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Highest Black household income, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities ranked by the median income of households with a Black or African American householder (2024 American Community Survey). Places with fewer than 1,000 Black residents are excluded. This list covers the 30 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 30 is $47,195. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Murray, KY, up 18 places to #16.

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YEAR2020 2024

Highest Black household income by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACK HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS 2020

01Oakbrook, KYKY10,211$80,598–

02▲1Fort Knox, KYKY8,836$80,149+27%

03▲3Jeffersontown, KYKY29,193$70,379+29%

04Florence, KYKY34,018$67,125+14%

05Campbellsville, KYKY11,783$63,551–

06▲9Elizabethtown, KYKY35,448$61,554+42%

07▲7Richmond, KYKY40,663$57,981+33%

08▲14Nicholasville, KYKY33,857$57,780+66%

09▲2Shively, KYKY15,895$57,610+23%

10▲7Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,356$55,438+39%

11▼1Georgetown, KYKY40,883$54,161+12%

12▲13Madisonville, KYKY19,428$53,611+55%

13▼5Lyndon, KYKY11,301$50,679−4%

14▼2Radcliff, KYKY22,576$48,776+5%

15Erlanger, KYKY20,158$47,195–

16▲18Murray, KYKY18,964$46,786+127%

17▲3Louisville, KYKY641,962$45,989+26%

18Lexington, KYKY329,751$45,928+24%

19▲10Lebanon, KYKY6,699$45,368+56%

20▲3Owensboro, KYKY60,892$42,917+23%

21▲6Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411$42,077+29%

22▼9Frankfort, KYKY28,657$40,504−7%

23▲7Paducah, KYKY26,730$37,738+56%

24▲4Bowling Green, KYKY78,505$36,905+26%

25▼6Danville, KYKY17,736$35,537−3%

26▲6Covington, KYKY41,847$35,250+53%

27▼3Henderson, KYKY27,822$34,981+1%

28▼2Glasgow, KYKY15,302$32,210−5%

29▼20Bardstown, KYKY14,161$31,946−35%

30▲5Mayfield, KYKY9,851$30,328+76%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES