Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2015

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (166.08K), followed by Fayette County (47.66K), 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 2015
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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 2015
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Jefferson County 166080
2 Fayette County 47656
3 Christian County 15723
4 Hardin County 13341
5 Warren County 11897
6 Kenton County 7960
7 McCracken County 7154
8 Franklin County 5418
9 Daviess County 4858
10 Boone County 4012
11 Madison County 3983
12 Henderson County 3619
13 Shelby County 3439
14 Hopkins County 3055
15 Oldham County 2935
16 Scott County 2903
17 Campbell County 2768
18 Boyle County 2331
19 Nelson County 2311
20 Jessamine County 2030
21 Union County 1930
22 Barren County 1783
23 Logan County 1728
24 Clark County 1715
25 Simpson County 1683
26 Graves County 1621
27 Calloway County 1571
28 Fulton County 1485
29 Muhlenberg County 1471
30 Boyd County 1382
31 Marion County 1344
32 Taylor County 1299
33 Woodford County 1298
34 Bourbon County 1229
35 McCreary County 1100
36 Mason County 1039
37 Trigg County 1012
38 Todd County 1005
39 Meade County 918
40 Clay County 889
40 Martin County 889
41 Hart County 843
42 Bullitt County 831
43 Mercer County 786
44 Montgomery County 761
44 Pulaski County 761
45 Washington County 723
46 Caldwell County 704
47 Bell County 655
48 Harlan County 590
49 Morgan County 573
50 Adair County 561
51 Lincoln County 560
52 Webster County 536
53 Lyon County 516
54 Anderson County 467
55 Rowan County 463
56 Pike County 447
57 Larue County 433
58 Henry County 424
58 Hickman County 424
59 Harrison County 423
60 Perry County 418
61 Breckinridge County 410
62 Laurel County 409
63 Wayne County 394
64 Knox County 383
65 Garrard County 366
66 Floyd County 352
67 Ohio County 319
68 Spencer County 313
69 Grayson County 306
70 Greenup County 304
71 Whitley County 280
72 Elliott County 273
73 Ballard County 260
74 Monroe County 231
75 Green County 227
76 Grant County 216
77 Allen County 213
78 Fleming County 212
79 Edmonson County 207
80 Carroll County 202
81 Cumberland County 174
82 Metcalfe County 173
83 Carter County 168
84 Menifee County 162
85 Bath County 159
86 Gallatin County 133
87 Knott County 130
88 Letcher County 126
89 Owen County 123
90 Casey County 119
90 Russell County 119
91 Pendleton County 117
92 Lee County 110
93 Hancock County 109
94 Marshall County 107
95 Powell County 98
96 Crittenden County 91
97 Johnson County 87
98 McLean County 82
99 Butler County 71
100 Carlisle County 68
101 Trimble County 64
102 Breathitt County 59
102 Lewis County 59
103 Clinton County 55
103 Estill County 55
104 Lawrence County 51
105 Livingston County 50
105 Nicholas County 50
106 Bracken County 49
106 Rockcastle County 49
107 Leslie County 35
108 Jackson County 33
109 Magoffin County 23
109 Owsley County 23
109 Wolfe County 23
110 Robertson County 8