Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Non-Hispanic White Population in 2016

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic White (523.17K), followed by Fayette County (227.73K), and Kenton County (146.51K).

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 White Population in 2016
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Non-Hispanic White Population in 2016
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Rank County Non-Hispanic White Population
1 Jefferson County 523173
2 Fayette County 227728
3 Kenton County 146507
4 Boone County 114190
5 Warren County 100562
6 Daviess County 88497
7 Campbell County 85751
8 Hardin County 81746
9 Madison County 80557
10 Bullitt County 75132
11 Pulaski County 60463
12 Pike County 58690
13 Oldham County 57899
14 Laurel County 57645
15 McCracken County 54532
16 Christian County 47429
17 Jessamine County 46550
18 Scott County 46528
19 Boyd County 44924
20 Nelson County 41206
21 Franklin County 41203
22 Hopkins County 40385
23 Henderson County 40270
24 Barren County 39729
25 Shelby County 37427
26 Floyd County 35977
27 Whitley County 34758
28 Calloway County 34731
29 Greenup County 34515
30 Clark County 32324
31 Graves County 32298
32 Marshall County 30216
33 Knox County 30155
34 Muhlenberg County 28686
35 Carter County 26479
36 Perry County 25959
37 Boyle County 25749
38 Montgomery County 25738
39 Harlan County 25722
40 Bell County 25694
41 Meade County 25082
42 Grayson County 25044
43 Logan County 23719
44 Grant County 23524
45 Rowan County 23116
46 Lincoln County 22975
47 Ohio County 22861
48 Taylor County 22771
49 Woodford County 22592
50 Johnson County 22311
51 Letcher County 22225
52 Anderson County 20867
53 Allen County 19778
54 Mercer County 19480
55 Wayne County 19392
56 Clay County 19147
57 Breckinridge County 18939
58 Adair County 18069
59 Harrison County 17460
60 Spencer County 17246
61 Bourbon County 17146
62 Hart County 16995
63 Marion County 16834
64 Russell County 16689
65 Rockcastle County 16426
66 Garrard County 16400
67 McCreary County 15770
68 Lawrence County 15370
69 Mason County 15338
70 Simpson County 15330
71 Knott County 15058
72 Casey County 14982
73 Henry County 14506
74 Pendleton County 14072
75 Estill County 13975
76 Fleming County 13907
77 Lewis County 13201
78 Jackson County 13083
79 Larue County 12844
80 Breathitt County 12756
81 Trigg County 12643
82 Magoffin County 12378
83 Morgan County 12340
84 Union County 12195
85 Butler County 12075
86 Powell County 11789
87 Webster County 11688
88 Bath County 11685
89 Edmonson County 11531
90 Caldwell County 11499
91 Todd County 10668
92 Washington County 10621
93 Martin County 10600
94 Green County 10372
95 Leslie County 10204
96 Owen County 10123
97 Monroe County 9872
98 Clinton County 9719
99 Metcalfe County 9516
100 Carroll County 9480
101 McLean County 8980
102 Livingston County 8809
103 Crittenden County 8804
104 Hancock County 8351
105 Trimble County 8119
106 Bracken County 8041
107 Gallatin County 7928
108 Lyon County 7471
109 Ballard County 7455
110 Elliott County 7061
111 Wolfe County 7017
112 Nicholas County 6809
113 Lee County 6605
114 Cumberland County 6349
115 Menifee County 6127
116 Carlisle County 4510
117 Fulton County 4413
118 Owsley County 4341
119 Hickman County 4020
120 Robertson County 2074