Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2022

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, among all Kentucky counties, Fulton County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (23.81%), followed by Jefferson County (22.5%), and Christian County (21.15%).

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 2022
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 2022
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Fulton County 23.81
2 Jefferson County 22.5
3 Christian County 21.15
4 Fayette County 15.53
5 Hardin County 11.78
6 McCracken County 11.01
7 Franklin County 9.64
8 Warren County 9.54
9 Simpson County 9.05
10 Hickman County 8.84
11 Henderson County 8.26
12 Martin County 8.14
13 Boyle County 7.91
14 Lyon County 7.88
15 Todd County 7.53
16 Trigg County 6.94
17 Union County 6.78
18 Marion County 6.58
19 Hopkins County 6.56
20 Shelby County 6.27
21 Mason County 6.03
22 Logan County 5.89
23 Scott County 5.6
24 McCreary County 5.55
25 Bourbon County 5.43
26 Caldwell County 5.35
27 Washington County 5.15
28 Taylor County 5.07
29 Daviess County 4.93
30 Nelson County 4.92
31 Kenton County 4.91
32 Morgan County 4.84
33 Boone County 4.83
34 Jessamine County 4.7
35 Woodford County 4.57
36 Clark County 4.48
37 Calloway County 4.28
37 Madison County 4.28
38 Elliott County 4.21
39 Hart County 4.15
40 Oldham County 4.13
41 Graves County 4.05
42 Barren County 3.95
43 Meade County 3.91
44 Webster County 3.88
45 Clay County 3.82
46 Muhlenberg County 3.62
47 Ballard County 3.59
48 Mercer County 3.39
49 Lee County 3.34
50 Cumberland County 3.12
51 Campbell County 2.9
52 Bell County 2.86
53 Boyd County 2.84
54 Larue County 2.79
55 Henry County 2.7
56 Adair County 2.68
57 Montgomery County 2.38
58 Breckinridge County 2.28
59 Anderson County 2.23
60 Garrard County 2.19
61 Lincoln County 2.17
62 Harlan County 1.96
63 Monroe County 1.95
64 Harrison County 1.92
65 Carroll County 1.78
66 Rowan County 1.71
67 Carlisle County 1.7
67 Gallatin County 1.7
67 Green County 1.7
67 Spencer County 1.7
68 Metcalfe County 1.69
69 Wayne County 1.68
70 Bullitt County 1.66
71 Perry County 1.59
72 Fleming County 1.58
73 Bath County 1.37
74 Knox County 1.36
75 Allen County 1.34
76 Crittenden County 1.28
76 Grayson County 1.28
77 Owen County 1.27
78 Hancock County 1.25
79 Pulaski County 1.18
80 Powell County 1.14
81 Grant County 1.09
82 Casey County 1.08
83 Robertson County 1.07
84 Ohio County 1.05
85 Edmonson County 1.02
86 McLean County 1.01
87 Pendleton County 1
88 Knott County 0.96
88 Menifee County 0.96
89 Greenup County 0.92
90 Owsley County 0.91
90 Whitley County 0.91
91 Russell County 0.88
92 Laurel County 0.85
93 Bracken County 0.84
94 Clinton County 0.81
95 Nicholas County 0.8
96 Pike County 0.79
97 Carter County 0.78
97 Livingston County 0.78
98 Floyd County 0.72
99 Trimble County 0.7
100 Letcher County 0.68
101 Butler County 0.67
102 Lewis County 0.62
103 Marshall County 0.6
104 Jackson County 0.55
105 Leslie County 0.53
106 Estill County 0.52
106 Lawrence County 0.52
107 Breathitt County 0.5
108 Rockcastle County 0.49
109 Wolfe County 0.47
110 Johnson County 0.45
111 Magoffin County 0.36