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.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS 2000

01Shively, KYKY15,89558.2%+93%

02Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41126.1%−15%

03Radcliff, KYKY22,57622.6%−10%

04Louisville, KYKY641,96222.1%–

05Oak Grove, KYKY7,83020.3%−19%

06Paducah, KYKY26,73019.2%−20%

07Lebanon, KYKY6,69917.9%−10%

08Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35617.6%−30%

09Fort Knox, KYKY8,83615.3%−32%

10Lexington, KYKY329,75114.4%+7%

11Frankfort, KYKY28,65714.2%−3%

12Bowling Green, KYKY78,50514.1%+11%

13Lyndon, KYKY11,30114.0%+53%

14Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19313.9%+63%

15Bardstown, KYKY14,16113.8%−8%

16Vine Grove, KYKY7,01813.5%+29%

17Henderson, KYKY27,82212.3%+18%

18Mayfield, KYKY9,85112.3%−7%

19Princeton, KYKY6,16811.7%+30%

20Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44811.5%+20%

21Oakbrook, KYKY10,21110.2%+464%

22Danville, KYKY17,73610.2%−22%

23Madisonville, KYKY19,42810.0%−11%

24Campbellsville, KYKY11,7839.7%+12%

25Russellville, KYKY7,4549.7%−48%

26Franklin, KYKY10,7598.6%−48%

27Paris, KYKY10,1308.6%−31%

28Covington, KYKY41,8478.4%−17%

29Glasgow, KYKY15,3027.7%−7%

30Maysville, KYKY8,6887.6%−34%

31Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5767.6%+2%

32Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5757.3%+5%

33Middletown, KYKY9,9447.1%+30%

34Murray, KYKY18,9646.9%+3%

35Hillview, KYKY9,0206.8%+1813%

36Florence, KYKY34,0186.7%+155%

37Owensboro, KYKY60,8926.3%−9%

38Erlanger, KYKY20,1586.0%+235%

39Newport, KYKY13,9986.0%+9%

40Georgetown, KYKY40,8835.9%−26%

41Richmond, KYKY40,6635.8%−29%

42Middlesborough, KYKY8,7765.8%+19%

43Versailles, KYKY10,7345.8%−34%

44Shelbyville, KYKY18,4535.6%−66%

45Williamsburg, KYKY5,3715.2%+205%

46Nicholasville, KYKY33,8574.9%+13%

47Winchester, KYKY19,5144.7%−46%

48Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3294.2%+3%

49St. Matthews, KYKY17,8684.1%−16%

50Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7514.0%+303%

51Central City, KYKY5,7933.9%−64%

52Monticello, KYKY5,7213.7%+63%

53Pikeville, KYKY7,2703.5%+34%

54Somerset, KYKY12,6953.3%−10%

55Elsmere, KYKY9,5213.3%−40%

56Morehead, KYKY6,7763.2%+26%

57Berea, KYKY16,6623.0%−29%

58Highland Heights, KYKY6,3412.9%+37%

59Cynthiana, KYKY6,5762.9%−46%

60Burlington, KYKY18,0082.8%+50%

61Wilmore, KYKY6,3802.6%+38%

62Alexandria, KYKY10,9942.5%+10295%

63Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5862.5%−71%

64Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1422.3%+226%

65Cold Spring, KYKY6,6402.2%+448%

66Ashland, KYKY20,9962.0%−14%

67La Grange, KYKY10,6691.9%−62%

68Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1441.9%+350%

69Crestwood, KYKY6,5821.8%−15%

70Francisville, KYKY10,5651.7%–

71Fort Wright, KYKY6,2401.7%+77%

72Dayton, KYKY5,9741.6%+262%

73Hebron, KYKY6,4071.6%–

74Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9311.5%+65%

75Independence, KYKY30,1981.5%+52%

76Bellevue, KYKY5,8471.3%+500%

77Leitchfield, KYKY7,0151.1%−32%

78London, KYKY7,6371.0%−43%

79Villa Hills, KYKY7,7971.0%+115%

80Corbin, KYKY7,9110.9%+1089%

81Reidland, KYKY5,2770.5%+65%

82Edgewood, KYKY8,5030.4%+8%

83Flatwoods, KYKY7,4390.1%−74%

84Mount Washington, KYKY18,9890.0%−97%

85Union, KYKY7,9370.0%−100%

86Walton, KYKY5,8680.0%−100%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES