RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 82 SHOWN OF 82

Largest Black population, Kentucky cities · 1990

Kentucky cities ranked by the number of residents who are Black or African American, from the 1990 American Community Survey (table B03002). Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 82 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 82 is 431.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACK POPULATIONVS –

01Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4118,587–

02Paducah, KYKY26,7305,681–

03Fort Knox, KYKY8,8365,524–

04Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3565,074–

05Bowling Green, KYKY78,5054,848–

06Radcliff, KYKY22,5763,816–

07Covington, KYKY41,8473,349–

08Owensboro, KYKY60,8923,262–

09Frankfort, KYKY28,6573,055–

10Henderson, KYKY27,8222,714–

11Shively, KYKY15,8952,291–

12Richmond, KYKY40,6632,135–

13Madisonville, KYKY19,4282,030–

14Danville, KYKY17,7361,931–

15Winchester, KYKY19,5141,599–

16Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1931,487–

17Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4481,407–

18Franklin, KYKY10,7591,391–

19Shelbyville, KYKY18,4531,390–

20Paris, KYKY10,1301,386–

21Mayfield, KYKY9,8511,302–

22Russellville, KYKY7,4541,285–

23Bardstown, KYKY14,1611,235–

24Glasgow, KYKY15,3021,105–

25Georgetown, KYKY40,8831,068–

26Lebanon, KYKY6,6991,028–

27Maysville, KYKY8,6881,016–

28Murray, KYKY18,964921–

29Campbellsville, KYKY11,783822–

30Versailles, KYKY10,734754–

31Princeton, KYKY6,168709–

32Nicholasville, KYKY33,857674–

33Harrodsburg, KYKY9,576673–

34Newport, KYKY13,998645–

35Oak Grove, KYKY7,830642–

36Mount Sterling, KYKY7,586622–

37Middlesborough, KYKY8,776614–

38Somerset, KYKY12,695554–

39Ashland, KYKY20,996525–

40Lyndon, KYKY11,301446–

41St. Matthews, KYKY17,868431–

42Cynthiana, KYKY6,576420–

43Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,329345–

44Berea, KYKY16,662338–

45Morehead, KYKY6,776311–

46Elsmere, KYKY9,521309–

47Central City, KYKY5,793294–

48Vine Grove, KYKY7,018276–

49Douglass Hills, KYKY5,575235–

50Middletown, KYKY9,944221–

51La Grange, KYKY10,669216–

52Williamsburg, KYKY5,371200–

53Pikeville, KYKY7,270179–

54Florence, KYKY34,018176–

55Monticello, KYKY5,721160–

56Erlanger, KYKY20,158140–

57London, KYKY7,63789–

58Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93183–

59Edgewood, KYKY8,50379–

60Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14277–

61Wilmore, KYKY6,38062–

62Leitchfield, KYKY7,01561–

63Burlington, KYKY18,00853–

64Mount Washington, KYKY18,98933–

65Walton, KYKY5,86833–

66Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75129–

67Hillview, KYKY9,02028–

68Crestwood, KYKY6,58220–

69Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14416–

70Reidland, KYKY5,27711–

71Cold Spring, KYKY6,6409–

72Dayton, KYKY5,9749–

73Union, KYKY7,9379–

74Oakbrook, KYKY10,2118–

75Villa Hills, KYKY7,7977–

76Bellevue, KYKY5,8476–

77Fort Wright, KYKY6,2405–

78Highland Heights, KYKY6,3415–

79Alexandria, KYKY10,9940–

80Corbin, KYKY7,9110–

81Flatwoods, KYKY7,4390–

82Independence, KYKY30,1980–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS