Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2013

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2013, among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (159.76K), followed by Fayette County (45.16K), and Christian County (15.34K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Kentucky counties.

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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2013
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2013
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Jefferson County 159759
2 Fayette County 45164
3 Christian County 15340
4 Hardin County 13214
5 Warren County 10840
6 Kenton County 7649
7 McCracken County 7133
8 Franklin County 5208
9 Daviess County 4623
10 Madison County 3753
11 Henderson County 3526
12 Boone County 3461
13 Shelby County 3216
14 Hopkins County 3038
15 Oldham County 2808
16 Scott County 2709
17 Campbell County 2595
18 Boyle County 2258
19 Nelson County 2222
20 Union County 1946
21 Logan County 1749
22 Clark County 1686
23 Jessamine County 1682
24 Barren County 1641
25 Graves County 1636
26 Simpson County 1624
27 Marion County 1586
28 Fulton County 1527
29 Muhlenberg County 1478
30 Calloway County 1447
31 Boyd County 1364
32 Woodford County 1260
33 Taylor County 1247
34 Bourbon County 1200
35 Trigg County 1090
36 Mason County 1072
37 Meade County 990
38 McCreary County 960
39 Todd County 959
40 Martin County 881
41 Clay County 861
42 Hart County 845
43 Mercer County 761
44 Pulaski County 719
45 Washington County 712
46 Montgomery County 711
47 Caldwell County 685
48 Bullitt County 660
49 Bell County 643
50 Harlan County 592
51 Adair County 570
52 Webster County 551
53 Morgan County 548
54 Lincoln County 547
55 Lyon County 461
56 Anderson County 444
57 Pike County 437
58 Rowan County 434
59 Perry County 430
60 Hickman County 428
61 Breckinridge County 422
62 Larue County 417
63 Henry County 413
64 Laurel County 403
65 Harrison County 370
66 Knox County 359
67 Garrard County 356
68 Floyd County 340
69 Wayne County 319
70 Spencer County 288
71 Greenup County 284
72 Grayson County 282
73 Ballard County 266
74 Elliott County 265
75 Whitley County 260
76 Green County 243
77 Monroe County 218
78 Allen County 215
79 Edmonson County 207
80 Ohio County 204
81 Fleming County 199
82 Carroll County 184
82 Cumberland County 184
83 Grant County 180
84 Carter County 175
85 Metcalfe County 166
86 Bath County 158
87 Menifee County 153
88 Knott County 123
89 Owen County 110
90 Gallatin County 105
90 Lee County 105
91 Letcher County 99
92 Hancock County 94
93 Russell County 92
94 Powell County 90
95 Casey County 88
96 Crittenden County 87
97 Marshall County 83
98 Johnson County 70
99 Pendleton County 65
100 McLean County 63
101 Butler County 56
102 Breathitt County 53
103 Nicholas County 52
104 Lewis County 49
105 Lawrence County 47
106 Clinton County 46
107 Livingston County 45
108 Carlisle County 41
109 Rockcastle County 38
110 Bracken County 35
110 Trimble County 35
111 Estill County 32
111 Jackson County 32
112 Leslie County 31
113 Magoffin County 25
114 Owsley County 22
115 Wolfe County 15
116 Robertson County 4