Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2010

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, among all Kentucky counties, Fulton County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (23.64%), followed by Christian County (21.45%), and Jefferson County (21.11%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Kentucky counties.

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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2010
Fulton
Christian
Jefferson
Fayette
Union
Hardin
McCracken
Franklin
Simpson
Hickman
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2010
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Fulton County 23.64
2 Christian County 21.45
3 Jefferson County 21.11
4 Fayette County 14.87
5 Union County 13.05
6 Hardin County 11.98
7 McCracken County 11.08
8 Franklin County 10.59
9 Simpson County 9.49
10 Hickman County 9.31
11 Warren County 9.2
12 Marion County 8.24
13 Todd County 8.14
14 Trigg County 8.12
15 Henderson County 7.88
16 Shelby County 7.86
17 Boyle County 7.67
18 Martin County 6.83
19 Logan County 6.68
20 Hopkins County 6.59
21 Mason County 6.5
22 Washington County 6.35
23 Bourbon County 6.15
24 McCreary County 5.58
25 Scott County 5.37
26 Lyon County 5.36
27 Caldwell County 5.19
28 Taylor County 5.1
29 Nelson County 5.07
30 Woodford County 5.04
31 Hart County 4.96
32 Daviess County 4.85
33 Clark County 4.82
33 Muhlenberg County 4.82
34 Kenton County 4.69
35 Madison County 4.49
36 Oldham County 4.44
37 Graves County 4.35
38 Webster County 4.28
39 Clay County 4.22
40 Morgan County 4.01
41 Barren County 3.91
42 Calloway County 3.85
43 Mercer County 3.77
44 Elliott County 3.42
45 Meade County 3.39
46 Larue County 3.2
47 Jessamine County 3.12
48 Ballard County 2.97
49 Montgomery County 2.93
50 Boyd County 2.92
51 Adair County 2.88
52 Henry County 2.77
53 Cumberland County 2.76
54 Campbell County 2.6
55 Boone County 2.59
56 Lincoln County 2.32
57 Bell County 2.3
58 Menifee County 2.29
59 Harlan County 2.18
59 Monroe County 2.18
60 Green County 2.15
61 Harrison County 2.13
62 Garrard County 2.09
63 Breckinridge County 2.07
63 Lee County 2.07
64 Anderson County 1.99
65 Carroll County 1.69
66 Wayne County 1.62
67 Metcalfe County 1.6
67 Rowan County 1.6
68 Perry County 1.56
69 Edmonson County 1.55
69 Spencer County 1.55
70 Fleming County 1.42
70 Gallatin County 1.42
71 Bath County 1.33
72 Pulaski County 1.18
73 Knox County 1.09
74 Grayson County 1.04
75 Floyd County 0.98
76 Hancock County 0.95
77 Owen County 0.88
78 Ohio County 0.87
79 Allen County 0.84
80 Carlisle County 0.83
80 Crittenden County 0.83
81 Grant County 0.78
82 Knott County 0.77
83 Greenup County 0.75
84 Laurel County 0.74
85 Bullitt County 0.68
86 Powell County 0.67
87 McLean County 0.61
88 Casey County 0.6
88 Whitley County 0.6
89 Nicholas County 0.59
89 Pike County 0.59
90 Carter County 0.55
91 Russell County 0.52
92 Clinton County 0.46
93 Bracken County 0.42
93 Trimble County 0.42
94 Pendleton County 0.4
95 Butler County 0.39
96 Letcher County 0.37
97 Breathitt County 0.33
98 Lewis County 0.28
99 Owsley County 0.27
100 Johnson County 0.25
101 Livingston County 0.24
102 Lawrence County 0.21
103 Estill County 0.2
103 Leslie County 0.2
104 Robertson County 0.18
105 Marshall County 0.17
106 Wolfe County 0.14
107 Magoffin County 0.13
108 Jackson County 0.12
108 Rockcastle County 0.12