Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2015

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (162.76K), followed by Fayette County (46.19K), and Christian County (15.25K).

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 2015
Jefferson
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 2015
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Jefferson County 162756
2 Fayette County 46192
3 Christian County 15254
4 Hardin County 12698
5 Warren County 11575
6 Kenton County 7733
7 McCracken County 7052
8 Franklin County 5324
9 Daviess County 4736
10 Madison County 3885
11 Boone County 3835
12 Henderson County 3555
13 Shelby County 3246
14 Hopkins County 2968
15 Oldham County 2830
16 Scott County 2797
17 Campbell County 2683
18 Nelson County 2273
19 Boyle County 2269
20 Jessamine County 1960
21 Union County 1913
22 Barren County 1730
23 Logan County 1676
24 Clark County 1675
25 Simpson County 1650
26 Graves County 1560
27 Calloway County 1530
28 Fulton County 1468
29 Muhlenberg County 1438
30 Boyd County 1332
31 Marion County 1323
32 Taylor County 1274
33 Woodford County 1246
34 Bourbon County 1166
35 McCreary County 1045
36 Mason County 1017
37 Trigg County 1005
38 Todd County 972
39 Martin County 871
40 Clay County 859
41 Meade County 843
42 Hart County 837
43 Bullitt County 779
44 Mercer County 734
45 Washington County 711
46 Montgomery County 702
47 Caldwell County 697
48 Pulaski County 692
49 Bell County 640
50 Harlan County 580
51 Morgan County 567
52 Adair County 547
53 Lincoln County 544
54 Webster County 515
55 Lyon County 513
56 Anderson County 452
57 Pike County 441
58 Rowan County 436
59 Hickman County 424
60 Larue County 421
61 Perry County 408
62 Henry County 403
63 Breckinridge County 397
64 Laurel County 384
65 Knox County 379
66 Harrison County 364
67 Floyd County 347
68 Garrard County 344
69 Wayne County 332
70 Spencer County 301
71 Grayson County 299
72 Greenup County 282
73 Whitley County 268
74 Elliott County 265
75 Ballard County 259
76 Ohio County 235
77 Green County 222
78 Monroe County 218
79 Edmonson County 204
80 Allen County 200
81 Grant County 195
82 Fleming County 194
83 Carroll County 173
84 Cumberland County 171
85 Metcalfe County 165
86 Carter County 161
87 Menifee County 157
88 Bath County 153
89 Letcher County 125
90 Owen County 120
91 Gallatin County 119
92 Knott County 118
93 Lee County 110
94 Pendleton County 106
95 Russell County 105
96 Marshall County 102
97 Casey County 99
97 Hancock County 99
98 Powell County 95
99 Crittenden County 91
100 Johnson County 80
101 McLean County 78
102 Butler County 68
103 Carlisle County 63
104 Breathitt County 57
104 Lewis County 57
105 Estill County 51
106 Lawrence County 50
107 Clinton County 49
108 Nicholas County 47
109 Livingston County 44
110 Trimble County 41
111 Rockcastle County 40
112 Bracken County 36
113 Leslie County 35
114 Jackson County 30
115 Magoffin County 23
115 Owsley County 23
116 Wolfe County 20
117 Robertson County 7