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%+18.2 pts

02Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41131.8%+1.1 pts

03Radcliff, KYKY22,57624.3%−0.8 pts

04Paducah, KYKY26,73023.5%−0.5 pts

05Louisville, KYKY641,96222.6%–

06Oak Grove, KYKY7,83021.1%−3.9 pts

07Lebanon, KYKY6,69918.7%−1.1 pts

08Frankfort, KYKY28,65716.3%+1.7 pts

09Russellville, KYKY7,45415.7%−2.9 pts

10Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35615.5%−9.6 pts

11Fort Knox, KYKY8,83615.5%−7.0 pts

12Vine Grove, KYKY7,01814.6%+4.1 pts

13Franklin, KYKY10,75914.5%−2.2 pts

14Lexington, KYKY329,75114.3%+0.9 pts

15Bowling Green, KYKY78,50513.8%+1.1 pts

16Mayfield, KYKY9,85112.7%−0.5 pts

17Bardstown, KYKY14,16112.3%−2.7 pts

18Shelbyville, KYKY18,45312.2%−4.1 pts

19Madisonville, KYKY19,42812.1%+0.9 pts

20Covington, KYKY41,84711.8%+1.7 pts

21Henderson, KYKY27,82211.5%+1.1 pts

22Paris, KYKY10,13011.4%−1.1 pts

23Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44811.4%+1.8 pts

24Lyndon, KYKY11,30111.2%+2.1 pts

25Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19310.9%+2.4 pts

26Maysville, KYKY8,68810.9%−0.6 pts

27Danville, KYKY17,73610.8%−2.1 pts

28Central City, KYKY5,7939.7%−0.9 pts

29Campbellsville, KYKY11,7839.5%+0.8 pts

30Princeton, KYKY6,1689.0%+0.0 pts

31Winchester, KYKY19,5148.2%−0.6 pts

32Richmond, KYKY40,6637.9%−0.3 pts

33Glasgow, KYKY15,3027.9%−0.3 pts

34Versailles, KYKY10,7347.9%−0.8 pts

35Newport, KYKY13,9987.5%+2.0 pts

36Owensboro, KYKY60,8927.3%+0.4 pts

37Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5767.2%−0.1 pts

38Elsmere, KYKY9,5217.0%+1.6 pts

39Middletown, KYKY9,9447.0%+1.5 pts

40Georgetown, KYKY40,8836.9%−1.0 pts

41Murray, KYKY18,9646.7%+0.0 pts

42Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5866.0%−2.7 pts

43St. Matthews, KYKY17,8686.0%+1.1 pts

44Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5755.9%−1.1 pts

45Highland Heights, KYKY6,3414.9%+2.8 pts

46Cynthiana, KYKY6,5764.7%−0.5 pts

47La Grange, KYKY10,6694.6%−0.4 pts

48Florence, KYKY34,0184.5%+1.9 pts

49Nicholasville, KYKY33,8574.2%−0.1 pts

50Berea, KYKY16,6623.9%−0.3 pts

51Middlesborough, KYKY8,7763.9%−1.0 pts

52Crestwood, KYKY6,5823.5%+1.4 pts

53Somerset, KYKY12,6953.5%−0.2 pts

54Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3293.2%−0.8 pts

55Morehead, KYKY6,7763.1%+0.6 pts

56Leitchfield, KYKY7,0153.0%+1.5 pts

57Erlanger, KYKY20,1583.0%+1.2 pts

58Williamsburg, KYKY5,3712.9%+1.2 pts

59Ashland, KYKY20,9962.7%+0.5 pts

60Hebron, KYKY6,4072.7%–

61Burlington, KYKY18,0082.7%+0.8 pts

62Pikeville, KYKY7,2702.7%+0.0 pts

63Monticello, KYKY5,7212.6%+0.3 pts

64Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7512.4%+1.4 pts

65Wilmore, KYKY6,3802.2%+0.3 pts

66Reidland, KYKY5,2772.2%+1.9 pts

67Oakbrook, KYKY10,2111.9%+0.1 pts

68Independence, KYKY30,1981.7%+0.7 pts

69London, KYKY7,6371.7%−0.2 pts

70Fort Wright, KYKY6,2401.6%+0.6 pts

71Francisville, KYKY10,5651.5%–

72Walton, KYKY5,8681.4%+0.5 pts

73Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1421.3%+0.6 pts

74Union, KYKY7,9371.2%+0.6 pts

75Bellevue, KYKY5,8471.1%+0.9 pts

76Hillview, KYKY9,0201.1%+0.7 pts

77Cold Spring, KYKY6,6401.0%+0.7 pts

78Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9311.0%+0.1 pts

79Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1440.8%+0.4 pts

80Flatwoods, KYKY7,4390.8%+0.4 pts

81Villa Hills, KYKY7,7970.7%+0.2 pts

82Mount Washington, KYKY18,9890.6%+0.3 pts

83Edgewood, KYKY8,5030.5%+0.1 pts

84Dayton, KYKY5,9740.5%+0.1 pts

85Alexandria, KYKY10,9940.5%+0.5 pts

86Corbin, KYKY7,9110.3%+0.2 pts

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