Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2018

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (167.20K), followed by Fayette County (48.43K), and Christian County (15.09K).

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 2018
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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 2018
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Jefferson County 167200
2 Fayette County 48430
3 Christian County 15091
4 Hardin County 13404
5 Warren County 12296
6 Kenton County 7923
7 McCracken County 7065
8 Franklin County 5253
9 Daviess County 4764
10 Boone County 4624
11 Madison County 3996
12 Henderson County 3649
13 Shelby County 3269
14 Scott County 2963
15 Hopkins County 2947
16 Oldham County 2825
17 Campbell County 2726
18 Boyle County 2346
19 Jessamine County 2313
20 Nelson County 2243
21 Union County 1883
22 Barren County 1746
23 Clark County 1698
24 Simpson County 1683
25 Logan County 1643
26 Calloway County 1532
27 Graves County 1501
28 Muhlenberg County 1433
29 Fulton County 1415
30 Boyd County 1314
31 Taylor County 1302
32 Marion County 1289
33 Woodford County 1241
34 Bourbon County 1139
35 Meade County 1037
36 Trigg County 1025
37 Mason County 992
38 McCreary County 938
39 Bullitt County 937
40 Todd County 926
41 Hart County 849
42 Clay County 744
43 Martin County 739
44 Mercer County 733
45 Montgomery County 706
46 Pulaski County 689
47 Caldwell County 679
48 Washington County 657
49 Bell County 650
50 Morgan County 625
51 Adair County 538
51 Lincoln County 538
52 Harlan County 515
53 Webster County 487
54 Anderson County 470
55 Lyon County 456
56 Henry County 451
57 Pike County 433
58 Laurel County 425
59 Larue County 420
60 Breckinridge County 416
60 Perry County 416
61 Hickman County 413
62 Rowan County 385
63 Knox County 373
64 Floyd County 363
65 Garrard County 347
66 Wayne County 326
67 Harrison County 322
68 Spencer County 311
69 Grayson County 309
70 Whitley County 285
71 Ballard County 277
72 Elliott County 269
72 Greenup County 269
73 Ohio County 243
74 Allen County 232
75 Edmonson County 226
76 Grant County 222
77 Green County 221
78 Monroe County 218
79 Fleming County 196
80 Cumberland County 183
81 Menifee County 178
82 Carroll County 171
83 Carter County 160
84 Bath County 157
85 Metcalfe County 156
86 Lee County 150
87 Marshall County 138
88 Knott County 135
89 Casey County 132
90 Pendleton County 128
91 Gallatin County 127
92 Russell County 123
93 Hancock County 122
94 Letcher County 118
95 Powell County 112
96 Owen County 109
97 Johnson County 87
98 Crittenden County 85
99 McLean County 74
100 Rockcastle County 72
101 Breathitt County 68
101 Butler County 68
102 Carlisle County 67
103 Lawrence County 58
103 Nicholas County 58
104 Livingston County 56
105 Estill County 55
106 Bracken County 54
107 Clinton County 50
108 Lewis County 48
108 Trimble County 48
109 Jackson County 39
110 Leslie County 34
111 Magoffin County 28
112 Owsley County 25
113 Wolfe County 22
114 Robertson County 14