Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2011

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (155.48K), followed by Fayette County (43.57K), and Christian County (15.24K).

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 2011
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Christian
Hardin
Warren
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McCracken
Franklin
Daviess
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2011
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Jefferson County 155483
2 Fayette County 43574
3 Christian County 15244
4 Hardin County 12760
5 Warren County 10464
6 Kenton County 7436
7 McCracken County 7134
8 Franklin County 5199
9 Daviess County 4602
10 Madison County 3711
11 Henderson County 3586
12 Shelby County 3134
13 Boone County 3120
14 Hopkins County 3054
15 Oldham County 2567
16 Scott County 2525
17 Campbell County 2464
18 Nelson County 2177
19 Boyle County 2120
20 Union County 2009
21 Logan County 1752
22 Graves County 1742
23 Clark County 1690
24 Barren County 1629
25 Simpson County 1616
26 Marion County 1611
27 Fulton County 1602
28 Muhlenberg County 1476
29 Jessamine County 1463
30 Calloway County 1428
31 Boyd County 1382
32 Taylor County 1259
33 Woodford County 1233
34 Bourbon County 1190
35 Mason County 1122
36 Trigg County 1113
37 Meade County 1021
38 Todd County 986
39 McCreary County 980
40 Clay County 896
41 Martin County 870
42 Hart County 864
43 Mercer County 749
44 Washington County 730
45 Montgomery County 724
46 Pulaski County 709
47 Caldwell County 680
48 Bell County 642
49 Harlan County 621
50 Webster County 560
51 Morgan County 556
52 Lincoln County 548
53 Adair County 534
54 Bullitt County 529
55 Lyon County 477
56 Perry County 453
57 Hickman County 443
58 Larue County 437
59 Anderson County 426
60 Breckinridge County 421
61 Laurel County 414
62 Floyd County 410
63 Pike County 401
64 Henry County 395
65 Harrison County 383
66 Rowan County 368
67 Knox County 346
68 Garrard County 333
69 Wayne County 310
70 Greenup County 279
71 Spencer County 271
72 Grayson County 266
73 Elliott County 264
74 Ballard County 252
75 Whitley County 242
76 Green County 241
77 Monroe County 238
78 Ohio County 211
79 Edmonson County 197
80 Fleming County 193
81 Grant County 188
82 Cumberland County 183
83 Allen County 182
84 Carroll County 177
85 Metcalfe County 168
86 Lee County 164
87 Bath County 161
88 Carter County 146
89 Menifee County 142
90 Knott County 119
91 Gallatin County 111
92 Owen County 107
93 Russell County 96
94 Letcher County 93
95 Hancock County 90
96 Casey County 89
97 Powell County 86
98 Marshall County 75
99 Crittenden County 74
100 Johnson County 60
101 McLean County 54
102 Butler County 53
103 Pendleton County 49
104 Breathitt County 48
105 Clinton County 45
106 Nicholas County 44
107 Carlisle County 39
107 Lewis County 39
108 Lawrence County 38
109 Trimble County 35
110 Livingston County 33
111 Estill County 31
111 Leslie County 31
112 Rockcastle County 27
113 Bracken County 25
114 Owsley County 20
115 Magoffin County 17
116 Jackson County 16
117 Wolfe County 12
118 Robertson County 2