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%+6%

02Shively, KYKY15,89530.2%+105%

03Radcliff, KYKY22,57625.1%+28%

04Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35625.1%−10%

05Oak Grove, KYKY7,83025.0%+7%

06Paducah, KYKY26,73024.0%+15%

07Fort Knox, KYKY8,83622.5%−14%

08Lebanon, KYKY6,69919.8%+10%

09Russellville, KYKY7,45418.6%+8%

10Franklin, KYKY10,75916.7%−9%

11Shelbyville, KYKY18,45316.3%−28%

12Bardstown, KYKY14,16115.0%−17%

13Frankfort, KYKY28,65714.6%+24%

14Lexington, KYKY329,75113.4%–

15Mayfield, KYKY9,85113.2%+1%

16Danville, KYKY17,73613.0%−17%

17Bowling Green, KYKY78,50512.7%+6%

18Paris, KYKY10,13012.6%−21%

19Maysville, KYKY8,68811.5%−19%

20Madisonville, KYKY19,42811.2%−11%

21Central City, KYKY5,79310.7%+77%

22Vine Grove, KYKY7,01810.5%+32%

23Henderson, KYKY27,82210.4%−0%

24Covington, KYKY41,84710.1%+30%

25Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4489.6%+23%

26Lyndon, KYKY11,3019.1%+56%

27Princeton, KYKY6,1689.0%−12%

28Winchester, KYKY19,5148.8%−14%

29Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5868.7%−25%

30Campbellsville, KYKY11,7838.7%+1%

31Versailles, KYKY10,7348.7%−16%

32Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1938.6%+34%

33Richmond, KYKY40,6638.2%−19%

34Glasgow, KYKY15,3028.2%−8%

35Georgetown, KYKY40,8837.9%−15%

36Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5767.4%−19%

37Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5756.9%+64%

38Owensboro, KYKY60,8926.9%+12%

39Murray, KYKY18,9646.7%+5%

40Middletown, KYKY9,9445.5%+25%

41Newport, KYKY13,9985.5%+61%

42Elsmere, KYKY9,5215.4%+21%

43Cynthiana, KYKY6,5765.3%−20%

44La Grange, KYKY10,6695.0%−10%

45St. Matthews, KYKY17,8684.9%+80%

46Middlesborough, KYKY8,7764.9%−10%

47Nicholasville, KYKY33,8574.4%−12%

48Berea, KYKY16,6624.3%+15%

49Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3294.0%−31%

50Somerset, KYKY12,6953.7%−29%

51Pikeville, KYKY7,2702.6%−7%

52Florence, KYKY34,0182.6%+176%

53Morehead, KYKY6,7762.6%−31%

54Ashland, KYKY20,9962.3%+2%

55Monticello, KYKY5,7212.3%−24%

56Highland Heights, KYKY6,3412.1%+1691%

57Crestwood, KYKY6,5822.1%+51%

58Wilmore, KYKY6,3801.9%−19%

59Burlington, KYKY18,0081.9%+114%

60London, KYKY7,6371.8%+18%

61Oakbrook, KYKY10,2111.8%+832%

62Erlanger, KYKY20,1581.8%+105%

63Williamsburg, KYKY5,3711.7%−53%

64Leitchfield, KYKY7,0151.6%+27%

65Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7511.0%+130%

66Independence, KYKY30,1981.0%–

67Fort Wright, KYKY6,2401.0%+1150%

68Walton, KYKY5,8680.9%−42%

69Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9310.9%−47%

70Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1420.7%+47%

71Union, KYKY7,9370.6%−38%

72Villa Hills, KYKY7,7970.5%+401%

73Dayton, KYKY5,9740.5%+231%

74Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1440.4%+45%

75Cold Spring, KYKY6,6400.4%+26%

76Edgewood, KYKY8,5030.4%−61%

77Flatwoods, KYKY7,4390.4%–

78Hillview, KYKY9,0200.4%−22%

79Mount Washington, KYKY18,9890.3%−50%

80Reidland, KYKY5,2770.3%+10%

81Bellevue, KYKY5,8470.2%+37%

82Corbin, KYKY7,9110.1%–

83Alexandria, KYKY10,9940.0%–

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