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
Fayette
Christian
Hardin
Warren
Kenton
McCracken
Boone
Daviess
Franklin
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population from Census 2020
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Rank County Black Alone Voting-age Population
1 Jefferson County 122748
2 Fayette County 35152
3 Christian County 11100
4 Hardin County 9637
5 Warren County 9451
6 Kenton County 5848
7 McCracken County 5518
8 Boone County 3859
9 Daviess County 3610
10 Franklin County 3430
11 Madison County 3257
12 Henderson County 2808
13 Hopkins County 2257
14 Scott County 2175
15 Shelby County 2159
16 Campbell County 2108
17 Oldham County 1859
18 Boyle County 1783
19 Nelson County 1698
20 Jessamine County 1534
21 Barren County 1331
22 Logan County 1298
23 Simpson County 1293
24 Clark County 1251
25 Graves County 1130
26 Fulton County 1098
27 Calloway County 1094
28 Boyd County 1089
29 Muhlenberg County 1068
30 Taylor County 1056
31 Woodford County 1023
32 Marion County 954
33 McCreary County 906
34 Union County 868
35 Bourbon County 833
36 Clay County 797
37 Mason County 796
38 Martin County 790
39 Trigg County 733
40 Bullitt County 722
41 Meade County 686
42 Todd County 678
43 Mercer County 656
44 Hart County 594
45 Pulaski County 564
46 Montgomery County 539
47 Washington County 533
48 Caldwell County 520
49 Lyon County 484
50 Whitley County 483
51 Morgan County 479
52 Bell County 476
53 Adair County 460
54 Harlan County 443
55 Webster County 410
56 Pike County 401
57 Anderson County 399
58 Lincoln County 386
59 Laurel County 356
60 Breckinridge County 341
61 Rowan County 334
62 Hickman County 296
63 Larue County 293
64 Henry County 291
65 Perry County 288
66 Grayson County 275
67 Lee County 274
68 Harrison County 256
69 Elliott County 246
70 Garrard County 243
71 Knox County 227
72 Spencer County 223
73 Carter County 198
73 Wayne County 198
74 Monroe County 178
75 Greenup County 167
76 Ballard County 154
77 Allen County 152
78 Grant County 145
79 Green County 141
80 Carroll County 139
81 Cumberland County 127
82 Fleming County 125
82 Ohio County 125
83 Bath County 106
84 Metcalfe County 97
85 Marshall County 85
86 Floyd County 84
87 Russell County 82
88 Letcher County 80
89 Edmonson County 78
90 Crittenden County 74
90 Gallatin County 74
91 Owen County 73
92 Casey County 64
93 Knott County 60
94 Hancock County 59
94 Powell County 59
95 Carlisle County 48
96 Breathitt County 41
97 Johnson County 38
98 Nicholas County 36
99 McLean County 34
99 Pendleton County 34
100 Bracken County 30
101 Clinton County 27
101 Lawrence County 27
101 Rockcastle County 27
102 Livingston County 23
102 Trimble County 23
103 Estill County 21
103 Menifee County 21
104 Lewis County 20
105 Leslie County 19
106 Butler County 15
106 Wolfe County 15
107 Jackson County 12
108 Magoffin County 9
109 Owsley County 6
110 Robertson County 5