Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2018

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (170.70K), followed by Fayette County (49.95K), and Christian County (15.62K).

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 2018
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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 2018
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Jefferson County 170702
2 Fayette County 49947
3 Christian County 15617
4 Hardin County 14115
5 Warren County 12634
6 Kenton County 8161
7 McCracken County 7194
8 Franklin County 5372
9 Daviess County 4929
10 Boone County 4832
11 Madison County 4124
12 Henderson County 3731
13 Shelby County 3520
14 Scott County 3074
15 Hopkins County 3048
16 Oldham County 2966
17 Campbell County 2836
18 Boyle County 2431
19 Jessamine County 2381
20 Nelson County 2292
21 Union County 1908
22 Barren County 1817
23 Clark County 1744
24 Simpson County 1733
25 Logan County 1689
26 Calloway County 1581
27 Graves County 1575
28 Muhlenberg County 1460
29 Fulton County 1437
30 Boyd County 1382
31 Taylor County 1329
32 Marion County 1312
33 Woodford County 1303
34 Bourbon County 1211
35 Meade County 1118
36 Bullitt County 1037
37 Trigg County 1036
38 Mason County 1024
39 McCreary County 994
40 Todd County 965
41 Hart County 859
42 Mercer County 785
43 Clay County 773
44 Montgomery County 770
45 Pulaski County 767
46 Martin County 757
47 Caldwell County 684
48 Bell County 671
48 Washington County 671
49 Morgan County 634
50 Adair County 556
51 Lincoln County 555
52 Harlan County 526
53 Webster County 520
54 Anderson County 494
55 Henry County 472
56 Lyon County 462
57 Laurel County 458
58 Pike County 443
59 Larue County 439
60 Breckinridge County 429
61 Perry County 428
62 Rowan County 415
63 Hickman County 413
64 Harrison County 391
65 Wayne County 388
66 Knox County 381
67 Floyd County 372
68 Garrard County 364
69 Ohio County 334
70 Spencer County 327
71 Grayson County 326
72 Whitley County 316
73 Greenup County 291
74 Ballard County 279
75 Elliott County 277
76 Allen County 247
76 Grant County 247
77 Edmonson County 236
78 Monroe County 233
79 Green County 227
80 Fleming County 213
81 Carroll County 208
82 Cumberland County 186
83 Menifee County 184
84 Carter County 167
85 Metcalfe County 165
86 Bath County 162
87 Casey County 154
88 Lee County 150
89 Knott County 147
90 Gallatin County 143
90 Marshall County 143
91 Russell County 142
92 Pendleton County 139
93 Hancock County 133
94 Letcher County 119
95 Powell County 116
96 Owen County 112
97 Johnson County 94
98 Crittenden County 90
99 Rockcastle County 81
100 McLean County 80
101 Butler County 76
102 Carlisle County 73
103 Breathitt County 70
103 Trimble County 70
104 Bracken County 63
104 Estill County 63
105 Livingston County 62
106 Nicholas County 61
107 Clinton County 59
107 Lawrence County 59
108 Lewis County 51
109 Jackson County 42
110 Leslie County 34
111 Magoffin County 29
112 Owsley County 25
112 Wolfe County 25
113 Robertson County 15