Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2011

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, among all Kentucky counties, Fulton County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (23.77%), followed by Jefferson County (20.83%), and Christian County (20.74%).

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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2011
Fulton
Jefferson
Christian
Fayette
Union
Hardin
McCracken
Franklin
Simpson
Hickman
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2011
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Fulton County 23.77
2 Jefferson County 20.83
3 Christian County 20.74
4 Fayette County 14.44
5 Union County 13.16
6 Hardin County 11.87
7 McCracken County 10.84
8 Franklin County 10.54
9 Simpson County 9.34
10 Hickman County 9.24
11 Warren County 9.03
12 Marion County 8.05
13 Todd County 7.94
14 Trigg County 7.83
15 Henderson County 7.74
16 Boyle County 7.36
17 Shelby County 7.31
18 Martin County 6.78
19 Logan County 6.53
20 Hopkins County 6.52
21 Mason County 6.4
22 Washington County 6.25
23 Bourbon County 5.94
24 Lyon County 5.66
25 McCreary County 5.36
26 Scott County 5.27
27 Caldwell County 5.22
28 Taylor County 5.05
29 Nelson County 4.94
29 Woodford County 4.94
30 Clark County 4.77
31 Daviess County 4.74
32 Hart County 4.72
33 Muhlenberg County 4.68
34 Graves County 4.63
34 Kenton County 4.63
35 Madison County 4.38
36 Oldham County 4.22
37 Clay County 4.15
38 Webster County 4.14
39 Morgan County 4.05
40 Barren County 3.85
41 Calloway County 3.79
42 Mercer County 3.52
43 Meade County 3.45
44 Elliott County 3.39
45 Larue County 3.08
46 Ballard County 3.05
47 Jessamine County 2.99
48 Adair County 2.81
49 Boyd County 2.8
50 Montgomery County 2.71
51 Campbell County 2.69
52 Cumberland County 2.67
53 Henry County 2.57
54 Boone County 2.56
55 Bell County 2.24
56 Lincoln County 2.22
57 Menifee County 2.21
58 Monroe County 2.18
59 Green County 2.15
60 Harlan County 2.13
60 Lee County 2.13
61 Breckinridge County 2.08
62 Harrison County 2.05
63 Anderson County 1.98
64 Garrard County 1.97
65 Metcalfe County 1.67
66 Carroll County 1.61
66 Edmonson County 1.61
67 Perry County 1.58
68 Rowan County 1.56
69 Spencer County 1.55
70 Wayne County 1.48
71 Bath County 1.37
72 Fleming County 1.33
73 Gallatin County 1.29
74 Pulaski County 1.12
75 Knox County 1.09
76 Hancock County 1.05
77 Floyd County 1.03
77 Grayson County 1.03
78 Owen County 0.99
79 Allen County 0.9
80 Ohio County 0.88
81 Crittenden County 0.8
82 Carlisle County 0.78
83 Grant County 0.76
83 Greenup County 0.76
84 Knott County 0.73
85 Bullitt County 0.7
85 Laurel County 0.7
86 Powell County 0.68
86 Whitley County 0.68
87 Nicholas County 0.62
87 Pike County 0.62
88 McLean County 0.57
89 Casey County 0.56
90 Russell County 0.54
91 Carter County 0.53
92 Clinton County 0.44
93 Butler County 0.42
93 Owsley County 0.42
94 Trimble County 0.4
95 Letcher County 0.38
96 Breathitt County 0.35
96 Livingston County 0.35
97 Pendleton County 0.33
98 Bracken County 0.29
99 Leslie County 0.28
99 Lewis County 0.28
100 Johnson County 0.26
101 Lawrence County 0.24
101 Marshall County 0.24
102 Estill County 0.21
103 Rockcastle County 0.16
103 Wolfe County 0.16
104 Magoffin County 0.13
105 Jackson County 0.12
106 Robertson County 0.09