Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Population that are White Alone in 2022

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, among all Kentucky counties, Magoffin County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as White Alone (98.13%), followed by Jackson County (98.05%), and Nicholas County (97.98%).

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 White Alone in 2022
Magoffin
98.13%
Jackson
98.05%
Nicholas
97.98%
Floyd
97.9%
Lewis
97.9%
Leslie
97.85%
Letcher
97.84%
Knott
97.63%
Wolfe
97.63%
Johnson
97.61%
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are White Alone in 2022
Rank
County
% of County Population
1 Magoffin County 98.13
2 Jackson County 98.05
3 Nicholas County 97.98
4 Floyd County 97.9
4 Lewis County 97.9
5 Leslie County 97.85
6 Letcher County 97.84
7 Knott County 97.63
7 Wolfe County 97.63
8 Johnson County 97.61
9 Estill County 97.6
10 Carter County 97.53
11 Pike County 97.51
12 Rockcastle County 97.46
13 Marshall County 97.45
13 Owsley County 97.45
14 Breathitt County 97.4
14 Lawrence County 97.4
15 Menifee County 97.03
16 Powell County 96.92
17 Owen County 96.91
18 Bracken County 96.89
19 Whitley County 96.75
20 Butler County 96.67
21 Greenup County 96.66
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