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)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

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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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Jefferson County
Fayette County
Christian County
Hardin County
Warren County
McCracken County
Kenton County
Daviess County
Hopkins County
Henderson County
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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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