Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2010

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (156.64K), followed by Fayette County (44.13K), and Christian County (15.90K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Kentucky counties.

You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.

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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2010
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Fayette
Christian
Hardin
Warren
Kenton
McCracken
Franklin
Daviess
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2010
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Jefferson County 156635
2 Fayette County 44130
3 Christian County 15903
4 Hardin County 12812
5 Warren County 10524
6 Kenton County 7499
7 McCracken County 7259
8 Franklin County 5217
9 Daviess County 4695
10 Madison County 3745
11 Henderson County 3647
12 Shelby County 3318
13 Boone County 3097
14 Hopkins County 3087
15 Oldham County 2681
16 Scott County 2536
17 Campbell County 2364
18 Nelson County 2211
19 Boyle County 2198
20 Union County 1993
21 Logan County 1794
22 Clark County 1714
23 Barren County 1645
23 Simpson County 1645
24 Marion County 1635
25 Graves County 1621
26 Fulton County 1607
27 Muhlenberg County 1525
28 Jessamine County 1521
29 Boyd County 1446
30 Calloway County 1440
31 Woodford County 1261
32 Taylor County 1257
33 Bourbon County 1227
34 Trigg County 1163
35 Mason County 1137
36 McCreary County 1023
37 Todd County 1012
38 Meade County 974
39 Clay County 915
40 Hart County 901
41 Martin County 881
42 Mercer County 804
43 Montgomery County 777
44 Pulaski County 746
45 Washington County 742
46 Caldwell County 675
47 Bell County 659
48 Harlan County 637
49 Webster County 581
50 Lincoln County 573
51 Morgan County 550
52 Adair County 539
53 Bullitt County 503
54 Larue County 454
55 Hickman County 453
56 Lyon County 446
56 Perry County 446
57 Laurel County 435
58 Anderson County 427
59 Henry County 426
60 Breckinridge County 415
61 Harrison County 401
62 Floyd County 390
63 Pike County 381
64 Rowan County 373
65 Garrard County 354
66 Knox County 347
67 Wayne County 338
68 Greenup County 278
69 Grayson County 269
70 Elliott County 268
71 Spencer County 266
72 Ballard County 245
73 Green County 242
74 Monroe County 239
75 Whitley County 214
76 Ohio County 207
77 Fleming County 205
78 Grant County 193
79 Edmonson County 190
80 Cumberland County 189
81 Carroll County 183
82 Allen County 169
83 Metcalfe County 162
84 Lee County 160
85 Bath County 155
86 Carter County 153
87 Menifee County 146
88 Knott County 126
89 Gallatin County 122
90 Casey County 96
91 Owen County 95
92 Russell County 92
93 Letcher County 90
94 Powell County 84
95 Hancock County 81
96 Crittenden County 77
97 Pendleton County 59
98 Johnson County 58
98 McLean County 58
99 Marshall County 54
100 Butler County 50
101 Clinton County 47
102 Breathitt County 45
103 Carlisle County 42
103 Nicholas County 42
104 Lewis County 38
105 Trimble County 37
106 Bracken County 36
107 Lawrence County 33
108 Estill County 29
109 Livingston County 23
110 Leslie County 22
111 Rockcastle County 20
112 Magoffin County 17
113 Jackson County 16
114 Owsley County 13
115 Wolfe County 10
116 Robertson County 4