Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (157.11K), followed by Fayette County (44.51K), and Christian County (15.40K).

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 2012
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Fayette
Christian
Hardin
Warren
Kenton
McCracken
Franklin
Daviess
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2012
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Jefferson County 157108
2 Fayette County 44507
3 Christian County 15402
4 Hardin County 12935
5 Warren County 10581
6 Kenton County 7396
7 McCracken County 7148
8 Franklin County 5273
9 Daviess County 4663
10 Madison County 3713
11 Henderson County 3560
12 Boone County 3333
13 Shelby County 3150
14 Hopkins County 3067
15 Oldham County 2802
16 Scott County 2645
17 Campbell County 2425
18 Nelson County 2212
19 Boyle County 2120
20 Union County 1928
21 Logan County 1771
22 Clark County 1705
23 Graves County 1696
24 Barren County 1628
25 Simpson County 1623
26 Fulton County 1604
27 Marion County 1558
28 Jessamine County 1555
29 Muhlenberg County 1445
30 Calloway County 1412
31 Boyd County 1384
32 Taylor County 1288
33 Woodford County 1279
34 Bourbon County 1179
35 Trigg County 1114
36 Mason County 1098
37 Meade County 1008
38 Todd County 983
39 McCreary County 961
40 Clay County 893
41 Martin County 860
42 Hart County 842
43 Mercer County 747
44 Washington County 725
45 Montgomery County 702
46 Pulaski County 682
47 Caldwell County 673
48 Bell County 639
49 Bullitt County 614
50 Harlan County 600
51 Lincoln County 570
52 Webster County 560
53 Morgan County 547
54 Adair County 527
55 Perry County 457
56 Lyon County 454
57 Pike County 439
58 Hickman County 437
59 Breckinridge County 427
60 Anderson County 422
61 Larue County 418
62 Henry County 397
63 Laurel County 392
64 Rowan County 387
65 Floyd County 372
66 Harrison County 371
67 Knox County 357
68 Garrard County 356
69 Wayne County 311
70 Greenup County 277
71 Grayson County 275
71 Spencer County 275
72 Elliott County 264
73 Ballard County 245
74 Monroe County 244
74 Whitley County 244
75 Green County 232
76 Ohio County 207
77 Fleming County 195
78 Edmonson County 191
79 Allen County 189
80 Grant County 187
81 Cumberland County 182
82 Carroll County 179
83 Lee County 164
83 Metcalfe County 164
84 Bath County 163
85 Carter County 156
86 Menifee County 149
87 Knott County 127
88 Gallatin County 104
88 Owen County 104
89 Letcher County 102
90 Hancock County 100
91 Russell County 97
92 Casey County 88
93 Powell County 86
94 Marshall County 83
95 Crittenden County 76
96 Johnson County 72
97 McLean County 60
98 Butler County 58
99 Pendleton County 56
100 Breathitt County 49
101 Nicholas County 48
102 Clinton County 44
103 Carlisle County 42
103 Lewis County 42
104 Lawrence County 41
105 Trimble County 39
106 Livingston County 36
107 Rockcastle County 33
108 Leslie County 32
109 Estill County 30
110 Bracken County 28
111 Magoffin County 25
112 Owsley County 20
113 Jackson County 17
114 Wolfe County 15
115 Robertson County 7