Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2021

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (172.96K), followed by Fayette County (49.22K), and Christian County (15.69K).

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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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2021
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2021
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Jefferson County 172958
2 Fayette County 49218
3 Christian County 15688
4 Hardin County 13220
5 Warren County 12843
6 Kenton County 8271
7 McCracken County 7545
8 Boone County 6111
9 Franklin County 5039
10 Daviess County 5011
11 Madison County 3980
12 Henderson County 3695
13 Scott County 3160
14 Shelby County 3006
15 Hopkins County 2991
16 Campbell County 2631
17 Oldham County 2604
18 Jessamine County 2420
19 Boyle County 2408
20 Nelson County 2335
21 Simpson County 1823
22 Barren County 1782
23 Clark County 1720
24 Logan County 1643
25 Calloway County 1597
26 Fulton County 1574
27 Graves County 1500
28 Taylor County 1347
29 Marion County 1319
30 Woodford County 1259
31 Boyd County 1256
32 Bullitt County 1251
33 Meade County 1157
34 Bourbon County 1116
35 Muhlenberg County 1046
36 Mason County 1011
37 Trigg County 1000
38 Todd County 907
39 McCreary County 885
40 Union County 879
41 Hart County 829
42 Martin County 825
43 Mercer County 809
44 Pulaski County 755
45 Clay County 752
46 Caldwell County 675
47 Montgomery County 666
48 Bell County 654
49 Washington County 630
50 Morgan County 563
51 Anderson County 534
52 Lincoln County 523
53 Laurel County 519
54 Lyon County 518
55 Harlan County 510
56 Adair County 507
57 Perry County 466
58 Webster County 462
59 Breckinridge County 459
60 Henry County 434
61 Pike County 416
62 Larue County 406
63 Garrard County 394
64 Knox County 389
64 Rowan County 389
65 Hickman County 388
66 Harrison County 358
67 Spencer County 347
68 Grayson County 334
69 Wayne County 317
70 Whitley County 308
71 Elliott County 304
72 Greenup County 303
73 Ballard County 271
74 Allen County 270
75 Floyd County 262
76 Grant County 255
77 Lee County 248
78 Ohio County 244
79 Fleming County 237
80 Monroe County 216
81 Green County 212
82 Carter County 200
83 Carroll County 191
84 Cumberland County 183
85 Metcalfe County 175
86 Marshall County 172
87 Russell County 165
88 Bath County 161
89 Casey County 159
90 Powell County 152
91 Gallatin County 142
92 Letcher County 140
93 Pendleton County 137
94 Knott County 136
95 Owen County 133
96 Edmonson County 115
97 Hancock County 114
98 Crittenden County 108
99 McLean County 91
100 Butler County 88
101 Johnson County 80
102 Rockcastle County 78
103 Lawrence County 75
104 Carlisle County 71
105 Clinton County 70
106 Lewis County 68
107 Jackson County 66
108 Breathitt County 63
108 Nicholas County 63
109 Bracken County 61
110 Estill County 60
111 Livingston County 58
112 Menifee County 56
113 Trimble County 54
114 Leslie County 46
115 Magoffin County 41
116 Owsley County 34
117 Wolfe County 27
118 Robertson County 21