RANKING · 2024 ACS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Largest Black population, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities ranked by the number of residents who are Black or African American, from the 2024 American Community Survey (table B03002). Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 86 is 662.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACK POPULATIONVS 1990

01Louisville, KYKY641,962139,749–

02Lexington, KYKY329,75146,573–

03Bowling Green, KYKY78,50510,599+119%

04Shively, KYKY15,8959,107+298%

05Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4118,079−6%

06Radcliff, KYKY22,5765,159+35%

07Paducah, KYKY26,7305,155−9%

08Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1934,066+173%

09Frankfort, KYKY28,6574,047+32%

10Owensboro, KYKY60,8923,780+16%

11Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4483,735+165%

12Covington, KYKY41,8473,439+3%

13Henderson, KYKY27,8223,425+26%

14Georgetown, KYKY40,8832,298+115%

15Florence, KYKY34,0182,182+1140%

16Richmond, KYKY40,6632,166+1%

17Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3561,997−61%

18Madisonville, KYKY19,4281,952−4%

19Bardstown, KYKY14,1611,899+54%

20Danville, KYKY17,7361,762−9%

21Oak Grove, KYKY7,8301,617+152%

22Nicholasville, KYKY33,8571,582+135%

23Lyndon, KYKY11,3011,539+245%

24Fort Knox, KYKY8,8361,349−76%

25Murray, KYKY18,9641,245+35%

26Mayfield, KYKY9,8511,213−7%

27Erlanger, KYKY20,1581,194+753%

28Glasgow, KYKY15,3021,165+5%

29Lebanon, KYKY6,6991,148+12%

30Campbellsville, KYKY11,7831,127+37%

31Oakbrook, KYKY10,2111,043+12938%

32Shelbyville, KYKY18,453988−29%

33Vine Grove, KYKY7,018923+234%

34Winchester, KYKY19,514911−43%

35Franklin, KYKY10,759896−36%

36Paris, KYKY10,130878−37%

37Newport, KYKY13,998835+29%

38Princeton, KYKY6,168728+3%

39St. Matthews, KYKY17,868725+68%

40Russellville, KYKY7,454707−45%

41Harrodsburg, KYKY9,576705+5%

42Middletown, KYKY9,944698+216%

43Maysville, KYKY8,688662−35%

44Versailles, KYKY10,734604−20%

45Hillview, KYKY9,020598+2036%

46Middlesborough, KYKY8,776532−13%

47Burlington, KYKY18,008504+851%

48Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,329497+44%

49Berea, KYKY16,662478+41%

50Independence, KYKY30,198428–

51Ashland, KYKY20,996417−21%

52Somerset, KYKY12,695403−27%

53Douglass Hills, KYKY5,575399+70%

54Fort Thomas, KYKY17,142397+416%

55Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,751347+1097%

56Elsmere, KYKY9,521300−3%

57Williamsburg, KYKY5,371275+38%

58Alexandria, KYKY10,994265–

59Pikeville, KYKY7,270263+47%

60Central City, KYKY5,793222−24%

61Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931222+167%

62Morehead, KYKY6,776222−29%

63Monticello, KYKY5,721212+33%

64La Grange, KYKY10,669196−9%

65Mount Sterling, KYKY7,586188−70%

66Highland Heights, KYKY6,341187+3640%

67Cynthiana, KYKY6,576185−56%

68Francisville, KYKY10,565182–

69Wilmore, KYKY6,380160+158%

70Cold Spring, KYKY6,640137+1422%

71Taylor Mill, KYKY7,144131+719%

72Crestwood, KYKY6,582113+465%

73Hebron, KYKY6,407104–

74Fort Wright, KYKY6,24099+1880%

75Dayton, KYKY5,97494+944%

76London, KYKY7,63779−11%

77Corbin, KYKY7,91176–

78Villa Hills, KYKY7,79773+943%

79Bellevue, KYKY5,84773+1117%

80Leitchfield, KYKY7,01572+18%

81Edgewood, KYKY8,50335−56%

82Reidland, KYKY5,27726+136%

83Flatwoods, KYKY7,4397–

84Mount Washington, KYKY18,9892−94%

85Union, KYKY7,9370−100%

86Walton, KYKY5,8680−100%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES