Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2023

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, among all Kentucky counties, Fulton County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (23.97%), followed by Jefferson County (22.63%), and Christian County (21.16%).

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 2023
Fulton
Jefferson
Christian
Fayette
Hardin
McCracken
Franklin
Warren
Simpson
Henderson
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2023
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Fulton County 23.97
2 Jefferson County 22.63
3 Christian County 21.16
4 Fayette County 15.62
5 Hardin County 11.69
6 McCracken County 11.02
7 Franklin County 9.63
8 Warren County 9.62
9 Simpson County 8.88
10 Henderson County 8.36
11 Hickman County 8.34
12 Martin County 8.32
13 Lyon County 8.04
14 Boyle County 7.93
15 Union County 7.29
16 Todd County 7.28
17 Trigg County 6.98
18 Marion County 6.53
19 Hopkins County 6.51
20 Shelby County 6.47
21 McCreary County 5.97
22 Mason County 5.88
23 Logan County 5.84
24 Scott County 5.8
25 Bourbon County 5.48
26 Caldwell County 5.42
27 Taylor County 5.24
28 Boone County 5.22
29 Washington County 5.12
30 Kenton County 4.99
31 Nelson County 4.93
32 Daviess County 4.92
33 Morgan County 4.84
34 Jessamine County 4.74
35 Woodford County 4.66
36 Clark County 4.45
37 Madison County 4.35
38 Calloway County 4.34
39 Elliott County 4.25
40 Hart County 4.17
41 Oldham County 4.1
42 Graves County 3.93
43 Barren County 3.92
44 Clay County 3.9
45 Meade County 3.78
46 Webster County 3.72
47 Ballard County 3.68
48 Muhlenberg County 3.65
49 Lee County 3.47
50 Mercer County 3.38
51 Cumberland County 3.22
52 Campbell County 2.93
53 Bell County 2.9
54 Boyd County 2.83
55 Larue County 2.76
56 Henry County 2.72
57 Adair County 2.65
58 Montgomery County 2.44
59 Breckinridge County 2.28
60 Garrard County 2.23
61 Lincoln County 2.22
62 Anderson County 2.19
63 Monroe County 2.05
64 Bullitt County 2.03
65 Harrison County 1.99
66 Harlan County 1.98
67 Carroll County 1.84
67 Spencer County 1.84
68 Wayne County 1.78
69 Carlisle County 1.74
70 Green County 1.73
71 Gallatin County 1.72
72 Metcalfe County 1.71
73 Rowan County 1.7
74 Perry County 1.61
75 Fleming County 1.6
76 Allen County 1.38
76 Bath County 1.38
77 Knox County 1.37
78 Crittenden County 1.34
79 Owen County 1.33
80 Edmonson County 1.28
81 Grayson County 1.27
82 Pulaski County 1.22
83 Powell County 1.2
84 Hancock County 1.17
84 Robertson County 1.17
85 Casey County 1.14
86 Grant County 1.05
86 McLean County 1.05
87 Ohio County 1.04
88 Knott County 1.03
89 Menifee County 1
90 Owsley County 0.98
90 Pendleton County 0.98
91 Bracken County 0.95
92 Russell County 0.94
92 Whitley County 0.94
93 Greenup County 0.91
94 Nicholas County 0.9
95 Laurel County 0.88
96 Livingston County 0.87
97 Pike County 0.82
98 Clinton County 0.78
99 Butler County 0.77
100 Carter County 0.76
100 Letcher County 0.76
101 Floyd County 0.74
102 Trimble County 0.69
103 Jackson County 0.63
104 Marshall County 0.61
105 Lewis County 0.6
106 Breathitt County 0.58
106 Leslie County 0.58
107 Estill County 0.57
107 Lawrence County 0.57
108 Rockcastle County 0.49
109 Johnson County 0.44
110 Wolfe County 0.41
111 Magoffin County 0.38