# Counties in Kentucky by black or African American population share, 2024

All 120 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `black_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report Black or African American as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/kentucky-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/black-population-share/kentucky-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Fulton County | 23.8 |
| 2 | Jefferson County | 20.6 |
| 3 | Christian County | 18.3 |
| 4 | Fayette County | 14.4 |
| 5 | Hardin County | 10.7 |
| 6 | McCracken County | 9.8 |
| 7 | Franklin County | 9.2 |
| 8 | Warren County | 9.1 |
| 9 | Hickman County | 8.2 |
| 10 | Henderson County | 8.1 |
| 11 | Martin County | 7.8 |
| 12 | Marion County | 7.6 |
| 13 | Boyle County | 7 |
| 14 | Simpson County | 6.9 |
| 15 | Union County | 6.9 |
| 16 | Lyon County | 6.8 |
| 17 | Todd County | 6.7 |
| 18 | McCreary County | 6.1 |
| 19 | Caldwell County | 6 |
| 20 | Mason County | 5.9 |
| 21 | Hopkins County | 5.8 |
| 22 | Nelson County | 5.2 |
| 23 | Morgan County | 5 |
| 24 | Bourbon County | 5 |
| 25 | Scott County | 4.7 |
| 26 | Taylor County | 4.6 |
| 26 | Washington County | 4.6 |
| 28 | Logan County | 4.5 |
| 29 | Boone County | 4.4 |
| 30 | Trigg County | 4.2 |
| 31 | Graves County | 4.2 |
| 32 | Webster County | 4.1 |
| 33 | Jessamine County | 4.1 |
| 34 | Daviess County | 4 |
| 35 | Calloway County | 4 |
| 36 | Madison County | 3.9 |
| 37 | Kenton County | 3.9 |
| 38 | Clay County | 3.9 |
| 39 | Barren County | 3.8 |
| 40 | Woodford County | 3.8 |
| 41 | Shelby County | 3.7 |
| 42 | Ballard County | 3.6 |
| 42 | Robertson County | 3.6 |
| 44 | Elliott County | 3.4 |
| 45 | Meade County | 3.3 |
| 46 | Mercer County | 3.1 |
| 47 | Lee County | 3 |
| 48 | Bell County | 3 |
| 49 | Hart County | 2.9 |
| 50 | Oldham County | 2.9 |
| 51 | Campbell County | 2.8 |
| 52 | Clark County | 2.8 |
| 53 | Gallatin County | 2.7 |
| 54 | Henry County | 2.7 |
| 55 | Metcalfe County | 2.5 |
| 56 | Garrard County | 2.4 |
| 57 | Boyd County | 2.3 |
| 58 | Carroll County | 2.2 |
| 59 | Anderson County | 2.2 |
| 60 | Adair County | 2.1 |
| 60 | Larue County | 2.1 |
| 62 | Lincoln County | 2 |
| 62 | Muhlenberg County | 2 |
| 62 | Powell County | 2 |
| 65 | Breckinridge County | 1.9 |
| 66 | Monroe County | 1.8 |
| 67 | Harrison County | 1.8 |
| 68 | Perry County | 1.7 |
| 69 | Cumberland County | 1.5 |
| 70 | Carlisle County | 1.5 |
| 71 | Rowan County | 1.4 |
| 72 | Montgomery County | 1.4 |
| 73 | Bullitt County | 1.3 |
| 74 | Green County | 1.3 |
| 75 | Harlan County | 1.3 |
| 76 | Hancock County | 1.3 |
| 77 | Wayne County | 1.2 |
| 78 | Nicholas County | 1.2 |
| 79 | Knott County | 1.1 |
| 80 | Trimble County | 1.1 |
| 81 | Russell County | 1.1 |
| 82 | Whitley County | 1.1 |
| 83 | Knox County | 1 |
| 84 | Fleming County | 0.9 |
| 85 | Grant County | 0.9 |
| 86 | Pulaski County | 0.8 |
| 87 | Grayson County | 0.8 |
| 88 | Spencer County | 0.8 |
| 89 | Greenup County | 0.7 |
| 90 | Bath County | 0.7 |
| 91 | Edmonson County | 0.7 |
| 92 | Bracken County | 0.6 |
| 93 | Letcher County | 0.6 |
| 93 | Pike County | 0.6 |
| 95 | Rockcastle County | 0.6 |
| 96 | Marshall County | 0.6 |
| 96 | Ohio County | 0.6 |
| 98 | Breathitt County | 0.6 |
| 99 | Laurel County | 0.6 |
| 100 | Floyd County | 0.6 |
| 100 | Johnson County | 0.6 |
| 102 | Lewis County | 0.5 |
| 103 | McLean County | 0.5 |
| 104 | Pendleton County | 0.4 |
| 105 | Allen County | 0.4 |
| 106 | Casey County | 0.4 |
| 107 | Crittenden County | 0.4 |
| 108 | Owen County | 0.3 |
| 109 | Carter County | 0.3 |
| 110 | Leslie County | 0.2 |
| 111 | Jackson County | 0.2 |
| 111 | Wolfe County | 0.2 |
| 113 | Menifee County | 0.1 |
| 114 | Magoffin County | 0.1 |
| 115 | Clinton County | 0.1 |
| 116 | Lawrence County | 0.1 |
| 116 | Livingston County | 0.1 |
| 118 | Estill County | 0.1 |
| 119 | Butler County | 0 |
| 120 | Owsley County | 0 |