RANKING · 2024 ACS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Largest Black population, Kentucky counties

Kentucky counties ranked by the number of residents who are Black or African American, from the 2024 American Community Survey (table B03002). Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 120 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 120 is 382.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACK POPULATIONVS 1990

01Jefferson County, KYKY795,222160,926+43%

02Fayette County, KYKY329,75146,573+56%

03Christian County, KYKY70,11513,180−21%

04Warren County, KYKY149,37512,803+109%

05Hardin County, KYKY113,48211,930+23%

06Kenton County, KYKY175,7796,716+64%

07McCracken County, KYKY67,5536,586+5%

08Boone County, KYKY145,3166,112+1878%

09Franklin County, KYKY52,6494,769+46%

10Daviess County, KYKY104,8984,183+22%

11Madison County, KYKY101,6963,773+32%

12Henderson County, KYKY44,2553,585+19%

13Scott County, KYKY62,2622,817+81%

14Campbell County, KYKY95,4412,631+220%

15Hopkins County, KYKY45,1272,595−12%

16Nelson County, KYKY49,0362,472+35%

17Jessamine County, KYKY57,1472,210+129%

18Boyle County, KYKY31,6322,154−11%

19Oldham County, KYKY70,9861,999+62%

20Shelby County, KYKY51,2431,817−28%

21Barren County, KYKY45,6411,697−9%

22Fulton County, KYKY6,2181,527−1%

23Graves County, KYKY37,0501,525+6%

24Calloway County, KYKY39,4211,518+52%

25Marion County, KYKY20,1151,493+6%

26Simpson County, KYKY20,7881,381−17%

27Logan County, KYKY28,6691,253−41%

28Taylor County, KYKY26,7631,226+27%

29Boyd County, KYKY47,7511,097+22%

30Bullitt County, KYKY86,4541,091+294%

31Clark County, KYKY37,8881,034−36%

32McCreary County, KYKY17,1241,027+684%

33Woodford County, KYKY27,8831,024−20%

34Meade County, KYKY30,6991,002−57%

35Bourbon County, KYKY20,2431,001−38%

36Mason County, KYKY16,936997−20%

37Union County, KYKY12,839915−64%

38Martin County, KYKY10,697859+7058%

39Todd County, KYKY12,972835−29%

40Clay County, KYKY19,465769+108%

41Caldwell County, KYKY12,609755−2%

42Mercer County, KYKY23,733722−6%

43Bell County, KYKY22,829705−7%

44Morgan County, KYKY14,415698+883%

45Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,634618−50%

46Trigg County, KYKY14,512604−51%

47Lyon County, KYKY9,123602+41%

48Hart County, KYKY20,117577−45%

49Washington County, KYKY12,368563−39%

50Pulaski County, KYKY67,384549−24%

51Anderson County, KYKY25,225523+22%

52Webster County, KYKY12,929522−34%

53Lincoln County, KYKY25,353495−21%

54Perry County, KYKY26,555470−17%

55Henry County, KYKY16,447421−14%

56Garrard County, KYKY18,207415−14%

57Adair County, KYKY19,423395−18%

58Breckinridge County, KYKY21,503389−31%

59Whitley County, KYKY37,297389+82%

60Montgomery County, KYKY28,822382−55%

61Hickman County, KYKY4,372362−39%

62Pike County, KYKY54,721353+48%

63Laurel County, KYKY63,746352+93%

64Rowan County, KYKY24,4763380%

65Harrison County, KYKY19,627334−35%

66Harlan County, KYKY24,725328−73%

67Larue County, KYKY15,184313−38%

68Knox County, KYKY29,532312+4%

69Ballard County, KYKY7,594275+11%

70Powell County, KYKY12,812264+257%

71Metcalfe County, KYKY10,583261+1%

72Greenup County, KYKY35,213255+88%

73Elliott County, KYKY7,265251–

74Carroll County, KYKY11,141242+42%

75Wayne County, KYKY19,597239−20%

76Gallatin County, KYKY8,840237+137%

77Lee County, KYKY7,297223+1493%

78Grant County, KYKY26,181218+1577%

79Grayson County, KYKY27,406218+176%

80Monroe County, KYKY11,191204−39%

81Russell County, KYKY18,608203+107%

82Floyd County, KYKY34,401195−26%

83Marshall County, KYKY31,659187+3017%

84Knott County, KYKY13,321157+249%

85Spencer County, KYKY20,9981560%

86Green County, KYKY11,644146−54%

87Fleming County, KYKY15,787143−32%

88Ohio County, KYKY23,934139−28%

89Letcher County, KYKY19,952128+21%

90Johnson County, KYKY22,051123+273%

91Hancock County, KYKY9,050114+5%

92Trimble County, KYKY8,70197–

93Rockcastle County, KYKY16,14897–

94Nicholas County, KYKY7,94991−3%

95Bath County, KYKY13,17690−67%

96Cumberland County, KYKY5,99290−74%

97Allen County, KYKY22,53684−40%

98Robertson County, KYKY2,32582+1950%

99Edmonson County, KYKY12,74982−51%

100Breathitt County, KYKY12,55876+245%

101Carter County, KYKY26,14974+1133%

102Carlisle County, KYKY4,74771+173%

103Lewis County, KYKY12,90170+218%

104Casey County, KYKY16,20560+67%

105Pendleton County, KYKY14,80060+15%

106Bracken County, KYKY8,51154+86%

107McLean County, KYKY9,06448+17%

108Crittenden County, KYKY8,80733−53%

109Owen County, KYKY11,60133−79%

110Jackson County, KYKY13,32521+110%

111Leslie County, KYKY9,62720+82%

112Lawrence County, KYKY15,76513−59%

113Magoffin County, KYKY11,11012+50%

114Wolfe County, KYKY6,29810+400%

115Estill County, KYKY13,96210+43%

116Menifee County, KYKY6,4309−87%

117Clinton County, KYKY9,1398–

118Livingston County, KYKY8,8637+133%

119Butler County, KYKY12,5202−96%

120Owsley County, KYKY3,9320–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES