Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2016
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, 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 (21.88%), and Christian County (21.72%).
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 2016
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fulton County | 23.73 |
| 2 | Jefferson County | 21.88 |
| 3 | Christian County | 21.72 |
| 4 | Fayette County | 15.2 |
| 5 | Union County | 13.17 |
| 6 | Hardin County | 12.65 |
| 7 | McCracken County | 10.96 |
| 8 | Franklin County | 10.72 |
| 9 | Warren County | 9.47 |
| 10 | Simpson County | 9.46 |
| 11 | Hickman County | 9.2 |
| 12 | Todd County | 7.98 |
| 13 | Henderson County | 7.9 |
| 14 | Boyle County | 7.8 |
| 15 | Shelby County | 7.44 |
| 16 | Trigg County | 6.99 |
| 17 | Marion County | 6.96 |
| 18 | Martin County | 6.9 |
| 19 | Hopkins County | 6.62 |
| 20 | Logan County | 6.35 |
| 21 | Mason County | 5.97 |
| 22 | Bourbon County | 5.95 |
| 23 | Washington County | 5.78 |
| 24 | McCreary County | 5.77 |
| 25 | Lyon County | 5.55 |
| 25 | Scott County | 5.55 |
| 26 | Caldwell County | 5.53 |
| 27 | Taylor County | 5.07 |
| 28 | Woodford County | 5.06 |
| 29 | Nelson County | 5.04 |
| 30 | Kenton County | 4.89 |
| 31 | Daviess County | 4.85 |
| 32 | Muhlenberg County | 4.82 |
| 33 | Clark County | 4.81 |
| 34 | Madison County | 4.6 |
| 35 | Oldham County | 4.53 |
| 36 | Hart County | 4.52 |
| 37 | Morgan County | 4.41 |
| 38 | Graves County | 4.28 |
| 39 | Calloway County | 4.09 |
| 40 | Jessamine County | 4.04 |
| 41 | Barren County | 4.01 |
| 42 | Clay County | 3.99 |
| 43 | Webster County | 3.95 |
| 44 | Mercer County | 3.67 |
| 45 | Elliott County | 3.66 |
| 46 | Ballard County | 3.42 |
| 47 | Meade County | 3.4 |
| 48 | Boone County | 3.27 |
| 49 | Larue County | 2.98 |
| 50 | Campbell County | 2.95 |
| 51 | Henry County | 2.85 |
| 52 | Adair County | 2.84 |
| 53 | Montgomery County | 2.83 |
| 54 | Boyd County | 2.79 |
| 55 | Cumberland County | 2.66 |
| 56 | Menifee County | 2.64 |
| 57 | Bell County | 2.45 |
| 58 | Lincoln County | 2.29 |
| 59 | Harrison County | 2.23 |
| 60 | Green County | 2.17 |
| 61 | Monroe County | 2.13 |
| 62 | Anderson County | 2.1 |
| 63 | Harlan County | 2.09 |
| 64 | Garrard County | 1.99 |
| 65 | Breckinridge County | 1.97 |
| 66 | Carroll County | 1.89 |
| 67 | Wayne County | 1.86 |
| 68 | Rowan County | 1.83 |
| 69 | Metcalfe County | 1.77 |
| 70 | Edmonson County | 1.76 |
| 71 | Spencer County | 1.69 |
| 72 | Lee County | 1.57 |
| 73 | Perry County | 1.53 |
| 74 | Gallatin County | 1.49 |
| 75 | Fleming County | 1.47 |
| 76 | Carlisle County | 1.38 |
| 77 | Ohio County | 1.34 |
| 78 | Knox County | 1.31 |
| 79 | Hancock County | 1.28 |
| 80 | Bath County | 1.26 |
| 81 | Pulaski County | 1.21 |
| 82 | Grayson County | 1.2 |
| 83 | Bullitt County | 1.15 |
| 84 | Owen County | 1.1 |
| 85 | Allen County | 1.07 |
| 86 | Floyd County | 0.95 |
| 87 | Grant County | 0.94 |
| 88 | Knott County | 0.93 |
| 89 | Crittenden County | 0.91 |
| 90 | McLean County | 0.88 |
| 91 | Pendleton County | 0.86 |
| 92 | Powell County | 0.84 |
| 93 | Greenup County | 0.82 |
| 94 | Russell County | 0.78 |
| 95 | Whitley County | 0.77 |
| 96 | Casey County | 0.76 |
| 97 | Pike County | 0.73 |
| 98 | Nicholas County | 0.72 |
| 98 | Trimble County | 0.72 |
| 99 | Laurel County | 0.71 |
| 100 | Bracken County | 0.66 |
| 100 | Carter County | 0.66 |
| 101 | Owsley County | 0.58 |
| 102 | Letcher County | 0.56 |
| 103 | Clinton County | 0.53 |
| 104 | Livingston County | 0.5 |
| 105 | Breathitt County | 0.49 |
| 105 | Butler County | 0.49 |
| 106 | Lewis County | 0.42 |
| 106 | Robertson County | 0.42 |
| 107 | Johnson County | 0.39 |
| 108 | Estill County | 0.36 |
| 109 | Marshall County | 0.35 |
| 109 | Wolfe County | 0.35 |
| 110 | Rockcastle County | 0.34 |
| 111 | Leslie County | 0.32 |
| 112 | Lawrence County | 0.31 |
| 113 | Jackson County | 0.3 |
| 114 | Magoffin County | 0.21 |