Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all Kentucky counties, Fulton County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (24.46%), followed by Jefferson County (20.9%), and Christian County (20.54%).

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 2012
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 2012
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Fulton County 24.46
2 Jefferson County 20.9
3 Christian County 20.54
4 Fayette County 14.54
5 Union County 12.78
6 Hardin County 11.95
7 McCracken County 10.9
8 Franklin County 10.66
9 Simpson County 9.25
10 Hickman County 9.21
11 Warren County 9.01
12 Marion County 7.82
13 Todd County 7.79
14 Trigg County 7.73
15 Henderson County 7.67
16 Boyle County 7.3
17 Shelby County 7.21
18 Martin County 6.75
19 Logan County 6.63
20 Hopkins County 6.58
21 Mason County 6.29
22 Washington County 6.14
23 Bourbon County 5.88
24 Scott County 5.4
25 Lyon County 5.38
26 McCreary County 5.32
27 Caldwell County 5.18
28 Taylor County 5.15
29 Woodford County 5.09
30 Nelson County 4.98
31 Clark County 4.78
32 Daviess County 4.76
33 Muhlenberg County 4.6
34 Hart County 4.58
35 Kenton County 4.57
36 Graves County 4.51
36 Oldham County 4.51
37 Madison County 4.35
38 Webster County 4.16
39 Clay County 4.15
40 Morgan County 4.04
41 Barren County 3.82
42 Calloway County 3.71
43 Mercer County 3.5
44 Elliott County 3.46
45 Meade County 3.45
46 Jessamine County 3.14
47 Larue County 2.97
48 Ballard County 2.96
49 Boyd County 2.81
50 Adair County 2.78
51 Boone County 2.7
52 Cumberland County 2.66
53 Campbell County 2.65
54 Montgomery County 2.61
55 Henry County 2.59
56 Menifee County 2.35
57 Lincoln County 2.34
58 Bell County 2.26
59 Monroe County 2.25
60 Lee County 2.16
61 Breckinridge County 2.13
62 Garrard County 2.09
62 Harlan County 2.09
63 Green County 2.05
64 Harrison County 1.99
65 Anderson County 1.95
66 Carroll County 1.65
67 Metcalfe County 1.64
68 Rowan County 1.63
69 Perry County 1.62
70 Edmonson County 1.58
71 Spencer County 1.57
72 Wayne County 1.49
73 Bath County 1.38
74 Fleming County 1.34
75 Gallatin County 1.22
76 Hancock County 1.16
77 Knox County 1.13
78 Grayson County 1.07
78 Pulaski County 1.07
79 Owen County 0.97
80 Floyd County 0.95
81 Allen County 0.94
82 Ohio County 0.86
83 Carlisle County 0.84
84 Crittenden County 0.82
85 Bullitt County 0.81
86 Knott County 0.79
87 Grant County 0.76
87 Greenup County 0.76
88 Powell County 0.69
89 Nicholas County 0.68
89 Pike County 0.68
89 Whitley County 0.68
90 Laurel County 0.66
91 McLean County 0.63
92 Carter County 0.56
93 Casey County 0.55
93 Russell County 0.55
94 Butler County 0.46
95 Trimble County 0.44
96 Clinton County 0.43
96 Letcher County 0.43
96 Owsley County 0.43
97 Pendleton County 0.39
98 Livingston County 0.38
99 Breathitt County 0.36
100 Bracken County 0.33
101 Robertson County 0.32
102 Johnson County 0.31
103 Lewis County 0.3
104 Leslie County 0.29
105 Marshall County 0.27
106 Lawrence County 0.26
107 Estill County 0.21
107 Wolfe County 0.21
108 Magoffin County 0.19
108 Rockcastle County 0.19
109 Jackson County 0.13