Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2022

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (178.56K), followed by Fayette County (51.74K), and Christian County (15.87K).

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 2022
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Fayette
Christian
Hardin
Warren
Kenton
McCracken
Boone
Daviess
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2022
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Jefferson County 178556
2 Fayette County 51738
3 Christian County 15866
4 Hardin County 13948
5 Warren County 13811
6 Kenton County 8743
7 McCracken County 7598
8 Boone County 7042
9 Daviess County 5284
10 Franklin County 5122
11 Madison County 4240
12 Henderson County 3750
13 Scott County 3451
14 Shelby County 3358
15 Hopkins County 3064
16 Oldham County 3060
17 Campbell County 2853
18 Jessamine County 2625
19 Boyle County 2536
20 Nelson County 2402
21 Simpson County 1876
22 Barren County 1860
23 Clark County 1738
24 Logan County 1710
25 Calloway County 1694
26 Graves County 1568
27 Fulton County 1537
28 Bullitt County 1519
29 Boyd County 1433
30 Taylor County 1379
31 Marion County 1323
32 Woodford County 1307
33 Meade County 1282
34 Bourbon County 1172
35 Muhlenberg County 1156
36 Mason County 1044
37 Trigg County 1012
38 Todd County 981
39 McCreary County 979
40 Martin County 921
41 Union County 905
42 Pulaski County 880
43 Mercer County 833
44 Hart County 825
45 Clay County 795
46 Montgomery County 753
47 Lyon County 721
48 Morgan County 714
49 Bell County 695
50 Caldwell County 684
51 Washington County 638
52 Laurel County 582
53 Anderson County 573
54 Lincoln County 561
55 Adair County 539
56 Webster County 532
57 Harlan County 518
58 Breckinridge County 489
59 Rowan County 466
60 Pike County 465
61 Larue County 446
61 Perry County 446
62 Henry County 445
63 Harrison County 417
64 Knox County 414
65 Garrard County 407
66 Wayne County 403
67 Hickman County 394
68 Whitley County 381
69 Spencer County 377
70 Ohio County 368
71 Grayson County 360
72 Greenup County 350
73 Elliott County 315
74 Allen County 313
75 Grant County 310
76 Ballard County 288
77 Floyd County 265
78 Fleming County 258
79 Monroe County 245
80 Lee County 243
81 Carroll County 241
82 Carter County 219
83 Green County 201
84 Marshall County 200
85 Casey County 195
86 Cumberland County 189
86 Metcalfe County 189
87 Russell County 184
88 Bath County 183
89 Gallatin County 170
90 Pendleton County 165
91 Powell County 154
92 Owen County 147
93 Knott County 144
93 Letcher County 144
94 Edmonson County 138
95 Hancock County 126
96 Crittenden County 122
97 Johnson County 109
98 Butler County 98
98 McLean County 98
99 Lawrence County 89
100 Rockcastle County 88
101 Carlisle County 86
102 Lewis County 85
103 Clinton County 84
103 Jackson County 84
104 Trimble County 82
105 Estill County 81
106 Bracken County 80
107 Livingston County 79
108 Breathitt County 73
109 Nicholas County 66
110 Menifee County 65
111 Leslie County 54
112 Magoffin County 41
113 Owsley County 36
114 Wolfe County 33
115 Robertson County 24