Counties in Kentucky by black or African American population share

Fulton County had the highest black or African American population share of 120 counties in 2022, at 23.6%. Magoffin County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 2.1% and the figure for Kentucky was 7.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest23.6Fulton County
Median2.1120 counties
Kentucky7.9History

Top 40 counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Fulton CountyFulton County: 23.6 %23.6Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 21.7 %21.7Christian CountyChristian County: 19.7 %19.7Fayette CountyFayette County: 14.6 %14.6Hardin CountyHardin County: 11.3 %11.3McCracken CountyMcCracken County: 10.5 %10.5Hickman CountyHickman County: 9.4 %9.4Simpson CountySimpson County: 9.3 %9.3Franklin CountyFranklin County: 8.7 %8.7Union CountyUnion County: 8.7 %8.7Warren CountyWarren County: 8.6 %8.6Todd CountyTodd County: 8 %8Boyle CountyBoyle County: 7.9 %7.9Henderson CountyHenderson County: 7.2 %7.2Marion CountyMarion County: 6.9 %6.9Mason CountyMason County: 6.8 %6.8McCreary CountyMcCreary County: 6.7 %6.7Lyon CountyLyon County: 6.5 %6.5Martin CountyMartin County: 6.5 %6.5Trigg CountyTrigg County: 6.3 %6.3Hopkins CountyHopkins County: 6 %6Caldwell CountyCaldwell County: 6 %6Logan CountyLogan County: 5.8 %5.8Washington CountyWashington County: 5.5 %5.5Shelby CountyShelby County: 5 %5Bourbon CountyBourbon County: 4.9 %4.9Scott CountyScott County: 4.9 %4.9Nelson CountyNelson County: 4.8 %4.8Daviess CountyDaviess County: 4.7 %4.7Kenton CountyKenton County: 4.4 %4.4Taylor CountyTaylor County: 4.4 %4.4Hart CountyHart County: 4.2 %4.2Jessamine CountyJessamine County: 4.2 %4.2Webster CountyWebster County: 4.1 %4.1Clay CountyClay County: 4.1 %4.1Morgan CountyMorgan County: 4.1 %4.1Graves CountyGraves County: 4 %4Ballard CountyBallard County: 3.9 %3.9Madison CountyMadison County: 3.9 %3.9Clark CountyClark County: 3.9 %3.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Fulton County23.6+1.4 pts
2Jefferson County21.7+0.1 pts
3Christian County19.7+0.4 pts
4Fayette County14.6+0.1 pts
5Hardin County11.3-0.2 pts
6McCracken County10.5+0.1 pts
7Hickman County9.4+0.6 pts
8Simpson County9.3+0.5 pts
9Franklin County8.7-0.7 pts
10Union County8.7-5.9 pts
11Warren County8.6+0.2 pts
12Todd County8+0.2 pts
13Boyle County7.9+0.1 pts
14Henderson County7.2+0.3 pts
15Marion County6.9-0 pts
16Mason County6.8+0.6 pts
17McCreary County6.7+0.5 pts
18Lyon County6.5+1.4 pts
19Martin County6.5+1.4 pts
20Trigg County6.3-0.9 pts
21Hopkins County6-0.1 pts
22Caldwell County6-0.5 pts
23Logan County5.8-0.4 pts
24Washington County5.5-0.4 pts
25Shelby County5-1.2 pts
26Bourbon County4.9-0.2 pts
27Scott County4.9+0.2 pts
28Nelson County4.8-0.3 pts
29Daviess County4.70 pts
30Kenton County4.4-0.1 pts
31Taylor County4.4-0.3 pts
32Hart County4.2+0.2 pts
33Jessamine County4.2-0.1 pts
34Webster County4.1+0.5 pts
35Clay County4.1-0.9 pts
36Morgan County4.1+0.7 pts
37Graves County4-0 pts
38Ballard County3.90 pts
38Madison County3.9-0.2 pts
40Clark County3.9-0.3 pts
40Oldham County3.9+0.2 pts
42Woodford County3.7-0.1 pts
43Boone County3.6-0.1 pts
44Meade County3.6+0.1 pts
45Mercer County3.5-0.3 pts
46Barren County3.5-0 pts
47Calloway County3.40 pts
48Carroll County3.3-0.2 pts
49Anderson County3.1+0.6 pts
50Larue County2.9-0.3 pts
51Elliott County2.9-0.5 pts
52Cumberland County2.7+0.1 pts
52Gallatin County2.7+0.4 pts
54Montgomery County2.7-0 pts
55Campbell County2.6+0.1 pts
56Monroe County2.6+0.5 pts
57Henry County2.4-0.3 pts
58Garrard County2.4-0 pts
59Harrison County2.1+0.5 pts
60Harlan County2.1-0.2 pts
60Rowan County2.1+0.2 pts
62Lee County2+0.7 pts
63Boyd County2+0.1 pts
64Bell County1.9-0.2 pts
64Muhlenberg County1.9-2.2 pts
66Metcalfe County1.9-0.2 pts
67Lincoln County1.8-0.2 pts
68Green County1.8-0 pts
69Spencer County1.70 pts
70Bath County1.7+0.1 pts
71Breckinridge County1.7-0.3 pts
72Adair County1.6-0.7 pts
73Bracken County1.4-0.7 pts
74Owsley County1.3-0.7 pts
75Carlisle County1.2+0.4 pts
76Bullitt County1.2+0.1 pts
77Knott County1.1+0.1 pts
77Russell County1.1-0.2 pts
79Owen County1+0.6 pts
80Breathitt County1-0 pts
81McLean County1-0.3 pts
82Ohio County1-0.2 pts
83Perry County1-0.1 pts
84Casey County0.9+0.1 pts
85Pulaski County0.90 pts
86Whitley County0.9-0.1 pts
87Hancock County0.9-0.5 pts
88Grant County0.9+0.8 pts
89Fleming County0.9-0.6 pts
90Greenup County0.8+0.1 pts
91Floyd County0.8-0 pts
92Allen County0.8+0.3 pts
93Edmonson County0.8-0.8 pts
94Pike County0.8-0.1 pts
95Knox County0.7-0.2 pts
96Nicholas County0.7-0.4 pts
97Crittenden County0.70 pts
98Letcher County0.7+0.3 pts
99Laurel County0.7-0.1 pts
100Marshall County0.6-0.2 pts
101Pendleton County0.6-0.1 pts
102Grayson County0.5+0.2 pts
103Wayne County0.5-0.6 pts
104Johnson County0.5-0.4 pts
105Leslie County0.4+0.1 pts
106Butler County0.4-0.1 pts
106Carter County0.4+0.1 pts
108Livingston County0.4-0 pts
109Robertson County0.30 pts
110Trimble County0.3+0.1 pts
111Powell County0.30 pts
112Jackson County0.2-0.1 pts
112Lawrence County0.2+0.1 pts
114Menifee County0.20 pts
115Clinton County0.2-0.2 pts
115Wolfe County0.2+0.1 pts
117Estill County0.1+0.1 pts
118Rockcastle County0.10 pts
119Lewis County0-0 pts
119Magoffin County00 pts

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About this ranking

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.

US federal statistics ask about Hispanic origin and race separately, and Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race. The shares for White, Black and Asian count people who are not Hispanic and report that race alone, so the published shares do not add up to 100 (people of two or more races and other races are not shown). Calculated from counts in ACS table B03002, which are stored as inputs. EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which county has the highest black or African American population share?

Fulton County, with 23.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest black or African American population share?

Magoffin County, with 0% in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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