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

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, among all Kentucky counties, Fulton County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (24.26%), followed by Jefferson County (22.25%), and Christian County (21.44%).

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 Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2021
Fulton
Jefferson
Christian
Fayette
Hardin
McCracken
Franklin
Warren
Simpson
Hickman
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2021
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Fulton County 24.26
2 Jefferson County 22.25
3 Christian County 21.44
4 Fayette County 15.36
5 Hardin County 11.82
6 McCracken County 11.17
7 Franklin County 9.74
8 Warren County 9.36
9 Simpson County 9.24
10 Hickman County 8.77
11 Henderson County 8.32
12 Boyle County 7.87
13 Martin County 7.39
14 Todd County 7.37
15 Trigg County 7.03
16 Marion County 6.68
17 Union County 6.63
18 Hopkins County 6.62
19 Shelby County 6.19
20 Lyon County 6.14
21 Mason County 5.96
22 Logan County 5.91
23 Bourbon County 5.52
24 Scott County 5.42
25 Caldwell County 5.32
26 McCreary County 5.27
27 Washington County 5.22
28 Taylor County 5.14
29 Nelson County 4.96
30 Kenton County 4.87
31 Daviess County 4.86
32 Clark County 4.66
33 Woodford County 4.65
34 Jessamine County 4.51
35 Boone County 4.44
36 Hart County 4.26
36 Madison County 4.26
37 Calloway County 4.21
38 Elliott County 4.13
39 Morgan County 4.11
40 Graves County 4.09
41 Barren County 4
42 Meade County 3.84
43 Oldham County 3.82
44 Clay County 3.73
45 Webster County 3.6
46 Mercer County 3.54
47 Ballard County 3.53
48 Muhlenberg County 3.45
49 Lee County 3.32
50 Cumberland County 3.1
51 Campbell County 2.83
52 Henry County 2.76
53 Bell County 2.74
54 Larue County 2.7
55 Adair County 2.67
56 Boyd County 2.63
57 Montgomery County 2.36
58 Garrard County 2.27
59 Anderson County 2.22
59 Breckinridge County 2.22
60 Lincoln County 2.15
61 Harlan County 1.95
62 Monroe County 1.92
63 Harrison County 1.89
64 Green County 1.87
65 Carroll County 1.75
65 Spencer County 1.75
66 Metcalfe County 1.68
67 Perry County 1.67
68 Gallatin County 1.62
68 Wayne County 1.62
69 Rowan County 1.58
70 Fleming County 1.55
71 Bullitt County 1.51
72 Carlisle County 1.49
73 Allen County 1.3
73 Knox County 1.3
74 Bath County 1.26
74 Grayson County 1.26
74 Hancock County 1.26
75 Crittenden County 1.21
76 Owen County 1.18
77 Powell County 1.16
78 Pulaski County 1.15
79 Ohio County 1.03
80 Grant County 1.01
81 Casey County 1
81 McLean County 1
82 Knott County 0.97
83 Edmonson County 0.94
83 Pendleton County 0.94
84 Robertson County 0.93
85 Menifee County 0.91
85 Russell County 0.91
86 Owsley County 0.86
87 Greenup County 0.85
88 Whitley County 0.84
89 Laurel County 0.83
90 Nicholas County 0.82
91 Carter County 0.76
92 Clinton County 0.75
93 Floyd County 0.74
94 Pike County 0.73
95 Bracken County 0.72
95 Butler County 0.72
96 Letcher County 0.66
97 Livingston County 0.65
98 Trimble County 0.63
99 Marshall County 0.54
100 Lewis County 0.52
101 Jackson County 0.51
102 Rockcastle County 0.48
103 Breathitt County 0.47
104 Lawrence County 0.46
105 Leslie County 0.45
106 Estill County 0.43
107 Wolfe County 0.42
108 Johnson County 0.36
108 Magoffin County 0.36