Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2019

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, among all Kentucky counties, Fulton County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (23.66%), followed by Jefferson County (21.92%), and Christian County (21.2%).

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 2019
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 2019
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Fulton County 23.66
2 Jefferson County 21.92
3 Christian County 21.2
4 Fayette County 15.17
5 Union County 13
6 Hardin County 12.1
7 McCracken County 10.94
8 Franklin County 10.35
9 Warren County 9.41
10 Hickman County 9.32
11 Simpson County 9.05
12 Henderson County 8.17
13 Boyle County 7.92
14 Todd County 7.63
15 Trigg County 6.93
16 Martin County 6.82
17 Shelby County 6.77
18 Marion County 6.72
19 Hopkins County 6.55
20 Logan County 6.06
21 Mason County 5.96
22 Lyon County 5.78
23 McCreary County 5.63
24 Bourbon County 5.55
25 Washington County 5.39
26 Scott County 5.36
27 Caldwell County 5.3
28 Taylor County 5.13
29 Nelson County 4.92
30 Daviess County 4.81
31 Kenton County 4.77
31 Morgan County 4.77
32 Woodford County 4.71
33 Clark County 4.69
34 Muhlenberg County 4.66
35 Hart County 4.46
36 Jessamine County 4.42
37 Madison County 4.36
38 Oldham County 4.19
39 Graves County 3.98
40 Barren County 3.95
41 Calloway County 3.88
41 Clay County 3.88
42 Boone County 3.77
43 Webster County 3.73
44 Elliott County 3.71
45 Meade County 3.67
46 Ballard County 3.47
47 Mercer County 3.41
48 Campbell County 2.95
49 Larue County 2.93
50 Adair County 2.87
51 Henry County 2.78
52 Lee County 2.75
53 Cumberland County 2.72
54 Menifee County 2.7
55 Boyd County 2.69
56 Bell County 2.43
57 Montgomery County 2.36
58 Lincoln County 2.13
59 Anderson County 2.12
60 Breckinridge County 2.1
61 Monroe County 2.05
62 Garrard County 2.01
62 Harlan County 2.01
63 Green County 2
64 Edmonson County 1.9
65 Harrison County 1.82
66 Spencer County 1.7
67 Rowan County 1.65
68 Metcalfe County 1.64
69 Carroll County 1.63
70 Wayne County 1.56
71 Perry County 1.54
72 Fleming County 1.39
72 Gallatin County 1.39
72 Hancock County 1.39
73 Carlisle County 1.33
74 Bullitt County 1.32
75 Knox County 1.26
76 Bath County 1.21
77 Grayson County 1.17
78 Owen County 1.13
79 Pulaski County 1.12
80 Allen County 1.11
81 Floyd County 1.04
82 Ohio County 1.03
83 Crittenden County 1
84 Robertson County 0.98
85 Casey County 0.97
86 Powell County 0.95
87 Knott County 0.91
88 Grant County 0.88
88 Pendleton County 0.88
89 McLean County 0.85
90 Whitley County 0.83
91 Greenup County 0.81
92 Nicholas County 0.79
93 Laurel County 0.76
94 Pike County 0.73
95 Russell County 0.72
96 Carter County 0.66
97 Livingston County 0.62
98 Bracken County 0.6
98 Butler County 0.6
99 Trimble County 0.57
100 Letcher County 0.56
101 Breathitt County 0.52
102 Owsley County 0.5
103 Clinton County 0.49
104 Marshall County 0.46
105 Rockcastle County 0.44
106 Lawrence County 0.41
107 Estill County 0.4
108 Lewis County 0.38
109 Leslie County 0.37
110 Johnson County 0.34
111 Wolfe County 0.31
112 Jackson County 0.28
113 Magoffin County 0.23