RANKING · 2024 ACS · 67 SHOWN OF 67

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. The median across all 67 is 101. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Hillview, KY, up 52 places to #10.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSUBSAHARAN AFRICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Louisville, KYKY641,96220,964+70%

02Lexington, KYKY329,7517,839+304%

03▲1Bowling Green, KYKY78,5052,553+780%

04▲3Florence, KYKY34,0181,057+138%

05▲1Shively, KYKY15,895832+5%

06▲14Jeffersontown, KYKY29,193634+252%

07▼4Paducah, KYKY26,730592+613%

08▲31Lyndon, KYKY11,301559+453%

09▼4Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,356471+225%

10▲52Hillview, KYKY9,020409–

11Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,751338+86%

12▼3Frankfort, KYKY28,657326+313%

13▲21Fort Knox, KYKY8,836268+56%

14▲15Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411226−47%

15▲12Middletown, KYKY9,944225−6%

16▲8Radcliff, KYKY22,576222−69%

17▲13Nicholasville, KYKY33,857210+813%

18▲17Elsmere, KYKY9,521174+98%

19▼9Owensboro, KYKY60,892160+13%

20▲2Shelbyville, KYKY18,453156–

21Ashland, KYKY20,996147+69%

22▲3Covington, KYKY41,847140+400%

23▼6Richmond, KYKY40,663135+29%

24▲36Douglass Hills, KYKY5,575130–

25▼14Burlington, KYKY18,008128–

26▼14St. Matthews, KYKY17,868126–

27▲36Campbellsville, KYKY11,783116+3%

28▲26Erlanger, KYKY20,158116+3%

29▼14Elizabethtown, KYKY35,448115+58%

30▲10Oak Grove, KYKY7,830112–

31▼18Independence, KYKY30,198107+3%

32▲25Fort Wright, KYKY6,240106–

33▲23Paris, KYKY10,130102–

34▼15Wilmore, KYKY6,380101+36%

35▲13Francisville, KYKY10,56598–

36▼28Murray, KYKY18,96498+34%

37Bardstown, KYKY14,16193+39%

38Cold Spring, KYKY6,64090–

39▲8Georgetown, KYKY40,88389–

40▼19Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32969–

41▲23Williamsburg, KYKY5,37167–

42▼4Vine Grove, KYKY7,01864+45%

43▼17Henderson, KYKY27,82258−63%

44▼26Danville, KYKY17,73654+6%

45▼29Mayfield, KYKY9,85154+391%

46▲19Middlesborough, KYKY8,77651+50%

47▼15Berea, KYKY16,66247−27%

48▼34Hebron, KYKY6,40746+84%

49▲12Versailles, KYKY10,73441–

50Oakbrook, KYKY10,21138–

51▼5Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14235+84%

52Morehead, KYKY6,77634−33%

53▼20Russellville, KYKY7,45426–

54▲12Dayton, KYKY5,97424+140%

55▼4Glasgow, KYKY15,30224−31%

56▼13Pikeville, KYKY7,27024–

57▼21Highland Heights, KYKY6,34119+73%

58▼35Winchester, KYKY19,51419−49%

59▼10Edgewood, KYKY8,50318–

60Flatwoods, KYKY7,43916–

61▼20Franklin, KYKY10,75911−50%

62▼31La Grange, KYKY10,66911−35%

63▼10Alexandria, KYKY10,99410–

64Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93110–

65▼7Madisonville, KYKY19,4289−93%

66▼21Mount Washington, KYKY18,9898–

67Corbin, KYKY7,9117–

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