# Cities in Kentucky by black or African American population share, 2024

All 42 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `black_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report Black or African American as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/kentucky-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Shively, KY | 58.2 |
| 2 | Hopkinsville, KY | 26.1 |
| 3 | Radcliff, KY | 22.6 |
| 4 | Louisville, KY | 22.1 |
| 5 | Paducah, KY | 19.2 |
| 6 | Lexington, KY | 14.4 |
| 7 | Frankfort, KY | 14.2 |
| 8 | Bowling Green, KY | 14.1 |
| 9 | Lyndon, KY | 14 |
| 10 | Jeffersontown, KY | 13.9 |
| 11 | Bardstown, KY | 13.8 |
| 12 | Henderson, KY | 12.3 |
| 13 | Elizabethtown, KY | 11.5 |
| 14 | Danville, KY | 10.2 |
| 15 | Madisonville, KY | 10 |
| 16 | Campbellsville, KY | 9.7 |
| 17 | Franklin, KY | 8.7 |
| 18 | Paris, KY | 8.6 |
| 19 | Covington, KY | 8.4 |
| 20 | Glasgow, KY | 7.7 |
| 21 | Murray, KY | 6.9 |
| 22 | Florence, KY | 6.7 |
| 23 | Owensboro, KY | 6.3 |
| 24 | Erlanger, KY | 6 |
| 25 | Newport, KY | 6 |
| 26 | Georgetown, KY | 5.9 |
| 27 | Richmond, KY | 5.8 |
| 28 | Versailles, KY | 5.8 |
| 29 | Shelbyville, KY | 5.6 |
| 30 | Nicholasville, KY | 4.9 |
| 31 | Winchester, KY | 4.7 |
| 32 | Lawrenceburg, KY | 4.2 |
| 33 | St. Matthews, KY | 4.1 |
| 34 | Somerset, KY | 3.3 |
| 35 | Berea, KY | 3 |
| 36 | Alexandria, KY | 2.5 |
| 37 | Fort Thomas, KY | 2.3 |
| 38 | Ashland, KY | 2 |
| 39 | La Grange, KY | 1.9 |
| 40 | Shepherdsville, KY | 1.5 |
| 41 | Independence, KY | 1.5 |
| 42 | Mount Washington, KY | 0 |