Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population from Census 2020

Updated on August 26, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census, as at April 2020, among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest voting-age population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (122.75K), followed by Fayette County (35.15K), and Christian County (11.10K).

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 voting-age population.

You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings for other racial groups in Kentucky.

Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population from Census 2020
Jefferson
122.75K
Fayette
35.15K
Christian
11.10K
Hardin
9.64K
Warren
9.45K
Kenton
5.85K
McCracken
5.52K
Boone
3.86K
Daviess
3.61K
Franklin
3.43K
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population from Census 2020
Rank
County
Black Alone Voting-age Population
1 Jefferson County 122,748
2 Fayette County 35,152
3 Christian County 11,100
4 Hardin County 9,637
5 Warren County 9,451
6 Kenton County 5,848
7 McCracken County 5,518
8 Boone County 3,859
9 Daviess County 3,610
10 Franklin County 3,430
11 Madison County 3,257
12 Henderson County 2,808
13 Hopkins County 2,257
14 Scott County 2,175
15 Shelby County 2,159
16 Campbell County 2,108
17 Oldham County 1,859
18 Boyle County 1,783
19 Nelson County 1,698
20 Jessamine County 1,534
21 Barren County 1,331
22 Logan County 1,298
23 Simpson County 1,293
24 Clark County 1,251
25 Graves County 1,130
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