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Christian County, Kentucky
15,527 Black residents · 21.3% of the county · ranked 3 of 120 in Kentucky by Black population
In Christian County, Kentucky, the 2020 Census counted 72,748 people, 15,527 of them Black alone. At 21.3%, Christian County's Black share stands against the state's 8.0% — the comparison this entry is built around.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 72,748 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 15,527 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 21.3% |
| Rank by Black population among Kentucky counties | 3 of 120 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
Population Trend
In 2010 Christian County counted 15,707 Black residents; in 2020 it counted 15,527. The population declined by 1.1% across the decade, and the Black share in Christian County moved from 21.2% to 21.3%.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
The Record
The state's Black population of 362,417 is spread across 120 counties and county equivalents; Christian County holds 15,527 of it, rank 3 in the state's order. The county page for Christian County carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
Black Christian County's institutions live at the scale of its towns and communities, and the gazetteer records them there, place by place. The Christian County page holds the frame around them — 72,748 people in all, 15,527 of them Black — and the trend that runs through both censuses.