RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Largest Black population, Kentucky counties · 1990

Kentucky counties ranked by the number of residents who are Black or African American, from the 1990 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 339.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACK POPULATIONVS –

01Jefferson County, KYKY795,222112,911–

02Fayette County, KYKY329,75129,922–

03Christian County, KYKY70,11516,698–

04Hardin County, KYKY113,4829,693–

05McCracken County, KYKY67,5536,249–

06Warren County, KYKY149,3756,127–

07Kenton County, KYKY175,7794,096–

08Daviess County, KYKY104,8983,437–

09Franklin County, KYKY52,6493,275–

10Henderson County, KYKY44,2553,013–

11Hopkins County, KYKY45,1272,940–

12Madison County, KYKY101,6962,855–

13Union County, KYKY12,8392,563–

14Shelby County, KYKY51,2432,508–

15Boyle County, KYKY31,6322,427–

16Meade County, KYKY30,6992,322–

17Logan County, KYKY28,6692,120–

18Barren County, KYKY45,6411,862–

19Nelson County, KYKY49,0361,825–

20Simpson County, KYKY20,7881,671–

21Bourbon County, KYKY20,2431,620–

22Clark County, KYKY37,8881,614–

23Scott County, KYKY62,2621,555–

24Fulton County, KYKY6,2181,545–

25Graves County, KYKY37,0501,444–

26Marion County, KYKY20,1151,414–

27Woodford County, KYKY27,8831,273–

28Mason County, KYKY16,9361,247–

29Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6341,239–

30Oldham County, KYKY70,9861,236–

31Trigg County, KYKY14,5121,226–

32Harlan County, KYKY24,7251,224–

33Todd County, KYKY12,9721,184–

34Hart County, KYKY20,1171,054–

35Calloway County, KYKY39,421999–

36Jessamine County, KYKY57,147963–

37Taylor County, KYKY26,763962–

38Washington County, KYKY12,368917–

39Boyd County, KYKY47,751899–

40Montgomery County, KYKY28,822846–

41Campbell County, KYKY95,441821–

42Webster County, KYKY12,929792–

43Caldwell County, KYKY12,609773–

44Mercer County, KYKY23,733766–

45Bell County, KYKY22,829761–

46Pulaski County, KYKY67,384722–

47Lincoln County, KYKY25,353627–

48Hickman County, KYKY4,372590–

49Perry County, KYKY26,555565–

50Breckinridge County, KYKY21,503560–

51Harrison County, KYKY19,627514–

52Larue County, KYKY15,184507–

53Henry County, KYKY16,447492–

54Garrard County, KYKY18,207485–

55Adair County, KYKY19,423482–

56Anderson County, KYKY25,225427–

57Lyon County, KYKY9,123426–

58Clay County, KYKY19,465370–

59Cumberland County, KYKY5,992341–

60Rowan County, KYKY24,476339–

61Monroe County, KYKY11,191333–

62Green County, KYKY11,644314–

63Boone County, KYKY145,316309–

64Wayne County, KYKY19,597300–

65Knox County, KYKY29,532299–

66Bullitt County, KYKY86,454277–

67Bath County, KYKY13,176274–

68Floyd County, KYKY34,401264–

69Metcalfe County, KYKY10,583259–

70Ballard County, KYKY7,594248–

71Pike County, KYKY54,721239–

72Whitley County, KYKY37,297214–

73Fleming County, KYKY15,787211–

74Ohio County, KYKY23,934193–

75Laurel County, KYKY63,746182–

76Carroll County, KYKY11,141171–

77Edmonson County, KYKY12,749168–

78Spencer County, KYKY20,998156–

79Owen County, KYKY11,601156–

80Allen County, KYKY22,536139–

81Greenup County, KYKY35,213136–

82McCreary County, KYKY17,124131–

83Hancock County, KYKY9,050109–

84Letcher County, KYKY19,952106–

85Gallatin County, KYKY8,840100–

86Russell County, KYKY18,60898–

87Nicholas County, KYKY7,94994–

88Grayson County, KYKY27,40679–

89Powell County, KYKY12,81274–

90Menifee County, KYKY6,43071–

91Morgan County, KYKY14,41571–

92Crittenden County, KYKY8,80770–

93Pendleton County, KYKY14,80052–

94Butler County, KYKY12,52046–

95Knott County, KYKY13,32145–

96McLean County, KYKY9,06441–

97Casey County, KYKY16,20536–

98Johnson County, KYKY22,05133–

99Lawrence County, KYKY15,76532–

100Bracken County, KYKY8,51129–

101Carlisle County, KYKY4,74726–

102Breathitt County, KYKY12,55822–

103Lewis County, KYKY12,90122–

104Lee County, KYKY7,29714–

105Grant County, KYKY26,18113–

106Martin County, KYKY10,69712–

107Leslie County, KYKY9,62711–

108Jackson County, KYKY13,32510–

109Magoffin County, KYKY11,1108–

110Estill County, KYKY13,9627–

111Carter County, KYKY26,1496–

112Marshall County, KYKY31,6596–

113Robertson County, KYKY2,3254–

114Livingston County, KYKY8,8633–

115Wolfe County, KYKY6,2982–

116Trimble County, KYKY8,7010–

117Clinton County, KYKY9,1390–

118Elliott County, KYKY7,2650–

119Owsley County, KYKY3,9320–

120Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1480–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS