Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma 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 Less than High School Diploma was 27,368. 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 Less than High School Diploma (12,139), followed by Fayette County (3,182), and Christian County (1,501).

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 Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Jefferson County
Fayette County
Christian County
Warren County
Kenton County
Shelby County
Hardin County
McCracken County
Oldham County
Henderson County
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Jefferson County 12139
2 Fayette County 3182
3 Christian County 1501
4 Warren County 919
5 Kenton County 758
6 Shelby County 644
7 Hardin County 506
8 McCracken County 495
9 Oldham County 412
10 Henderson County 293
11 Daviess County 287
12 Fulton County 278
13 Nelson County 253
14 Montgomery County 233
15 Jessamine County 219
16 Madison County 212
17 Boone County 184
18 McCreary County 179
19 Anderson County 176
20 Caldwell County 165
21 Hopkins County 153
22 Boyle County 147
23 Boyd County 140
24 Clay County 137
25 Marion County 136
26 Taylor County 135
27 Campbell County 132
27 Martin County 132
28 Todd County 127
29 Graves County 126
30 Trigg County 121
31 Bourbon County 119
32 Franklin County 113
33 Clark County 112
33 Morgan County 112
34 Woodford County 108
35 Muhlenberg County 105
36 Larue County 101
37 Union County 97
38 Bell County 96
39 Hart County 95
40 Bullitt County 94
40 Lyon County 94
41 Barren County 89
41 Henry County 89
41 Scott County 89
42 Logan County 80
43 Pike County 69
44 Garrard County 66
45 Hickman County 65
46 McLean County 63
46 Simpson County 63
47 Washington County 60
48 Elliott County 58
49 Harlan County 50
50 Cumberland County 46
51 Breckinridge County 43
52 Knox County 40
53 Calloway County 38
53 Laurel County 38
54 Meade County 37
55 Casey County 32
56 Fleming County 31
57 Grayson County 29
58 Breathitt County 27
59 Perry County 25
59 Russell County 25
60 Lincoln County 23
60 Webster County 23
61 Pulaski County 21
62 Adair County 20
63 Lee County 19
64 Floyd County 18
65 Bath County 17
65 Mercer County 17
65 Spencer County 17
66 Nicholas County 14
67 Ballard County 13
67 Gallatin County 13
68 Allen County 12
68 Letcher County 12
68 Mason County 12
69 Marshall County 10
69 Owen County 10
70 Knott County 9
71 Carroll County 7
71 Ohio County 7
71 Wayne County 7
72 Grant County 6
73 Carter County 5
73 Harrison County 5
73 Metcalfe County 5
74 Estill County 4
74 Green County 4
74 Magoffin County 4
74 Monroe County 4
74 Pendleton County 4
74 Rowan County 4
75 Whitley County 3
76 Bracken County 0
76 Butler County 0
76 Carlisle County 0
76 Clinton County 0
76 Crittenden County 0
76 Edmonson County 0
76 Greenup County 0
76 Hancock County 0
76 Jackson County 0
76 Johnson County 0
76 Leslie County 0
76 Lewis County 0
76 Livingston County 0
76 Powell County 0
76 Robertson County 0
76 Rockcastle County 0
76 Trimble County 0
76 Wolfe County 0