RANKING · 2024 ACS · 29 SHOWN OF 29

Largest Nigerian population, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities ranked by the number of residents who are Nigerian ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 29 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 29 is 27. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Williamsburg, KY, up 15 places to #8.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNIGERIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01▲1Lexington, KYKY329,7511,211+1792%

02▼1Louisville, KYKY641,9621,125+2150%

03Frankfort, KYKY28,657115–

04▲6Middletown, KYKY9,94496–

05Middlesborough, KYKY8,77651–

06▲13Paducah, KYKY26,73048–

07Florence, KYKY34,01847−31%

08▲15Williamsburg, KYKY5,37137–

09Independence, KYKY30,19836–

10▲1Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44834–

11Mayfield, KYKY9,85129–

12Burlington, KYKY18,00827–

13Cold Spring, KYKY6,64027–

14Covington, KYKY41,84727–

15Versailles, KYKY10,73427–

16▲8Campbellsville, KYKY11,78326–

17▼2Fort Knox, KYKY8,83624–

18Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41124–

19Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19318–

20Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35615–

21▼18Murray, KYKY18,96415+150%

22Owensboro, KYKY60,89215–

23▼15Richmond, KYKY40,66315–

24St. Matthews, KYKY17,86811–

25▼7Madisonville, KYKY19,4289–

26▼5Berea, KYKY16,6628–

27Danville, KYKY17,7368–

28Mount Washington, KYKY18,9898–

29▼12Oak Grove, KYKY7,8302–

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