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McCracken County, Kentucky
7,598 Black residents · 11.2% of the county · ranked 7 of 120 in Kentucky by Black population
The gazetteer enters McCracken County, Kentucky, on its published figures: a total population of 67,875 in 2020, with 7,598 Black residents counted alone — 11.2% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 67,875 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 7,598 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 11.2% |
| Rank by Black population among Kentucky counties | 7 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
The published record across two censuses for McCracken County: 7,224 Black residents in 2010, 7,598 in 2020 — grew by 5.2% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 11.0% to 11.2%.
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; McCracken County holds 7,598 of it, rank 7 in the state's order. The county page for McCracken County carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black McCracken County — its congregations, schools, and civic life — this gazetteer points to the place entries inside the county's borders, where each town and community is entered on its own count. The McCracken County page is their frame: 67,875 residents, 7,598 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.