Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2015
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, among all Kentucky counties, Fulton County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (23.73%), followed by Jefferson County (21.7%), and Christian County (21.47%).
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 2015
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fulton County | 23.73 |
| 2 | Jefferson County | 21.7 |
| 3 | Christian County | 21.47 |
| 4 | Fayette County | 15.08 |
| 5 | Union County | 12.89 |
| 6 | Hardin County | 12.54 |
| 7 | McCracken County | 11.01 |
| 8 | Franklin County | 10.82 |
| 9 | Warren County | 9.58 |
| 10 | Simpson County | 9.4 |
| 11 | Hickman County | 9.17 |
| 12 | Todd County | 8.07 |
| 13 | Boyle County | 7.82 |
| 14 | Henderson County | 7.8 |
| 15 | Shelby County | 7.5 |
| 16 | Martin County | 7.23 |
| 17 | Trigg County | 7.12 |
| 18 | Marion County | 6.99 |
| 19 | Hopkins County | 6.63 |
| 20 | Logan County | 6.46 |
| 21 | McCreary County | 6.15 |
| 22 | Bourbon County | 6.1 |
| 23 | Lyon County | 6.09 |
| 23 | Mason County | 6.09 |
| 24 | Washington County | 6.03 |
| 25 | Scott County | 5.56 |
| 26 | Caldwell County | 5.52 |
| 27 | Nelson County | 5.12 |
| 28 | Taylor County | 5.08 |
| 29 | Woodford County | 5.02 |
| 30 | Daviess County | 4.88 |
| 31 | Kenton County | 4.84 |
| 32 | Clark County | 4.81 |
| 33 | Muhlenberg County | 4.71 |
| 34 | Hart County | 4.58 |
| 35 | Oldham County | 4.54 |
| 36 | Madison County | 4.51 |
| 37 | Graves County | 4.35 |
| 38 | Morgan County | 4.32 |
| 39 | Clay County | 4.24 |
| 40 | Barren County | 4.09 |
| 41 | Webster County | 4.08 |
| 42 | Calloway County | 4.06 |
| 43 | Jessamine County | 3.92 |
| 44 | Mercer County | 3.68 |
| 45 | Elliott County | 3.62 |
| 46 | Meade County | 3.31 |
| 47 | Ballard County | 3.17 |
| 48 | Boone County | 3.13 |
| 49 | Larue County | 3.07 |
| 50 | Campbell County | 2.99 |
| 51 | Adair County | 2.93 |
| 52 | Boyd County | 2.85 |
| 53 | Montgomery County | 2.76 |
| 54 | Henry County | 2.72 |
| 55 | Cumberland County | 2.59 |
| 56 | Menifee County | 2.54 |
| 57 | Bell County | 2.39 |
| 58 | Lincoln County | 2.3 |
| 59 | Harrison County | 2.27 |
| 60 | Monroe County | 2.18 |
| 61 | Harlan County | 2.15 |
| 62 | Anderson County | 2.13 |
| 62 | Garrard County | 2.13 |
| 63 | Green County | 2.07 |
| 64 | Breckinridge County | 2.05 |
| 65 | Wayne County | 1.91 |
| 66 | Carroll County | 1.89 |
| 67 | Rowan County | 1.88 |
| 68 | Metcalfe County | 1.74 |
| 68 | Spencer County | 1.74 |
| 69 | Edmonson County | 1.72 |
| 70 | Lee County | 1.57 |
| 71 | Gallatin County | 1.55 |
| 72 | Perry County | 1.53 |
| 73 | Fleming County | 1.45 |
| 74 | Carlisle County | 1.4 |
| 75 | Ohio County | 1.33 |
| 76 | Bath County | 1.3 |
| 77 | Hancock County | 1.26 |
| 78 | Knox County | 1.22 |
| 79 | Pulaski County | 1.19 |
| 80 | Grayson County | 1.17 |
| 81 | Owen County | 1.15 |
| 82 | Bullitt County | 1.06 |
| 83 | Allen County | 1.03 |
| 84 | Crittenden County | 0.99 |
| 85 | Floyd County | 0.94 |
| 86 | Grant County | 0.87 |
| 86 | McLean County | 0.87 |
| 87 | Greenup County | 0.84 |
| 88 | Knott County | 0.83 |
| 89 | Pendleton County | 0.81 |
| 90 | Powell County | 0.8 |
| 91 | Whitley County | 0.78 |
| 92 | Casey County | 0.76 |
| 93 | Trimble County | 0.73 |
| 94 | Pike County | 0.72 |
| 95 | Nicholas County | 0.71 |
| 96 | Laurel County | 0.68 |
| 97 | Russell County | 0.67 |
| 98 | Carter County | 0.61 |
| 99 | Bracken County | 0.59 |
| 100 | Butler County | 0.56 |
| 101 | Letcher County | 0.55 |
| 102 | Clinton County | 0.54 |
| 102 | Livingston County | 0.54 |
| 103 | Owsley County | 0.52 |
| 104 | Breathitt County | 0.44 |
| 105 | Lewis County | 0.43 |
| 106 | Estill County | 0.38 |
| 106 | Johnson County | 0.38 |
| 107 | Robertson County | 0.37 |
| 108 | Marshall County | 0.34 |
| 109 | Leslie County | 0.33 |
| 110 | Lawrence County | 0.32 |
| 110 | Wolfe County | 0.32 |
| 111 | Rockcastle County | 0.29 |
| 112 | Jackson County | 0.25 |
| 113 | Magoffin County | 0.18 |