Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2017

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all Kentucky counties, Fulton County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (23.87%), followed by Jefferson County (21.61%), and Christian County (21.37%).

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 2017
Fulton
Jefferson
Christian
Fayette
Union
Hardin
McCracken
Franklin
Warren
Hickman
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2017
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Fulton County 23.87
2 Jefferson County 21.61
3 Christian County 21.37
4 Fayette County 14.86
5 Union County 13.03
6 Hardin County 12.08
7 McCracken County 10.88
8 Franklin County 10.31
9 Warren County 9.38
10 Hickman County 9.18
11 Simpson County 9.07
12 Henderson County 7.82
13 Boyle County 7.61
14 Todd County 7.52
15 Shelby County 6.97
16 Trigg County 6.92
17 Marion County 6.81
18 Martin County 6.53
19 Hopkins County 6.43
20 Logan County 6.17
21 Lyon County 5.78
21 Mason County 5.78
22 Bourbon County 5.62
23 Caldwell County 5.44
23 McCreary County 5.44
24 Washington County 5.43
25 Scott County 5.28
26 Taylor County 5.13
27 Nelson County 4.96
28 Kenton County 4.8
29 Woodford County 4.73
30 Clark County 4.71
31 Daviess County 4.7
31 Muhlenberg County 4.7
32 Hart County 4.39
32 Madison County 4.39
33 Oldham County 4.35
34 Morgan County 4.29
35 Jessamine County 4.16
36 Graves County 4.07
37 Barren County 3.95
38 Calloway County 3.86
39 Clay County 3.74
40 Webster County 3.66
41 Elliott County 3.58
42 Mercer County 3.47
43 Ballard County 3.39
44 Meade County 3.37
45 Boone County 3.34
46 Boyd County 2.94
47 Larue County 2.9
48 Campbell County 2.89
49 Henry County 2.77
50 Cumberland County 2.73
51 Adair County 2.71
51 Menifee County 2.71
52 Montgomery County 2.49
53 Bell County 2.42
54 Lincoln County 2.21
55 Monroe County 2.01
56 Harlan County 2
57 Anderson County 1.99
57 Green County 1.99
58 Breckinridge County 1.96
59 Garrard County 1.92
60 Harrison County 1.83
61 Edmonson County 1.79
62 Metcalfe County 1.74
63 Rowan County 1.68
64 Spencer County 1.64
65 Carroll County 1.61
66 Wayne County 1.6
67 Lee County 1.53
68 Perry County 1.45
69 Gallatin County 1.41
70 Fleming County 1.34
71 Carlisle County 1.3
72 Bath County 1.26
73 Hancock County 1.24
74 Knox County 1.22
75 Grayson County 1.21
76 Bullitt County 1.1
77 Pulaski County 1.09
78 Allen County 1.07
79 Owen County 1.03
80 Ohio County 1
81 Floyd County 0.99
81 Pendleton County 0.99
82 Crittenden County 0.97
83 Grant County 0.94
84 Powell County 0.9
85 Knott County 0.88
86 McLean County 0.84
87 Casey County 0.78
87 Nicholas County 0.78
88 Greenup County 0.77
88 Whitley County 0.77
89 Pike County 0.75
90 Russell County 0.73
91 Laurel County 0.68
92 Carter County 0.61
93 Bracken County 0.56
94 Owsley County 0.55
94 Trimble County 0.55
95 Letcher County 0.53
96 Breathitt County 0.49
96 Butler County 0.49
96 Livingston County 0.49
97 Clinton County 0.46
98 Robertson County 0.42
99 Johnson County 0.4
99 Lewis County 0.4
100 Estill County 0.38
100 Marshall County 0.38
101 Rockcastle County 0.34
102 Leslie County 0.33
103 Lawrence County 0.32
104 Jackson County 0.31
105 Wolfe County 0.28
106 Magoffin County 0.2