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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 2.08K people in Kentucky with Nigerian ancestry (0.05% of Kentucky population). Among all Kentucky cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Versailles city had the highest percentage of its population with Nigerian ancestry (0.67%), followed by Somerset city (0.37%), and Nicholasville city (0.28%).

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

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Nigerian Ancestry in 2021
Versailles city
Somerset city
Nicholasville city
Lexington-Fayette urban county
Elizabethtown city
Richmond city
Bowling Green city
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)
Berea city
Georgetown city
Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Nigerian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Versailles city 0.67
2 Somerset city 0.37
3 Nicholasville city 0.28
4 Lexington-Fayette urban county 0.18
5 Elizabethtown city 0.16
6 Richmond city 0.15
7 Bowling Green city 0.11
8 Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) 0.06
9 Berea city 0.05
9 Georgetown city 0.05
9 Owensboro city 0.05
9 Paducah city 0.05
10 Madisonville city 0.04
10 Mount Washington city 0.04
11 Campbellsville city 0.03