RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Highest Black population share, Kentucky cities · 2020

Kentucky cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (2020 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, KYKY15,89554.6%+81%

02Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41130.9%+1%

03Oak Grove, KYKY7,83026.8%+7%

04Radcliff, KYKY22,57624.3%−3%

05Paducah, KYKY26,73022.0%−9%

06Fort Knox, KYKY8,83617.5%−22%

07Louisville, KYKY641,96217.3%–

08Vine Grove, KYKY7,01816.7%+59%

09Lebanon, KYKY6,69916.2%−18%

10Russellville, KYKY7,45415.1%−19%

11Lexington, KYKY329,75114.7%+10%

12Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35614.3%−43%

13Bowling Green, KYKY78,50513.7%+8%

14Lyndon, KYKY11,30113.6%+50%

15Frankfort, KYKY28,65712.8%−12%

16Franklin, KYKY10,75912.7%−24%

17Henderson, KYKY27,82212.2%+17%

18Mayfield, KYKY9,85112.0%−9%

19Bardstown, KYKY14,16111.8%−21%

20Madisonville, KYKY19,42811.7%+4%

21Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19311.6%+35%

22Covington, KYKY41,84711.4%+13%

23Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44811.3%+19%

24Danville, KYKY17,73610.0%−23%

25Shelbyville, KYKY18,4539.8%−40%

26Maysville, KYKY8,6889.7%−15%

27Middletown, KYKY9,9449.6%+73%

28Princeton, KYKY6,1689.5%+6%

29Central City, KYKY5,7939.5%−11%

30Paris, KYKY10,1309.1%−28%

31Newport, KYKY13,9989.0%+64%

32Campbellsville, KYKY11,7838.6%−1%

33Florence, KYKY34,0188.1%+211%

34Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5758.1%+16%

35Williamsburg, KYKY5,3717.8%+359%

36Glasgow, KYKY15,3027.7%−6%

37Richmond, KYKY40,6637.4%−10%

38Winchester, KYKY19,5147.2%−17%

39St. Matthews, KYKY17,8687.0%+44%

40Owensboro, KYKY60,8927.0%+2%

41Versailles, KYKY10,7347.0%−20%

42Georgetown, KYKY40,8836.9%−13%

43Murray, KYKY18,9646.4%−5%

44Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5766.3%−15%

45Highland Heights, KYKY6,3416.1%+189%

46Elsmere, KYKY9,5216.1%+13%

47Nicholasville, KYKY33,8576.0%+38%

48Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5864.7%−46%

49La Grange, KYKY10,6694.4%−12%

50Hebron, KYKY6,4074.4%–

51Burlington, KYKY18,0084.4%+133%

52Berea, KYKY16,6624.2%−1%

53Cynthiana, KYKY6,5764.1%−22%

54Middlesborough, KYKY8,7764.0%−19%

55Pikeville, KYKY7,2703.8%+45%

56Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7513.8%+280%

57Erlanger, KYKY20,1583.5%+95%

58Morehead, KYKY6,7763.4%+33%

59Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3293.1%−22%

60Wilmore, KYKY6,3803.0%+57%

61Reidland, KYKY5,2773.0%+899%

62Somerset, KYKY12,6952.9%−19%

63Ashland, KYKY20,9962.9%+29%

64Crestwood, KYKY6,5822.9%+36%

65Union, KYKY7,9372.3%+319%

66Oakbrook, KYKY10,2112.3%+26%

67Fort Wright, KYKY6,2402.3%+137%

68Hillview, KYKY9,0202.3%+533%

69Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9312.2%+140%

70Independence, KYKY30,1982.2%+125%

71Monticello, KYKY5,7212.1%−5%

72Francisville, KYKY10,5652.1%–

73Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1441.8%+340%

74Dayton, KYKY5,9741.8%+290%

75London, KYKY7,6371.7%−5%

76Bellevue, KYKY5,8471.7%+668%

77Cold Spring, KYKY6,6401.5%+280%

78Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1421.3%+86%

79Leitchfield, KYKY7,0151.3%−18%

80Walton, KYKY5,8681.2%+23%

81Mount Washington, KYKY18,9891.1%+235%

82Alexandria, KYKY10,9940.8%+3145%

83Flatwoods, KYKY7,4390.8%+104%

84Edgewood, KYKY8,5030.6%+61%

85Villa Hills, KYKY7,7970.6%+33%

86Corbin, KYKY7,9110.5%+573%

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