County 44
48 Adair County 43
49 McCreary County 39
50 Bullitt County 34
50 Leslie County 34
51 Harlan County 29
52 Barren County 27
52 Trigg County 27
53 Rowan County 26
54 Laurel County 24
55 Whitley County 23
56 Crittenden County 22
56 Ohio County 22
57 Boyd County 21
57 Edmonson County 21
58 Marion County 19
58 Montgomery County 19
59 Livingston County 18
59 Martin County 18
60 Hart County 17
61 Breckinridge County 15
61 Gallatin County 15
62 Mason County 14
63 Johnson County 12
64 Clay County 11
65 Floyd County 10
65 Lee County 10
65 Marshall County 10
65 Mercer County 10
66 Bell County 9
67 Hancock County 8
68 Morgan County 7
69 Carter County 6
69 Spencer County 6
70 Webster County 4
70 Wolfe County 4
71 Pike County 2
72 Butler County 1
72 Clinton County 1