Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2018
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, among all Kentucky counties, Fulton County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (23.39%), followed by Jefferson County (21.75%), and Christian County (21.24%).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Kentucky counties.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are
Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2018
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fulton County | 23.39 |
| 2 | Jefferson County | 21.75 |
| 3 | Christian County | 21.24 |
| 4 | Fayette County | 15.01 |
| 5 | Union County | 12.97 |
| 6 | Hardin County | 12.14 |
| 7 | McCracken County | 10.8 |
| 8 | Franklin County | 10.34 |
| 9 | Warren County | 9.39 |
| 10 | Hickman County | 9.34 |
| 11 | Simpson County | 9.15 |
| 12 | Henderson County | 8.01 |
| 13 | Boyle County | 7.79 |
| 14 | Todd County | 7.51 |
| 15 | Trigg County | 6.99 |
| 16 | Shelby County | 6.8 |
| 17 | Marion County | 6.67 |
| 18 | Hopkins County | 6.55 |
| 19 | Martin County | 6.51 |
| 20 | Logan County | 6.09 |
| 21 | Mason County | 5.8 |
| 22 | Bourbon County | 5.67 |
| 23 | Lyon County | 5.56 |
| 24 | Washington County | 5.47 |
| 25 | McCreary County | 5.41 |
| 26 | Caldwell County | 5.35 |
| 27 | Scott County | 5.29 |
| 28 | Taylor County | 5.11 |
| 29 | Nelson County | 4.9 |
| 30 | Kenton County | 4.76 |
| 31 | Daviess County | 4.72 |
| 32 | Clark County | 4.69 |
| 33 | Morgan County | 4.68 |
| 33 | Woodford County | 4.68 |
| 34 | Muhlenberg County | 4.65 |
| 35 | Hart County | 4.5 |
| 36 | Madison County | 4.34 |
| 37 | Jessamine County | 4.3 |
| 38 | Oldham County | 4.24 |
| 39 | Graves County | 4.03 |
| 40 | Barren County | 3.96 |
| 41 | Calloway County | 3.93 |
| 42 | Webster County | 3.73 |
| 43 | Clay County | 3.7 |
| 44 | Meade County | 3.62 |
| 45 | Elliott County | 3.6 |
| 46 | Boone County | 3.5 |
| 47 | Ballard County | 3.49 |
| 48 | Mercer County | 3.38 |
| 49 | Larue County | 2.94 |
| 50 | Campbell County | 2.9 |
| 51 | Henry County | 2.81 |
| 52 | Adair County | 2.8 |
| 53 | Menifee County | 2.78 |
| 54 | Boyd County | 2.77 |
| 55 | Cumberland County | 2.73 |
| 56 | Montgomery County | 2.51 |
| 57 | Bell County | 2.45 |
| 58 | Lincoln County | 2.19 |
| 59 | Lee County | 2.13 |
| 60 | Anderson County | 2.08 |
| 61 | Breckinridge County | 2.05 |
| 62 | Monroe County | 2.03 |
| 63 | Green County | 2.01 |
| 64 | Garrard County | 1.98 |
| 65 | Harlan County | 1.96 |
| 66 | Edmonson County | 1.85 |
| 67 | Harrison County | 1.72 |
| 68 | Spencer County | 1.64 |
| 69 | Carroll County | 1.6 |
| 69 | Wayne County | 1.6 |
| 70 | Perry County | 1.59 |
| 71 | Rowan County | 1.57 |
| 72 | Metcalfe County | 1.55 |
| 73 | Gallatin County | 1.45 |
| 74 | Carlisle County | 1.42 |
| 75 | Hancock County | 1.39 |
| 76 | Fleming County | 1.35 |
| 77 | Bath County | 1.26 |
| 78 | Knox County | 1.19 |
| 79 | Grayson County | 1.18 |
| 80 | Bullitt County | 1.16 |
| 81 | Allen County | 1.1 |
| 82 | Pulaski County | 1.06 |
| 83 | Floyd County | 1.01 |
| 83 | Ohio County | 1.01 |
| 84 | Owen County | 1 |
| 85 | Crittenden County | 0.96 |
| 86 | Powell County | 0.91 |
| 87 | Knott County | 0.9 |
| 88 | Grant County | 0.88 |
| 88 | Pendleton County | 0.88 |
| 89 | Casey County | 0.83 |
| 90 | Nicholas County | 0.81 |
| 91 | McLean County | 0.8 |
| 92 | Whitley County | 0.79 |
| 93 | Greenup County | 0.76 |
| 94 | Pike County | 0.74 |
| 95 | Laurel County | 0.7 |
| 96 | Russell County | 0.69 |
| 97 | Bracken County | 0.65 |
| 97 | Robertson County | 0.65 |
| 98 | Livingston County | 0.61 |
| 99 | Carter County | 0.59 |
| 100 | Owsley County | 0.56 |
| 100 | Trimble County | 0.56 |
| 101 | Letcher County | 0.54 |
| 102 | Breathitt County | 0.53 |
| 102 | Butler County | 0.53 |
| 103 | Clinton County | 0.49 |
| 104 | Marshall County | 0.44 |
| 105 | Rockcastle County | 0.43 |
| 106 | Estill County | 0.39 |
| 106 | Johnson County | 0.39 |
| 107 | Lawrence County | 0.37 |
| 108 | Lewis County | 0.36 |
| 109 | Leslie County | 0.34 |
| 110 | Wolfe County | 0.31 |
| 111 | Jackson County | 0.29 |
| 112 | Magoffin County | 0.23 |