Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2019

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (168.27K), followed by Fayette County (49.15K), and Christian County (15.18K).

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 2019
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Fayette
Christian
Hardin
Warren
Kenton
McCracken
Franklin
Boone
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2019
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Jefferson County 168268
2 Fayette County 49151
3 Christian County 15177
4 Hardin County 13429
5 Warren County 12493
6 Kenton County 7978
7 McCracken County 7177
8 Franklin County 5266
9 Boone County 5044
10 Daviess County 4883
11 Madison County 4060
12 Henderson County 3700
13 Shelby County 3320
14 Scott County 3057
15 Hopkins County 2927
16 Oldham County 2798
17 Campbell County 2765
18 Jessamine County 2388
19 Boyle County 2376
20 Nelson County 2273
21 Union County 1885
22 Barren County 1744
23 Clark County 1701
24 Simpson County 1676
25 Logan County 1644
26 Calloway County 1517
27 Graves County 1478
28 Muhlenberg County 1431
29 Fulton County 1417
30 Taylor County 1319
31 Marion County 1292
32 Boyd County 1262
33 Woodford County 1256
34 Bourbon County 1098
35 Bullitt County 1078
36 Meade County 1049
37 Mason County 1016
37 Trigg County 1016
38 McCreary County 972
39 Todd County 940
40 Hart County 848
41 Clay County 773
42 Martin County 768
43 Mercer County 747
44 Pulaski County 728
45 Caldwell County 675
46 Montgomery County 665
47 Washington County 652
48 Morgan County 634
49 Bell County 633
50 Adair County 559
51 Harlan County 522
52 Lincoln County 521
53 Webster County 483
54 Anderson County 482
55 Lyon County 477
56 Laurel County 460
57 Henry County 447
58 Breckinridge County 429
59 Pike County 424
60 Larue County 421
61 Hickman County 407
62 Rowan County 404
63 Perry County 396
64 Knox County 393
65 Floyd County 369
66 Garrard County 355
67 Harrison County 343
68 Spencer County 329
69 Wayne County 317
70 Grayson County 310
71 Whitley County 303
72 Greenup County 284
73 Elliott County 278
74 Ballard County 271
75 Ohio County 248
76 Allen County 237
77 Edmonson County 231
78 Grant County 222
79 Green County 219
80 Monroe County 218
81 Fleming County 203
81 Lee County 203
82 Cumberland County 180
83 Carter County 177
84 Menifee County 175
85 Carroll County 174
86 Metcalfe County 165
87 Casey County 157
88 Bath County 151
89 Marshall County 144
90 Knott County 135
91 Russell County 129
92 Pendleton County 128
93 Gallatin County 123
93 Owen County 123
94 Hancock County 121
95 Letcher County 120
96 Powell County 117
97 Crittenden County 88
98 McLean County 78
99 Butler County 77
100 Johnson County 75
101 Rockcastle County 73
102 Breathitt County 65
103 Carlisle County 63
103 Lawrence County 63
104 Estill County 57
104 Livingston County 57
104 Nicholas County 57
105 Lewis County 51
106 Bracken County 50
106 Clinton County 50
107 Trimble County 49
108 Jackson County 38
109 Leslie County 37
110 Magoffin County 28
111 Owsley County 22
111 Wolfe County 22
112 Robertson County 21