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%+24.4 pts

02Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41130.9%+0.2 pts

03Oak Grove, KYKY7,83026.8%+1.8 pts

04Radcliff, KYKY22,57624.3%−0.9 pts

05Paducah, KYKY26,73022.0%−2.1 pts

06Fort Knox, KYKY8,83617.5%−5.1 pts

07Louisville, KYKY641,96217.3%–

08Vine Grove, KYKY7,01816.7%+6.2 pts

09Lebanon, KYKY6,69916.2%−3.6 pts

10Russellville, KYKY7,45415.1%−3.5 pts

11Lexington, KYKY329,75114.7%+1.3 pts

12Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35614.3%−10.7 pts

13Bowling Green, KYKY78,50513.7%+1.0 pts

14Lyndon, KYKY11,30113.6%+4.5 pts

15Frankfort, KYKY28,65712.8%−1.8 pts

16Franklin, KYKY10,75912.7%−4.0 pts

17Henderson, KYKY27,82212.2%+1.8 pts

18Mayfield, KYKY9,85112.0%−1.2 pts

19Bardstown, KYKY14,16111.8%−3.2 pts

20Madisonville, KYKY19,42811.7%+0.5 pts

21Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19311.6%+3.0 pts

22Covington, KYKY41,84711.4%+1.3 pts

23Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44811.3%+1.8 pts

24Danville, KYKY17,73610.0%−2.9 pts

25Shelbyville, KYKY18,4539.8%−6.5 pts

26Maysville, KYKY8,6889.7%−1.8 pts

27Middletown, KYKY9,9449.6%+4.1 pts

28Princeton, KYKY6,1689.5%+0.5 pts

29Central City, KYKY5,7939.5%−1.2 pts

30Paris, KYKY10,1309.1%−3.5 pts

31Newport, KYKY13,9989.0%+3.5 pts

32Campbellsville, KYKY11,7838.6%−0.1 pts

33Florence, KYKY34,0188.1%+5.5 pts

34Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5758.1%+1.1 pts

35Williamsburg, KYKY5,3717.8%+6.1 pts

36Glasgow, KYKY15,3027.7%−0.5 pts

37Richmond, KYKY40,6637.4%−0.8 pts

38Winchester, KYKY19,5147.2%−1.5 pts

39St. Matthews, KYKY17,8687.0%+2.1 pts

40Owensboro, KYKY60,8927.0%+0.1 pts

41Versailles, KYKY10,7347.0%−1.7 pts

42Georgetown, KYKY40,8836.9%−1.1 pts

43Murray, KYKY18,9646.4%−0.3 pts

44Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5766.3%−1.1 pts

45Highland Heights, KYKY6,3416.1%+4.0 pts

46Elsmere, KYKY9,5216.1%+0.7 pts

47Nicholasville, KYKY33,8576.0%+1.7 pts

48Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5864.7%−4.0 pts

49La Grange, KYKY10,6694.4%−0.6 pts

50Hebron, KYKY6,4074.4%–

51Burlington, KYKY18,0084.4%+2.5 pts

52Berea, KYKY16,6624.2%−0.0 pts

53Cynthiana, KYKY6,5764.1%−1.2 pts

54Middlesborough, KYKY8,7764.0%−0.9 pts

55Pikeville, KYKY7,2703.8%+1.2 pts

56Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7513.8%+2.8 pts

57Erlanger, KYKY20,1583.5%+1.7 pts

58Morehead, KYKY6,7763.4%+0.8 pts

59Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3293.1%−0.9 pts

60Wilmore, KYKY6,3803.0%+1.1 pts

61Reidland, KYKY5,2773.0%+2.7 pts

62Somerset, KYKY12,6952.9%−0.7 pts

63Ashland, KYKY20,9962.9%+0.7 pts

64Crestwood, KYKY6,5822.9%+0.8 pts

65Union, KYKY7,9372.3%+1.8 pts

66Oakbrook, KYKY10,2112.3%+0.5 pts

67Fort Wright, KYKY6,2402.3%+1.3 pts

68Hillview, KYKY9,0202.3%+1.9 pts

69Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9312.2%+1.3 pts

70Independence, KYKY30,1982.2%+1.2 pts

71Monticello, KYKY5,7212.1%−0.1 pts

72Francisville, KYKY10,5652.1%–

73Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1441.8%+1.4 pts

74Dayton, KYKY5,9741.8%+1.3 pts

75London, KYKY7,6371.7%−0.1 pts

76Bellevue, KYKY5,8471.7%+1.4 pts

77Cold Spring, KYKY6,6401.5%+1.1 pts

78Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1421.3%+0.6 pts

79Leitchfield, KYKY7,0151.3%−0.3 pts

80Walton, KYKY5,8681.2%+0.2 pts

81Mount Washington, KYKY18,9891.1%+0.7 pts

82Alexandria, KYKY10,9940.8%+0.8 pts

83Flatwoods, KYKY7,4390.8%+0.4 pts

84Edgewood, KYKY8,5030.6%+0.2 pts

85Villa Hills, KYKY7,7970.6%+0.1 pts

86Corbin, KYKY7,9110.5%+0.4 pts

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