Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2018

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, among all Kentucky counties, Fulton County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (23.76%), followed by Jefferson County (22.21%), and Christian County (21.99%).

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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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2018
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Christian
Fayette
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Hardin
McCracken
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2018
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Fulton County 23.76
2 Jefferson County 22.21
3 Christian County 21.99
4 Fayette County 15.48
5 Union County 13.14
6 Hardin County 12.78
7 McCracken County 11
8 Franklin County 10.57
9 Warren County 9.65
10 Simpson County 9.43
11 Hickman County 9.34
12 Henderson County 8.19
13 Boyle County 8.07
14 Todd County 7.82
15 Shelby County 7.32
16 Trigg County 7.06
17 Marion County 6.79
18 Hopkins County 6.78
19 Martin County 6.67
20 Logan County 6.26
21 Bourbon County 6.02
22 Mason County 5.99
23 McCreary County 5.74
24 Lyon County 5.64
25 Washington County 5.59
26 Scott County 5.49
27 Caldwell County 5.39
28 Taylor County 5.22
29 Nelson County 5.01
30 Woodford County 4.92
31 Kenton County 4.9
32 Daviess County 4.89
33 Clark County 4.82
34 Morgan County 4.74
35 Muhlenberg County 4.73
36 Hart County 4.55
37 Madison County 4.47
38 Oldham County 4.45
39 Jessamine County 4.43
40 Graves County 4.23
41 Barren County 4.12
42 Calloway County 4.06
43 Webster County 3.99
44 Meade County 3.9
45 Clay County 3.84
46 Elliott County 3.71
47 Boone County 3.66
48 Mercer County 3.62
49 Ballard County 3.51
50 Larue County 3.07
51 Campbell County 3.02
52 Henry County 2.94
53 Boyd County 2.92
54 Adair County 2.9
55 Menifee County 2.87
56 Cumberland County 2.77
57 Montgomery County 2.73
58 Bell County 2.53
59 Lincoln County 2.26
60 Anderson County 2.18
61 Monroe County 2.17
62 Lee County 2.13
63 Breckinridge County 2.12
64 Harrison County 2.09
65 Garrard County 2.08
66 Green County 2.06
67 Harlan County 2
68 Carroll County 1.94
69 Edmonson County 1.93
70 Wayne County 1.9
71 Spencer County 1.73
72 Rowan County 1.7
73 Gallatin County 1.64
73 Metcalfe County 1.64
74 Perry County 1.63
75 Carlisle County 1.55
76 Hancock County 1.52
77 Fleming County 1.47
78 Ohio County 1.38
79 Bath County 1.3
80 Bullitt County 1.28
81 Grayson County 1.24
82 Knox County 1.22
83 Pulaski County 1.19
84 Allen County 1.17
85 Floyd County 1.04
86 Owen County 1.03
87 Crittenden County 1.01
88 Grant County 0.98
89 Casey County 0.97
89 Knott County 0.97
90 Pendleton County 0.95
91 Powell County 0.94
92 McLean County 0.87
92 Whitley County 0.87
93 Nicholas County 0.85
94 Greenup County 0.82
94 Trimble County 0.82
95 Russell County 0.8
96 Bracken County 0.76
96 Laurel County 0.76
96 Pike County 0.76
97 Robertson County 0.7
98 Livingston County 0.67
99 Carter County 0.62
100 Butler County 0.6
101 Clinton County 0.58
102 Owsley County 0.56
103 Breathitt County 0.55
103 Letcher County 0.55
104 Rockcastle County 0.48
105 Marshall County 0.46
106 Estill County 0.45
107 Johnson County 0.42
108 Lawrence County 0.38
108 Lewis County 0.38
109 Wolfe County 0.35
110 Leslie County 0.34
111 Jackson County 0.31
112 Magoffin County 0.24