Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Population that are White Alone in 2016

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all Kentucky counties, Jackson County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as White Alone (98.64%), followed by Magoffin County (98.58%), and Estill County (98.44%).

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 2016
Jackson
Magoffin
Estill
Leslie
Letcher
Lewis
Wolfe
Owsley
Rockcastle
Johnson
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are White Alone in 2016
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Jackson County 98.64
2 Magoffin County 98.58
3 Estill County 98.44
4 Leslie County 98.41
5 Letcher County 98.36
6 Lewis County 98.35
7 Wolfe County 98.32
8 Owsley County 98.21
9 Rockcastle County 98.08
10 Johnson County 98.04
11 Marshall County 98
12 Carter County 97.98
12 Nicholas County 97.98
13 Floyd County 97.95
14 Robertson County 97.94
15 Knott County 97.9
16 Pike County 97.85
17 Lawrence County 97.83
18 Breathitt County 97.81
19 Butler County 97.75
20 Powell County 97.66
21 Bracken County 97.65
22 McLean County 97.47
23 Pendleton County 97.39
24 Casey County 97.38
25 Crittenden County 97.32
26 Whitley County 97.29
27 Clinton County 97.23
28 Grayson County 97.18
28 Laurel County 97.18
29 Greenup County 97.17
30 Allen County 97.16
31 Ohio County 97.15
31 Russell County 97.15
32 Owen County 97.12
33 Livingston County 97.03
34 Fleming County 97.01
35 Grant County 96.95
36 Hancock County 96.86
37 Knox County 96.84
38 Bath County 96.83
39 Lee County 96.81
40 Metcalfe County 96.62
41 Pulaski County 96.58
42 Trimble County 96.56
43 Bullitt County 96.42
44 Monroe County 96.4
45 Edmonson County 96.32
46 Perry County 96.29
47 Garrard County 96.25
48 Spencer County 96.19
49 Carlisle County 96.11
50 Harlan County 96.06
50 Rowan County 96.06
51 Wayne County 96
52 Menifee County 95.95
53 Green County 95.82
54 Breckinridge County 95.81
55 Harrison County 95.78
56 Lincoln County 95.68
57 Gallatin County 95.54
58 Anderson County 95.42
59 Cumberland County 95.33
60 Bell County 95.22
61 Adair County 95.17
62 Montgomery County 95.15
63 Elliott County 95.09
64 Carroll County 95.05
65 Boyd County 94.75
66 Larue County 94.71
67 Clay County 94.58
68 Henry County 94.5
69 Campbell County 94.03
70 Ballard County 93.73
71 Morgan County 93.65
72 Muhlenberg County 93.38
73 Mercer County 93.36
74 Hart County 93.34
75 Webster County 93.12
76 Barren County 93.11
77 Clark County 92.68
78 Meade County 92.61
79 Graves County 92.51
80 Caldwell County 92.39
81 Nelson County 92.37
82 Woodford County 92.34
83 Jessamine County 92.21
84 Lyon County 92.19
85 Calloway County 91.98
86 Madison County 91.85
87 Martin County 91.81
88 Washington County 91.74
89 Boone County 91.73
90 Taylor County 91.72
91 McCreary County 91.68
92 Oldham County 91.61
93 Kenton County 91.35
94 Bourbon County 91.23
95 Daviess County 91.12
96 Logan County 90.98
97 Scott County 90.84
98 Mason County 90.64
99 Hopkins County 90.25
100 Trigg County 90.17
101 Marion County 90.15
102 Todd County 89.66
103 Henderson County 89.07
104 Boyle County 88.62
105 Shelby County 88.57
106 Hickman County 88.47
107 Simpson County 87.19
108 McCracken County 85.37
109 Franklin County 84.46
110 Union County 84.13
111 Warren County 83.7
112 Hardin County 80.55
113 Fayette County 77.73
114 Fulton County 72.72
115 Jefferson County 72.61
116 Christian County 72.12