Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2011
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, among all Kentucky counties, Fulton County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (23.91%), followed by Christian County (21.38%), and Jefferson County (21.24%).
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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are
Black or African American Alone in 2011
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fulton County | 23.91 |
| 2 | Christian County | 21.38 |
| 3 | Jefferson County | 21.24 |
| 4 | Fayette County | 14.89 |
| 5 | Union County | 13.25 |
| 6 | Hardin County | 12.5 |
| 7 | McCracken County | 10.95 |
| 8 | Franklin County | 10.72 |
| 9 | Simpson County | 9.51 |
| 10 | Hickman County | 9.24 |
| 10 | Warren County | 9.24 |
| 11 | Marion County | 8.19 |
| 12 | Todd County | 8.12 |
| 13 | Trigg County | 7.86 |
| 14 | Henderson County | 7.83 |
| 15 | Shelby County | 7.77 |
| 16 | Boyle County | 7.53 |
| 17 | Martin County | 6.91 |
| 18 | Logan County | 6.65 |
| 19 | Hopkins County | 6.61 |
| 20 | Mason County | 6.49 |
| 21 | Washington County | 6.32 |
| 22 | Bourbon County | 6.12 |
| 23 | Lyon County | 5.71 |
| 24 | McCreary County | 5.67 |
| 25 | Scott County | 5.42 |
| 26 | Caldwell County | 5.25 |
| 27 | Taylor County | 5.13 |
| 28 | Woodford County | 5.07 |
| 29 | Nelson County | 5.02 |
| 30 | Clark County | 4.87 |
| 31 | Daviess County | 4.82 |
| 32 | Muhlenberg County | 4.76 |
| 33 | Kenton County | 4.75 |
| 34 | Hart County | 4.74 |
| 35 | Graves County | 4.73 |
| 36 | Madison County | 4.47 |
| 37 | Oldham County | 4.41 |
| 38 | Clay County | 4.26 |
| 39 | Webster County | 4.25 |
| 40 | Morgan County | 4.08 |
| 41 | Barren County | 3.93 |
| 42 | Calloway County | 3.87 |
| 43 | Mercer County | 3.73 |
| 44 | Meade County | 3.67 |
| 45 | Elliott County | 3.48 |
| 46 | Larue County | 3.14 |
| 47 | Ballard County | 3.06 |
| 48 | Jessamine County | 3.05 |
| 49 | Montgomery County | 2.94 |
| 50 | Boyd County | 2.9 |
| 51 | Adair County | 2.88 |
| 52 | Campbell County | 2.75 |
| 53 | Boone County | 2.68 |
| 53 | Cumberland County | 2.68 |
| 54 | Henry County | 2.67 |
| 55 | Menifee County | 2.31 |
| 56 | Bell County | 2.28 |
| 57 | Lincoln County | 2.26 |
| 57 | Monroe County | 2.26 |
| 58 | Green County | 2.18 |
| 59 | Harlan County | 2.15 |
| 60 | Breckinridge County | 2.14 |
| 61 | Harrison County | 2.13 |
| 61 | Lee County | 2.13 |
| 62 | Garrard County | 2.05 |
| 63 | Anderson County | 2.01 |
| 64 | Carroll County | 1.74 |
| 65 | Metcalfe County | 1.71 |
| 66 | Rowan County | 1.66 |
| 67 | Edmonson County | 1.63 |
| 68 | Wayne County | 1.62 |
| 69 | Perry County | 1.6 |
| 69 | Spencer County | 1.6 |
| 70 | Fleming County | 1.41 |
| 71 | Bath County | 1.4 |
| 72 | Gallatin County | 1.39 |
| 73 | Pulaski County | 1.19 |
| 74 | Hancock County | 1.11 |
| 75 | Knox County | 1.09 |
| 76 | Grayson County | 1.05 |
| 77 | Floyd County | 1.04 |
| 78 | Owen County | 1.02 |
| 79 | Ohio County | 0.95 |
| 80 | Allen County | 0.94 |
| 81 | Carlisle County | 0.87 |
| 82 | Grant County | 0.82 |
| 83 | Crittenden County | 0.8 |
| 83 | Greenup County | 0.8 |
| 84 | Knott County | 0.77 |
| 85 | Bullitt County | 0.74 |
| 85 | Laurel County | 0.74 |
| 86 | Powell County | 0.7 |
| 87 | Whitley County | 0.69 |
| 88 | Trimble County | 0.66 |
| 89 | Casey County | 0.65 |
| 90 | Nicholas County | 0.62 |
| 90 | Pike County | 0.62 |
| 91 | McLean County | 0.59 |
| 91 | Russell County | 0.59 |
| 92 | Carter County | 0.56 |
| 93 | Clinton County | 0.5 |
| 94 | Butler County | 0.42 |
| 94 | Owsley County | 0.42 |
| 95 | Livingston County | 0.41 |
| 95 | Pendleton County | 0.41 |
| 96 | Bracken County | 0.38 |
| 96 | Letcher County | 0.38 |
| 97 | Breathitt County | 0.35 |
| 98 | Lewis County | 0.3 |
| 99 | Leslie County | 0.28 |
| 100 | Johnson County | 0.26 |
| 101 | Lawrence County | 0.25 |
| 102 | Marshall County | 0.24 |
| 103 | Estill County | 0.22 |
| 104 | Rockcastle County | 0.16 |
| 104 | Wolfe County | 0.16 |
| 105 | Jackson County | 0.14 |
| 106 | Magoffin County | 0.13 |
| 106 | Robertson County | 0.13 |