Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2016
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all Kentucky counties, Fulton County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (23.46%), followed by Jefferson County (21.44%), and Christian County (21.03%).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Kentucky counties.
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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 2016
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fulton County | 23.46 |
| 2 | Jefferson County | 21.44 |
| 3 | Christian County | 21.03 |
| 4 | Fayette County | 14.74 |
| 5 | Union County | 13.05 |
| 6 | Hardin County | 12.04 |
| 7 | McCracken County | 10.79 |
| 8 | Franklin County | 10.52 |
| 9 | Simpson County | 9.25 |
| 10 | Warren County | 9.23 |
| 11 | Hickman County | 9.2 |
| 12 | Henderson County | 7.76 |
| 13 | Todd County | 7.69 |
| 14 | Boyle County | 7.59 |
| 15 | Shelby County | 6.98 |
| 16 | Trigg County | 6.95 |
| 17 | Marion County | 6.85 |
| 18 | Martin County | 6.75 |
| 19 | Hopkins County | 6.43 |
| 20 | Logan County | 6.17 |
| 21 | Mason County | 5.81 |
| 22 | Washington County | 5.68 |
| 23 | Bourbon County | 5.66 |
| 24 | Lyon County | 5.52 |
| 25 | Caldwell County | 5.48 |
| 26 | McCreary County | 5.45 |
| 27 | Scott County | 5.36 |
| 28 | Taylor County | 4.98 |
| 29 | Nelson County | 4.96 |
| 30 | Woodford County | 4.85 |
| 31 | Kenton County | 4.75 |
| 32 | Daviess County | 4.71 |
| 32 | Muhlenberg County | 4.71 |
| 33 | Clark County | 4.7 |
| 34 | Madison County | 4.47 |
| 35 | Hart County | 4.46 |
| 36 | Morgan County | 4.36 |
| 37 | Oldham County | 4.35 |
| 38 | Graves County | 4.11 |
| 39 | Calloway County | 3.98 |
| 40 | Jessamine County | 3.93 |
| 41 | Barren County | 3.89 |
| 42 | Clay County | 3.84 |
| 43 | Webster County | 3.78 |
| 44 | Elliott County | 3.55 |
| 45 | Mercer County | 3.43 |
| 46 | Ballard County | 3.41 |
| 47 | Meade County | 3.18 |
| 48 | Boone County | 3.14 |
| 49 | Larue County | 2.9 |
| 50 | Campbell County | 2.85 |
| 51 | Adair County | 2.76 |
| 52 | Henry County | 2.74 |
| 53 | Boyd County | 2.68 |
| 54 | Cumberland County | 2.61 |
| 55 | Montgomery County | 2.6 |
| 56 | Menifee County | 2.54 |
| 57 | Bell County | 2.38 |
| 58 | Lincoln County | 2.22 |
| 59 | Green County | 2.12 |
| 60 | Harlan County | 2.05 |
| 61 | Anderson County | 2.04 |
| 62 | Monroe County | 1.99 |
| 63 | Breckinridge County | 1.91 |
| 64 | Garrard County | 1.89 |
| 64 | Harrison County | 1.89 |
| 65 | Rowan County | 1.72 |
| 66 | Edmonson County | 1.71 |
| 66 | Metcalfe County | 1.71 |
| 67 | Spencer County | 1.62 |
| 68 | Carroll County | 1.59 |
| 68 | Wayne County | 1.59 |
| 69 | Lee County | 1.57 |
| 70 | Perry County | 1.5 |
| 71 | Fleming County | 1.35 |
| 72 | Gallatin County | 1.32 |
| 73 | Knox County | 1.29 |
| 74 | Carlisle County | 1.28 |
| 75 | Bath County | 1.22 |
| 76 | Hancock County | 1.17 |
| 77 | Grayson County | 1.16 |
| 78 | Pulaski County | 1.1 |
| 79 | Owen County | 1.07 |
| 80 | Bullitt County | 1.06 |
| 81 | Ohio County | 1 |
| 82 | Allen County | 0.99 |
| 83 | Floyd County | 0.93 |
| 84 | Crittenden County | 0.91 |
| 85 | Grant County | 0.87 |
| 86 | Knott County | 0.84 |
| 86 | McLean County | 0.84 |
| 87 | Powell County | 0.82 |
| 88 | Pendleton County | 0.78 |
| 89 | Greenup County | 0.76 |
| 90 | Whitley County | 0.74 |
| 91 | Pike County | 0.72 |
| 92 | Nicholas County | 0.68 |
| 93 | Russell County | 0.67 |
| 94 | Laurel County | 0.66 |
| 95 | Carter County | 0.63 |
| 95 | Casey County | 0.63 |
| 96 | Owsley County | 0.58 |
| 97 | Letcher County | 0.55 |
| 98 | Bracken County | 0.5 |
| 99 | Breathitt County | 0.47 |
| 99 | Butler County | 0.47 |
| 100 | Clinton County | 0.46 |
| 101 | Trimble County | 0.45 |
| 102 | Livingston County | 0.44 |
| 103 | Lewis County | 0.41 |
| 104 | Robertson County | 0.37 |
| 105 | Johnson County | 0.36 |
| 106 | Marshall County | 0.35 |
| 107 | Estill County | 0.34 |
| 108 | Leslie County | 0.32 |
| 109 | Wolfe County | 0.31 |
| 110 | Lawrence County | 0.3 |
| 111 | Jackson County | 0.28 |
| 111 | Rockcastle County | 0.28 |
| 112 | Magoffin County | 0.21 |