Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Non-Hispanic White Population in 2017

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic White (520.09K), followed by Fayette County (228.92K), and Kenton County (146.64K).

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 2017
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Non-Hispanic White Population in 2017
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Rank County Non-Hispanic White Population
1 Jefferson County 520086
2 Fayette County 228919
3 Kenton County 146635
4 Boone County 115125
5 Warren County 101564
6 Daviess County 88570
7 Campbell County 86169
8 Hardin County 82301
9 Madison County 81946
10 Bullitt County 75905
11 Pulaski County 60651
12 Oldham County 58746
13 Laurel County 57801
14 Pike County 57173
15 McCracken County 54548
16 Scott County 47749
17 Jessamine County 47226
18 Christian County 46690
19 Boyd County 44528
20 Franklin County 41302
21 Nelson County 41235
22 Hopkins County 40066
23 Henderson County 39868
24 Barren County 39569
25 Shelby County 37868
26 Floyd County 35224
27 Calloway County 34895
28 Whitley County 34700
29 Greenup County 34206
30 Clark County 32406
31 Graves County 32111
32 Marshall County 30198
33 Knox County 30174
34 Muhlenberg County 28472
35 Carter County 26329
36 Montgomery County 25939
37 Boyle County 25724
38 Harlan County 25415
39 Perry County 25333
40 Bell County 25319
41 Grayson County 25204
42 Meade County 25171
43 Logan County 23987
44 Grant County 23601
45 Rowan County 23201
46 Lincoln County 23090
47 Woodford County 22830
48 Taylor County 22761
49 Ohio County 22749
50 Johnson County 21995
51 Letcher County 21751
52 Anderson County 21130
53 Allen County 19899
54 Mercer County 19588
55 Wayne County 19252
56 Breckinridge County 19012
57 Clay County 18823
58 Adair County 18046
59 Harrison County 17591
60 Spencer County 17485
61 Hart County 17198
62 Bourbon County 17108
63 Marion County 16920
64 Russell County 16631
65 Garrard County 16459
66 Rockcastle County 16319
67 McCreary County 15590
68 Simpson County 15411
69 Mason County 15289
70 Lawrence County 15250
71 Casey County 14981
72 Knott County 14801
73 Henry County 14585
74 Pendleton County 14003
75 Fleming County 13842
76 Estill County 13799
77 Jackson County 13139
78 Lewis County 13077
79 Larue County 13006
80 Trigg County 12703
81 Breathitt County 12498
82 Morgan County 12288
83 Magoffin County 12235
84 Butler County 12137
85 Union County 12085
86 Bath County 11819
87 Powell County 11786
88 Edmonson County 11638
89 Webster County 11522
90 Caldwell County 11504
91 Todd County 10553
92 Green County 10440
93 Washington County 10422
94 Owen County 10232
95 Martin County 10209
96 Leslie County 10079
97 Monroe County 9898
98 Clinton County 9705
99 Carroll County 9569
100 Metcalfe County 9561
101 McLean County 8846
102 Livingston County 8825
103 Crittenden County 8674
104 Hancock County 8389
105 Trimble County 8027
106 Bracken County 7964
107 Gallatin County 7945
108 Lyon County 7451
109 Ballard County 7396
110 Wolfe County 7072
111 Elliott County 7045
112 Nicholas County 6878
113 Lee County 6574
114 Cumberland County 6302
115 Menifee County 6119
116 Carlisle County 4480
117 Fulton County 4357
118 Owsley County 4266
119 Hickman County 3914
120 Robertson County 2059