Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2023

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (179.56K), followed by Fayette County (52.05K), and Christian County (15.83K).

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 2023
Jefferson
179.56K
Fayette
52.05K
Christian
15.83K
Warren
14.12K
Hardin
13.94K
Kenton
8.94K
Boone
7.68K
McCracken
7.60K
Daviess
5.28K
Franklin
5.14K
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2023
Rank
County
Black or African American Alone Population
1 Jefferson County 179,558
2 Fayette County 52,051
3 Christian County 15,829
4 Warren County 14,117
5 Hardin County 13,938
6 Kenton County 8,939
7 Boone County 7,677
8 McCracken County 7,602
9 Daviess County 5,279
10 Franklin County 5,135
11 Madison County 4,384
12 Henderson County 3,815
13 Scott County 3,638
14 Shelby County 3,517
15 Oldham County 3,083
16 Hopkins County 3,048
17 Campbell County 2,893
18 Jessamine County 2,680
19 Boyle County 2,551
20 Nelson County 2,428
21 Bullitt County 1,884
22 Simpson County 1,870
23 Barren County 1,850
24 Clark County 1,752
25 Calloway County 1,719
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