Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Percentage of Population that were Black or African American Alone from Census 2020

Updated on July 6, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for Kentucky counties, in April 2020, among all of Kentucky's cities and places (towns and villages) with a population of at least 10K, Shively city had the highest percentage of its population that identified their race as Black or African American Alone (54.80%), followed by Louisville city (32.86%), and Hopkinsville city (31.17%).

The chart and table below shows the ranking of all of Kentucky cities and places with a population of at least 10K, based on the percentage of the population that identified as Black or African American Alone.

You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings of cities and places for other racial groups, as well as for the different ethnicities in Kentucky.

Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Percentage of Pop. that were Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
Shively
Louisville
Hopkinsville
Radcliff
Paducah
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)
Fort Campbell North
Lexington-Fayette urban county
Lyndon
Bowling Green
Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Percentage of Pop. that were Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
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Rank City or Place Percent of City Population
1 Shively city 54.80
2 Louisville city 32.86
3 Hopkinsville city 31.17
4 Radcliff city 24.89
5 Paducah city 22.16
6 Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) 17.52
7 Fort Campbell North CDP 15.32
8 Lexington-Fayette urban county 14.90
9 Lyndon city 13.85
10 Bowling Green city 13.81
11 Frankfort city 12.94
12 Franklin city 12.82
13 Henderson city 12.28
14 Mayfield city 12.14
15 Bardstown city 11.90
16 Madisonville city 11.81
17 Jeffersontown city 11.76
18 Covington city 11.57
19 Elizabethtown city 11.55
20 Danville city 10.21
21 Shelbyville city 9.98
22 Newport city 9.09
23 Paris city 9.07
24 Campbellsville city 8.58
25 Florence city 8.25
26 Glasgow city 7.89
27 Richmond city 7.53
28 Winchester city 7.29
29 Versailles city 7.27
30 St. Matthews city 7.14
31 Owensboro city 7.07
32 Georgetown city 6.97
33 Murray city 6.44
34 Nicholasville city 6.14
35 La Grange city 4.58
36 Burlington CDP 4.43
37 Berea city 4.36
38 Erlanger city 3.59
39 Lawrenceburg city 3.18
40 Somerset city 2.99
41 Ashland city 2.94
42 Shepherdsville city 2.24
43 Independence city 2.21
44 Fort Thomas city 1.37
45 Mount Washington city 1.08
46 Alexandria city 0.78