Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2011

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (158.56K), followed by Fayette County (44.93K), and Christian County (15.72K).

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 2011
Jefferson
Fayette
Christian
Hardin
Warren
Kenton
McCracken
Franklin
Daviess
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2011
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Jefferson County 158560
2 Fayette County 44926
3 Christian County 15716
4 Hardin County 13444
5 Warren County 10703
6 Kenton County 7630
7 McCracken County 7207
8 Franklin County 5288
9 Daviess County 4688
10 Madison County 3794
11 Henderson County 3627
12 Shelby County 3333
13 Boone County 3259
14 Hopkins County 3096
15 Oldham County 2680
16 Scott County 2596
17 Campbell County 2522
18 Nelson County 2212
19 Boyle County 2168
20 Union County 2023
21 Logan County 1786
22 Graves County 1779
23 Clark County 1725
24 Barren County 1663
25 Simpson County 1646
26 Marion County 1639
27 Fulton County 1611
28 Muhlenberg County 1501
29 Jessamine County 1489
30 Calloway County 1458
31 Boyd County 1432
32 Taylor County 1280
33 Woodford County 1265
34 Bourbon County 1228
35 Mason County 1138
36 Trigg County 1117
37 Meade County 1088
38 McCreary County 1037
39 Todd County 1009
40 Clay County 921
41 Martin County 886
42 Hart County 867
43 Mercer County 793
44 Montgomery County 788
45 Pulaski County 757
46 Washington County 738
47 Caldwell County 684
48 Bell County 654
49 Harlan County 625
50 Webster County 575
51 Morgan County 560
52 Lincoln County 559
53 Bullitt County 556
54 Adair County 547
55 Lyon County 482
56 Perry County 459
57 Larue County 446
58 Hickman County 443
59 Laurel County 439
60 Anderson County 434
61 Breckinridge County 433
62 Floyd County 412
63 Henry County 410
64 Pike County 404
65 Harrison County 398
66 Rowan County 392
67 Knox County 348
68 Garrard County 345
69 Wayne County 339
70 Greenup County 295
71 Spencer County 279
72 Elliott County 271
72 Grayson County 271
73 Ballard County 253
74 Whitley County 248
75 Monroe County 247
76 Green County 245
77 Ohio County 227
78 Fleming County 204
79 Grant County 202
80 Edmonson County 200
81 Carroll County 191
82 Allen County 190
83 Cumberland County 184
84 Metcalfe County 172
85 Bath County 164
85 Lee County 164
86 Carter County 155
87 Menifee County 148
88 Knott County 126
89 Gallatin County 120
90 Owen County 110
91 Russell County 105
92 Casey County 104
93 Hancock County 95
94 Letcher County 93
95 Powell County 88
96 Marshall County 76
97 Crittenden County 74
98 Johnson County 60
98 Pendleton County 60
99 Trimble County 58
100 McLean County 56
101 Butler County 54
102 Clinton County 51
103 Breathitt County 48
104 Carlisle County 44
104 Nicholas County 44
105 Lewis County 41
106 Lawrence County 39
106 Livingston County 39
107 Bracken County 32
107 Estill County 32
108 Leslie County 31
109 Rockcastle County 27
110 Owsley County 20
111 Jackson County 19
112 Magoffin County 17
113 Wolfe County 12
114 Robertson County 3