Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Kentucky by County
Population: Black
All Ages, Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Black)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | N/A | 7.6 | 346,828 | 25 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 12.2 | 40,919,547 | N/A |
| Butler County | Urban | 0.0 | 2 | 3,021 |
| Owsley County | Rural | 0.0 | 0 | 3,021 |
| Estill County | Rural | 0.1 | 10 | 2,904 |
| Lawrence County | Urban | 0.1 | 13 | 2,904 |
| Magoffin County | Rural | 0.1 | 12 | 2,904 |
| Menifee County | Rural | 0.1 | 9 | 2,904 |
| Clinton County | Rural | 0.2 | 15 | 2,804 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 0.2 | 30 | 2,804 |
| Leslie County | Rural | 0.2 | 20 | 2,804 |
| Wolfe County | Rural | 0.2 | 10 | 2,804 |
| Owen County | Rural | 0.3 | 33 | 2,683 |
| Carter County | Urban | 0.4 | 104 | 2,572 |
| Casey County | Rural | 0.4 | 60 | 2,572 |
| Crittenden County | Rural | 0.4 | 33 | 2,572 |
| Allen County | Urban | 0.5 | 100 | 2,482 |
| Lewis County | Rural | 0.5 | 70 | 2,482 |
| McLean County | Urban | 0.5 | 48 | 2,482 |
| Pendleton County | Urban | 0.5 | 76 | 2,482 |
| Bracken County | Urban | 0.6 | 54 | 2,378 |
| Breathitt County | Rural | 0.6 | 77 | 2,378 |
| Floyd County | Rural | 0.6 | 195 | 2,378 |
| Johnson County | Rural | 0.6 | 123 | 2,378 |
| Laurel County | Rural | 0.6 | 352 | 2,378 |
| Letcher County | Rural | 0.6 | 128 | 2,378 |
| Ohio County | Rural | 0.6 | 139 | 2,378 |
| Pike County | Rural | 0.6 | 358 | 2,378 |
| Rockcastle County | Rural | 0.6 | 97 | 2,378 |
| Bath County | Rural | 0.7 | 90 | 2,290 |
| Edmonson County | Urban | 0.7 | 82 | 2,290 |
| Greenup County | Urban | 0.7 | 255 | 2,290 |
| Marshall County | Rural | 0.7 | 213 | 2,290 |
| Grayson County | Rural | 0.8 | 218 | 2,184 |
| Livingston County | Urban | 0.8 | 75 | 2,184 |
| Pulaski County | Rural | 0.8 | 551 | 2,184 |
| Spencer County | Urban | 0.8 | 168 | 2,184 |
| Fleming County | Rural | 0.9 | 143 | 2,118 |
| Grant County | Urban | 0.9 | 218 | 2,118 |
| Knox County | Rural | 1.0 | 312 | 2,041 |
| Trimble County | Rural | 1.1 | 97 | 1,980 |
| Whitley County | Rural | 1.1 | 404 | 1,980 |
| Knott County | Rural | 1.2 | 161 | 1,921 |
| Nicholas County | Rural | 1.2 | 91 | 1,921 |
| Russell County | Rural | 1.2 | 224 | 1,921 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 1.2 | 239 | 1,921 |
| Bullitt County | Urban | 1.3 | 1,092 | 1,870 |
| Green County | Rural | 1.3 | 146 | 1,870 |
| Hancock County | Rural | 1.3 | 114 | 1,870 |
| Harlan County | Rural | 1.3 | 328 | 1,870 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 1.3 | 382 | 1,870 |
| Carlisle County | Urban | 1.5 | 71 | 1,792 |
| Cumberland County | Rural | 1.5 | 90 | 1,792 |
| Harrison County | Rural | 1.7 | 334 | 1,711 |
| Perry County | Rural | 1.7 | 470 | 1,711 |
| Rowan County | Rural | 1.7 | 429 | 1,711 |
| Breckinridge County | Rural | 1.9 | 395 | 1,645 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 2.0 | 495 | 1,613 |
| Muhlenberg County | Rural | 2.0 | 620 | 1,613 |
| Powell County | Rural | 2.0 | 264 | 1,613 |
| Adair County | Rural | 2.1 | 395 | 1,588 |
| Anderson County | Rural | 2.1 | 523 | 1,588 |
| Larue County | Urban | 2.1 | 318 | 1,588 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 2.2 | 242 | 1,555 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 2.2 | 243 | 1,555 |
| Boyd County | Urban | 2.3 | 1,124 | 1,524 |
| Garrard County | Rural | 2.4 | 415 | 1,505 |
| Metcalfe County | Rural | 2.5 | 261 | 1,484 |
| Gallatin County | Urban | 2.7 | 237 | 1,443 |
| Henry County | Urban | 2.7 | 421 | 1,443 |
| Campbell County | Urban | 2.8 | 2,631 | 1,430 |
| Clark County | Urban | 2.9 | 1,064 | 1,417 |
| Hart County | Rural | 2.9 | 577 | 1,417 |
| Oldham County | Urban | 2.9 | 2,042 | 1,417 |
| Bell County | Rural | 3.0 | 705 | 1,401 |
| Lee County | Rural | 3.0 | 223 | 1,401 |
| Mercer County | Rural | 3.2 | 743 | 1,364 |
| Meade County | Urban | 3.4 | 1,015 | 1,322 |
| Ballard County | Urban | 3.6 | 275 | 1,289 |
| Robertson County | Rural | 3.6 | 82 | 1,289 |
| Barren County | Rural | 3.8 | 1,713 | 1,260 |
| Woodford County | Urban | 3.8 | 1,045 | 1,260 |
| Kenton County | Urban | 3.9 | 6,717 | 1,243 |
| Shelby County | Urban | 3.9 | 1,919 | 1,243 |
| Clay County | Rural | 4.0 | 790 | 1,234 |
| Madison County | Rural | 4.0 | 3,796 | 1,234 |
| Calloway County | Rural | 4.1 | 1,559 | 1,218 |
| Daviess County | Urban | 4.1 | 4,285 | 1,218 |
| Jessamine County | Urban | 4.1 | 2,221 | 1,218 |
| Webster County | Rural | 4.1 | 522 | 1,218 |
| Graves County | Rural | 4.2 | 1,527 | 1,209 |
| Trigg County | Urban | 4.2 | 604 | 1,209 |
| Boone County | Urban | 4.4 | 6,112 | 1,187 |
| Elliott County | Rural | 4.4 | 321 | 1,187 |
| Logan County | Rural | 4.5 | 1,253 | 1,177 |
| Taylor County | Rural | 4.6 | 1,226 | 1,165 |
| Washington County | Rural | 4.6 | 563 | 1,165 |
| Scott County | Urban | 4.8 | 2,887 | 1,143 |
| Bourbon County | Urban | 4.9 | 1,001 | 1,120 |
| Morgan County | Rural | 5.0 | 698 | 1,108 |
| Nelson County | Urban | 5.3 | 2,535 | 1,077 |
| Hopkins County | Rural | 5.8 | 2,628 | 1,034 |
| Mason County | Rural | 5.9 | 997 | 1,026 |
| Caldwell County | Rural | 6.0 | 755 | 1,017 |
| McCreary County | Rural | 6.3 | 1,069 | 986 |
| Todd County | Rural | 6.7 | 835 | 959 |
| Lyon County | Rural | 6.8 | 602 | 955 |
| Simpson County | Rural | 6.9 | 1,381 | 947 |
| Union County | Rural | 6.9 | 915 | 947 |
| Boyle County | Rural | 7.2 | 2,222 | 920 |
| Marion County | Rural | 7.6 | 1,493 | 896 |
| Martin County | Rural | 7.9 | 874 | 864 |
| Henderson County | Rural | 8.1 | 3,585 | 851 |
| Hickman County | Rural | 8.2 | 362 | 846 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 9.2 | 4,782 | 807 |
| Warren County | Urban | 9.2 | 12,936 | 807 |
| McCracken County | Urban | 9.7 | 6,586 | 778 |
| Hardin County | Urban | 11.2 | 12,535 | 709 |
| Fayette County | Urban | 14.5 | 46,839 | 600 |
| Christian County | Urban | 18.8 | 13,549 | 500 |
| Jefferson County | Urban | 20.8 | 162,586 | 459 |
| Fulton County | Rural | 23.8 | 1,528 | 395 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/21/2026 4:29 pm.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Black, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.