Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2015
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, among all Kentucky counties, Fulton County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (23.45%), followed by Jefferson County (21.27%), and Christian County (20.83%).
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
Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2015
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fulton County | 23.45 |
| 2 | Jefferson County | 21.27 |
| 3 | Christian County | 20.83 |
| 4 | Fayette County | 14.61 |
| 5 | Union County | 12.77 |
| 6 | Hardin County | 11.93 |
| 7 | McCracken County | 10.85 |
| 8 | Franklin County | 10.63 |
| 9 | Warren County | 9.32 |
| 10 | Simpson County | 9.21 |
| 11 | Hickman County | 9.17 |
| 12 | Todd County | 7.81 |
| 13 | Henderson County | 7.67 |
| 14 | Boyle County | 7.61 |
| 15 | Martin County | 7.08 |
| 15 | Shelby County | 7.08 |
| 16 | Trigg County | 7.07 |
| 17 | Marion County | 6.88 |
| 18 | Hopkins County | 6.44 |
| 19 | Logan County | 6.26 |
| 20 | Lyon County | 6.05 |
| 21 | Mason County | 5.96 |
| 22 | Washington County | 5.93 |
| 23 | McCreary County | 5.84 |
| 24 | Bourbon County | 5.78 |
| 25 | Caldwell County | 5.47 |
| 26 | Scott County | 5.36 |
| 27 | Nelson County | 5.04 |
| 28 | Taylor County | 4.98 |
| 29 | Woodford County | 4.82 |
| 30 | Daviess County | 4.76 |
| 31 | Kenton County | 4.7 |
| 32 | Clark County | 4.69 |
| 33 | Muhlenberg County | 4.6 |
| 34 | Hart County | 4.55 |
| 35 | Madison County | 4.4 |
| 36 | Oldham County | 4.38 |
| 37 | Morgan County | 4.27 |
| 38 | Graves County | 4.19 |
| 39 | Clay County | 4.09 |
| 40 | Barren County | 3.97 |
| 41 | Calloway County | 3.95 |
| 42 | Webster County | 3.92 |
| 43 | Jessamine County | 3.78 |
| 44 | Elliott County | 3.51 |
| 45 | Mercer County | 3.43 |
| 46 | Ballard County | 3.16 |
| 47 | Meade County | 3.04 |
| 48 | Boone County | 2.99 |
| 49 | Larue County | 2.98 |
| 50 | Campbell County | 2.9 |
| 51 | Adair County | 2.85 |
| 52 | Boyd County | 2.75 |
| 53 | Henry County | 2.59 |
| 54 | Cumberland County | 2.54 |
| 54 | Montgomery County | 2.54 |
| 55 | Menifee County | 2.46 |
| 56 | Bell County | 2.34 |
| 57 | Lincoln County | 2.23 |
| 58 | Harlan County | 2.11 |
| 59 | Anderson County | 2.06 |
| 60 | Monroe County | 2.05 |
| 61 | Green County | 2.02 |
| 62 | Garrard County | 2 |
| 63 | Breckinridge County | 1.99 |
| 64 | Harrison County | 1.95 |
| 65 | Rowan County | 1.77 |
| 66 | Edmonson County | 1.7 |
| 67 | Spencer County | 1.67 |
| 68 | Metcalfe County | 1.66 |
| 69 | Carroll County | 1.62 |
| 70 | Wayne County | 1.61 |
| 71 | Lee County | 1.57 |
| 72 | Perry County | 1.49 |
| 73 | Gallatin County | 1.38 |
| 74 | Fleming County | 1.33 |
| 75 | Carlisle County | 1.3 |
| 76 | Bath County | 1.25 |
| 77 | Knox County | 1.2 |
| 78 | Hancock County | 1.15 |
| 79 | Grayson County | 1.14 |
| 80 | Owen County | 1.12 |
| 81 | Pulaski County | 1.08 |
| 82 | Bullitt County | 0.99 |
| 82 | Crittenden County | 0.99 |
| 83 | Ohio County | 0.98 |
| 84 | Allen County | 0.97 |
| 85 | Floyd County | 0.92 |
| 86 | McLean County | 0.83 |
| 87 | Grant County | 0.79 |
| 88 | Greenup County | 0.78 |
| 88 | Powell County | 0.78 |
| 89 | Knott County | 0.75 |
| 90 | Whitley County | 0.74 |
| 91 | Pendleton County | 0.73 |
| 92 | Pike County | 0.71 |
| 93 | Nicholas County | 0.67 |
| 94 | Laurel County | 0.64 |
| 95 | Casey County | 0.63 |
| 96 | Carter County | 0.59 |
| 96 | Russell County | 0.59 |
| 97 | Letcher County | 0.54 |
| 98 | Butler County | 0.53 |
| 99 | Owsley County | 0.52 |
| 100 | Clinton County | 0.48 |
| 101 | Livingston County | 0.47 |
| 101 | Trimble County | 0.47 |
| 102 | Bracken County | 0.43 |
| 102 | Breathitt County | 0.43 |
| 103 | Lewis County | 0.42 |
| 104 | Estill County | 0.36 |
| 105 | Johnson County | 0.35 |
| 106 | Leslie County | 0.33 |
| 106 | Marshall County | 0.33 |
| 106 | Robertson County | 0.33 |
| 107 | Lawrence County | 0.32 |
| 108 | Wolfe County | 0.28 |
| 109 | Rockcastle County | 0.24 |
| 110 | Jackson County | 0.23 |
| 111 | Magoffin County | 0.18 |