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Cities in Kentucky by white (non-Hispanic) population share

Independence, KY had the highest white (non-Hispanic) population share of 42 cities in 2023, at 92.3%. Shively, KY had the lowest, at 35.6%. The median was 80.2% and the figure for Kentucky was 82.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest92.3Independence, KY
Lowest35.6Shively, KY
Median80.242 cities
Kentucky82.3History

All cities, 2023

Independence, KY: 92.3 %Independence, KY92.3Shepherdsville, KY: 92.2 %Shepherdsville, KY92.2Mount Washington, KY: 91.8 %Mount Washington, KY91.8Ashland, KY: 91.5 %Ashland, KY91.5Lawrenceburg, KY: 90.5 %Lawrenceburg, KY90.5Alexandria, KY: 90.5 %Alexandria, KY90.5Fort Thomas, KY: 90.1 %Fort Thomas, KY90.1Berea, KY: 88.5 %Berea, KY88.5La Grange, KY: 86.6 %La Grange, KY86.6Somerset, KY: 86.1 %Somerset, KY86.1Erlanger, KY: 85.6 %Erlanger, KY85.6Nicholasville, KY: 84.9 %Nicholasville, KY84.9St. Matthews, KY: 84.5 %St. Matthews, KY84.5Winchester, KY: 84.4 %Winchester, KY84.4Richmond, KY: 83.9 %Richmond, KY83.9Newport, KY: 83.7 %Newport, KY83.7Campbellsville, KY: 83.3 %Campbellsville, KY83.3Georgetown, KY: 82.2 %Georgetown, KY82.2Murray, KY: 82.2 %Murray, KY82.2Florence, KY: 80.3 %Florence, KY80.3Owensboro, KY: 80.2 %Owensboro, KY80.2Paris, KY: 80.2 %Paris, KY80.2Franklin, KY: 79.4 %Franklin, KY79.4Henderson, KY: 79.3 %Henderson, KY79.3Bardstown, KY: 79.2 %Bardstown, KY79.2Glasgow, KY: 77.9 %Glasgow, KY77.9Danville, KY: 77.3 %Danville, KY77.3Madisonville, KY: 77.3 %Madisonville, KY77.3Covington, KY: 74.8 %Covington, KY74.8Jeffersontown, KY: 74.2 %Jeffersontown, KY74.2Versailles, KY: 74.1 %Versailles, KY74.1Elizabethtown, KY: 73.8 %Elizabethtown, KY73.8Lyndon, KY: 72.5 %Lyndon, KY72.5Frankfort, KY: 72 %Frankfort, KY72Paducah, KY: 70.5 %Paducah, KY70.5Lexington, KY: 67.8 %Lexington, KY67.8Shelbyville, KY: 64.8 %Shelbyville, KY64.8Bowling Green, KY: 63.3 %Bowling Green, KY63.3Louisville, KY: 61 %Louisville, KY61Hopkinsville, KY: 59.2 %Hopkinsville, KY59.2Radcliff, KY: 56.6 %Radcliff, KY56.6Shively, KY: 35.6 %Shively, KY35.6Independence, KY: 92.3 %Independence, KY92.3Shepherdsville, KY: 92.2 %Shepherdsville, KY92.2Mount Washington, KY: 91.8 %Mount Washington, KY91.8Ashland, KY: 91.5 %Ashland, KY91.5Lawrenceburg, KY: 90.5 %Lawrenceburg, KY90.5Alexandria, KY: 90.5 %Alexandria, KY90.5Fort Thomas, KY: 90.1 %Fort Thomas, KY90.1Berea, KY: 88.5 %Berea, KY88.5La Grange, KY: 86.6 %La Grange, KY86.6Somerset, KY: 86.1 %Somerset, KY86.1Erlanger, KY: 85.6 %Erlanger, KY85.6Nicholasville, KY: 84.9 %Nicholasville, KY84.9St. Matthews, KY: 84.5 %St. Matthews, KY84.5Winchester, KY: 84.4 %Winchester, KY84.4Richmond, KY: 83.9 %Richmond, KY83.9Newport, KY: 83.7 %Newport, KY83.7Campbellsville, KY: 83.3 %Campbellsville, KY83.3Georgetown, KY: 82.2 %Georgetown, KY82.2Murray, KY: 82.2 %Murray, KY82.2Florence, KY: 80.3 %Florence, KY80.3Owensboro, KY: 80.2 %Owensboro, KY80.2Paris, KY: 80.2 %Paris, KY80.2Franklin, KY: 79.4 %Franklin, KY79.4Henderson, KY: 79.3 %Henderson, KY79.3Bardstown, KY: 79.2 %Bardstown, KY79.2Glasgow, KY: 77.9 %Glasgow, KY77.9Danville, KY: 77.3 %Danville, KY77.3Madisonville, KY: 77.3 %Madisonville, KY77.3Covington, KY: 74.8 %Covington, KY74.8Jeffersontown, KY: 74.2 %Jeffersontown, KY74.2Versailles, KY: 74.1 %Versailles, KY74.1Elizabethtown, KY: 73.8 %Elizabethtown, KY73.8Lyndon, KY: 72.5 %Lyndon, KY72.5Frankfort, KY: 72 %Frankfort, KY72Paducah, KY: 70.5 %Paducah, KY70.5Lexington, KY: 67.8 %Lexington, KY67.8Shelbyville, KY: 64.8 %Shelbyville, KY64.8Bowling Green, KY: 63.3 %Bowling Green, KY63.3Louisville, KY: 61 %Louisville, KY61Hopkinsville, KY: 59.2 %Hopkinsville, KY59.2Radcliff, KY: 56.6 %Radcliff, KY56.6Shively, KY: 35.6 %Shively, KY35.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Independence, KY92.3-1.2 pts
2Shepherdsville, KY92.2-0 pts
3Mount Washington, KY91.8-1.2 pts
4Ashland, KY91.5+0.6 pts
5Lawrenceburg, KY90.5-0.3 pts
6Alexandria, KY90.5+0.6 pts
7Fort Thomas, KY90.1-1.6 pts
8Berea, KY88.5-1 pts
9La Grange, KY86.6-0.9 pts
10Somerset, KY86.1-0.3 pts
11Erlanger, KY85.6-0.5 pts
12Nicholasville, KY84.9-1.8 pts
13St. Matthews, KY84.5-1 pts
14Winchester, KY84.4+0.4 pts
15Richmond, KY83.9-0.9 pts
16Newport, KY83.70 pts
17Campbellsville, KY83.3-0.5 pts
18Georgetown, KY82.2-2 pts
18Murray, KY82.2-1.8 pts
20Florence, KY80.3-2.2 pts
21Owensboro, KY80.2-1.5 pts
21Paris, KY80.2-2.7 pts
23Franklin, KY79.4-0.8 pts
24Henderson, KY79.3-0 pts
25Bardstown, KY79.2+1.1 pts
26Glasgow, KY77.9-3.8 pts
27Danville, KY77.3-2.2 pts
28Madisonville, KY77.3-0.3 pts
29Covington, KY74.8-1.6 pts
30Jeffersontown, KY74.2-0.9 pts
31Versailles, KY74.1-0.6 pts
32Elizabethtown, KY73.8-2.1 pts
33Lyndon, KY72.5+4.3 pts
34Frankfort, KY72-1 pts
35Paducah, KY70.5+0.5 pts
36Lexington, KY67.8-1.9 pts
37Shelbyville, KY64.8-1.4 pts
38Bowling Green, KY63.3-2.5 pts
39Louisville, KY61-2 pts
40Hopkinsville, KY59.2-0.2 pts
41Radcliff, KY56.6+2 pts
42Shively, KY35.6-0.9 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report White 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.

US federal statistics ask about Hispanic origin and race separately, and Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race. The shares for White, Black and Asian count people who are not Hispanic and report that race alone, so the published shares do not add up to 100 (people of two or more races and other races are not shown). EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: White 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: White 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) (Cities in Kentucky by white (non-Hispanic) population share, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: White 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), Cities in Kentucky by white (non-Hispanic) population share, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/white-non-hispanic-population-share/kentucky-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: White 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). Cities in Kentucky by white (non-Hispanic) population share, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/white-non-hispanic-population-share/kentucky-cities?period=2023.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: White 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), Cities in Kentucky by white (non-Hispanic) population share, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/white-non-hispanic-population-share/kentucky-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: White 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): Cities in Kentucky by white (non-Hispanic) population share, 2023}},
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Which city has the highest white (non-Hispanic) population share?

Independence, KY, with 92.3% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest white (non-Hispanic) population share?

Shively, KY, with 35.6% in 2023.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: White 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). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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