Kentucky Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population By County from Census 2020

Updated on August 29, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, as at April 2020, the voting-age population of people who identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone in Kentucky was 265,961; and represented 7.63% of the total Kentucky voting-age population.

Jefferson County had the highest number of people who identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone (121,561), followed by Fayette County (34,832), and Christian County (10,945). On the other hand, the three counties with low Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone voting-age population were: Robertson County (5), Owsley County (6), and Magoffin County (9).

When it comes to the percentage of each county's voting-age population that identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone, Fulton County had the highest percentage (20.95%), followed by Christian County (20.39%), and Jefferson County (19.79%).

Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone voting-age population. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

You can see similar information for other ethnicities, and also for the different racial groups in Kentucky.

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Kentucky Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population By County from Census 2020
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Kentucky Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population By County from Census 2020
County
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone Voting-age Pop.
% of County Voting-age Population
Jefferson 121,561 19.79
Fayette 34,832 13.69
Christian 10,945 20.39
Hardin 9,467 11.26
Warren 9,383 9.12
Kenton 5,773 4.48
McCracken 5,496 10.36
Boone 3,793 3.79
Daviess 3,583 4.56
Franklin 3,404 8.37
Madison 3,204 4.37
Henderson 2,796 8.10
Hopkins 2,243 6.38
Scott 2,154 5.05
Shelby 2,141 5.89
Campbell 2,086 2.84
Oldham 1,842 3.72
Boyle 1,760 7.24
Nelson 1,691 4.73
Jessamine 1,513 3.81
Barren 1,316 3.89
Logan 1,296 6.18
Simpson 1,281 8.53
Clark 1,245 4.34
Graves 1,119 4.03
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