Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 23.17K people in Kentucky with African ancestry. Among all Kentucky cities and places, Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) had the highest population with African ancestry (9.73K), followed by Lexington-Fayette urban county (2.06K), and Paducah city (1.14K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities and places with high number of people with African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Kentucky.

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Related Topics: US Census 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)

Lexington-Fayette urban county

Paducah city

Shively city

Fort Campbell North CDP

Fulton city

Florence city

Bowling Green city

Danville city

Massac CDP

Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Population with African Ancestry in 2021

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Rank	City or Place	Population
1	Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)	9729
2	Lexington-Fayette urban county	2059
3	Paducah city	1139
4	Shively city	839
5	Fort Campbell North CDP	716
6	Fulton city	445
7	Florence city	362
8	Bowling Green city	360
9	Danville city	288
10	Massac CDP	286
11	Mayfield city	257
12	St. Matthews city	255
13	Hickman city	230
14	Lawrenceburg city	229
15	Winchester city	217
16	Murray city	212
17	West Buechel city	206
18	Elizabethtown city	182
19	Fort Knox CDP	171
20	Monticello city	168
21	Jeffersontown city	159
22	Clinton city	143
23	Bardstown city	128
24	Frankfort city	125
25	Radcliff city	119
26	Elsmere city	116
27	Berea city	115
28	Alexandria city	98
28	Farley CDP	98
29	La Center city	88
30	Beechmont CDP	79
31	Russellville city	76
32	Wickliffe city	75
33	Covington city	74
34	Richmond city	70
35	Burlington CDP	69
35	Franklin city	69
35	Hopkinsville city	69
36	Elkton city	63
37	Hurstbourne city	62
37	Oak Grove city	62
38	La Grange city	61
39	Bancroft city	58
40	Douglass Hills city	47
40	Eddyville city	47
41	Burkesville city	45
41	Owensboro city	45
41	Paris city	45
41	Versailles city	45
42	Breckinridge Center CDP	44
43	Francisville CDP	43
44	Guthrie city	39
45	Fort Thomas city	38
45	Henderson city	38
46	Scottsville city	35
47	Newport city	33
48	Georgetown city	32
48	Liberty city	32
49	Meadow Vale city	31
50	Springfield city	29
51	Hendron CDP	27
52	Fort Wright city	26
53	Glasgow city	25
53	Pine Knot CDP	25
54	Heritage Creek city	23
54	Lyndon city	23
55	Marion city	22
56	Campbellsville city	21
56	Columbus city	21
56	Harlan city	21
57	Highland Heights city	20
57	Shelbyville city	20
58	Beech Grove CDP	19
58	Vine Grove city	19
59	Ledbetter CDP	17
60	Fort Mitchell city	16
61	Corydon city	15
61	Dayton city	15
61	Walton city	15
62	Poplar Hills city	14
62	Watterson Park city	14
63	Buckner CDP	13
64	Cadiz city	12
64	Columbia city	12
64	Hazel city	12
65	Bellevue city	11
65	Hebron CDP	11
65	Lebanon city	11
66	Beattyville city	10
66	Brandenburg city	10
66	Harrodsburg city	10
66	Horse Cave city	10
66	Wilmore city	10
67	Edgewood city	9
67	Nicholasville city	9
68	Cumberland city	8
68	Lewisport city	8
68	North Middletown city	8
68	Worthington Hills city	8
69	Ashland city	7
69	Forest Hills city	7
69	Kuttawa city	7
69	Madisonville city	7
69	Munfordville city	7
69	Sturgis city	7
69	Trenton city	7
69	Williamsburg city	7
70	Coldstream city	6
71	Audubon Park city	5
71	Benton city	5
71	Grayson city	5
72	Barlow city	4
72	Broeck Pointe city	4
72	Clay city	4
72	Morehead city	4
73	Camargo city	3
73	Fincastle city	3
73	Greenville city	3
73	Hodgenville city	3
73	St. Regis Park city	3
73	Sycamore city	3
74	Auburn city	2
74	Earlington city	2
74	Morganfield city	2
74	Pikeville city	2
74	Strathmoor Village city	2
74	Westwood city	2
75	Glenview Hills city	1
75	Millersburg city	1