Office of Enrollment Management

2000 Census, MSU 18 County Service Region

African-American Population Summary

County Target Enrollment County 1990 Total Population 1990 African American % African American 2000 Total Population 2000 African American % African American Total Population Change African American Change

Kentucky

N/A

3,685,296

262,907

7.13%

4,041,769

295,994

7.32%

Increase

Increase

Ballard

Yes

7,902

240

3.04%

8,286

238

2.87%

Increase

Decrease

Caldwell

Yes

13,232

771

5.83%

13,060

628

4.81%

Decrease

Decrease

Calloway

No

30,735

961

3.13%

34,177

1,218

3.56%

Increase

Increase

Carlisle

No

5,238

55

1.05%

5,351

51

0.95%

Increase

Decrease

Christian

No

68,941

16,929

24.56%

72,265

17,148

23.73%

Increase

Increase

Crittenden

Yes

9,196

78

0.85%

9,384

61

0.65%

Increase

Decrease

Fulton

Yes

8,271

1,537

18.58%

7,752

1,798

23.19%

Decrease

Increase

Graves

Yes

33,550

1,519

4.53%

37,028

1,645

4.44%

Increase

Increase

Henderson

No

43,044

3,051

7.09%

44,829

3,181

7.10%

Increase

Increase

Hickman

Yes

5,566

503

9.04%

5,262

521

9.90%

Decrease

Increase

Hopkins

No

46,126

3,057

6.63%

46,519

2,887

6.21%

Increase

Decrease

Livingston

Yes

9,062

14

0.15%

9,804

14

0.14%

Increase

No Change

Lyon

Yes

6,624

433

6.54%

8,080

543

6.72%

Increase

Increase

Marshall

No

27,205

10

0.04%

30,125

37

0.12%

Increase

Increase

McCracken

No

62,879

6,320

10.05%

65,514

7,128

10.88%

Increase

Increase

Trigg

No

10,361

1,227

11.84%

12,597

1,233

9.79%

Increase

Increase

Union

Yes

16,557

2,545

15.37%

15,637

2,015

12.89%

Decrease

Decrease

Webster

No

13,955

786

5.63%

14,120

660

4.67%

Increase

Decrease

Region Total

418,444

40,036

9.57%

439,790

41,006

9.32%

Increase

Increase

Projections of High School Graduates in Public Schools

Total Population Changes: Counties with Increases: 14 Counties with Decreases: 4 No Change : 0

African-American Population Changes: Counties with Increases: 10 Counties with Decreases: 7 No Change: 1

Source: Kentucky Data Center: http://cbpa.louisville.edu/ksds/pldata.htm (revised:April 27, 2001)

 

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