Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census, as at April 2020, among all of Kentucky's cities and places (towns and villages), Louisville city had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (80.89K), followed by Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) (67.78K), and Lexington-Fayette urban county (48.08K).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities and places, and the table below shows the ranking of all of Kentucky cities and places based on Black or African American Alone population.
You can see similar ranking information for other states and for the United States. You can also see similar rankings for other racial groups as well as for the different ethnicities in Kentucky.
Rank | City or Place | Black Alone Population |
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1 | Louisville city | 80,893 |
2 | Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) | 67,783 |
3 | Lexington-Fayette urban county | 48,076 |
4 | Bowling Green city | 9,986 |
5 | Hopkinsville city | 9,719 |
6 | Shively city | 8,568 |
7 | Paducah city | 6,014 |
8 | Radcliff city | 5,734 |
9 | Covington city | 4,740 |
10 | Owensboro city | 4,254 |
11 | Frankfort city | 3,701 |
12 | Elizabethtown city | 3,625 |
13 | Henderson city | 3,436 |
14 | Jeffersontown city | 3,349 |
15 | Florence city | 2,636 |
16 | Richmond city | 2,603 |
17 | Georgetown city | 2,586 |
18 | Madisonville city | 2,307 |
19 | Oak Grove city | 2,202 |
20 | Fort Campbell North CDP | 1,965 |
21 | Nicholasville city | 1,910 |
22 | Danville city | 1,759 |
23 | Shelbyville city | 1,724 |
24 | Bardstown city | 1,614 |
25 | Lyndon city | 1,525 |