Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (160.23K), followed by Fayette County (45.90K), and Christian County (15.95K).

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 2012
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 2012
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Jefferson County 160234
2 Fayette County 45898
3 Christian County 15946
4 Hardin County 13623
5 Warren County 10817
6 Kenton County 7613
7 McCracken County 7233
8 Franklin County 5372
9 Daviess County 4748
10 Madison County 3809
11 Henderson County 3603
12 Boone County 3485
13 Shelby County 3346
14 Hopkins County 3115
15 Oldham County 2909
16 Scott County 2727
17 Campbell County 2490
18 Nelson County 2250
19 Boyle County 2171
20 Union County 1944
21 Logan County 1810
22 Clark County 1749
23 Graves County 1744
24 Barren County 1666
25 Simpson County 1656
26 Fulton County 1618
27 Marion County 1589
28 Jessamine County 1586
29 Muhlenberg County 1467
30 Calloway County 1446
31 Boyd County 1435
32 Woodford County 1316
33 Taylor County 1314
34 Bourbon County 1228
35 Trigg County 1118
36 Mason County 1113
37 Meade County 1085
38 McCreary County 1016
39 Todd County 1011
40 Clay County 919
41 Martin County 877
42 Hart County 844
43 Mercer County 794
44 Montgomery County 764
45 Pulaski County 736
46 Washington County 734
47 Caldwell County 677
48 Bell County 651
49 Bullitt County 643
50 Harlan County 604
51 Lincoln County 583
52 Webster County 574
53 Morgan County 551
54 Adair County 541
55 Perry County 469
56 Lyon County 461
57 Pike County 446
58 Hickman County 438
59 Breckinridge County 436
60 Anderson County 429
61 Larue County 427
62 Harrison County 414
63 Henry County 413
63 Laurel County 413
64 Rowan County 412
65 Floyd County 374
66 Garrard County 368
67 Knox County 359
68 Wayne County 347
69 Greenup County 297
70 Grayson County 281
70 Spencer County 281
71 Elliott County 272
72 Monroe County 255
73 Whitley County 250
74 Ballard County 246
75 Ohio County 242
76 Green County 237
77 Fleming County 205
78 Grant County 201
79 Allen County 197
80 Edmonson County 195
81 Carroll County 193
82 Cumberland County 183
83 Metcalfe County 169
84 Bath County 167
85 Carter County 165
86 Lee County 164
87 Menifee County 154
88 Knott County 140
89 Gallatin County 114
90 Owen County 107
90 Russell County 107
91 Hancock County 106
92 Casey County 105
93 Letcher County 102
94 Powell County 88
95 Marshall County 84
96 Crittenden County 76
97 Johnson County 74
98 Pendleton County 67
99 Trimble County 65
100 McLean County 62
101 Butler County 59
102 Clinton County 50
103 Breathitt County 49
104 Nicholas County 48
105 Carlisle County 47
106 Lewis County 44
107 Lawrence County 42
107 Livingston County 42
108 Bracken County 36
109 Rockcastle County 34
110 Leslie County 32
111 Estill County 31
112 Magoffin County 25
113 Jackson County 20
113 Owsley County 20
114 Wolfe County 15
115 Robertson County 8