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Most racially diverse, Kentucky cities · 2020

Kentucky cities ranked by the CensusEasy Diversity Score (0 to 100), the chance two random residents are of a different race or ethnicity (2020 ACS). This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 86 is 36.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDIVERSITY SCOREVS 1990

01Fort Knox, KYKY8,83680+22%

02Oak Grove, KYKY7,83078+25%

03Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35677+10%

04Radcliff, KYKY22,57676+40%

05Shively, KYKY15,89575+127%

06Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41171+31%

07Vine Grove, KYKY7,01870+150%

08Bowling Green, KYKY78,50570+134%

09Mayfield, KYKY9,85166+122%

10Shelbyville, KYKY18,45365+47%

11Louisville, KYKY641,96265–

12Lexington, KYKY329,75164–

13Paducah, KYKY26,73059+35%

14Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19357+196%

15Lebanon, KYKY6,69956+51%

16Lyndon, KYKY11,30155+222%

17Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57554+157%

18Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44853+120%

19Frankfort, KYKY28,65752+79%

20Covington, KYKY41,84750+141%

21Versailles, KYKY10,73449+102%

22Florence, KYKY34,01848+609%

23Middletown, KYKY9,94448+223%

24Elsmere, KYKY9,52148+302%

25Russellville, KYKY7,45448+23%

26Henderson, KYKY27,82246+81%

27Glasgow, KYKY15,30245+109%

28Danville, KYKY17,73645+24%

29Franklin, KYKY10,75945+13%

30La Grange, KYKY10,66945+182%

31Paris, KYKY10,13044+26%

32Bardstown, KYKY14,16143+10%

33Madisonville, KYKY19,42843+38%

34Owensboro, KYKY60,89243+169%

35Campbellsville, KYKY11,78341+89%

36Newport, KYKY13,99840+288%

37Georgetown, KYKY40,88340+62%

38St. Matthews, KYKY17,86840+287%

39Richmond, KYKY40,66339+51%

40Murray, KYKY18,96438+105%

41Maysville, KYKY8,68837+16%

42Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57636+56%

43Hebron, KYKY6,40736–

44Winchester, KYKY19,51435+36%

45Erlanger, KYKY20,15834+675%

46Central City, KYKY5,79334+131%

47Union, KYKY7,93734+813%

48Williamsburg, KYKY5,37133+222%

49Wilmore, KYKY6,38033+224%

50Nicholasville, KYKY33,85733+126%

51Monticello, KYKY5,72132+345%

52Burlington, KYKY18,00832+334%

53Highland Heights, KYKY6,34131+1156%

54Oakbrook, KYKY10,21130+297%

55Princeton, KYKY6,16829+16%

56Berea, KYKY16,66229+110%

57Pikeville, KYKY7,27028+206%

58Crestwood, KYKY6,58228+233%

59Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75128+526%

60Francisville, KYKY10,56528–

61Somerset, KYKY12,69525+77%

62Fort Wright, KYKY6,24025+5373%

63Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58625−10%

64Cynthiana, KYKY6,57624+53%

65Hillview, KYKY9,02023+410%

66Dayton, KYKY5,97423+1246%

67Middlesborough, KYKY8,77623+52%

68Ashland, KYKY20,99622+164%

69Bellevue, KYKY5,84721+746%

70Morehead, KYKY6,77621+71%

71London, KYKY7,63721+415%

72Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14220+615%

73Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32919+11%

74Villa Hills, KYKY7,79719+503%

75Independence, KYKY30,19819+2055%

76Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14418+469%

77Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93118+135%

78Reidland, KYKY5,27717+103%

79Walton, KYKY5,86817+204%

80Corbin, KYKY7,91117+649%

81Mount Washington, KYKY18,98916+415%

82Edgewood, KYKY8,50314+166%

83Cold Spring, KYKY6,64012+446%

84Leitchfield, KYKY7,01511+83%

85Alexandria, KYKY10,9949+2005%

86Flatwoods, KYKY7,4399+403%

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UPDATED 2026-06-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS