Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Population that are White Alone in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all Kentucky counties, Jackson County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as White Alone (98.97%), followed by Wolfe County (98.82%), and Lewis County (98.74%).

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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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are White Alone in 2012
Jackson
Wolfe
Lewis
Leslie
Letcher
Magoffin
Estill
Owsley
Rockcastle
Lawrence
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are White Alone in 2012
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Jackson County 98.97
2 Wolfe County 98.82
3 Lewis County 98.74
4 Leslie County 98.73
5 Letcher County 98.72
5 Magoffin County 98.72
6 Estill County 98.67
7 Owsley County 98.63
8 Rockcastle County 98.49
9 Lawrence County 98.48
10 Robertson County 98.38
11 Marshall County 98.37
12 Johnson County 98.32
13 Breathitt County 98.27
14 Pendleton County 98.25
15 Knott County 98.21
16 Powell County 98.2
17 Bracken County 98.19
18 Floyd County 98.14
19 Nicholas County 98.11
20 McLean County 98.09
21 Carter County 98.08
22 Butler County 98.05
23 Pike County 97.99
24 Casey County 97.87
25 Livingston County 97.67
26 Russell County 97.66
27 Owen County 97.61
28 Clinton County 97.59
29 Crittenden County 97.58
30 Ohio County 97.54
31 Grayson County 97.45
32 Whitley County 97.42
33 Allen County 97.36
34 Fleming County 97.35
34 Knox County 97.35
34 Laurel County 97.35
35 Grant County 97.33
36 Greenup County 97.32
37 Hancock County 97.28
38 Trimble County 97.14
39 Bullitt County 97.02
40 Metcalfe County 96.99
41 Carlisle County 96.96
41 Pulaski County 96.96
42 Bath County 96.95
43 Edmonson County 96.85
44 Perry County 96.61
45 Lee County 96.47
45 Monroe County 96.47
46 Wayne County 96.46
47 Garrard County 96.44
48 Spencer County 96.39
49 Harlan County 96.3
49 Rowan County 96.3
50 Gallatin County 96.28
51 Menifee County 96.2
52 Green County 96.15
53 Anderson County 96.01
54 Harrison County 96
55 Breckinridge County 95.93
56 Lincoln County 95.92
57 Cumberland County 95.8
58 Bell County 95.58
59 Carroll County 95.57
59 Elliott County 95.57
60 Montgomery County 95.47
61 Adair County 95.45
62 Boyd County 95
63 Henry County 94.99
64 Larue County 94.94
65 Ballard County 94.84
66 Campbell County 94.51
66 Clay County 94.51
67 Morgan County 94.44
68 Muhlenberg County 93.89
69 Hart County 93.7
70 Mercer County 93.68
71 Barren County 93.51
72 Jessamine County 93.5
73 Webster County 93.34
74 Clark County 93.09
75 Caldwell County 92.88
76 Lyon County 92.87
77 Nelson County 92.74
78 Boone County 92.73
79 Graves County 92.61
80 Meade County 92.5
81 Calloway County 92.41
82 Woodford County 92.39
83 Taylor County 92.23
84 Daviess County 92.21
84 Madison County 92.21
85 McCreary County 92.08
86 Martin County 91.94
87 Oldham County 91.92
88 Washington County 91.86
89 Kenton County 91.82
90 Bourbon County 91.45
91 Scott County 91.38
92 Logan County 90.92
93 Mason County 90.87
94 Hopkins County 90.59
95 Todd County 90.17
96 Henderson County 89.78
97 Trigg County 89.7
98 Marion County 89.63
99 Boyle County 89.4
100 Shelby County 88.8
101 Hickman County 88.67
102 Simpson County 87.65
103 McCracken County 85.65
104 Warren County 85.2
105 Franklin County 84.97
106 Union County 84.87
107 Hardin County 80.99
108 Fayette County 78.74
109 Jefferson County 73.86
110 Christian County 73.12
111 Fulton County 72.3