Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By the Average Household Income of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on January 20, 2024.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Average Household Income for the Black or African American Alone racial group in Kentucky was $55,473. Among all Kentucky cities and places with a population of at least 10K, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the highest average household income in Independence city ($114,657), followed by Burlington CDP ($96,007), and Shelbyville city ($83,190). On the other hand, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the lowest average household income in the following 3 cities: Shepherdsville city ($18,844), Newport city ($30,170), and Covington city ($33,598).

The chart below shows the top 10 Kentucky cities and places with a population of 10K+, where the Black or African American Alone racial group had high average household income, and the table below shows all Kentucky cities and places with a population of 10K+.

You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in Kentucky.

You can also see similar ranking of cities and places for other states as well as for the whole United States.

Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By the Average Household Income of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021
Independence city
Burlington CDP
Shelbyville city
Jeffersontown city
Erlanger city
Fort Thomas city
St. Matthews city
Elizabethtown city
Florence city
Lyndon city
Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By the Average Household Income of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021
Items per page:
0 of 0
Rank City Average HH Income ($)
1 Independence city 114657
2 Burlington CDP 96007
3 Shelbyville city 83190
4 Jeffersontown city 82324
5 Erlanger city 82298
6 Fort Thomas city 69261
7 St. Matthews city 68121
8 Elizabethtown city 65649
9 Florence city 63862
10 Lyndon city 62766
11 Georgetown city 61821
12 Radcliff city 60043
13 Richmond city 59613
14 Lexington-Fayette urban county 58538
15 Owensboro city 56495
16 Paris city 54222
17 Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) 53905
18 Mayfield city 53619
19 Madisonville city 53226
20 Bardstown city 53079
21 Frankfort city 52617
22 Winchester city 52055
23 Bowling Green city 51973
24 Shively city 51931
25 Versailles city 51852
26 Fort Campbell North CDP 48876
27 Paducah city 46910
28 Murray city 45228
29 Danville city 45113
30 Henderson city 44151
31 Berea city 43798
32 Hopkinsville city 41405
33 Glasgow city 40256
34 Ashland city 38657
35 Nicholasville city 38197
36 Somerset city 34557
37 Campbellsville city 34151
38 Lawrenceburg city 34050
39 Covington city 33598
40 Newport city 30170
41 Shepherdsville city 18844