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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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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 |