Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2020

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, among all Kentucky counties, Fulton County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (24.36%), followed by Jefferson County (21.99%), and Christian County (21.5%).

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 2020
Fulton
Jefferson
Christian
Fayette
Hardin
McCracken
Franklin
Simpson
Warren
Hickman
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2020
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Fulton County 24.36
2 Jefferson County 21.99
3 Christian County 21.5
4 Fayette County 15.15
5 Hardin County 11.91
6 McCracken County 11.06
7 Franklin County 10.02
8 Simpson County 9.48
9 Warren County 9.33
10 Hickman County 8.92
11 Henderson County 8.24
12 Union County 8.12
13 Boyle County 7.86
14 Todd County 7.49
15 Martin County 7.22
16 Lyon County 7.11
17 Trigg County 7.02
18 Marion County 6.79
19 Hopkins County 6.57
20 Shelby County 6.19
21 Logan County 6.14
22 Mason County 6.02
23 Bourbon County 5.57
24 Caldwell County 5.56
25 Scott County 5.44
26 Washington County 5.36
27 McCreary County 5.2
28 Taylor County 5.11
29 Nelson County 4.96
30 Daviess County 4.83
31 Kenton County 4.72
32 Woodford County 4.66
33 Clark County 4.61
34 Jessamine County 4.41
35 Hart County 4.37
36 Madison County 4.33
37 Morgan County 4.29
38 Calloway County 4.19
39 Boone County 4.04
40 Graves County 4.01
41 Elliott County 3.98
42 Oldham County 3.97
43 Barren County 3.89
44 Muhlenberg County 3.76
44 Webster County 3.76
45 Clay County 3.63
45 Meade County 3.63
46 Ballard County 3.5
47 Mercer County 3.47
48 Cumberland County 3.25
49 Lee County 3.09
50 Campbell County 2.96
51 Larue County 2.83
52 Boyd County 2.73
53 Adair County 2.71
53 Bell County 2.71
53 Henry County 2.71
54 Montgomery County 2.38
55 Garrard County 2.29
56 Anderson County 2.18
57 Breckinridge County 2.17
58 Lincoln County 2.15
59 Green County 1.96
60 Harrison County 1.95
60 Monroe County 1.95
61 Harlan County 1.94
62 Carroll County 1.71
63 Perry County 1.7
64 Spencer County 1.68
65 Metcalfe County 1.64
66 Rowan County 1.63
66 Wayne County 1.63
67 Gallatin County 1.53
68 Fleming County 1.48
69 Carlisle County 1.39
70 Bullitt County 1.38
71 Menifee County 1.37
72 Allen County 1.26
73 Bath County 1.25
73 Grayson County 1.25
73 Knox County 1.25
74 Edmonson County 1.18
75 Hancock County 1.17
75 Owen County 1.17
76 Pulaski County 1.15
77 Crittenden County 1.11
78 Casey County 1.04
79 McLean County 1.03
80 Ohio County 1.01
81 Powell County 0.96
82 Grant County 0.92
83 Knott County 0.9
84 Pendleton County 0.89
85 Whitley County 0.86
86 Greenup County 0.84
86 Russell County 0.84
87 Laurel County 0.81
87 Nicholas County 0.81
88 Carter County 0.8
89 Owsley County 0.74
90 Pike County 0.73
91 Floyd County 0.72
92 Bracken County 0.69
92 Clinton County 0.69
93 Livingston County 0.62
94 Butler County 0.59
95 Letcher County 0.58
96 Robertson County 0.55
97 Trimble County 0.53
98 Jackson County 0.49
99 Marshall County 0.48
100 Lewis County 0.47
101 Breathitt County 0.46
102 Lawrence County 0.45
103 Rockcastle County 0.44
104 Leslie County 0.42
105 Estill County 0.4
105 Wolfe County 0.4
106 Magoffin County 0.35
107 Johnson County 0.31