Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
Updated on February 25, 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 Black or African American Alone (168.91K), followed by Fayette County (48.08K), and Christian County (15.53K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Kentucky counties based on Black or African American Alone population.
You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings of counties for other racial groups as well as for the different ethnicities in Kentucky.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census.
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
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| Rank | County | Black Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson County | 168910 |
| 2 | Fayette County | 48076 |
| 3 | Christian County | 15527 |
| 4 | Warren County | 12933 |
| 5 | Hardin County | 12825 |
| 6 | Kenton County | 8195 |
| 7 | McCracken County | 7598 |
| 8 | Boone County | 5728 |
| 9 | Daviess County | 4872 |
| 10 | Franklin County | 4481 |
| 11 | Madison County | 3963 |
| 12 | Henderson County | 3652 |
| 13 | Scott County | 2951 |
| 14 | Hopkins County | 2947 |
| 15 | Campbell County | 2832 |
| 16 | Shelby County | 2755 |
| 17 | Jessamine County | 2290 |
| 18 | Oldham County | 2244 |
| 19 | Nelson County | 2200 |
| 20 | Boyle County | 2194 |
| 21 | Barren County | 1724 |
| 22 | Logan County | 1682 |
| 23 | Clark County | 1648 |
| 24 | Simpson County | 1640 |
| 25 | Graves County | 1564 |
| 26 | Fulton County | 1444 |
| 27 | Calloway County | 1313 |
| 28 | Boyd County | 1310 |
| 29 | Taylor County | 1255 |
| 30 | Woodford County | 1248 |
| 31 | Muhlenberg County | 1215 |
| 32 | Marion County | 1214 |
| 33 | Bullitt County | 1045 |
| 34 | Union County | 1041 |
| 35 | Bourbon County | 1035 |
| 36 | Mason County | 1024 |
| 37 | Meade County | 987 |
| 38 | Trigg County | 952 |
| 39 | McCreary County | 916 |
| 40 | Todd County | 887 |
| 41 | Clay County | 839 |
| 42 | Martin County | 796 |
| 43 | Mercer County | 768 |
| 44 | Hart County | 705 |
| 45 | Pulaski County | 695 |
| 46 | Caldwell County | 674 |
| 47 | Washington County | 659 |
| 48 | Montgomery County | 621 |
| 49 | Whitley County | 568 |
| 50 | Bell County | 558 |
| 51 | Harlan County | 541 |
| 52 | Adair County | 529 |
| 53 | Lyon County | 510 |
| 54 | Morgan County | 496 |
| 55 | Pike County | 496 |
| 56 | Anderson County | 492 |
| 57 | Webster County | 485 |
| 58 | Lincoln County | 470 |
| 59 | Laurel County | 447 |
| 60 | Breckinridge County | 426 |
| 61 | Hickman County | 386 |
| 62 | Rowan County | 383 |
| 63 | Larue County | 377 |
| 64 | Perry County | 375 |
| 65 | Henry County | 372 |
| 66 | Grayson County | 310 |
| 67 | Harrison County | 307 |
| 68 | Garrard County | 302 |
| 69 | Spencer County | 299 |
| 70 | Knox County | 296 |
| 71 | Lee County | 280 |
| 72 | Elliott County | 246 |
| 73 | Wayne County | 240 |
| 74 | Greenup County | 220 |
| 75 | Monroe County | 218 |
| 76 | Carter County | 212 |
| 77 | Ballard County | 208 |
| 78 | Allen County | 204 |
| 79 | Grant County | 195 |
| 80 | Carroll County | 184 |
| 81 | Ohio County | 166 |
| 82 | Green County | 160 |
| 83 | Cumberland County | 150 |
| 84 | Fleming County | 148 |
| 85 | Bath County | 128 |
| 86 | Floyd County | 122 |
| 87 | Metcalfe County | 117 |
| 88 | Russell County | 113 |
| 89 | Marshall County | 101 |
| 90 | Edmonson County | 98 |
| 91 | Letcher County | 92 |
| 92 | Casey County | 83 |
| 93 | Owen County | 83 |
| 94 | Crittenden County | 82 |
| 95 | Hancock County | 79 |
| 96 | Gallatin County | 74 |
| 97 | Knott County | 67 |
| 98 | Powell County | 66 |
| 99 | Carlisle County | 63 |
| 100 | Rockcastle County | 60 |
| 101 | Breathitt County | 57 |
| 102 | Pendleton County | 56 |
| 103 | Bracken County | 51 |
| 104 | McLean County | 49 |
| 105 | Johnson County | 45 |
| 106 | Leslie County | 45 |
| 107 | Nicholas County | 41 |
| 108 | Clinton County | 40 |
| 109 | Lawrence County | 36 |
| 110 | Lewis County | 36 |
| 111 | Estill County | 30 |
| 112 | Menifee County | 30 |
| 113 | Trimble County | 30 |
| 114 | Wolfe County | 27 |
| 115 | Livingston County | 25 |
| 116 | Butler County | 15 |
| 117 | Magoffin County | 14 |
| 118 | Owsley County | 14 |
| 119 | Jackson County | 12 |
| 120 | Robertson County | 6 |