Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2014

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2014, among all Kentucky counties, Fulton County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (23.93%), followed by Jefferson County (21.61%), and Christian County (21.23%).

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 2014
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Christian
Fayette
Union
Hardin
McCracken
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2014
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Fulton County 23.93
2 Jefferson County 21.61
3 Christian County 21.23
4 Fayette County 15.08
5 Union County 12.99
6 Hardin County 12.64
7 McCracken County 11
8 Franklin County 10.92
9 Warren County 9.46
10 Simpson County 9.41
11 Hickman County 9.23
12 Todd County 7.98
13 Henderson County 7.71
14 Boyle County 7.66
15 Shelby County 7.54
16 Trigg County 7.36
17 Martin County 7.12
18 Marion County 7.01
19 Hopkins County 6.61
20 Logan County 6.46
21 Bourbon County 6.22
21 Mason County 6.22
22 Washington County 6.1
23 McCreary County 5.88
24 Scott County 5.71
25 Lyon County 5.43
26 Caldwell County 5.4
27 Taylor County 5.16
28 Nelson County 5.15
29 Woodford County 4.99
30 Clark County 4.85
31 Daviess County 4.84
32 Kenton County 4.81
33 Muhlenberg County 4.76
34 Oldham County 4.6
35 Hart County 4.58
36 Madison County 4.53
37 Graves County 4.39
38 Morgan County 4.24
39 Clay County 4.2
40 Webster County 4.07
41 Calloway County 3.96
42 Barren County 3.94
43 Mercer County 3.83
44 Meade County 3.66
45 Elliott County 3.63
46 Jessamine County 3.45
47 Larue County 3.1
48 Ballard County 3.09
49 Boone County 3.01
50 Adair County 2.99
51 Boyd County 2.93
51 Campbell County 2.93
52 Montgomery County 2.77
53 Cumberland County 2.75
54 Henry County 2.72
55 Menifee County 2.63
56 Bell County 2.37
57 Lincoln County 2.31
58 Harrison County 2.27
59 Garrard County 2.17
60 Harlan County 2.15
61 Monroe County 2.14
62 Green County 2.13
63 Breckinridge County 2.11
64 Anderson County 2.09
65 Metcalfe County 1.91
66 Rowan County 1.88
67 Wayne County 1.86
68 Carroll County 1.8
69 Spencer County 1.74
70 Edmonson County 1.72
71 Perry County 1.6
72 Gallatin County 1.55
73 Lee County 1.54
74 Fleming County 1.43
75 Bath County 1.35
76 Hancock County 1.28
77 Carlisle County 1.25
77 Pulaski County 1.25
78 Ohio County 1.21
79 Knox County 1.15
80 Grayson County 1.13
81 Allen County 1.06
82 Owen County 1.04
83 Bullitt County 0.99
84 Crittenden County 0.96
85 Grant County 0.94
86 Floyd County 0.9
87 Greenup County 0.87
88 Knott County 0.83
89 McLean County 0.81
90 Nicholas County 0.78
91 Whitley County 0.77
92 Pike County 0.73
93 Laurel County 0.72
94 Powell County 0.71
95 Casey County 0.68
96 Trimble County 0.67
97 Russell County 0.66
98 Pendleton County 0.62
99 Bracken County 0.59
99 Carter County 0.59
100 Butler County 0.58
101 Clinton County 0.57
102 Livingston County 0.51
103 Owsley County 0.47
104 Letcher County 0.45
105 Lewis County 0.41
106 Breathitt County 0.4
107 Lawrence County 0.34
108 Johnson County 0.33
109 Robertson County 0.32
109 Wolfe County 0.32
110 Leslie County 0.31
111 Estill County 0.3
112 Marshall County 0.28
113 Rockcastle County 0.25
114 Jackson County 0.23
115 Magoffin County 0.22