Ranking of Kentucky Counties By White Alone Population from Census 2020

Updated on February 22, 2026.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for Kentucky counties, in April 2020, Jefferson County had the highest number of people who identified their race as White Alone (499.87K), followed by Fayette County (220.24K), and Kenton County (143.99K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Kentucky counties based on White Alone population.

You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings of counties for other racial groups as well as for the different ethnicities in Kentucky.

Ranking of Kentucky Counties By White Alone Population from Census 2020
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By White Alone Population from Census 2020
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Rank County White Alone Population
1 Jefferson County 499868
2 Fayette County 220236
3 Kenton County 143992
4 Boone County 114457
5 Warren County 99453
6 Daviess County 88425
7 Campbell County 83361
8 Hardin County 82959
9 Madison County 80557
10 Bullitt County 75417
11 Pulaski County 60111
12 Laurel County 58888
13 Oldham County 58537
14 Pike County 55974
15 McCracken County 54304
16 Scott County 48523
17 Christian County 48279
18 Jessamine County 45878
19 Boyd County 44282
20 Franklin County 41736
21 Nelson County 41500
22 Hopkins County 39331
23 Barren County 39270
24 Shelby County 38653
25 Henderson County 37648
26 Floyd County 34828
27 Whitley County 34307
28 Greenup County 34096
29 Calloway County 32626
30 Clark County 32555
31 Graves County 31149
32 Marshall County 29908
33 Knox County 28616
34 Muhlenberg County 28366
35 Perry County 26820
36 Meade County 26321
37 Montgomery County 25566
38 Carter County 25560
39 Boyle County 25365
40 Harlan County 25107
41 Grayson County 24904
42 Logan County 23902
43 Grant County 23002
44 Taylor County 22938
45 Rowan County 22914
46 Woodford County 22701
47 Lincoln County 22671
48 Bell County 22388
49 Ohio County 22070
50 Johnson County 21933
51 Anderson County 21797
52 Letcher County 20841
53 Mercer County 20268
54 Allen County 19135
55 Clay County 18891
56 Breckinridge County 18831
57 Wayne County 18139
58 Spencer County 17910
59 Hart County 17577
60 Harrison County 17357
61 Adair County 17322
62 Bourbon County 17076
63 Marion County 16948
64 Russell County 16733
65 Simpson County 16374
66 Lawrence County 15787
67 Garrard County 15581
68 Rockcastle County 15378
69 McCreary County 15315
70 Casey County 14974
71 Mason County 14867
72 Fleming County 14381
73 Henry County 14215
74 Pendleton County 13904
75 Knott County 13861
76 Estill County 13666
77 Larue County 13490
78 Breathitt County 13083
79 Lewis County 12633
80 Morgan County 12570
81 Jackson County 12559
82 Powell County 12559
83 Trigg County 12309
84 Bath County 12192
85 Union County 11873
86 Edmonson County 11546
87 Butler County 11464
88 Webster County 11440
89 Magoffin County 11360
90 Caldwell County 11244
91 Owen County 10550
92 Washington County 10538
93 Monroe County 10489
94 Green County 10447
95 Todd County 10354
96 Martin County 10259
97 Leslie County 10197
98 Metcalfe County 9701
99 Carroll County 9567
100 Clinton County 8745
101 McLean County 8737
102 Hancock County 8624
103 Crittenden County 8559
104 Livingston County 8287
105 Bracken County 7994
106 Trimble County 7992
107 Gallatin County 7862
108 Lyon County 7772
109 Nicholas County 7178
110 Ballard County 7103
111 Lee County 6909
112 Elliott County 6903
113 Wolfe County 6383
114 Menifee County 5891
115 Cumberland County 5462
116 Fulton County 4599
117 Carlisle County 4531
118 Owsley County 3905
119 Hickman County 3902
120 Robertson County 2112