Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Percentage of 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 (0.52% of Kentucky population). Among all Kentucky cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Fort Campbell North CDP had the highest percentage of its population with African ancestry (5.37%), followed by Shively city (5.37%), and Paducah city (4.34%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having African ancestry.

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

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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

Fort Campbell North CDP

Shively city

Paducah city

Mayfield city

Lawrenceburg city

Danville city

Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)

St. Matthews city

Murray city

Florence city

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

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Fort Campbell North CDP	5.37
1	Shively city	5.37
2	Paducah city	4.34
3	Mayfield city	2.56
4	Lawrenceburg city	1.96
5	Danville city	1.68
6	Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)	1.54
7	St. Matthews city	1.45
8	Murray city	1.23
9	Florence city	1.14
9	Winchester city	1.14
10	Alexandria city	0.97
11	Bardstown city	0.95
12	Berea city	0.74
13	Lexington-Fayette urban county	0.64
14	Elizabethtown city	0.59
15	Jeffersontown city	0.55
16	Radcliff city	0.52
17	Bowling Green city	0.50
18	Frankfort city	0.44
18	Paris city	0.44
18	Versailles city	0.44
19	Francisville CDP	0.43
20	Burlington CDP	0.38
21	Newport city	0.23
22	Fort Thomas city	0.22
22	Hopkinsville city	0.22
23	Lyndon city	0.21
24	Richmond city	0.20
25	Campbellsville city	0.19
26	Covington city	0.18
27	Glasgow city	0.17
28	Henderson city	0.14
29	Shelbyville city	0.12
30	Georgetown city	0.09
31	Owensboro city	0.08
32	Madisonville city	0.04
33	Ashland city	0.03
33	Nicholasville city	0.03