Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2010

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (153.53K), followed by Fayette County (42.74K), and Christian County (15.43K).

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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2010
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Christian
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McCracken
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2010
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Jefferson County 153529
2 Fayette County 42739
3 Christian County 15434
4 Hardin County 12151
5 Warren County 10291
6 Kenton County 7319
7 McCracken County 7185
8 Franklin County 5136
9 Daviess County 4620
10 Madison County 3659
11 Henderson County 3603
12 Shelby County 3143
13 Hopkins County 3055
14 Boone County 2974
15 Oldham County 2583
16 Scott County 2468
17 Campbell County 2310
18 Nelson County 2177
19 Boyle County 2157
20 Union County 1985
21 Logan County 1753
22 Clark County 1690
23 Simpson County 1616
24 Barren County 1615
24 Marion County 1615
25 Fulton County 1603
26 Graves County 1597
27 Muhlenberg County 1506
28 Jessamine County 1497
29 Calloway County 1412
30 Boyd County 1403
31 Taylor County 1238
32 Woodford County 1229
33 Bourbon County 1189
34 Trigg County 1160
35 Mason County 1126
36 Todd County 991
37 McCreary County 969
38 Meade County 909
39 Hart County 898
40 Clay County 891
41 Martin County 866
42 Mercer County 760
43 Washington County 736
44 Montgomery County 719
45 Pulaski County 699
46 Caldwell County 671
47 Bell County 648
48 Harlan County 633
49 Webster County 567
50 Lincoln County 563
51 Morgan County 546
52 Adair County 526
53 Bullitt County 480
54 Hickman County 452
55 Larue County 449
56 Lyon County 441
57 Perry County 440
58 Anderson County 420
59 Laurel County 414
60 Henry County 411
61 Breckinridge County 409
62 Harrison County 390
63 Floyd County 388
64 Pike County 379
65 Rowan County 351
66 Knox County 345
67 Garrard County 342
68 Wayne County 315
69 Grayson County 264
69 Greenup County 264
70 Elliott County 262
70 Spencer County 262
71 Ballard County 244
72 Monroe County 239
73 Green County 238
74 Whitley County 212
75 Fleming County 197
76 Ohio County 193
77 Cumberland County 188
78 Edmonson County 187
79 Grant County 179
80 Carroll County 168
81 Allen County 161
82 Lee County 160
83 Metcalfe County 159
84 Bath County 152
85 Carter County 146
86 Menifee County 140
87 Knott County 117
88 Gallatin County 112
89 Owen County 93
90 Letcher County 90
91 Russell County 84
92 Casey County 83
93 Powell County 82
94 Crittenden County 77
95 Hancock County 76
96 Johnson County 58
97 McLean County 56
98 Marshall County 53
99 Butler County 49
99 Pendleton County 49
100 Breathitt County 45
101 Clinton County 42
101 Nicholas County 42
102 Carlisle County 37
103 Lewis County 36
104 Lawrence County 32
105 Bracken County 29
106 Estill County 28
107 Trimble County 26
108 Leslie County 22
109 Rockcastle County 20
110 Livingston County 17
110 Magoffin County 17
111 Jackson County 13
111 Owsley County 13
112 Wolfe County 10
113 Robertson County 3