Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2022

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (173.91K), followed by Fayette County (49.75K), and Christian County (15.29K).

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 2022
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2022
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Jefferson County 173907
2 Fayette County 49746
3 Christian County 15286
4 Warren County 13363
5 Hardin County 13167
6 Kenton County 8358
7 McCracken County 7418
8 Boone County 6718
9 Daviess County 5092
10 Franklin County 4968
11 Madison County 4076
12 Henderson County 3638
13 Scott County 3306
14 Shelby County 3064
15 Hopkins County 2945
16 Oldham County 2868
17 Campbell County 2701
18 Jessamine County 2547
19 Boyle County 2440
20 Nelson County 2332
21 Simpson County 1805
22 Barren County 1773
23 Clark County 1656
24 Logan County 1641
25 Calloway County 1629
26 Fulton County 1517
27 Graves County 1477
28 Bullitt County 1390
29 Boyd County 1366
30 Taylor County 1339
31 Marion County 1299
32 Woodford County 1235
33 Meade County 1173
34 Muhlenberg County 1110
35 Bourbon County 1092
36 Mason County 1019
37 Trigg County 995
38 Todd County 933
39 McCreary County 932
40 Martin County 903
41 Union County 889
42 Hart County 814
43 Mercer County 776
44 Pulaski County 773
45 Clay County 760
46 Lyon County 717
47 Morgan County 685
48 Caldwell County 675
49 Bell County 674
49 Montgomery County 674
50 Washington County 621
51 Anderson County 542
52 Laurel County 533
53 Lincoln County 531
54 Adair County 512
55 Harlan County 503
56 Webster County 494
57 Breckinridge County 478
58 Pike County 445
59 Perry County 435
60 Henry County 425
61 Larue County 423
62 Rowan County 417
63 Knox County 404
64 Hickman County 392
65 Garrard County 385
66 Harrison County 366
67 Spencer County 344
68 Grayson County 341
69 Whitley County 334
70 Wayne County 330
71 Greenup County 324
72 Elliott County 307
73 Allen County 285
74 Grant County 278
75 Ballard County 274
76 Floyd County 250
77 Ohio County 247
78 Lee County 243
79 Fleming County 242
80 Monroe County 221
81 Carter County 206
82 Carroll County 195
83 Green County 194
84 Marshall County 190
85 Cumberland County 186
86 Bath County 176
86 Metcalfe County 176
87 Casey County 171
88 Russell County 160
89 Gallatin County 149
89 Powell County 149
90 Pendleton County 147
91 Owen County 144
92 Letcher County 142
93 Knott County 133
94 Edmonson County 126
95 Crittenden County 115
96 Hancock County 113
97 Johnson County 100
98 McLean County 92
99 Lawrence County 84
100 Butler County 83
101 Carlisle County 80
101 Lewis County 80
102 Rockcastle County 79
103 Clinton County 74
104 Estill County 73
105 Bracken County 71
105 Jackson County 71
106 Livingston County 70
107 Breathitt County 67
108 Nicholas County 62
109 Menifee County 60
109 Trimble County 60
110 Leslie County 53
111 Magoffin County 41
112 Owsley County 36
113 Wolfe County 30
114 Robertson County 24