Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2019
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, among all Kentucky counties, Fulton County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (24.01%), followed by Jefferson County (22.38%), and Christian County (21.93%).
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 2019
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fulton County | 24.01 |
| 2 | Jefferson County | 22.38 |
| 3 | Christian County | 21.93 |
| 4 | Fayette County | 15.66 |
| 5 | Union County | 13.18 |
| 6 | Hardin County | 12.71 |
| 7 | McCracken County | 11.15 |
| 8 | Franklin County | 10.59 |
| 9 | Warren County | 9.67 |
| 10 | Hickman County | 9.32 |
| 10 | Simpson County | 9.32 |
| 11 | Henderson County | 8.37 |
| 12 | Boyle County | 8.2 |
| 13 | Todd County | 7.96 |
| 14 | Shelby County | 7.29 |
| 15 | Trigg County | 7.01 |
| 16 | Martin County | 6.98 |
| 17 | Marion County | 6.83 |
| 18 | Hopkins County | 6.78 |
| 19 | Logan County | 6.22 |
| 20 | Mason County | 6.11 |
| 21 | McCreary County | 5.96 |
| 22 | Bourbon County | 5.87 |
| 23 | Lyon County | 5.83 |
| 24 | Scott County | 5.55 |
| 25 | Washington County | 5.5 |
| 26 | Caldwell County | 5.39 |
| 27 | Taylor County | 5.25 |
| 28 | Nelson County | 5.02 |
| 29 | Daviess County | 4.97 |
| 30 | Woodford County | 4.96 |
| 31 | Kenton County | 4.93 |
| 32 | Morgan County | 4.84 |
| 33 | Clark County | 4.82 |
| 34 | Muhlenberg County | 4.76 |
| 35 | Jessamine County | 4.53 |
| 36 | Hart County | 4.51 |
| 36 | Madison County | 4.51 |
| 37 | Oldham County | 4.41 |
| 38 | Graves County | 4.21 |
| 39 | Barren County | 4.13 |
| 40 | Clay County | 4.05 |
| 41 | Calloway County | 4.01 |
| 41 | Webster County | 4.01 |
| 42 | Meade County | 3.96 |
| 43 | Boone County | 3.92 |
| 44 | Elliott County | 3.82 |
| 45 | Mercer County | 3.64 |
| 46 | Ballard County | 3.52 |
| 47 | Campbell County | 3.08 |
| 48 | Larue County | 3.06 |
| 49 | Adair County | 2.97 |
| 50 | Henry County | 2.95 |
| 51 | Boyd County | 2.84 |
| 52 | Menifee County | 2.81 |
| 53 | Cumberland County | 2.76 |
| 54 | Lee County | 2.75 |
| 55 | Montgomery County | 2.59 |
| 56 | Bell County | 2.51 |
| 57 | Anderson County | 2.23 |
| 58 | Lincoln County | 2.22 |
| 59 | Monroe County | 2.19 |
| 60 | Harrison County | 2.17 |
| 61 | Breckinridge County | 2.16 |
| 62 | Garrard County | 2.1 |
| 63 | Carroll County | 2.06 |
| 63 | Green County | 2.06 |
| 63 | Harlan County | 2.06 |
| 64 | Edmonson County | 1.98 |
| 65 | Wayne County | 1.89 |
| 66 | Spencer County | 1.81 |
| 67 | Rowan County | 1.78 |
| 68 | Metcalfe County | 1.73 |
| 69 | Gallatin County | 1.63 |
| 70 | Perry County | 1.58 |
| 71 | Hancock County | 1.51 |
| 72 | Fleming County | 1.5 |
| 73 | Carlisle County | 1.46 |
| 74 | Bullitt County | 1.43 |
| 75 | Ohio County | 1.41 |
| 76 | Knox County | 1.29 |
| 77 | Bath County | 1.25 |
| 77 | Pulaski County | 1.25 |
| 78 | Grayson County | 1.23 |
| 79 | Allen County | 1.2 |
| 80 | Owen County | 1.16 |
| 81 | Casey County | 1.11 |
| 82 | Crittenden County | 1.1 |
| 83 | Floyd County | 1.08 |
| 84 | Robertson County | 1.07 |
| 85 | Pendleton County | 1.01 |
| 86 | Grant County | 1 |
| 86 | Powell County | 1 |
| 87 | Knott County | 0.98 |
| 88 | McLean County | 0.92 |
| 88 | Whitley County | 0.92 |
| 89 | Greenup County | 0.87 |
| 90 | Trimble County | 0.84 |
| 91 | Nicholas County | 0.83 |
| 91 | Russell County | 0.83 |
| 92 | Laurel County | 0.81 |
| 93 | Pike County | 0.76 |
| 94 | Bracken County | 0.73 |
| 95 | Carter County | 0.7 |
| 96 | Livingston County | 0.69 |
| 97 | Butler County | 0.68 |
| 98 | Clinton County | 0.58 |
| 99 | Breathitt County | 0.57 |
| 100 | Letcher County | 0.56 |
| 101 | Owsley County | 0.5 |
| 102 | Rockcastle County | 0.49 |
| 103 | Marshall County | 0.48 |
| 104 | Estill County | 0.45 |
| 105 | Lawrence County | 0.44 |
| 106 | Lewis County | 0.41 |
| 107 | Leslie County | 0.4 |
| 108 | Johnson County | 0.37 |
| 109 | Wolfe County | 0.35 |
| 110 | Jackson County | 0.32 |
| 111 | Magoffin County | 0.24 |