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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 38.05K people in Kentucky with Subsaharan African ancestry. Among all Kentucky cities and places, Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) had the highest population with Subsaharan African ancestry (15.21K), followed by Lexington-Fayette urban county (5.04K), and Paducah city (1.25K).

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

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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

Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)

Lexington-Fayette urban county

Paducah city

Bowling Green city

Shively city

Fort Campbell North CDP

Florence city

Burlington CDP

Fulton city

Wilmore city

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

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Rank	City or Place	Population
1	Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)	15214
2	Lexington-Fayette urban county	5036
3	Paducah city	1249
4	Bowling Green city	1033
5	Shively city	865
6	Fort Campbell North CDP	832
7	Florence city	785
8	Burlington CDP	526
9	Fulton city	445
10	Wilmore city	426
11	West Buechel city	392
12	Jeffersontown city	376
13	Danville city	365
14	Frankfort city	344
15	Independence city	330
16	Shelbyville city	303
17	Lawrenceburg city	298
18	Massac CDP	286
19	St. Matthews city	273
20	Mayfield city	257
21	Elizabethtown city	253
22	Lyndon city	233
23	Hickman city	230
24	Fort Knox CDP	219
25	Winchester city	217
26	Murray city	212
27	Richmond city	191
28	Middletown city	184
29	Monticello city	168
30	Owensboro city	148
31	Clinton city	143
32	Covington city	142
33	Berea city	131
34	Bardstown city	128
35	Radcliff city	119
36	Elsmere city	116
37	Versailles city	113
38	Farley CDP	111
39	Alexandria city	98
40	Nicholasville city	96
41	La Center city	88
42	Paris city	87
43	La Grange city	85
44	Hopkinsville city	82
45	Cold Spring city	81
46	Beechmont CDP	79
47	Russellville city	76
48	Wickliffe city	75
49	Franklin city	69
50	Oak Grove city	65
51	Elkton city	63
52	Hurstbourne city	62
53	Bancroft city	58
54	Fort Thomas city	57
55	Hendron CDP	55
55	Highland Heights city	55
56	Campbellsville city	53
57	Greenville city	51
57	Worthington Hills city	51
58	Georgetown city	49
59	Douglass Hills city	47
59	Eddyville city	47
60	Fort Wright city	46
60	Meadow Vale city	46
61	Burkesville city	45
61	Park Hills city	45
62	Breckinridge Center CDP	44
63	Columbia city	43
63	Edgewood city	43
63	Francisville CDP	43
63	Somerset city	43
64	Heritage Creek city	40
65	Guthrie city	39
65	Windy Hills city	39
66	Henderson city	38
67	Scottsville city	35
68	Oakbrook CDP	34
69	Newport city	33
70	Liberty city	32
71	Barbourville city	31
72	Cecilia CDP	30
73	Springfield city	29
73	Watterson Park city	29
74	Hillview city	27
75	Morehead city	26
76	Glasgow city	25
76	Pine Knot CDP	25
77	Marion city	22
78	Columbus city	21
78	Harlan city	21
78	Hebron CDP	21
79	Beech Grove CDP	19
79	St. Regis Park city	19
79	Vine Grove city	19
80	Corydon city	18
80	Southgate city	18
81	Ledbetter CDP	17
82	Audubon Park city	16
82	Fort Mitchell city	16
83	Dayton city	15
83	Erlanger city	15
83	Walton city	15
84	Madisonville city	14
84	Maysville city	14
84	Poplar Hills city	14
84	Williamsburg city	14
85	Buckner CDP	13
86	Cadiz city	12
86	Hazel city	12
86	Paintsville city	12
87	Bellevue city	11
87	Irvington city	11
87	Lebanon city	11
88	Beattyville city	10
88	Brandenburg city	10
88	Harrodsburg city	10
88	Horse Cave city	10
88	Prospect city	10
89	Middlesborough city	9
89	Sparta city	9
90	Cumberland city	8
90	Lewisport city	8
90	North Middletown city	8
90	Parkway Village city	8
90	Simpsonville city	8
90	Spring Valley city	8
91	Ashland city	7
91	Forest Hills city	7
91	Kuttawa city	7
91	Mount Washington city	7
91	Munfordville city	7
91	Sturgis city	7
91	Trenton city	7
92	Coldstream city	6
92	West Liberty city	6
93	Benton city	5
93	Grayson city	5
93	Houston Acres city	5
93	Indian Hills city	5
93	Sycamore city	5
94	Barlow city	4
94	Broeck Pointe city	4
94	Clay city	4
94	Thornhill city	4
94	Wildwood city	4
95	Bellemeade city	3
95	Camargo city	3
95	Fincastle city	3
95	Hodgenville city	3
95	Silver Grove city	3
96	Auburn city	2
96	Blue Ridge Manor city	2
96	Earlington city	2
96	Morganfield city	2
96	Park City city	2
96	Pikeville city	2
96	River Bluff city	2
96	Strathmoor Village city	2
96	Westwood city	2
97	Adairville city	1
97	Albany city	1
97	Eminence city	1
97	Glenview Hills city	1
97	Millersburg city	1
97	Salem city	1