Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Non-Hispanic - White Alone Population from Census 2020

Updated on August 13, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, among all the cities and places in Kentucky, Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic - White Alone (250.91K), followed by Lexington-Fayette urban county (215.34K), and Louisville city (131.19K).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities and places, and the table below shows the ranking of all Kentucky cities and places based on Non-Hispanic - White Alone population.

You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings for other ethnicities and for the different racial groups in Kentucky.

Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Non-Hispanic - White Alone Population from Census 2020
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)
250.91K
Lexington-Fayette urban county
215.34K
Louisville
131.19K
Owensboro
47.81K
Bowling Green
45.36K
Covington
30.35K
Georgetown
30.06K
Richmond
27.55K
Nicholasville
25.73K
Independence
25.43K
Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Non-Hispanic - White Alone Population from Census 2020
Rank
City or Place
Population
1 Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) 250,906
2 Lexington-Fayette urban county 215,343
3 Louisville city 131,190
4 Owensboro city 47,810
5 Bowling Green city 45,355
6 Covington city 30,350
7 Georgetown city 30,056
8 Richmond city 27,550
9 Nicholasville city 25,733
10 Independence city 25,432
11 Florence city 24,021
12 Elizabethtown city 23,007
13 Henderson city 21,597
14 Frankfort city 20,996
15 Jeffersontown city 20,250
16 Ashland city 19,321
17 Paducah city 18,130
18 Hopkinsville city 17,854
19 Mount Washington city 16,685
20 Erlanger city 16,490
21 Fort Thomas city 15,842
22 Winchester city 15,768
23 Madisonville city 15,292
24 Burlington CDP 14,559
25 Murray city 14,125
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