Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020

Updated on March 27, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for Kentucky counties, in April 2020, Jefferson County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone (167.07K), followed by Fayette County (47.50K), and Christian County (15.22K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Kentucky counties.

You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings of counties for other ethnicities as well as for the different racial groups in Kentucky.

You can also see similar ranking for all counties in the United States.

Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
Jefferson
Fayette
Christian
Warren
Hardin
Kenton
McCracken
Boone
Daviess
Franklin
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
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Rank County Population
1 Jefferson County 167067
2 Fayette County 47501
3 Christian County 15221
4 Warren County 12804
5 Hardin County 12510
6 Kenton County 8061
7 McCracken County 7539
8 Boone County 5609
9 Daviess County 4827
10 Franklin County 4444
11 Madison County 3880
12 Henderson County 3632
13 Scott County 2907
14 Hopkins County 2902
15 Campbell County 2796
16 Shelby County 2700
17 Jessamine County 2247
18 Oldham County 2198
19 Nelson County 2183
20 Boyle County 2155
21 Barren County 1697
22 Logan County 1680
23 Clark County 1635
24 Simpson County 1622
25 Graves County 1551
26 Fulton County 1433
27 Boyd County 1306
28 Calloway County 1293
29 Taylor County 1252
30 Woodford County 1211
31 Marion County 1209
32 Muhlenberg County 1203
33 Bourbon County 1033
34 Bullitt County 1031
35 Union County 1029
36 Mason County 1017
37 Meade County 952
38 Trigg County 950
39 McCreary County 908
40 Todd County 880
41 Clay County 816
42 Martin County 780
43 Mercer County 748
44 Hart County 705
45 Pulaski County 677
46 Caldwell County 654
47 Washington County 652
48 Montgomery County 614
49 Bell County 552
50 Harlan County 541
51 Whitley County 531
52 Lyon County 507
53 Adair County 498
54 Morgan County 492
55 Pike County 485
56 Anderson County 482
57 Webster County 476
58 Lincoln County 459
59 Laurel County 440
60 Breckinridge County 422
61 Hickman County 380
62 Larue County 377
63 Perry County 374
64 Rowan County 372
65 Henry County 349
66 Grayson County 308
67 Harrison County 307
68 Garrard County 301
69 Spencer County 297
70 Knox County 281
71 Lee County 280
72 Elliott County 246
73 Wayne County 228
74 Greenup County 219
75 Monroe County 218
76 Carter County 209
77 Ballard County 208
78 Allen County 204
79 Grant County 179
80 Carroll County 169
81 Green County 160
82 Ohio County 155
83 Cumberland County 150
84 Fleming County 148
85 Bath County 127
86 Floyd County 121
87 Metcalfe County 114
88 Russell County 113
89 Marshall County 101
90 Edmonson County 98
91 Letcher County 87
92 Owen County 83
93 Crittenden County 82
94 Casey County 81
95 Hancock County 79
96 Gallatin County 74
97 Knott County 65
98 Powell County 64
99 Carlisle County 59
100 Breathitt County 57
101 Pendleton County 56
102 Rockcastle County 52
103 Bracken County 48
104 McLean County 47
105 Johnson County 42
106 Nicholas County 41
107 Clinton County 39
108 Leslie County 39
109 Lawrence County 36
110 Lewis County 36
111 Estill County 30
112 Menifee County 30
113 Trimble County 28
114 Wolfe County 27
115 Livingston County 25
116 Butler County 15
117 Magoffin County 14
118 Jackson County 12
119 Owsley County 11
120 Robertson County 6