Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Percentage of Population that Identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for Kentucky counties, in April 2020, among all the cities and places with over 10K population in Kentucky, Shively city had the highest percentage of its population that identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone (54.57%), followed by Louisville city (32.58%), and Hopkinsville city (30.93%).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities and places in Kentucky, and the table below shows the ranking of all Kentucky cities and places with over 10K population, based on the percentage of the population that identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone.
You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings for other ethnicities as well as for the different racial groups in Kentucky.
- Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
- Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Population Percentage from Census 2020
- Kentucky Census 2020 Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Population By County
| Rank | City or Place | % of Place Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shively city | 54.57 |
| 2 | Louisville city | 32.58 |
| 3 | Hopkinsville city | 30.93 |
| 4 | Radcliff city | 24.28 |
| 5 | Paducah city | 21.99 |
| 6 | Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) | 17.29 |
| 7 | Lexington-Fayette urban county | 14.73 |
| 8 | Fort Campbell North CDP | 14.34 |
| 9 | Bowling Green city | 13.66 |
| 10 | Lyndon city | 13.61 |
| 11 | Frankfort city | 12.83 |
| 12 | Franklin city | 12.67 |
| 13 | Henderson city | 12.22 |
| 14 | Mayfield city | 12.03 |
| 15 | Bardstown city | 11.80 |
| 16 | Madisonville city | 11.70 |
| 17 | Jeffersontown city | 11.60 |
| 18 | Covington city | 11.41 |
| 19 | Elizabethtown city | 11.34 |
| 20 | Danville city | 10.03 |
| 21 | Shelbyville city | 9.81 |
| 22 | Paris city | 9.06 |
| 23 | Newport city | 9.03 |
| 24 | Campbellsville city | 8.56 |
| 25 | Florence city | 8.12 |
| 26 | Glasgow city | 7.73 |
| 27 | Richmond city | 7.41 |
| 28 | Winchester city | 7.24 |
| 29 | St. Matthews city | 7.04 |
| 30 | Owensboro city | 7.01 |
| 31 | Versailles city | 6.96 |
| 32 | Georgetown city | 6.87 |
| 33 | Murray city | 6.35 |
| 34 | Nicholasville city | 6.04 |
| 35 | La Grange city | 4.40 |
| 36 | Burlington CDP | 4.35 |
| 37 | Berea city | 4.23 |
| 38 | Erlanger city | 3.50 |
| 39 | Lawrenceburg city | 3.15 |
| 40 | Ashland city | 2.94 |
| 40 | Somerset city | 2.94 |
| 41 | Shepherdsville city | 2.22 |
| 42 | Independence city | 2.17 |
| 43 | Fort Thomas city | 1.32 |
| 44 | Mount Washington city | 1.07 |
| 45 | Alexandria city | 0.78 |