Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2012
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all Kentucky counties, Fulton County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (24.68%), followed by Jefferson County (21.31%), and Christian County (21.27%).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Kentucky counties.
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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 2012
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fulton County | 24.68 |
| 2 | Jefferson County | 21.31 |
| 3 | Christian County | 21.27 |
| 4 | Fayette County | 15 |
| 5 | Union County | 12.88 |
| 6 | Hardin County | 12.58 |
| 7 | McCracken County | 11.02 |
| 8 | Franklin County | 10.86 |
| 9 | Simpson County | 9.44 |
| 10 | Hickman County | 9.23 |
| 11 | Warren County | 9.21 |
| 12 | Todd County | 8.01 |
| 13 | Marion County | 7.97 |
| 14 | Henderson County | 7.76 |
| 14 | Trigg County | 7.76 |
| 15 | Shelby County | 7.66 |
| 16 | Boyle County | 7.48 |
| 17 | Martin County | 6.89 |
| 18 | Logan County | 6.77 |
| 19 | Hopkins County | 6.68 |
| 20 | Mason County | 6.37 |
| 21 | Washington County | 6.21 |
| 22 | Bourbon County | 6.13 |
| 23 | McCreary County | 5.63 |
| 24 | Scott County | 5.57 |
| 25 | Lyon County | 5.46 |
| 26 | Taylor County | 5.25 |
| 27 | Woodford County | 5.24 |
| 28 | Caldwell County | 5.21 |
| 29 | Nelson County | 5.07 |
| 30 | Clark County | 4.9 |
| 31 | Daviess County | 4.85 |
| 32 | Kenton County | 4.71 |
| 33 | Oldham County | 4.68 |
| 34 | Muhlenberg County | 4.67 |
| 35 | Graves County | 4.64 |
| 36 | Hart County | 4.59 |
| 37 | Madison County | 4.46 |
| 38 | Clay County | 4.27 |
| 39 | Webster County | 4.26 |
| 40 | Morgan County | 4.07 |
| 41 | Barren County | 3.91 |
| 42 | Calloway County | 3.8 |
| 43 | Mercer County | 3.72 |
| 44 | Meade County | 3.71 |
| 45 | Elliott County | 3.56 |
| 46 | Jessamine County | 3.21 |
| 47 | Larue County | 3.04 |
| 48 | Ballard County | 2.97 |
| 49 | Boyd County | 2.91 |
| 50 | Adair County | 2.86 |
| 51 | Montgomery County | 2.84 |
| 52 | Boone County | 2.82 |
| 53 | Campbell County | 2.72 |
| 54 | Henry County | 2.69 |
| 55 | Cumberland County | 2.67 |
| 56 | Menifee County | 2.43 |
| 57 | Lincoln County | 2.39 |
| 58 | Monroe County | 2.35 |
| 59 | Bell County | 2.3 |
| 60 | Harrison County | 2.22 |
| 61 | Breckinridge County | 2.17 |
| 62 | Garrard County | 2.16 |
| 62 | Lee County | 2.16 |
| 63 | Harlan County | 2.11 |
| 64 | Green County | 2.1 |
| 65 | Anderson County | 1.98 |
| 66 | Carroll County | 1.77 |
| 67 | Rowan County | 1.73 |
| 68 | Metcalfe County | 1.7 |
| 69 | Wayne County | 1.67 |
| 70 | Perry County | 1.66 |
| 71 | Edmonson County | 1.61 |
| 71 | Spencer County | 1.61 |
| 72 | Bath County | 1.42 |
| 73 | Fleming County | 1.41 |
| 74 | Gallatin County | 1.33 |
| 75 | Hancock County | 1.23 |
| 76 | Pulaski County | 1.16 |
| 77 | Knox County | 1.14 |
| 78 | Grayson County | 1.09 |
| 79 | Ohio County | 1.01 |
| 80 | Owen County | 0.99 |
| 81 | Allen County | 0.97 |
| 82 | Floyd County | 0.96 |
| 83 | Carlisle County | 0.94 |
| 84 | Knott County | 0.87 |
| 85 | Bullitt County | 0.85 |
| 86 | Crittenden County | 0.82 |
| 86 | Grant County | 0.82 |
| 87 | Greenup County | 0.81 |
| 88 | Trimble County | 0.74 |
| 89 | Powell County | 0.71 |
| 90 | Whitley County | 0.7 |
| 91 | Laurel County | 0.69 |
| 91 | Pike County | 0.69 |
| 92 | Nicholas County | 0.68 |
| 93 | Casey County | 0.66 |
| 94 | McLean County | 0.65 |
| 95 | Russell County | 0.61 |
| 96 | Carter County | 0.6 |
| 97 | Clinton County | 0.49 |
| 98 | Butler County | 0.46 |
| 98 | Pendleton County | 0.46 |
| 99 | Livingston County | 0.45 |
| 100 | Bracken County | 0.43 |
| 100 | Letcher County | 0.43 |
| 100 | Owsley County | 0.43 |
| 101 | Breathitt County | 0.36 |
| 101 | Robertson County | 0.36 |
| 102 | Johnson County | 0.32 |
| 102 | Lewis County | 0.32 |
| 103 | Leslie County | 0.29 |
| 104 | Marshall County | 0.27 |
| 105 | Lawrence County | 0.26 |
| 106 | Estill County | 0.21 |
| 106 | Wolfe County | 0.21 |
| 107 | Rockcastle County | 0.2 |
| 108 | Magoffin County | 0.19 |
| 109 | Jackson County | 0.15 |