Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2020
Updated on August 12, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (176.59K), followed by Fayette County (50.80K), and Christian County (16.14K).
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 racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.
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Related Topics: Kentucky Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2020
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson County | 176594 |
| 2 | Fayette County | 50795 |
| 3 | Christian County | 16143 |
| 4 | Hardin County | 13919 |
| 5 | Warren County | 13015 |
| 6 | Kenton County | 8355 |
| 7 | McCracken County | 7671 |
| 8 | Boone County | 5797 |
| 9 | Franklin County | 5307 |
| 10 | Daviess County | 5185 |
| 11 | Madison County | 4190 |
| 12 | Henderson County | 3782 |
| 13 | Scott County | 3267 |
| 14 | Shelby County | 3242 |
| 15 | Hopkins County | 3083 |
| 16 | Campbell County | 2898 |
| 17 | Oldham County | 2844 |
| 18 | Boyle County | 2515 |
| 19 | Jessamine County | 2402 |
| 20 | Nelson County | 2368 |
| 21 | Simpson County | 1929 |
| 22 | Barren County | 1824 |
| 23 | Clark County | 1776 |
| 24 | Logan County | 1743 |
| 25 | Calloway County | 1630 |
| 26 | Fulton County | 1607 |
| 27 | Graves County | 1542 |
| 28 | Boyd County | 1386 |
| 29 | Taylor County | 1363 |
| 30 | Marion County | 1352 |
| 31 | Woodford County | 1325 |
| 32 | Bullitt County | 1247 |
| 33 | Muhlenberg County | 1197 |
| 34 | Bourbon County | 1196 |
| 35 | Meade County | 1172 |
| 36 | Union County | 1127 |
| 37 | Mason County | 1050 |
| 38 | Trigg County | 999 |
| 39 | Todd County | 964 |
| 40 | McCreary County | 923 |
| 41 | Hart County | 853 |
| 42 | Pulaski County | 844 |
| 43 | Mercer County | 843 |
| 44 | Martin County | 830 |
| 45 | Clay County | 769 |
| 46 | Montgomery County | 743 |
| 47 | Caldwell County | 713 |
| 48 | Bell County | 671 |
| 49 | Washington County | 659 |
| 50 | Lyon County | 621 |
| 51 | Morgan County | 614 |
| 52 | Laurel County | 554 |
| 53 | Anderson County | 549 |
| 54 | Lincoln County | 545 |
| 55 | Adair County | 537 |
| 56 | Harlan County | 533 |
| 57 | Webster County | 523 |
| 58 | Perry County | 493 |
| 59 | Breckinridge County | 454 |
| 60 | Henry County | 448 |
| 60 | Rowan County | 448 |
| 61 | Pike County | 445 |
| 62 | Larue County | 443 |
| 63 | Harrison County | 421 |
| 64 | Hickman County | 409 |
| 65 | Garrard County | 405 |
| 66 | Wayne County | 401 |
| 67 | Knox County | 389 |
| 68 | Spencer County | 355 |
| 69 | Whitley County | 351 |
| 70 | Grayson County | 350 |
| 71 | Ohio County | 339 |
| 72 | Greenup County | 328 |
| 73 | Elliott County | 299 |
| 74 | Allen County | 280 |
| 75 | Ballard County | 274 |
| 76 | Floyd County | 272 |
| 77 | Grant County | 262 |
| 78 | Monroe County | 244 |
| 79 | Fleming County | 240 |
| 80 | Carroll County | 228 |
| 80 | Lee County | 228 |
| 81 | Green County | 225 |
| 82 | Carter County | 222 |
| 83 | Cumberland County | 193 |
| 84 | Casey County | 188 |
| 85 | Metcalfe County | 182 |
| 86 | Russell County | 169 |
| 87 | Bath County | 167 |
| 88 | Marshall County | 158 |
| 89 | Edmonson County | 153 |
| 90 | Gallatin County | 149 |
| 91 | Pendleton County | 148 |
| 92 | Knott County | 137 |
| 93 | Owen County | 135 |
| 94 | Powell County | 131 |
| 95 | Letcher County | 127 |
| 96 | Hancock County | 120 |
| 97 | Crittenden County | 108 |
| 98 | McLean County | 99 |
| 99 | Menifee County | 89 |
| 100 | Butler County | 86 |
| 101 | Johnson County | 82 |
| 102 | Rockcastle County | 79 |
| 103 | Lawrence County | 78 |
| 104 | Clinton County | 74 |
| 105 | Carlisle County | 73 |
| 106 | Breathitt County | 69 |
| 107 | Bracken County | 67 |
| 107 | Jackson County | 67 |
| 108 | Lewis County | 64 |
| 108 | Nicholas County | 64 |
| 109 | Trimble County | 63 |
| 110 | Estill County | 62 |
| 111 | Livingston County | 61 |
| 112 | Leslie County | 45 |
| 113 | Magoffin County | 41 |
| 114 | Owsley County | 30 |
| 115 | Wolfe County | 29 |
| 116 | Robertson County | 12 |