Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2013

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2013, among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (162.98K), followed by Fayette County (46.62K), and Christian County (15.79K).

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 2013
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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 2013
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Jefferson County 162978
2 Fayette County 46617
3 Christian County 15794
4 Hardin County 13886
5 Warren County 11109
6 Kenton County 7901
7 McCracken County 7224
8 Franklin County 5298
9 Daviess County 4716
10 Madison County 3848
11 Boone County 3626
12 Henderson County 3581
13 Shelby County 3405
14 Hopkins County 3101
15 Oldham County 2912
16 Scott County 2798
17 Campbell County 2670
18 Boyle County 2316
19 Nelson County 2262
20 Union County 1963
21 Logan County 1792
22 Clark County 1732
23 Jessamine County 1713
24 Graves County 1685
25 Barren County 1677
26 Simpson County 1658
27 Marion County 1614
28 Fulton County 1540
29 Muhlenberg County 1509
30 Calloway County 1485
31 Boyd County 1416
32 Woodford County 1303
33 Taylor County 1272
34 Bourbon County 1256
35 Trigg County 1095
36 Mason County 1086
36 Meade County 1086
37 McCreary County 1015
38 Todd County 991
39 Martin County 898
40 Clay County 886
41 Hart County 847
42 Mercer County 807
43 Pulaski County 781
44 Montgomery County 771
45 Washington County 720
46 Bullitt County 701
47 Caldwell County 688
48 Bell County 656
49 Harlan County 596
50 Adair County 585
51 Webster County 566
52 Lincoln County 563
53 Morgan County 555
54 Lyon County 468
55 Rowan County 461
56 Anderson County 454
57 Perry County 443
57 Pike County 443
58 Breckinridge County 433
59 Larue County 429
60 Henry County 428
60 Hickman County 428
61 Harrison County 425
61 Laurel County 425
62 Garrard County 370
63 Wayne County 367
64 Knox County 362
65 Floyd County 344
66 Greenup County 305
67 Spencer County 291
68 Grayson County 287
69 Elliott County 273
70 Ballard County 267
71 Ohio County 266
72 Whitley County 265
73 Green County 248
74 Monroe County 229
75 Allen County 225
76 Fleming County 214
77 Edmonson County 210
78 Carroll County 202
79 Grant County 193
80 Cumberland County 187
81 Carter County 181
82 Metcalfe County 173
83 Bath County 163
84 Menifee County 158
85 Knott County 137
86 Gallatin County 117
87 Owen County 113
88 Casey County 105
88 Lee County 105
89 Russell County 102
90 Hancock County 100
91 Letcher County 99
92 Powell County 92
93 Crittenden County 88
94 Marshall County 85
95 Pendleton County 76
96 Johnson County 72
97 McLean County 65
98 Butler County 59
98 Trimble County 59
99 Breathitt County 53
99 Nicholas County 53
100 Clinton County 52
101 Lewis County 51
101 Livingston County 51
102 Lawrence County 48
103 Carlisle County 46
104 Bracken County 44
105 Rockcastle County 39
106 Jackson County 35
107 Estill County 33
108 Leslie County 31
109 Magoffin County 25
110 Owsley County 22
111 Wolfe County 18
112 Robertson County 5