Kentucky Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2023
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Black or African American Alone population in Kentucky was 396,045 and represented 8.75% of the total Kentucky population (4,526,154).
Among Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest number of people who identified as Black or African American Alone (179,558), followed by Fayette County (52,051), and Christian County (15,829). Robertson County had the lowest (27).
In the map below, we show the number and percentage of each county's Black or African American Alone population, as well as the gender percentages when you interact with the map. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.
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You can also see similar information for other racial and ethnicity groups in Kentucky.
| County | Black Alone Population | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| Adair | 535 | 2.78 |
| Allen | 329 | 1.51 |
| Anderson | 570 | 2.32 |
| Ballard | 298 | 3.93 |
| Barren | 1850 | 4.11 |
| Bath | 187 | 1.44 |
| Bell | 697 | 2.99 |
| Boone | 7677 | 5.46 |
| Bourbon | 1187 | 5.9 |
| Boyd | 1426 | 2.98 |
| Boyle | 2551 | 8.23 |
| Bracken | 88 | 1.04 |
| Breathitt | 81 | 0.63 |
| Breckinridge | 491 | 2.32 |
| Bullitt | 1884 | 2.22 |
| Butler | 112 | 0.91 |
| Caldwell | 692 | 5.51 |
| Calloway | 1719 | 4.49 |
| Campbell | 2893 | 3.09 |
| Carlisle | 88 | 1.87 |
| Carroll | 248 | 2.26 |
| Carter | 216 | 0.82 |
| Casey | 212 | 1.33 |
| Christian | 15829 | 21.98 |
| Clark | 1752 | 4.7 |
| Clay | 801 | 4.08 |
| Clinton | 81 | 0.89 |
| Crittenden | 128 | 1.43 |
| Cumberland | 196 | 3.27 |
| Daviess | 5279 | 5.1 |
| Edmonson | 178 | 1.43 |
| Elliott | 317 | 4.38 |
| Estill | 93 | 0.67 |
| Fayette | 52051 | 16.26 |
| Fleming | 262 | 1.7 |
| Floyd | 269 | 0.78 |
| Franklin | 5135 | 9.94 |
| Fulton | 1539 | 24.28 |
| Gallatin | 168 | 1.91 |
| Garrard | 429 | 2.41 |
| Grant | 301 | 1.18 |
| Graves | 1524 | 4.18 |
| Grayson | 361 | 1.35 |
| Green | 208 | 1.81 |
| Greenup | 350 | 0.99 |
| Hancock | 117 | 1.31 |
| Hardin | 13938 | 12.41 |
| Harlan | 517 | 2.04 |
| Harrison | 442 | 2.28 |
| Hart | 834 | 4.23 |
| Henderson | 3815 | 8.65 |
| Henry | 463 | 2.9 |
| Hickman | 376 | 8.46 |
| Hopkins | 3048 | 6.78 |
| Jackson | 97 | 0.74 |
| Jefferson | 179558 | 23.25 |
| Jessamine | 2680 | 4.87 |
| Johnson | 106 | 0.48 |
| Kenton | 8939 | 5.22 |
| Knott | 153 | 1.12 |
| Knox | 418 | 1.4 |
| Larue | 446 | 2.91 |
| Laurel | 608 | 0.96 |
| Lawrence | 98 | 0.61 |
| Lee | 253 | 3.47 |
| Leslie | 58 | 0.59 |
| Letcher | 158 | 0.77 |
| Lewis | 83 | 0.64 |
| Lincoln | 581 | 2.35 |
| Livingston | 87 | 0.98 |
| Logan | 1718 | 6.07 |
| Lyon | 743 | 8.09 |
| McCracken | 7602 | 11.27 |
| McCreary | 1072 | 6.29 |
| McLean | 104 | 1.15 |
| Madison | 4384 | 4.53 |
| Magoffin | 43 | 0.38 |
| Marion | 1320 | 6.66 |
| Marshall | 201 | 0.63 |
| Martin | 928 | 8.49 |
| Mason | 1013 | 6.02 |
| Meade | 1265 | 4.2 |
| Menifee | 69 | 1.1 |
| Mercer | 844 | 3.65 |
| Metcalfe | 192 | 1.83 |
| Monroe | 254 | 2.25 |
| Montgomery | 769 | 2.7 |
| Morgan | 721 | 5.05 |
| Muhlenberg | 1165 | 3.81 |
| Nelson | 2428 | 5.09 |
| Nicholas | 74 | 0.96 |
| Ohio | 382 | 1.62 |
| Oldham | 3083 | 4.39 |
| Owen | 153 | 1.35 |
| Owsley | 39 | 0.98 |
| Pendleton | 163 | 1.1 |
| Perry | 454 | 1.67 |
| Pike | 476 | 0.85 |
| Powell | 166 | 1.28 |
| Pulaski | 918 | 1.39 |
| Robertson | 27 | 1.17 |
| Rockcastle | 96 | 0.59 |
| Rowan | 467 | 1.91 |
| Russell | 193 | 1.06 |
| Scott | 3638 | 6.05 |
| Shelby | 3517 | 7.1 |
| Simpson | 1870 | 9.26 |
| Spencer | 407 | 1.98 |
| Taylor | 1433 | 5.42 |
| Todd | 962 | 7.7 |
| Trigg | 1013 | 7.05 |
| Trimble | 82 | 0.95 |
| Union | 973 | 7.42 |
| Warren | 14117 | 9.93 |
| Washington | 645 | 5.26 |
| Wayne | 427 | 2.18 |
| Webster | 513 | 4.03 |
| Whitley | 385 | 1.05 |
| Wolfe | 29 | 0.46 |
| Woodford | 1353 | 4.96 |