Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Voting-age Population that were Black or African American Alone 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, Fulton County had the highest percentage of its voting-age population that identified their race as Black or African American Alone (21.16%), followed by Christian County (20.68%), and Jefferson County (19.98%).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Kentucky counties based on the percentage of the voting-age population that identified as Black or African American Alone.
You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings of counties for other racial groups in Kentucky.
You may also be interested in:
Related Topics: Kentucky Census 2020 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census.
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By
Percentage of Voting-age Population that were Black or African American Alone
from Census 2020
Items per page:
0 of 0
| Rank | County | Black Alone % of County Voting-age Pop. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fulton County | 21.16 |
| 2 | Christian County | 20.68 |
| 3 | Jefferson County | 19.98 |
| 4 | Fayette County | 13.81 |
| 5 | Hardin County | 11.46 |
| 6 | McCracken County | 10.40 |
| 7 | Warren County | 9.19 |
| 8 | Martin County | 8.72 |
| 9 | Simpson County | 8.61 |
| 10 | Franklin County | 8.44 |
| 11 | Hickman County | 8.39 |
| 12 | Union County | 8.30 |
| 13 | Henderson County | 8.14 |
| 14 | Todd County | 7.61 |
| 15 | Boyle County | 7.33 |
| 16 | McCreary County | 6.95 |
| 17 | Trigg County | 6.68 |
| 18 | Lyon County | 6.44 |
| 19 | Hopkins County | 6.41 |
| 20 | Marion County | 6.40 |
| 21 | Logan County | 6.19 |
| 22 | Mason County | 6.01 |
| 23 | Shelby County | 5.94 |
| 24 | Washington County | 5.75 |
| 25 | Bourbon County | 5.37 |
| 26 | Caldwell County | 5.25 |
| 27 | Taylor County | 5.22 |
| 28 | Scott County | 5.10 |
| 29 | Clay County | 4.99 |
| 30 | Woodford County | 4.89 |
| 31 | Nelson County | 4.75 |
| 32 | Daviess County | 4.60 |
| 33 | Lee County | 4.56 |
| 34 | Kenton County | 4.54 |
| 35 | Madison County | 4.44 |
| 36 | Morgan County | 4.40 |
| 36 | Muhlenberg County | 4.40 |
| 37 | Clark County | 4.36 |
| 38 | Elliott County | 4.17 |
| 39 | Hart County | 4.13 |
| 40 | Webster County | 4.12 |
| 41 | Graves County | 4.07 |
| 42 | Barren County | 3.94 |
| 43 | Jessamine County | 3.86 |
| 44 | Boone County | 3.85 |
| 45 | Oldham County | 3.75 |
| 46 | Mercer County | 3.72 |
| 47 | Calloway County | 3.61 |
| 48 | Adair County | 3.10 |
| 49 | Meade County | 3.07 |
| 50 | Boyd County | 2.87 |
| 50 | Campbell County | 2.87 |
| 51 | Cumberland County | 2.73 |
| 52 | Larue County | 2.58 |
| 53 | Ballard County | 2.52 |
| 54 | Bell County | 2.51 |
| 54 | Montgomery County | 2.51 |
| 55 | Henry County | 2.40 |
| 56 | Anderson County | 2.18 |
| 57 | Breckinridge County | 2.17 |
| 58 | Harlan County | 2.12 |
| 59 | Lincoln County | 2.08 |
| 60 | Monroe County | 2.05 |
| 61 | Garrard County | 1.87 |
| 62 | Harrison County | 1.77 |
| 63 | Whitley County | 1.74 |
| 64 | Carroll County | 1.72 |
| 65 | Rowan County | 1.69 |
| 66 | Green County | 1.63 |
| 67 | Spencer County | 1.51 |
| 68 | Grayson County | 1.35 |
| 69 | Wayne County | 1.31 |
| 70 | Carlisle County | 1.29 |
| 70 | Perry County | 1.29 |
| 71 | Metcalfe County | 1.23 |
| 72 | Bullitt County | 1.15 |
| 73 | Gallatin County | 1.14 |
| 74 | Bath County | 1.12 |
| 75 | Pulaski County | 1.11 |
| 76 | Fleming County | 1.09 |
| 77 | Crittenden County | 1.06 |
| 78 | Knox County | 0.98 |
| 79 | Allen County | 0.97 |
| 80 | Carter County | 0.95 |
| 81 | Owen County | 0.86 |
| 81 | Pike County | 0.86 |
| 82 | Hancock County | 0.85 |
| 83 | Edmonson County | 0.82 |
| 84 | Grant County | 0.79 |
| 85 | Laurel County | 0.74 |
| 86 | Ohio County | 0.70 |
| 87 | Nicholas County | 0.63 |
| 88 | Greenup County | 0.60 |
| 89 | Powell County | 0.59 |
| 89 | Russell County | 0.59 |
| 90 | Casey County | 0.53 |
| 90 | Knott County | 0.53 |
| 91 | McLean County | 0.48 |
| 92 | Bracken County | 0.47 |
| 92 | Letcher County | 0.47 |
| 93 | Menifee County | 0.45 |
| 94 | Breathitt County | 0.38 |
| 94 | Clinton County | 0.38 |
| 95 | Trimble County | 0.35 |
| 96 | Marshall County | 0.34 |
| 97 | Livingston County | 0.32 |
| 98 | Floyd County | 0.30 |
| 98 | Pendleton County | 0.30 |
| 98 | Wolfe County | 0.30 |
| 99 | Robertson County | 0.29 |
| 100 | Leslie County | 0.23 |
| 101 | Lawrence County | 0.22 |
| 101 | Rockcastle County | 0.22 |
| 102 | Johnson County | 0.21 |
| 103 | Lewis County | 0.20 |
| 104 | Estill County | 0.19 |
| 104 | Owsley County | 0.19 |
| 105 | Butler County | 0.16 |
| 106 | Jackson County | 0.12 |
| 107 | Magoffin County | 0.10 |