Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Population that are White Alone in 2017

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all Kentucky counties, Jackson County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as White Alone (98.7%), followed by Magoffin County (98.63%), and Lewis County (98.53%).

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 2017
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Magoffin
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Leslie
Letcher
Estill
Wolfe
Owsley
Rockcastle
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are White Alone in 2017
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Jackson County 98.7
2 Magoffin County 98.63
3 Lewis County 98.53
4 Leslie County 98.41
5 Letcher County 98.31
6 Estill County 98.3
7 Wolfe County 98.25
8 Owsley County 98.18
9 Rockcastle County 98.03
10 Johnson County 97.94
11 Carter County 97.89
12 Marshall County 97.88
13 Knott County 97.86
14 Floyd County 97.83
15 Nicholas County 97.8
16 Pike County 97.78
17 Lawrence County 97.7
17 Robertson County 97.7
18 Breathitt County 97.69
19 Butler County 97.68
20 Bracken County 97.6
21 McLean County 97.44
21 Powell County 97.44
22 Crittenden County 97.26
23 Owen County 97.2
24 Casey County 97.18
25 Ohio County 97.13
26 Clinton County 97.12
26 Whitley County 97.12
27 Greenup County 97.09
28 Laurel County 97.08
29 Grayson County 97.05
30 Pendleton County 97.02
31 Allen County 97
31 Russell County 97
32 Fleming County 96.97
33 Livingston County 96.96
34 Knox County 96.95
35 Grant County 96.91
36 Hancock County 96.88
37 Lee County 96.78
38 Bath County 96.71
39 Trimble County 96.51
40 Metcalfe County 96.46
40 Pulaski County 96.46
41 Monroe County 96.32
42 Edmonson County 96.25
42 Garrard County 96.25
43 Spencer County 96.23
44 Bullitt County 96.21
45 Perry County 96.11
46 Harlan County 96.06
47 Rowan County 96.02
48 Green County 95.9
49 Wayne County 95.87
50 Harrison County 95.81
51 Menifee County 95.76
52 Lincoln County 95.7
53 Breckinridge County 95.63
53 Carlisle County 95.63
54 Gallatin County 95.58
55 Anderson County 95.25
56 Montgomery County 95.22
57 Cumberland County 95.15
58 Bell County 95.13
59 Adair County 95.04
60 Elliott County 94.91
61 Carroll County 94.89
62 Clay County 94.66
63 Larue County 94.57
64 Boyd County 94.55
65 Henry County 94.24
66 Campbell County 93.94
67 Morgan County 93.55
68 Ballard County 93.53
69 Muhlenberg County 93.33
70 Hart County 93.31
70 Mercer County 93.31
71 Webster County 93.11
72 Barren County 92.89
73 Clark County 92.71
74 Meade County 92.46
75 Graves County 92.43
75 Woodford County 92.43
76 Nelson County 92.32
77 Caldwell County 92.28
78 Calloway County 92.15
79 Lyon County 92.05
80 Washington County 91.92
81 Madison County 91.88
81 Martin County 91.88
82 Jessamine County 91.86
83 McCreary County 91.57
84 Boone County 91.48
85 Oldham County 91.47
86 Taylor County 91.4
87 Bourbon County 91.19
87 Kenton County 91.19
88 Logan County 90.96
89 Daviess County 90.91
90 Scott County 90.83
91 Mason County 90.48
92 Hopkins County 90.17
93 Marion County 90.15
94 Todd County 90.04
95 Trigg County 89.97
96 Henderson County 88.85
97 Boyle County 88.51
98 Shelby County 88.49
99 Hickman County 88.15
100 Simpson County 87.39
101 McCracken County 85.31
102 Franklin County 84.56
103 Union County 84.09
104 Warren County 83.08
105 Hardin County 80.44
106 Fayette County 77.48
107 Jefferson County 72.25
108 Fulton County 72.14
109 Christian County 71.79