RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Highest Black population share, Kentucky cities · 2010

Kentucky cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (2010 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, KYKY15,89548.4%+60%

02Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41131.8%+4%

03Radcliff, KYKY22,57624.3%−3%

04Paducah, KYKY26,73023.5%−2%

05Louisville, KYKY641,96222.6%–

06Oak Grove, KYKY7,83021.1%−16%

07Lebanon, KYKY6,69918.7%−6%

08Frankfort, KYKY28,65716.3%+12%

09Russellville, KYKY7,45415.7%−16%

10Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35615.5%−38%

11Fort Knox, KYKY8,83615.5%−31%

12Vine Grove, KYKY7,01814.6%+40%

13Franklin, KYKY10,75914.5%−13%

14Lexington, KYKY329,75114.3%+7%

15Bowling Green, KYKY78,50513.8%+9%

16Mayfield, KYKY9,85112.7%−4%

17Bardstown, KYKY14,16112.3%−18%

18Shelbyville, KYKY18,45312.2%−25%

19Madisonville, KYKY19,42812.1%+8%

20Covington, KYKY41,84711.8%+16%

21Henderson, KYKY27,82211.5%+10%

22Paris, KYKY10,13011.4%−9%

23Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44811.4%+19%

24Lyndon, KYKY11,30111.2%+23%

25Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19310.9%+27%

26Maysville, KYKY8,68810.9%−6%

27Danville, KYKY17,73610.8%−16%

28Central City, KYKY5,7939.7%−9%

29Campbellsville, KYKY11,7839.5%+9%

30Princeton, KYKY6,1689.0%+0%

31Winchester, KYKY19,5148.2%−7%

32Richmond, KYKY40,6637.9%−4%

33Glasgow, KYKY15,3027.9%−4%

34Versailles, KYKY10,7347.9%−9%

35Newport, KYKY13,9987.5%+37%

36Owensboro, KYKY60,8927.3%+6%

37Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5767.2%−2%

38Elsmere, KYKY9,5217.0%+29%

39Middletown, KYKY9,9447.0%+27%

40Georgetown, KYKY40,8836.9%−13%

41Murray, KYKY18,9646.7%+1%

42Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5866.0%−31%

43St. Matthews, KYKY17,8686.0%+22%

44Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5755.9%−16%

45Highland Heights, KYKY6,3414.9%+133%

46Cynthiana, KYKY6,5764.7%−10%

47La Grange, KYKY10,6694.6%−8%

48Florence, KYKY34,0184.5%+71%

49Nicholasville, KYKY33,8574.2%−3%

50Berea, KYKY16,6623.9%−8%

51Middlesborough, KYKY8,7763.9%−20%

52Crestwood, KYKY6,5823.5%+66%

53Somerset, KYKY12,6953.5%−5%

54Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3293.2%−21%

55Morehead, KYKY6,7763.1%+22%

56Leitchfield, KYKY7,0153.0%+95%

57Erlanger, KYKY20,1583.0%+68%

58Williamsburg, KYKY5,3712.9%+69%

59Ashland, KYKY20,9962.7%+21%

60Hebron, KYKY6,4072.7%–

61Burlington, KYKY18,0082.7%+43%

62Pikeville, KYKY7,2702.7%+1%

63Monticello, KYKY5,7212.6%+14%

64Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7512.4%+145%

65Wilmore, KYKY6,3802.2%+16%

66Reidland, KYKY5,2772.2%+623%

67Oakbrook, KYKY10,2111.9%+7%

68Independence, KYKY30,1981.7%+75%

69London, KYKY7,6371.7%−9%

70Fort Wright, KYKY6,2401.6%+65%

71Francisville, KYKY10,5651.5%–

72Walton, KYKY5,8681.4%+49%

73Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1421.3%+78%

74Union, KYKY7,9371.2%+108%

75Bellevue, KYKY5,8471.1%+413%

76Hillview, KYKY9,0201.1%+200%

77Cold Spring, KYKY6,6401.0%+166%

78Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9311.0%+6%

79Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1440.8%+88%

80Flatwoods, KYKY7,4390.8%+109%

81Villa Hills, KYKY7,7970.7%+50%

82Mount Washington, KYKY18,9890.6%+86%

83Edgewood, KYKY8,5030.5%+34%

84Dayton, KYKY5,9740.5%+12%

85Alexandria, KYKY10,9940.5%+1953%

86Corbin, KYKY7,9110.3%+236%

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