Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2022

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (178.56K), followed by Fayette County (51.74K), and Christian County (15.87K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Kentucky counties.

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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2022
Jefferson
178.56K
Fayette
51.74K
Christian
15.87K
Hardin
13.95K
Warren
13.81K
Kenton
8.74K
McCracken
7.60K
Boone
7.04K
Daviess
5.28K
Franklin
5.12K
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2022
Rank
County
Black or African American Alone Population
1 Jefferson County 178,556
2 Fayette County 51,738
3 Christian County 15,866
4 Hardin County 13,948
5 Warren County 13,811
6 Kenton County 8,743
7 McCracken County 7,598
8 Boone County 7,042
9 Daviess County 5,284
10 Franklin County 5,122
11 Madison County 4,240
12 Henderson County 3,750
13 Scott County 3,451
14 Shelby County 3,358
15 Hopkins County 3,064
16 Oldham County 3,060
17 Campbell County 2,853
18 Jessamine County 2,625
19 Boyle County 2,536
20 Nelson County 2,402
21 Simpson County 1,876
22 Barren County 1,860
23 Clark County 1,738
24 Logan County 1,710
25 Calloway County 1,694
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