RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 82 SHOWN OF 82

Highest Black population share, Kentucky cities · 1990

Kentucky cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (1990 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Black residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 82 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RELATEDHighest Asian household income Highest Black household income Highest Hispanic household income Highest White (non-Hispanic) household income Largest White (non-Hispanic) population Highest White (non-Hispanic) population share

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS –

01Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41128.9%–

02Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35627.7%–

03Fort Knox, KYKY8,83626.2%–

04Oak Grove, KYKY7,83023.5%–

05Shelbyville, KYKY18,45322.6%–

06Paducah, KYKY26,73020.9%–

07Radcliff, KYKY22,57619.7%–

08Franklin, KYKY10,75918.3%–

09Bardstown, KYKY14,16118.2%–

10Lebanon, KYKY6,69918.1%–

11Russellville, KYKY7,45417.2%–

12Paris, KYKY10,13015.9%–

13Danville, KYKY17,73615.6%–

14Shively, KYKY15,89514.7%–

15Maysville, KYKY8,68814.2%–

16Mayfield, KYKY9,85113.1%–

17Madisonville, KYKY19,42812.6%–

18Bowling Green, KYKY78,50512.0%–

19Frankfort, KYKY28,65711.8%–

20Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58611.6%–

21Henderson, KYKY27,82210.5%–

22Versailles, KYKY10,73410.4%–

23Princeton, KYKY6,16810.2%–

24Richmond, KYKY40,66310.2%–

25Winchester, KYKY19,51410.1%–

26Georgetown, KYKY40,8839.4%–

27Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5769.2%–

28Glasgow, KYKY15,3028.9%–

29Campbellsville, KYKY11,7838.6%–

30Vine Grove, KYKY7,0187.9%–

31Covington, KYKY41,8477.8%–

32Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4487.7%–

33Cynthiana, KYKY6,5766.6%–

34Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1936.4%–

35Murray, KYKY18,9646.4%–

36Owensboro, KYKY60,8926.1%–

37Central City, KYKY5,7936.0%–

38Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3295.8%–

39Lyndon, KYKY11,3015.8%–

40La Grange, KYKY10,6695.6%–

41Middlesborough, KYKY8,7765.4%–

42Somerset, KYKY12,6955.2%–

43Nicholasville, KYKY33,8575.0%–

44Elsmere, KYKY9,5214.5%–

45Middletown, KYKY9,9444.4%–

46Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5754.2%–

47Morehead, KYKY6,7763.7%–

48Berea, KYKY16,6623.7%–

49Williamsburg, KYKY5,3713.6%–

50Newport, KYKY13,9983.4%–

51Monticello, KYKY5,7213.0%–

52Pikeville, KYKY7,2702.8%–

53St. Matthews, KYKY17,8682.7%–

54Wilmore, KYKY6,3802.3%–

55Ashland, KYKY20,9962.2%–

56Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9311.7%–

57Walton, KYKY5,8681.6%–

58London, KYKY7,6371.5%–

59Crestwood, KYKY6,5821.4%–

60Leitchfield, KYKY7,0151.2%–

61Edgewood, KYKY8,5031.0%–

62Florence, KYKY34,0180.9%–

63Union, KYKY7,9370.9%–

64Erlanger, KYKY20,1580.9%–

65Burlington, KYKY18,0080.9%–

66Mount Washington, KYKY18,9890.6%–

67Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1420.5%–

68Hillview, KYKY9,0200.5%–

69Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7510.4%–

70Cold Spring, KYKY6,6400.3%–

71Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1440.3%–

72Reidland, KYKY5,2770.3%–

73Oakbrook, KYKY10,2110.2%–

74Bellevue, KYKY5,8470.2%–

75Dayton, KYKY5,9740.1%–

76Highland Heights, KYKY6,3410.1%–

77Villa Hills, KYKY7,7970.1%–

78Fort Wright, KYKY6,2400.1%–

79Flatwoods, KYKY7,4390.0%–

80Alexandria, KYKY10,9940.0%–

81Independence, KYKY30,1980.0%–

82Corbin, KYKY7,9110.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS