Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2016

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (167.99K), followed by Fayette County (48.38K), and Christian County (15.63K).

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 2016
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2016
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Jefferson County 167990
2 Fayette County 48379
3 Christian County 15633
4 Hardin County 13550
5 Warren County 12007
6 Kenton County 8079
7 McCracken County 7159
8 Franklin County 5398
9 Daviess County 4856
10 Boone County 4241
11 Madison County 4127
12 Henderson County 3656
13 Shelby County 3467
14 Hopkins County 3020
15 Scott County 2965
16 Oldham County 2963
17 Campbell County 2736
18 Boyle County 2340
19 Nelson County 2295
20 Jessamine County 2113
21 Union County 1948
22 Barren County 1758
23 Clark County 1725
24 Simpson County 1702
25 Logan County 1695
26 Graves County 1594
27 Calloway County 1587
28 Muhlenberg County 1500
29 Fulton County 1467
30 Boyd County 1344
31 Marion County 1332
32 Woodford County 1323
33 Taylor County 1289
34 Bourbon County 1197
35 Mason County 1027
36 McCreary County 1015
37 Trigg County 1000
38 Todd County 987
39 Meade County 951
40 Bullitt County 910
41 Hart County 837
42 Martin County 825
43 Clay County 823
44 Mercer County 786
45 Montgomery County 783
46 Pulaski County 773
47 Caldwell County 699
47 Washington County 699
48 Bell County 666
49 Morgan County 586
50 Harlan County 564
51 Lincoln County 557
52 Adair County 548
53 Webster County 520
54 Anderson County 466
55 Lyon County 458
56 Henry County 452
57 Rowan County 446
58 Pike County 440
59 Laurel County 427
60 Hickman County 425
61 Larue County 418
62 Perry County 417
63 Harrison County 415
64 Knox County 413
65 Breckinridge County 394
66 Wayne County 386
67 Floyd County 351
68 Garrard County 346
69 Ohio County 324
70 Grayson County 312
71 Spencer County 310
72 Greenup County 294
73 Whitley County 278
74 Ballard County 275
75 Elliott County 274
76 Green County 238
77 Grant County 233
78 Monroe County 224
79 Allen County 221
80 Edmonson County 213
80 Fleming County 213
81 Carroll County 201
82 Carter County 181
83 Cumberland County 179
84 Metcalfe County 177
85 Menifee County 170
86 Bath County 154
87 Knott County 144
88 Russell County 139
89 Gallatin County 130
90 Letcher County 128
91 Pendleton County 125
92 Casey County 120
93 Owen County 117
94 Hancock County 112
95 Marshall County 110
96 Lee County 108
97 Powell County 103
98 Johnson County 90
99 Crittenden County 83
100 McLean County 82
101 Carlisle County 66
102 Breathitt County 64
103 Butler County 62
103 Trimble County 62
104 Rockcastle County 58
105 Lewis County 57
106 Bracken County 55
107 Clinton County 54
108 Estill County 51
108 Nicholas County 51
109 Lawrence County 49
110 Livingston County 46
111 Jackson County 40
112 Leslie County 33
113 Magoffin County 27
114 Owsley County 26
115 Wolfe County 25
116 Robertson County 9