Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Kentucky Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 12.10%. Among all Kentucky cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Lawrenceburg city had the highest percentage of its Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (43.67%), followed by Ashland city (36.91%), and Shelbyville city (30.54%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Kentucky cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all Kentucky cities and places (with a population of 10K+).

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Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Lawrenceburg city
Ashland city
Shelbyville city
Shepherdsville city
Covington city
Lyndon city
Alexandria city
Hopkinsville city
Nicholasville city
Newport city
Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
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Rank City of Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Lawrenceburg city 43.67
2 Ashland city 36.91
3 Shelbyville city 30.54
4 Shepherdsville city 27.60
5 Covington city 25.87
6 Lyndon city 24.64
7 Alexandria city 23.33
8 Hopkinsville city 21.77
9 Nicholasville city 19.21
10 Newport city 18.54
11 Mayfield city 17.84
12 Campbellsville city 17.13
13 Bardstown city 16.96
14 Bowling Green city 14.92
15 Henderson city 14.27
16 Versailles city 13.35
17 Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) 11.85
18 Paducah city 11.19
19 Lexington-Fayette urban county 11.06
20 Richmond city 10.80
21 Florence city 10.54
22 Winchester city 10.22
23 Paris city 9.93
24 Owensboro city 9.84
25 Fort Thomas city 9.78
26 Radcliff city 9.18
27 Erlanger city 7.60
28 Shively city 7.41
29 Madisonville city 7.09
30 Danville city 6.63
31 Murray city 5.81
32 Jeffersontown city 5.67
33 Burlington CDP 5.07
34 Georgetown city 5.00
35 Fort Campbell North CDP 4.85
36 Elizabethtown city 4.60
37 Frankfort city 4.02
38 Somerset city 3.63
39 Berea city 2.84
40 St. Matthews city 2.67
41 Francisville CDP 0.00
41 Glasgow city 0.00
41 Independence city 0.00
41 Mount Washington city 0.00