The 10 Kentucky Cities With The Largest Native American Population For 2024


The most Native American places in Kentucky are Central City and Fort Wright for 2024 based on Saturday Night Science.

Most Native American places in Kentucky research summary. We used Saturday Night Science to research the Kentucky cities with the highest percentage of Native American residents for 2024. The data comes from the American Community Survey 2018-2022 vintage, which breaks down race by origin.

  • The city with the highest percentage of Native Americans is Central City. 0.61% of people in Central City are Native Americans.

  • The city with the lowest percentage of Native Americans is Winchester. 0.00% of people in Winchester are Native American.

  • The city with the most Native Americans is Louisville. 341 people in Louisville are Native American.

  • The city with the fewest Native Americans is Winchester. 0 people in Winchester are Native American.

  • The United States has 1,826,286 Native Americans and is 0.55% Native American.


Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


The 10 Cities In Kentucky With The Largest Native American Population For 2024

  1. Central City
  2. Fort Wright
  3. Berea
  4. Paducah
  5. Elsmere
  6. Monticello
  7. Henderson
  8. Hopkinsville
  9. Elizabethtown
  10. Richmond

Which city in Kentucky had the largest Native American population? The place with the largest Native American population in Kentucky for 2024 is Central City. 0.61 of Central City identify as Native American.

To see where Kentucky ranked as a state on diversity, we have a ranking of the most diverse states in America.

And if you already knew these places were Native American, check out the best places to live in Kentucky or the most diverse places in Kentucky.

Read below to see how we crunched the numbers and how your town ranked.

Cities In Kentucky With The Largest Native American Population For 2024

Central City, KY

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7
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Population: 5,740
# Of Native American Residents: 35
% Native American: 0.61%
More on Central City: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Fort Wright, KY

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9.5
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Population: 5,841
# Of Native American Residents: 33
% Native American: 0.56%
More on Fort Wright: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Berea, KY

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5
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Population: 15,404
# Of Native American Residents: 57
% Native American: 0.37%
More on Berea: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Paducah, KY

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5
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Population: 26,869
# Of Native American Residents: 95
% Native American: 0.35%
More on Paducah: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

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8
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Population: 9,126
# Of Native American Residents: 31
% Native American: 0.34%
More on Elsmere: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Monticello, KY

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4
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Population: 5,770
# Of Native American Residents: 15
% Native American: 0.26%
More on Monticello: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Henderson, KY

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6
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Population: 28,166
# Of Native American Residents: 63
% Native American: 0.22%
More on Henderson: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Hopkinsville, KY

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4
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Population: 31,042
# Of Native American Residents: 63
% Native American: 0.2%
More on Hopkinsville: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Elizabethtown, KY

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8
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Population: 31,425
# Of Native American Residents: 60
% Native American: 0.19%
More on Elizabethtown: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Richmond, KY

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5
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Population: 34,883
# Of Native American Residents: 65
% Native American: 0.19%
More on Richmond: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Methodology: How We Determined The Cities In Kentucky With The Largest Native American Population For 2024

We still believe in the accuracy of data — especially from the Census. So that’s where we went to get the race breakdown across Kentucky.

We used Saturday Night Science to analyze the Census’s most recently available data, the 2018-2022 American Community Survey data.

Specifically, we looked at table B03002: Hispanic OR LATINO ORIGIN BY RACE. Here are the category names as defined by the Census:

  • Hispanic or Latino
  • White alone*
  • Black or African American alone*
  • American Indian and Alaska Native alone*
  • Asian alone*
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone*
  • Some other race alone*
  • Two or more races*
* Not Hispanic or latino

Our particular column of interest here was the number of people identifying as American Indian and Alaska Native alone.

We limited our analysis to places with a population greater than 5,000 people. That left us with 75 cities.

We then calculated the percentage of residents that are American Indian and Alaska Native. The percentages ranked from 0.61 to 0.00.

Finally, we ranked each city based on the percentage of the American Indian and Alaska Native population, with a higher score being more American Indian and Alaska Native than a lower score. Central City took the distinction of being the most American Indian and Alaska Native, while Winchester was the least Native American city.

We updated this article for 2024. This article is our tenth time ranking the cities in Kentucky with the largest Native American population.

Summary: Native American Populations Across Kentucky

If you’re looking for a breakdown of Native American populations across Kentucky according to the most recent data, this is an accurate list.

The most Native American cities in Kentucky are Central City, Fort Wright, Berea, Paducah, Elsmere, Monticello, Henderson, Hopkinsville, Elizabethtown, and Richmond.

If you’re curious enough, here are the least Native American places in Kentucky:

  1. Winchester
  2. Middlesborough
  3. Maysville

For more Kentucky reading, check out:

Most Native American Places In Kentucky

Rank City Population Native American Population % Native American
1 Central City 5,740 35 0.61%
2 Fort Wright 5,841 33 0.56%
3 Berea 15,404 57 0.37%
4 Paducah 26,869 95 0.35%
5 Elsmere 9,126 31 0.34%
6 Monticello 5,770 15 0.26%
7 Henderson 28,166 63 0.22%
8 Hopkinsville 31,042 63 0.2%
9 Elizabethtown 31,425 60 0.19%
10 Richmond 34,883 65 0.19%
11 Dayton 5,674 9 0.16%
12 Radcliff 22,981 31 0.13%
13 Covington 40,923 54 0.13%
14 Bowling Green 72,385 94 0.13%
15 Highland Heights 6,566 7 0.11%
16 Nicholasville 31,352 32 0.1%
17 Shelbyville 17,239 17 0.1%
18 Owensboro 60,019 55 0.09%
19 Newport 14,190 13 0.09%
20 Somerset 11,998 10 0.08%
21 Corbin 8,611 7 0.08%
22 Pikeville 7,563 6 0.08%
23 Morehead 7,001 5 0.07%
24 London 7,612 5 0.07%
25 Glasgow 15,043 9 0.06%
26 Franklin 10,141 6 0.06%
27 Versailles 10,297 6 0.06%
28 Harrodsburg 9,057 5 0.06%
29 Louisville 629,176 341 0.05%
30 Georgetown 37,510 20 0.05%
31 Murray 17,414 9 0.05%
32 Bardstown 13,564 7 0.05%
33 Shepherdsville 14,136 7 0.05%
34 Lexington 321,276 156 0.05%
35 Lyndon 10,997 5 0.05%
36 Danville 17,191 7 0.04%
37 Shively 15,595 5 0.03%
38 Madisonville 19,433 6 0.03%
39 Frankfort 28,460 8 0.03%
40 Ashland 21,542 6 0.03%
41 St. Matthews 17,511 4 0.02%
42 Mount Washington 17,987 3 0.02%
43 Edgewood 8,447 1 0.01%
44 Campbellsville 11,434 1 0.01%
45 Independence 28,722 2 0.01%
46 Oak Grove 7,895 0 0.0%
47 Williamsburg 5,229 0 0.0%
48 Russellville 7,186 0 0.0%
49 Villa Hills 7,331 0 0.0%
50 Paris 10,143 0 0.0%
51 Taylor Mill 6,851 0 0.0%
52 Princeton 6,248 0 0.0%
53 Union 7,369 0 0.0%
54 Alexandria 10,322 0 0.0%
55 Lebanon 6,274 0 0.0%
56 Mount Sterling 7,532 0 0.0%
57 Middletown 9,594 0 0.0%
58 Bellevue 5,596 0 0.0%
59 Cold Spring 6,258 0 0.0%
60 Cynthiana 6,355 0 0.0%
61 Douglass Hills 5,466 0 0.0%
62 Erlanger 19,577 0 0.0%
63 Flatwoods 7,312 0 0.0%
64 Florence 32,056 0 0.0%
65 Fort Mitchell 8,667 0 0.0%
66 Fort Thomas 17,310 0 0.0%
67 Hillview 8,681 0 0.0%
68 Jeffersontown 28,796 0 0.0%
69 La Grange 10,073 0 0.0%
70 Lawrenceburg 11,749 0 0.0%
71 Leitchfield 6,432 0 0.0%
72 Mayfield 10,011 0 0.0%
73 Maysville 8,831 0 0.0%
74 Middlesborough 9,383 0 0.0%
75 Winchester 19,080 0 0.0%
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