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Largest Subsaharan African population, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities ranked by the number of residents who are Subsaharan African 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 67 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSUBSAHARAN AFRICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Louisville, KYKY641,96220,964+70%

02Lexington, KYKY329,7517,839+304%

03Bowling Green, KYKY78,5052,553+780%

04Florence, KYKY34,0181,057+138%

05Shively, KYKY15,895832+5%

06Jeffersontown, KYKY29,193634+252%

07Paducah, KYKY26,730592+613%

08Lyndon, KYKY11,301559+453%

09Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,356471+225%

10Hillview, KYKY9,020409–

11Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,751338+86%

12Frankfort, KYKY28,657326+313%

13Fort Knox, KYKY8,836268+56%

14Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411226−47%

15Middletown, KYKY9,944225−6%

16Radcliff, KYKY22,576222−69%

17Nicholasville, KYKY33,857210+813%

18Elsmere, KYKY9,521174+98%

19Owensboro, KYKY60,892160+13%

20Shelbyville, KYKY18,453156–

21Ashland, KYKY20,996147+69%

22Covington, KYKY41,847140+400%

23Richmond, KYKY40,663135+29%

24Douglass Hills, KYKY5,575130–

25Burlington, KYKY18,008128–

26St. Matthews, KYKY17,868126–

27Campbellsville, KYKY11,783116+3%

28Erlanger, KYKY20,158116+3%

29Elizabethtown, KYKY35,448115+58%

30Oak Grove, KYKY7,830112–

31Independence, KYKY30,198107+3%

32Fort Wright, KYKY6,240106–

33Paris, KYKY10,130102–

34Wilmore, KYKY6,380101+36%

35Francisville, KYKY10,56598–

36Murray, KYKY18,96498+34%

37Bardstown, KYKY14,16193+39%

38Cold Spring, KYKY6,64090–

39Georgetown, KYKY40,88389–

40Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32969–

41Williamsburg, KYKY5,37167–

42Vine Grove, KYKY7,01864+45%

43Henderson, KYKY27,82258−63%

44Danville, KYKY17,73654+6%

45Mayfield, KYKY9,85154+391%

46Middlesborough, KYKY8,77651+50%

47Berea, KYKY16,66247−27%

48Hebron, KYKY6,40746+84%

49Versailles, KYKY10,73441–

50Oakbrook, KYKY10,21138–

51Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14235+84%

52Morehead, KYKY6,77634−33%

53Russellville, KYKY7,45426–

54Dayton, KYKY5,97424+140%

55Glasgow, KYKY15,30224−31%

56Pikeville, KYKY7,27024–

57Highland Heights, KYKY6,34119+73%

58Winchester, KYKY19,51419−49%

59Edgewood, KYKY8,50318–

60Flatwoods, KYKY7,43916–

61Franklin, KYKY10,75911−50%

62La Grange, KYKY10,66911−35%

63Alexandria, KYKY10,99410–

64Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93110–

65Madisonville, KYKY19,4289−93%

66Mount Washington, KYKY18,9898–

67Corbin, KYKY7,9117–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES