RANKING · 2024 ACS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Highest Black population share, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Black residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 86 is 5.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Oakbrook, KY, up 45 places to #21.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS 2000

01Shively, KYKY15,89558.2%+28.1 pts

02Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41126.1%−4.6 pts

03▲1Radcliff, KYKY22,57622.6%−2.6 pts

04▲3Louisville, KYKY641,96222.1%–

05▼2Oak Grove, KYKY7,83020.3%−4.7 pts

06▼1Paducah, KYKY26,73019.2%−4.8 pts

07▲2Lebanon, KYKY6,69917.9%−1.9 pts

08▲4Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35617.6%−7.5 pts

09▼3Fort Knox, KYKY8,83615.3%−7.3 pts

10▲1Lexington, KYKY329,75114.4%+1.0 pts

11▲4Frankfort, KYKY28,65714.2%−0.4 pts

12▲1Bowling Green, KYKY78,50514.1%+1.4 pts

13▲1Lyndon, KYKY11,30114.0%+4.9 pts

14▲7Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19313.9%+5.4 pts

15▲4Bardstown, KYKY14,16113.8%−1.3 pts

16▼8Vine Grove, KYKY7,01813.5%+3.0 pts

17Henderson, KYKY27,82212.3%+1.9 pts

18Mayfield, KYKY9,85112.3%−0.9 pts

19▲9Princeton, KYKY6,16811.7%+2.7 pts

20▲3Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44811.5%+1.9 pts

21▲45Oakbrook, KYKY10,21110.2%+8.4 pts

22▲2Danville, KYKY17,73610.2%−2.8 pts

23▼3Madisonville, KYKY19,42810.0%−1.2 pts

24▲8Campbellsville, KYKY11,7839.7%+1.0 pts

25▼15Russellville, KYKY7,4549.7%−8.9 pts

26▼10Franklin, KYKY10,7598.6%−8.0 pts

27▲3Paris, KYKY10,1308.6%−3.9 pts

28▼6Covington, KYKY41,8478.4%−1.7 pts

29▲7Glasgow, KYKY15,3027.7%−0.6 pts

30▼4Maysville, KYKY8,6887.6%−3.9 pts

31▲13Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5767.6%+0.2 pts

32▲2Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5757.3%+0.3 pts

33▼6Middletown, KYKY9,9447.1%+1.6 pts

34▲9Murray, KYKY18,9646.9%+0.2 pts

35▲33Hillview, KYKY9,0206.8%+6.4 pts

36▼3Florence, KYKY34,0186.7%+4.0 pts

37▲3Owensboro, KYKY60,8926.3%−0.6 pts

38▲19Erlanger, KYKY20,1586.0%+4.2 pts

39▼8Newport, KYKY13,9986.0%+0.5 pts

40▲2Georgetown, KYKY40,8835.9%−2.1 pts

41▼4Richmond, KYKY40,6635.8%−2.4 pts

42▲12Middlesborough, KYKY8,7765.8%+0.9 pts

43▼2Versailles, KYKY10,7345.8%−2.9 pts

44▼19Shelbyville, KYKY18,4535.6%−10.7 pts

45▼10Williamsburg, KYKY5,3715.2%+3.5 pts

46▲1Nicholasville, KYKY33,8574.9%+0.5 pts

47▼9Winchester, KYKY19,5144.7%−4.0 pts

48▲11Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3294.2%+0.1 pts

49▼10St. Matthews, KYKY17,8684.1%−0.8 pts

50▲6Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7514.0%+3.0 pts

51▼22Central City, KYKY5,7933.9%−6.8 pts

52▲19Monticello, KYKY5,7213.7%+1.4 pts

53▲2Pikeville, KYKY7,2703.5%+0.9 pts

54▲8Somerset, KYKY12,6953.3%−0.4 pts

55▼9Elsmere, KYKY9,5213.3%−2.2 pts

56▲2Morehead, KYKY6,7763.2%+0.7 pts

57▼5Berea, KYKY16,6623.0%−1.2 pts

58▼13Highland Heights, KYKY6,3412.9%+0.8 pts

59▼6Cynthiana, KYKY6,5762.9%−2.4 pts

60▼9Burlington, KYKY18,0082.8%+0.9 pts

61▼1Wilmore, KYKY6,3802.6%+0.7 pts

62▲20Alexandria, KYKY10,9942.5%+2.5 pts

63▼15Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5862.5%−6.2 pts

64▲14Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1422.3%+1.6 pts

65▲12Cold Spring, KYKY6,6402.2%+1.8 pts

66▼3Ashland, KYKY20,9962.0%−0.3 pts

67▼18La Grange, KYKY10,6691.9%−3.1 pts

68▲5Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1441.9%+1.5 pts

69▼5Crestwood, KYKY6,5821.8%−0.3 pts

70▲2Francisville, KYKY10,5651.7%–

71▼4Fort Wright, KYKY6,2401.7%+0.7 pts

72▲2Dayton, KYKY5,9741.6%+1.2 pts

73▼23Hebron, KYKY6,4071.6%–

74▼5Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9311.5%+0.6 pts

75▼5Independence, KYKY30,1981.5%+0.5 pts

76Bellevue, KYKY5,8471.3%+1.1 pts

77▲2Leitchfield, KYKY7,0151.1%−0.5 pts

78▼3London, KYKY7,6371.0%−0.8 pts

79▲6Villa Hills, KYKY7,7971.0%+0.5 pts

80▲6Corbin, KYKY7,9110.9%+0.8 pts

81▼20Reidland, KYKY5,2770.5%+0.2 pts

82▲2Edgewood, KYKY8,5030.4%0.0 pts

83Flatwoods, KYKY7,4390.1%−0.3 pts

84▼3Mount Washington, KYKY18,9890.0%−0.3 pts

85▼20Union, KYKY7,9370.0%−0.6 pts

86▼6Walton, KYKY5,8680.0%−0.9 pts

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