Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2020

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (172.12K), followed by Fayette County (48.87K), and Christian County (15.65K).

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 2020
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Christian
Hardin
Warren
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McCracken
Boone
Franklin
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2020
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Jefferson County 172120
2 Fayette County 48865
3 Christian County 15645
4 Hardin County 13204
5 Warren County 12597
6 Kenton County 7987
7 McCracken County 7508
8 Boone County 5507
9 Franklin County 5170
10 Daviess County 4992
11 Madison County 4030
12 Henderson County 3683
13 Scott County 3132
14 Shelby County 2984
15 Hopkins County 2979
16 Campbell County 2756
17 Oldham County 2685
18 Boyle County 2416
19 Jessamine County 2337
20 Nelson County 2318
21 Simpson County 1862
22 Barren County 1729
23 Clark County 1706
24 Logan County 1689
25 Fulton County 1586
26 Calloway County 1575
27 Graves County 1463
28 Marion County 1331
29 Taylor County 1328
30 Boyd County 1318
31 Woodford County 1253
32 Muhlenberg County 1162
33 Bullitt County 1138
34 Bourbon County 1130
35 Union County 1108
36 Meade County 1090
37 Mason County 1032
38 Trigg County 988
39 Todd County 920
40 McCreary County 876
41 Hart County 843
42 Martin County 812
43 Mercer County 786
44 Pulaski County 746
45 Clay County 737
46 Caldwell County 702
47 Montgomery County 670
48 Bell County 651
49 Washington County 646
50 Lyon County 617
51 Morgan County 589
52 Lincoln County 522
53 Anderson County 520
54 Harlan County 519
55 Adair County 511
56 Laurel County 509
57 Webster County 490
58 Perry County 482
59 Breckinridge County 443
60 Henry County 426
61 Pike County 424
62 Larue County 421
63 Hickman County 404
63 Rowan County 404
64 Garrard County 389
65 Knox County 378
66 Harrison County 365
67 Grayson County 332
68 Spencer County 328
69 Wayne County 318
70 Whitley County 316
71 Greenup County 301
72 Elliott County 292
73 Ballard County 270
74 Allen County 260
75 Floyd County 256
76 Ohio County 239
77 Grant County 230
78 Lee County 228
79 Fleming County 224
80 Monroe County 221
81 Green County 218
82 Carter County 212
83 Cumberland County 190
84 Carroll County 185
85 Metcalfe County 169
86 Casey County 165
87 Bath County 159
88 Marshall County 152
88 Russell County 152
89 Edmonson County 143
90 Gallatin County 133
91 Owen County 132
92 Pendleton County 131
93 Knott County 128
94 Letcher County 125
94 Powell County 125
95 Hancock County 106
96 Crittenden County 100
97 McLean County 94
98 Menifee County 84
99 Lawrence County 74
100 Butler County 73
101 Johnson County 71
101 Rockcastle County 71
102 Carlisle County 67
103 Clinton County 64
104 Breathitt County 63
104 Jackson County 63
105 Lewis County 61
105 Nicholas County 61
106 Bracken County 58
107 Estill County 56
108 Livingston County 55
109 Trimble County 45
110 Leslie County 44
111 Magoffin County 41
112 Owsley County 30
113 Wolfe County 26
114 Robertson County 12