Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of 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 (0.85% of Kentucky population). Among all Kentucky counties, Fulton County had the highest percentage of its population with Subsaharan African ancestry (10.37%), followed by Hickman County (3.62%), and McCracken County (2.52%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having 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 Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
Fulton County
Hickman County
McCracken County
Jefferson County
Ballard County
Fayette County
Boyle County
Christian County
Anderson County
McLean County
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Fulton County 10.37
2 Hickman County 3.62
3 McCracken County 2.52
4 Jefferson County 2.31
5 Ballard County 2.25
6 Fayette County 1.57
7 Boyle County 1.49
8 Christian County 1.40
9 Anderson County 1.26
10 McLean County 1.10
11 Boone County 1.07
12 Green County 1.03
13 Franklin County 1.00
14 Jessamine County 0.99
14 Shelby County 0.99
15 Todd County 0.89
16 Wayne County 0.85
17 Warren County 0.81
18 Lyon County 0.77
19 Cumberland County 0.75
20 Hardin County 0.74
21 Graves County 0.72
22 Calloway County 0.69
23 Owen County 0.65
24 Clark County 0.59
25 Washington County 0.56
26 Larue County 0.49
27 Bourbon County 0.47
28 Madison County 0.46
29 Kenton County 0.45
30 Simpson County 0.43
30 Woodford County 0.43
31 Muhlenberg County 0.42
32 Campbell County 0.40
33 Casey County 0.39
34 Union County 0.38
35 Oldham County 0.37
36 Henry County 0.34
36 Knott County 0.34
37 Leslie County 0.32
37 Letcher County 0.32
38 Logan County 0.29
39 Nelson County 0.28
40 Crittenden County 0.25
41 Adair County 0.23
41 McCreary County 0.23
42 Scott County 0.22
43 Allen County 0.21
44 Grant County 0.20
44 Livingston County 0.20
44 Taylor County 0.20
45 Trigg County 0.19
46 Knox County 0.18
47 Daviess County 0.17
47 Edmonson County 0.17
47 Gallatin County 0.17
48 Martin County 0.16
48 Meade County 0.16
49 Pulaski County 0.15
50 Lee County 0.14
51 Henderson County 0.12
52 Harlan County 0.11
52 Hopkins County 0.11
52 Rowan County 0.11
53 Marion County 0.10
54 Hancock County 0.09
54 Hart County 0.09
54 Ohio County 0.09
55 Mason County 0.08
56 Breckinridge County 0.07
56 Montgomery County 0.07
57 Barren County 0.06
57 Whitley County 0.06
57 Wolfe County 0.06
58 Clay County 0.05
58 Johnson County 0.05
58 Mercer County 0.05
58 Morgan County 0.05
59 Bell County 0.04
59 Boyd County 0.04
59 Bullitt County 0.04
59 Laurel County 0.04
60 Floyd County 0.03
60 Marshall County 0.03
60 Spencer County 0.03
60 Webster County 0.03
61 Carter County 0.02
62 Butler County 0.01
62 Clinton County 0.01
63 Pike County 0.003