Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Kentucky Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 75,357. Among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (33,540), followed by Fayette County (8,267), and Christian County (2,822).
The chart below shows the top 10 Kentucky counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Kentucky counties.
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| Rank | County | Number of People |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson County | 33540 |
| 2 | Fayette County | 8267 |
| 3 | Christian County | 2822 |
| 4 | Hardin County | 2384 |
| 5 | Warren County | 2306 |
| 6 | McCracken County | 1779 |
| 7 | Kenton County | 1735 |
| 8 | Daviess County | 1313 |
| 9 | Hopkins County | 850 |
| 10 | Henderson County | 849 |
| 11 | Boone County | 802 |
| 12 | Muhlenberg County | 768 |
| 13 | Clark County | 740 |
| 14 | Boyle County | 730 |
| 15 | Logan County | 655 |
| 16 | Barren County | 597 |
| 17 | Nelson County | 589 |
| 18 | Shelby County | 540 |
| 19 | Jessamine County | 535 |
| 20 | Marion County | 490 |
| 21 | Graves County | 477 |
| 22 | Scott County | 467 |
| 23 | Clay County | 457 |
| 24 | Franklin County | 444 |
| 25 | Madison County | 437 |
| 26 | Calloway County | 433 |
| 27 | Simpson County | 415 |
| 28 | Woodford County | 401 |
| 29 | Union County | 388 |
| 30 | McCreary County | 376 |
| 31 | Bourbon County | 368 |
| 32 | Oldham County | 367 |
| 33 | Todd County | 362 |
| 34 | Campbell County | 339 |
| 35 | Martin County | 335 |
| 36 | Boyd County | 326 |
| 37 | Mercer County | 302 |
| 38 | Mason County | 298 |
| 39 | Hart County | 296 |
| 40 | Trigg County | 288 |
| 41 | Fulton County | 286 |
| 42 | Lincoln County | 281 |
| 43 | Washington County | 267 |
| 44 | Harrison County | 247 |
| 44 | Taylor County | 247 |
| 45 | Caldwell County | 241 |
| 46 | Bullitt County | 209 |
| 47 | Meade County | 206 |
| 48 | Morgan County | 180 |
| 49 | Harlan County | 171 |
| 50 | Bell County | 166 |
| 51 | Laurel County | 162 |
| 52 | Anderson County | 161 |
| 53 | Webster County | 147 |
| 54 | Ballard County | 143 |
| 55 | Montgomery County | 138 |
| 56 | Lyon County | 134 |
| 57 | Hickman County | 115 |
| 58 | Elliott County | 109 |
| 59 | Monroe County | 108 |
| 60 | Pulaski County | 92 |
| 61 | Pike County | 84 |
| 62 | Breckinridge County | 82 |
| 63 | Gallatin County | 79 |
| 64 | Greenup County | 76 |
| 65 | Larue County | 74 |
| 65 | Russell County | 74 |
| 66 | Metcalfe County | 73 |
| 67 | Wayne County | 66 |
| 68 | Hancock County | 61 |
| 68 | Henry County | 61 |
| 69 | Fleming County | 57 |
| 70 | Green County | 55 |
| 71 | Cumberland County | 54 |
| 72 | Garrard County | 53 |
| 73 | Spencer County | 52 |
| 74 | Whitley County | 50 |
| 75 | Knox County | 49 |
| 76 | Nicholas County | 46 |
| 77 | Adair County | 45 |
| 78 | Casey County | 37 |
| 78 | Letcher County | 37 |
| 79 | Lee County | 30 |
| 80 | Owen County | 29 |
| 81 | Rowan County | 28 |
| 82 | Crittenden County | 27 |
| 82 | Edmonson County | 27 |
| 83 | Floyd County | 25 |
| 83 | Johnson County | 25 |
| 84 | Powell County | 23 |
| 85 | Bath County | 21 |
| 86 | Bracken County | 20 |
| 87 | Ohio County | 18 |
| 88 | Marshall County | 17 |
| 89 | Carroll County | 16 |
| 89 | Perry County | 16 |
| 90 | Carlisle County | 15 |
| 90 | McLean County | 15 |
| 91 | Knott County | 9 |
| 91 | Lewis County | 9 |
| 91 | Pendleton County | 9 |
| 92 | Allen County | 8 |
| 92 | Jackson County | 8 |
| 93 | Rockcastle County | 7 |
| 94 | Leslie County | 5 |
| 95 | Livingston County | 4 |
| 96 | Estill County | 3 |
| 97 | Clinton County | 1 |
| 98 | Breathitt County | 0 |
| 98 | Butler County | 0 |
| 98 | Carter County | 0 |
| 98 | Grant County | 0 |
| 98 | Grayson County | 0 |
| 98 | Magoffin County | 0 |
| 98 | Robertson County | 0 |
| 98 | Trimble County | 0 |
| 98 | Wolfe County | 0 |