Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2019

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (171.84K), followed by Fayette County (50.73K), and Christian County (15.70K).

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 2019
Jefferson
Fayette
Christian
Hardin
Warren
Kenton
McCracken
Franklin
Boone
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2019
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Jefferson County 171842
2 Fayette County 50729
3 Christian County 15700
4 Hardin County 14109
5 Warren County 12843
6 Kenton County 8251
7 McCracken County 7314
8 Franklin County 5389
9 Boone County 5245
10 Daviess County 5047
11 Madison County 4197
12 Henderson County 3788
13 Shelby County 3575
14 Scott County 3166
15 Hopkins County 3028
16 Oldham County 2947
17 Campbell County 2888
18 Boyle County 2459
19 Jessamine County 2449
20 Nelson County 2322
21 Union County 1910
22 Barren County 1825
23 Clark County 1750
24 Simpson County 1728
25 Logan County 1687
26 Calloway County 1568
27 Graves County 1565
28 Muhlenberg County 1461
29 Fulton County 1438
30 Taylor County 1352
31 Boyd County 1329
32 Woodford County 1321
33 Marion County 1314
34 Bullitt County 1172
35 Bourbon County 1160
36 Meade County 1132
37 Mason County 1042
38 McCreary County 1028
38 Trigg County 1028
39 Todd County 981
40 Hart County 858
41 Pulaski County 815
42 Clay County 806
43 Mercer County 798
44 Martin County 786
45 Montgomery County 730
46 Caldwell County 686
47 Washington County 665
48 Bell County 653
49 Morgan County 643
50 Adair County 579
51 Lincoln County 543
52 Harlan County 534
53 Webster County 519
54 Anderson County 506
55 Laurel County 494
56 Lyon County 481
57 Henry County 473
58 Breckinridge County 442
59 Larue County 440
60 Pike County 437
61 Rowan County 436
62 Harrison County 409
63 Perry County 408
64 Hickman County 407
65 Knox County 402
66 Wayne County 384
67 Floyd County 382
68 Garrard County 371
69 Spencer County 349
70 Ohio County 340
71 Whitley County 334
72 Grayson County 324
73 Greenup County 305
74 Elliott County 286
75 Ballard County 275
76 Allen County 255
77 Grant County 251
78 Edmonson County 241
79 Monroe County 233
80 Green County 225
81 Carroll County 219
81 Fleming County 219
82 Lee County 203
83 Carter County 187
84 Cumberland County 183
85 Menifee County 182
86 Casey County 179
87 Metcalfe County 174
88 Bath County 156
89 Marshall County 149
90 Russell County 148
91 Pendleton County 147
92 Knott County 146
93 Gallatin County 144
94 Hancock County 132
95 Owen County 126
96 Powell County 123
97 Letcher County 121
98 Crittenden County 97
99 Butler County 87
100 McLean County 84
101 Rockcastle County 82
102 Johnson County 81
103 Breathitt County 72
103 Trimble County 72
104 Carlisle County 69
105 Lawrence County 68
106 Estill County 64
107 Livingston County 63
108 Bracken County 61
109 Nicholas County 60
110 Clinton County 59
111 Lewis County 54
112 Jackson County 42
113 Leslie County 39
114 Magoffin County 29
115 Wolfe County 25
116 Robertson County 23
117 Owsley County 22