Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 38.05K people in Kentucky with Subsaharan African ancestry (0.85% of Kentucky population). Among all Kentucky cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Fort Campbell North CDP had the highest percentage of its population with Subsaharan African ancestry (6.25%), followed by Shively city (5.53%), and Paducah city (4.76%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Subsaharan African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Kentucky.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.

Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021

Fort Campbell North CDP

Shively city

Paducah city

Burlington CDP

Mayfield city

Lawrenceburg city

Florence city

Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)

Danville city

Lyndon city

Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Fort Campbell North CDP	6.25
2	Shively city	5.53
3	Paducah city	4.76
4	Burlington CDP	2.86
5	Mayfield city	2.56
6	Lawrenceburg city	2.55
7	Florence city	2.48
8	Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)	2.41
9	Danville city	2.13
10	Lyndon city	2.11
11	Shelbyville city	1.79
12	Lexington-Fayette urban county	1.57
13	St. Matthews city	1.55
14	Bowling Green city	1.45
15	Jeffersontown city	1.31
16	Murray city	1.23
17	Frankfort city	1.21
18	Independence city	1.17
19	Winchester city	1.14
20	Versailles city	1.11
21	Alexandria city	0.97
22	Bardstown city	0.95
23	Berea city	0.85
23	Paris city	0.85
24	Elizabethtown city	0.81
25	Richmond city	0.55
26	Radcliff city	0.52
27	Campbellsville city	0.47
28	Francisville CDP	0.43
29	Somerset city	0.37
30	Covington city	0.35
31	Fort Thomas city	0.33
32	Nicholasville city	0.31
33	Hopkinsville city	0.27
34	Owensboro city	0.25
35	Newport city	0.23
36	Glasgow city	0.17
37	Georgetown city	0.14
37	Henderson city	0.14
38	Erlanger city	0.08
39	Madisonville city	0.07
40	Mount Washington city	0.04
41	Ashland city	0.03