RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 83 SHOWN OF 83

Highest Black population share, Kentucky cities · 2000

Kentucky cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (2000 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Black residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 83 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 1990

01Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41130.7%+1.8 pts

02Shively, KYKY15,89530.2%+15.4 pts

03Radcliff, KYKY22,57625.1%+5.4 pts

04Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35625.1%−2.7 pts

05Oak Grove, KYKY7,83025.0%+1.5 pts

06Paducah, KYKY26,73024.0%+3.2 pts

07Fort Knox, KYKY8,83622.5%−3.7 pts

08Lebanon, KYKY6,69919.8%+1.7 pts

09Russellville, KYKY7,45418.6%+1.4 pts

10Franklin, KYKY10,75916.7%−1.6 pts

11Shelbyville, KYKY18,45316.3%−6.3 pts

12Bardstown, KYKY14,16115.0%−3.2 pts

13Frankfort, KYKY28,65714.6%+2.8 pts

14Lexington, KYKY329,75113.4%–

15Mayfield, KYKY9,85113.2%+0.1 pts

16Danville, KYKY17,73613.0%−2.7 pts

17Bowling Green, KYKY78,50512.7%+0.7 pts

18Paris, KYKY10,13012.6%−3.3 pts

19Maysville, KYKY8,68811.5%−2.7 pts

20Madisonville, KYKY19,42811.2%−1.4 pts

21Central City, KYKY5,79310.7%+4.6 pts

22Vine Grove, KYKY7,01810.5%+2.5 pts

23Henderson, KYKY27,82210.4%−0.0 pts

24Covington, KYKY41,84710.1%+2.3 pts

25Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4489.6%+1.8 pts

26Lyndon, KYKY11,3019.1%+3.3 pts

27Princeton, KYKY6,1689.0%−1.3 pts

28Winchester, KYKY19,5148.8%−1.4 pts

29Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5868.7%−2.9 pts

30Campbellsville, KYKY11,7838.7%+0.1 pts

31Versailles, KYKY10,7348.7%−1.7 pts

32Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1938.6%+2.2 pts

33Richmond, KYKY40,6638.2%−1.9 pts

34Glasgow, KYKY15,3028.2%−0.7 pts

35Georgetown, KYKY40,8837.9%−1.4 pts

36Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5767.4%−1.8 pts

37Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5756.9%+2.7 pts

38Owensboro, KYKY60,8926.9%+0.7 pts

39Murray, KYKY18,9646.7%+0.3 pts

40Middletown, KYKY9,9445.5%+1.1 pts

41Newport, KYKY13,9985.5%+2.1 pts

42Elsmere, KYKY9,5215.4%+0.9 pts

43Cynthiana, KYKY6,5765.3%−1.3 pts

44La Grange, KYKY10,6695.0%−0.6 pts

45St. Matthews, KYKY17,8684.9%+2.2 pts

46Middlesborough, KYKY8,7764.9%−0.5 pts

47Nicholasville, KYKY33,8574.4%−0.6 pts

48Berea, KYKY16,6624.3%+0.6 pts

49Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3294.0%−1.8 pts

50Somerset, KYKY12,6953.7%−1.5 pts

51Pikeville, KYKY7,2702.6%−0.2 pts

52Florence, KYKY34,0182.6%+1.7 pts

53Morehead, KYKY6,7762.6%−1.2 pts

54Ashland, KYKY20,9962.3%+0.1 pts

55Monticello, KYKY5,7212.3%−0.7 pts

56Highland Heights, KYKY6,3412.1%+2.0 pts

57Crestwood, KYKY6,5822.1%+0.7 pts

58Wilmore, KYKY6,3801.9%−0.4 pts

59Burlington, KYKY18,0081.9%+1.0 pts

60London, KYKY7,6371.8%+0.3 pts

61Oakbrook, KYKY10,2111.8%+1.6 pts

62Erlanger, KYKY20,1581.8%+0.9 pts

63Williamsburg, KYKY5,3711.7%−1.9 pts

64Leitchfield, KYKY7,0151.6%+0.3 pts

65Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7511.0%+0.6 pts

66Independence, KYKY30,1981.0%+1.0 pts

67Fort Wright, KYKY6,2401.0%+0.9 pts

68Walton, KYKY5,8680.9%−0.7 pts

69Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9310.9%−0.8 pts

70Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1420.7%+0.2 pts

71Union, KYKY7,9370.6%−0.3 pts

72Villa Hills, KYKY7,7970.5%+0.4 pts

73Dayton, KYKY5,9740.5%+0.3 pts

74Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1440.4%+0.1 pts

75Cold Spring, KYKY6,6400.4%+0.1 pts

76Edgewood, KYKY8,5030.4%−0.6 pts

77Flatwoods, KYKY7,4390.4%+0.4 pts

78Hillview, KYKY9,0200.4%−0.1 pts

79Mount Washington, KYKY18,9890.3%−0.3 pts

80Reidland, KYKY5,2770.3%+0.0 pts

81Bellevue, KYKY5,8470.2%+0.1 pts

82Corbin, KYKY7,9110.1%+0.1 pts

83Alexandria, KYKY10,9940.0%+0.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS