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Largest Subsaharan African population, Kentucky cities · 2020

Kentucky cities ranked by the number of residents who are Subsaharan African ancestry, from the 2020 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, KYKY641,96214,501+18%

02Lexington, KYKY329,7514,736+144%

03Paducah, KYKY26,7301,365+1545%

04Bowling Green, KYKY78,5051,003+246%

05Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,356856+490%

06Shively, KYKY15,895774−2%

07Florence, KYKY34,018709+59%

08Murray, KYKY18,964486+566%

09Frankfort, KYKY28,657468+492%

10Owensboro, KYKY60,892444+213%

11Burlington, KYKY18,008437–

12St. Matthews, KYKY17,868435–

13Independence, KYKY30,198363+249%

14Hebron, KYKY6,407296+1084%

15Elizabethtown, KYKY35,448273+274%

16Mayfield, KYKY9,851262+2282%

17Richmond, KYKY40,663231+120%

18Danville, KYKY17,736227+345%

19Wilmore, KYKY6,380226+205%

20Jeffersontown, KYKY29,193225+25%

21Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,329224–

22Shelbyville, KYKY18,453210–

23Winchester, KYKY19,514209+465%

24Radcliff, KYKY22,576196−72%

25Covington, KYKY41,847168+500%

26Henderson, KYKY27,822143−8%

27Middletown, KYKY9,944137−43%

28Monticello, KYKY5,721124–

29Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411123−71%

30Nicholasville, KYKY33,857120+422%

31La Grange, KYKY10,669111+553%

32Berea, KYKY16,662104+63%

33Russellville, KYKY7,45492–

34Fort Knox, KYKY8,83690−48%

35Elsmere, KYKY9,52189+1%

36Highland Heights, KYKY6,34188+700%

37Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57685–

38Vine Grove, KYKY7,01883+89%

39Lyndon, KYKY11,30182−19%

40Oak Grove, KYKY7,83080–

41Franklin, KYKY10,75975+241%

42Newport, KYKY13,99873+78%

43Pikeville, KYKY7,27072–

44Somerset, KYKY12,69565–

45Mount Washington, KYKY18,98960–

46Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14258+205%

47Georgetown, KYKY40,88353–

48Francisville, KYKY10,56547–

49Edgewood, KYKY8,50342–

50Lebanon, KYKY6,69940−52%

51Glasgow, KYKY15,30237+6%

52Morehead, KYKY6,77636−29%

53Alexandria, KYKY10,99435–

54Erlanger, KYKY20,15834−70%

55Bellevue, KYKY5,84733–

56Paris, KYKY10,13032–

57Fort Wright, KYKY6,24030–

58Madisonville, KYKY19,42826−79%

59Maysville, KYKY8,68825–

60Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57520–

61Versailles, KYKY10,73420–

62Hillview, KYKY9,02020–

63Campbellsville, KYKY11,78316−86%

64Williamsburg, KYKY5,37113–

65Middlesborough, KYKY8,77611−68%

66Dayton, KYKY5,97410+0%

67Walton, KYKY5,8689−74%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS