Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2017

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (166.48K), followed by Fayette County (47.77K), and Christian County (15.23K).

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 2017
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2017
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Jefferson County 166483
2 Fayette County 47773
3 Christian County 15234
4 Hardin County 13086
5 Warren County 12119
6 Kenton County 7963
7 McCracken County 7116
8 Franklin County 5215
9 Daviess County 4728
10 Boone County 4381
11 Madison County 4010
12 Henderson County 3590
13 Shelby County 3292
14 Hopkins County 2913
15 Oldham County 2896
16 Scott County 2894
17 Campbell County 2694
18 Boyle County 2282
19 Nelson County 2260
20 Jessamine County 2214
21 Union County 1910
22 Barren County 1728
23 Clark County 1693
24 Logan County 1666
25 Simpson County 1637
26 Graves County 1512
27 Calloway County 1498
28 Fulton County 1468
29 Muhlenberg County 1455
30 Boyd County 1409
31 Marion County 1314
32 Taylor County 1308
33 Woodford County 1248
34 Bourbon County 1128
35 Trigg County 998
36 Mason County 996
37 McCreary County 947
38 Meade County 946
39 Todd County 918
40 Bullitt County 886
41 Hart County 822
42 Clay County 758
43 Martin County 751
44 Mercer County 747
45 Pulaski County 702
46 Montgomery County 696
47 Caldwell County 689
48 Bell County 649
49 Washington County 645
50 Morgan County 569
51 Lincoln County 541
52 Harlan County 534
53 Adair County 523
54 Lyon County 479
55 Webster County 476
56 Anderson County 448
57 Henry County 442
57 Pike County 442
58 Hickman County 416
59 Larue County 412
59 Rowan County 412
60 Laurel County 411
61 Breckinridge County 394
62 Perry County 386
63 Knox County 384
64 Floyd County 358
65 Harrison County 342
66 Garrard County 335
67 Wayne County 330
68 Grayson County 318
69 Spencer County 304
70 Whitley County 277
71 Greenup County 273
72 Ballard County 271
73 Elliott County 268
74 Ohio County 241
75 Grant County 235
76 Allen County 223
77 Green County 220
78 Edmonson County 219
79 Monroe County 213
80 Fleming County 194
81 Cumberland County 183
82 Menifee County 175
82 Metcalfe County 175
83 Carroll County 173
84 Carter County 165
85 Bath County 156
86 Pendleton County 145
87 Knott County 134
88 Russell County 130
89 Casey County 124
90 Gallatin County 123
91 Marshall County 120
92 Letcher County 119
93 Owen County 111
94 Powell County 110
95 Hancock County 109
96 Lee County 105
97 Johnson County 90
98 Crittenden County 87
99 McLean County 77
100 Breathitt County 63
100 Butler County 63
101 Carlisle County 62
102 Rockcastle County 57
103 Nicholas County 56
104 Estill County 54
104 Lewis County 54
105 Lawrence County 51
106 Clinton County 47
106 Trimble County 47
107 Bracken County 46
108 Livingston County 45
109 Jackson County 42
110 Leslie County 34
111 Magoffin County 25
112 Owsley County 24
113 Wolfe County 20
114 Robertson County 9