Counties in Kentucky by white (non-Hispanic) population share
Magoffin County had the highest white (non-Hispanic) population share of 120 counties in 2023, at 97.6%. Jefferson County had the lowest, at 63.3%. The median was 92.1% and the figure for Kentucky was 82.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2023
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2023 (%) | Change on 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magoffin County | 97.6 | +0.6 pts |
| 2 | Lewis County | 97 | -0.1 pts |
| 3 | Lawrence County | 96.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 3 | Leslie County | 96.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 5 | Letcher County | 96.8 | -0 pts |
| 6 | Knott County | 96.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 7 | Jackson County | 96.5 | -0.7 pts |
| 8 | Floyd County | 96.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 9 | Estill County | 96.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 10 | Breathitt County | 96.2 | +0.2 pts |
| 11 | Wolfe County | 96.1 | -2.4 pts |
| 12 | Rockcastle County | 95.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 13 | Menifee County | 95.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 14 | Nicholas County | 95.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 15 | Marshall County | 95.6 | -0.5 pts |
| 16 | Johnson County | 95.3 | -1.1 pts |
| 17 | Carter County | 95.2 | 0 pts |
| 18 | Greenup County | 95.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 19 | Laurel County | 95.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 20 | Knox County | 95.1 | -0 pts |
| 21 | Edmonson County | 94.9 | -0.3 pts |
| 22 | Grayson County | 94.9 | -0.3 pts |
| 23 | Whitley County | 94.8 | -0.5 pts |
| 24 | Bath County | 94.8 | -0 pts |
| 25 | McLean County | 94.7 | -0 pts |
| 25 | Pike County | 94.7 | -1.2 pts |
| 27 | Bracken County | 94.6 | -0.9 pts |
| 28 | Robertson County | 94.4 | -2 pts |
| 29 | Livingston County | 94.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 30 | Fleming County | 94.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 31 | Crittenden County | 94.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 32 | Hancock County | 94.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 32 | Harlan County | 94.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 34 | Perry County | 94.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 35 | Metcalfe County | 94.1 | -0.6 pts |
| 36 | Owen County | 94.1 | 0 pts |
| 37 | Green County | 93.9 | 0 pts |
| 38 | Clinton County | 93.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 39 | Powell County | 93.8 | -0.6 pts |
| 40 | Rowan County | 93.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 41 | Casey County | 93.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 41 | Lee County | 93.8 | +1.7 pts |
| 43 | Allen County | 93.6 | -0.5 pts |
| 43 | Harrison County | 93.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 45 | Owsley County | 93.3 | +1.9 pts |
| 46 | Bell County | 93.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 47 | Breckinridge County | 93.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 47 | Spencer County | 93.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 49 | Elliott County | 93 | -2.6 pts |
| 50 | Cumberland County | 92.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 51 | Pulaski County | 92.7 | -0.6 pts |
| 52 | Lincoln County | 92.6 | -0.5 pts |
| 53 | Trimble County | 92.6 | +0.4 pts |
| 54 | Ohio County | 92.5 | -0.9 pts |
| 55 | Grant County | 92.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 56 | Pendleton County | 92.5 | -1 pts |
| 57 | Butler County | 92.4 | -1.3 pts |
| 58 | Boyd County | 92.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 59 | Anderson County | 92.2 | -0.5 pts |
| 59 | Muhlenberg County | 92.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 61 | Garrard County | 92.1 | -0.5 pts |
| 62 | Montgomery County | 92.1 | -0.5 pts |
| 63 | Russell County | 92.1 | -0.8 pts |
| 64 | Wayne County | 92 | -0.7 pts |
| 65 | Bullitt County | 91.7 | -0.6 pts |
| 66 | Monroe County | 91.6 | -1.6 pts |
| 67 | Ballard County | 91.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 68 | Clay County | 91.4 | -0 pts |
| 69 | Carlisle County | 91 | -1.3 pts |
| 70 | Adair County | 90.8 | -0.9 pts |
| 71 | Campbell County | 90.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 72 | Larue County | 90.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 73 | Hart County | 90.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 74 | Mercer County | 90.3 | -0 pts |
| 75 | Henry County | 90.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 76 | Caldwell County | 90.1 | +0.5 pts |
| 77 | Morgan County | 89.9 | -2.3 pts |
| 78 | Nelson County | 89.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 79 | McCreary County | 89 | -0.2 pts |
| 80 | Gallatin County | 88.9 | +0.9 pts |
| 81 | Taylor County | 88.9 | -0.5 pts |
| 82 | Meade County | 88.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 83 | Clark County | 88.3 | -0.8 pts |
| 84 | Union County | 88.2 | +0.6 pts |
| 85 | Barren County | 88.1 | -1.2 pts |
| 86 | Madison County | 88 | -0.8 pts |
| 87 | Washington County | 87.8 | -0 pts |
| 88 | Lyon County | 87.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 89 | Logan County | 87.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 90 | Calloway County | 87.7 | -1 pts |
| 91 | Mason County | 87.4 | -0.6 pts |
| 92 | Hopkins County | 87.3 | -0.5 pts |
| 93 | Webster County | 87.2 | -1 pts |
| 94 | Carroll County | 86.8 | -0.5 pts |
| 95 | Marion County | 86.7 | -0.8 pts |
| 96 | Martin County | 86.6 | -1.3 pts |
| 97 | Trigg County | 86.4 | -0.7 pts |
| 98 | Jessamine County | 86.3 | -1.1 pts |
| 99 | Oldham County | 86.3 | -1 pts |
| 100 | Kenton County | 86 | -1.2 pts |
| 101 | Hickman County | 85.9 | -0.3 pts |
| 102 | Daviess County | 85.5 | -1.1 pts |
| 103 | Woodford County | 85.1 | -0.9 pts |
| 104 | Todd County | 84.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 105 | Scott County | 84.7 | -1.4 pts |
| 106 | Graves County | 84.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 107 | Henderson County | 84.4 | -0.5 pts |
| 108 | Simpson County | 84.2 | -0.7 pts |
| 109 | Bourbon County | 84 | -0.4 pts |
| 110 | Boone County | 83.6 | -2.1 pts |
| 111 | Boyle County | 83 | -1.5 pts |
| 112 | McCracken County | 81.5 | -0.8 pts |
| 113 | Franklin County | 80.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 114 | Shelby County | 78.1 | -1.4 pts |
| 115 | Warren County | 75 | -1.6 pts |
| 116 | Hardin County | 74.8 | -0.5 pts |
| 117 | Fulton County | 69.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 118 | Fayette County | 67.8 | -1.9 pts |
| 119 | Christian County | 64.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 120 | Jefferson County | 63.3 | -1.8 pts |
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About this ranking
People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report White 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: White 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
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Questions
Which county has the highest white (non-Hispanic) population share?
Magoffin County, with 97.6% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest white (non-Hispanic) population share?
Jefferson County, with 63.3% in 2023.
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: White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
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