West Buechel is the #1 ranked city in Kentucky with 0.699 (diversity index). This ranking includes 246 Kentucky cities with available data.
| # | City | Population | Diversity Index |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Buechel | 1,624 | 0.699 |
| 2 | Hurstbourne Acres | 1,984 | 0.649 |
| 3 | Hurstbourne | 4,669 | 0.604 |
| 4 | Worthington Hills | 1,872 | 0.601 |
| 5 | Fulton | 2,345 | 0.596 |
| 6 | Coldstream | 1,269 | 0.578 |
| 7 | Radcliff | 22,967 | 0.576 |
| 8 | Guthrie | 1,377 | 0.563 |
| 9 | Oak Grove | 7,945 | 0.554 |
| 10 | Hopkinsville | 31,011 | 0.549 |
| 11 | Fort Campbell North | 11,483 | 0.543 |
| 12 | Fort Knox | 8,715 | 0.530 |
| 13 | Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) | 627,210 | 0.530 |
| 14 | Shively | 15,556 | 0.525 |
| 15 | Breckinridge Center | 1,592 | 0.520 |
| 16 | Bowling Green | 73,638 | 0.506 |
| 17 | Elkton | 2,158 | 0.502 |
| 18 | Clinton | 1,246 | 0.484 |
| 19 | Lexington-Fayette urban county | 321,122 | 0.473 |
| 20 | Mayfield | 9,905 | 0.471 |
| 21 | Hickman | 2,033 | 0.463 |
| 22 | Paducah | 26,894 | 0.452 |
| 23 | Horse Cave | 2,348 | 0.442 |
| 24 | Frankfort | 28,452 | 0.438 |
| 25 | Shelbyville | 17,436 | 0.435 |
| 26 | Vine Grove | 6,721 | 0.422 |
| 27 | Middletown | 9,622 | 0.421 |
| 28 | Earlington | 1,113 | 0.415 |
| 29 | Elizabethtown | 31,870 | 0.409 |
| 30 | Lyndon | 10,956 | 0.408 |
| 31 | Jeffersontown | 28,988 | 0.399 |
| 32 | West Liberty | 3,280 | 0.397 |
| 33 | Massac | 4,937 | 0.396 |
| 34 | Lebanon | 6,364 | 0.395 |
| 35 | Covington | 40,902 | 0.393 |
| 36 | Warsaw | 1,868 | 0.388 |
| 37 | Hillview | 8,735 | 0.384 |
| 38 | Springfield | 2,871 | 0.378 |
| 39 | Rolling Hills | 1,024 | 0.377 |
| 40 | Irvington | 1,129 | 0.373 |
| 41 | Madisonville | 19,442 | 0.372 |
| 42 | Sebree | 2,071 | 0.371 |
| 43 | Eminence | 2,710 | 0.368 |
| 44 | Rineyville | 2,869 | 0.362 |
| 45 | Glasgow | 15,141 | 0.361 |
| 46 | Cadiz | 2,649 | 0.357 |
| 47 | Heritage Creek | 1,090 | 0.356 |
| 48 | Danville | 17,235 | 0.354 |
| 49 | Crescent Springs | 4,402 | 0.343 |
| 50 | Franklin | 10,254 | 0.340 |
| 51 | Elsmere | 9,151 | 0.336 |
| 52 | Versailles | 10,382 | 0.333 |
| 53 | Greenville | 4,435 | 0.329 |
| 54 | Russellville | 7,244 | 0.327 |
| 55 | Tompkinsville | 2,672 | 0.326 |
| 56 | Florence | 32,334 | 0.324 |
| 57 | Beechwood Village | 1,305 | 0.324 |
| 58 | Owensboro | 60,112 | 0.319 |
| 59 | Henderson | 27,994 | 0.318 |
| 60 | Bardstown | 13,673 | 0.316 |
| 61 | Hebron Estates | 1,262 | 0.315 |
| 62 | Eddyville | 2,945 | 0.313 |
| 63 | Paris | 10,107 | 0.312 |
| 64 | Munfordville | 1,792 | 0.306 |
| 65 | Park Hills | 3,155 | 0.298 |
| 66 | Georgetown | 38,206 | 0.295 |
| 67 | Harrodsburg | 9,126 | 0.295 |
| 68 | Carrollton | 3,894 | 0.294 |
| 69 | Beaver Dam | 3,526 | 0.291 |
| 70 | Campbellsville | 11,523 | 0.290 |
| 71 | Buckner | 3,786 | 0.290 |
| 72 | Oakbrook | 9,459 | 0.290 |
| 73 | Murray | 17,888 | 0.289 |
| 74 | Monticello | 5,741 | 0.289 |
| 75 | Southgate | 3,680 | 0.289 |
| 76 | Lancaster | 3,960 | 0.287 |
| 77 | Newport | 14,039 | 0.276 |
| 78 | Manchester | 2,041 | 0.276 |
| 79 | Crittenden | 4,058 | 0.275 |
| 80 | Junction City | 2,441 | 0.275 |
| 81 | Ludlow | 4,378 | 0.268 |
| 82 | Orchard Grass Hills | 2,008 | 0.267 |
| 83 | Richmond | 35,498 | 0.267 |
| 84 | Providence | 2,861 | 0.266 |
| 85 | Auburn | 1,715 | 0.264 |
| 86 | Douglass Hills | 5,437 | 0.264 |
| 87 | St. Matthews | 17,491 | 0.263 |
| 88 | Hodgenville | 3,262 | 0.262 |
| 89 | Brandenburg | 2,907 | 0.261 |
| 90 | Princeton | 6,242 | 0.260 |
| 91 | Maysville | 8,778 | 0.260 |
| 92 | Morgantown | 2,729 | 0.259 |
| 93 | Edmonton | 2,168 | 0.257 |
| 94 | Simpsonville | 3,006 | 0.257 |
| 95 | Burkesville | 1,407 | 0.250 |
| 96 | Winchester | 19,133 | 0.249 |
| 97 | Erlanger | 19,677 | 0.242 |
| 98 | Columbia | 4,842 | 0.239 |
| 99 | Midway | 1,748 | 0.238 |
| 100 | Fort Wright | 5,882 | 0.236 |
| 101 | Nicholasville | 31,625 | 0.234 |
| 102 | Burlington | 18,090 | 0.234 |
| 103 | Northfield | 1,104 | 0.233 |
| 104 | Muldraugh | 1,164 | 0.230 |
| 105 | Catlettsburg | 1,672 | 0.226 |
| 106 | Beattyville | 1,948 | 0.226 |
| 107 | Fort Mitchell | 8,676 | 0.224 |
| 108 | Goshen | 1,004 | 0.219 |
| 109 | Highland Heights | 6,531 | 0.215 |
| 110 | Elk Creek | 2,344 | 0.214 |
| 111 | Stanford | 3,662 | 0.213 |
| 112 | Clay City | 1,352 | 0.210 |
| 113 | St. Regis Park | 1,841 | 0.209 |
| 114 | Prospect | 4,518 | 0.207 |
| 115 | La Grange | 10,188 | 0.207 |
| 116 | Walton | 5,513 | 0.203 |
| 117 | Central City | 5,736 | 0.203 |
| 118 | Wilmore | 6,031 | 0.200 |
| 119 | Pineville | 1,906 | 0.200 |
| 120 | Bellefonte | 1,251 | 0.199 |
| 121 | Cave City | 2,545 | 0.198 |
| 122 | Williamsburg | 5,226 | 0.197 |
| 123 | Audubon Park | 1,717 | 0.196 |
| 124 | Morganfield | 3,208 | 0.195 |
| 125 | Lewisport | 2,053 | 0.193 |
| 126 | Farley | 4,402 | 0.193 |
| 127 | Olive Hill | 1,488 | 0.192 |
| 128 | Benton | 4,774 | 0.191 |
| 129 | Berea | 15,557 | 0.189 |
| 130 | Pleasureville | 1,286 | 0.186 |
| 131 | Hazard | 5,105 | 0.185 |
| 132 | Plano | 1,293 | 0.185 |
| 133 | Taylorsville | 1,566 | 0.183 |
| 134 | Russell | 3,696 | 0.181 |
| 135 | Middlesborough | 9,258 | 0.179 |
| 136 | Dayton | 5,703 | 0.179 |
| 137 | Fort Thomas | 17,242 | 0.175 |
| 138 | Crestview Hills | 3,226 | 0.174 |
| 139 | Francisville | 10,313 | 0.174 |
| 140 | Lakeside Park | 2,827 | 0.173 |
| 141 | Coal Run Village | 1,888 | 0.173 |
| 142 | Hebron | 6,637 | 0.173 |
| 143 | Jamestown | 2,021 | 0.171 |
| 144 | Cumberland | 2,234 | 0.170 |
| 145 | Alexandria | 10,430 | 0.169 |
| 146 | Lebanon Junction | 2,201 | 0.169 |
| 147 | Windy Hills | 2,188 | 0.168 |
| 148 | Somerset | 12,108 | 0.168 |
| 149 | Cynthiana | 6,412 | 0.167 |
| 150 | Harlan | 2,304 | 0.166 |
| 151 | Russell Springs | 2,755 | 0.164 |
| 152 | Anchorage | 2,421 | 0.164 |
| 153 | Campbellsburg | 1,034 | 0.160 |
| 154 | Liberty | 1,828 | 0.159 |
| 155 | Mount Vernon | 2,259 | 0.156 |
| 156 | Morehead | 6,924 | 0.156 |
| 157 | Lawrenceburg | 11,838 | 0.155 |
| 158 | Hendron | 4,840 | 0.155 |
| 159 | Hawesville | 1,221 | 0.154 |
| 160 | Ashland | 21,405 | 0.152 |
| 161 | Graymoor-Devondale | 2,838 | 0.152 |
| 162 | Pikeville | 7,560 | 0.150 |
| 163 | Augusta | 1,514 | 0.149 |
| 164 | West Point | 1,131 | 0.142 |
| 165 | Flemingsburg | 2,967 | 0.139 |
| 166 | Clarkson | 1,133 | 0.138 |
| 167 | Crestwood | 6,275 | 0.138 |
| 168 | Union | 7,494 | 0.137 |
| 169 | Sturgis | 1,827 | 0.136 |
| 170 | Cannonsburg | 1,426 | 0.134 |
| 171 | Carlisle | 2,356 | 0.133 |
| 172 | Williamstown | 3,929 | 0.132 |
| 173 | Hartford | 2,653 | 0.132 |
| 174 | Burgin | 1,046 | 0.132 |
| 175 | Grayson | 3,820 | 0.131 |
| 176 | Westwood | 4,480 | 0.130 |
| 177 | Shepherdsville | 14,351 | 0.130 |
| 178 | Mount Washington | 18,228 | 0.129 |
| 179 | Pine Knot | 1,358 | 0.129 |
| 180 | Bloomfield | 1,053 | 0.126 |
| 181 | Mount Sterling | 7,549 | 0.126 |
| 182 | Jeffersonville | 1,937 | 0.125 |
| 183 | Independence | 29,024 | 0.123 |
| 184 | Corbin | 8,430 | 0.123 |
| 185 | Ledbetter | 1,630 | 0.123 |
| 186 | Bellevue | 5,598 | 0.122 |
| 187 | Barbourville | 3,181 | 0.121 |
| 188 | Cold Spring | 6,298 | 0.121 |
| 189 | Hardinsburg | 2,404 | 0.120 |
| 190 | Dixon | 1,034 | 0.117 |
| 191 | Prestonsburg | 3,823 | 0.116 |
| 192 | Barbourmeade | 1,208 | 0.115 |
| 193 | Worthington | 1,813 | 0.113 |
| 194 | Albany | 1,972 | 0.111 |
| 195 | Scottsville | 4,391 | 0.109 |
| 196 | Paintsville | 4,256 | 0.106 |
| 197 | Wurtland | 1,257 | 0.104 |
| 198 | London | 7,576 | 0.104 |
| 199 | Reidland | 4,887 | 0.099 |
| 200 | Pioneer Village | 2,690 | 0.097 |
| 201 | Indian Hills | 2,870 | 0.096 |
| 202 | Salyersville | 1,891 | 0.093 |
| 203 | Dry Ridge | 2,250 | 0.091 |
| 204 | Marion | 2,908 | 0.090 |
| 205 | Irvine | 2,811 | 0.090 |
| 206 | Brownsville | 1,066 | 0.090 |
| 207 | Owingsville | 1,977 | 0.086 |
| 208 | Clay | 1,112 | 0.085 |
| 209 | Leitchfield | 6,434 | 0.083 |
| 210 | Stanton | 3,211 | 0.082 |
| 211 | Greensburg | 2,218 | 0.082 |
| 212 | Vanceburg | 1,443 | 0.079 |
| 213 | West Van Lear | 1,224 | 0.077 |
| 214 | Lewisburg | 1,093 | 0.077 |
| 215 | Flatwoods | 7,281 | 0.074 |
| 216 | Dawson Springs | 1,973 | 0.072 |
| 217 | Edgewood | 8,429 | 0.072 |
| 218 | Wilder | 3,148 | 0.070 |
| 219 | Taylor Mill | 6,880 | 0.069 |
| 220 | Villa Hills | 7,378 | 0.069 |
| 221 | Jackson | 2,128 | 0.068 |
| 222 | Cloverport | 1,264 | 0.064 |
| 223 | Jenkins | 1,569 | 0.064 |
| 224 | Livermore | 1,046 | 0.061 |
| 225 | Calvert City | 2,522 | 0.060 |
| 226 | North Corbin | 2,092 | 0.059 |
| 227 | Sorgho | 2,928 | 0.058 |
| 228 | Pewee Valley | 1,417 | 0.057 |
| 229 | Masonville | 2,634 | 0.055 |
| 230 | South Shore | 1,561 | 0.055 |
| 231 | Whitesburg | 1,998 | 0.052 |
| 232 | Verona | 1,196 | 0.050 |
| 233 | Falmouth | 2,577 | 0.048 |
| 234 | Claryville | 3,306 | 0.045 |
| 235 | Owenton | 1,600 | 0.041 |
| 236 | Raceland | 2,173 | 0.040 |
| 237 | White Plains | 1,007 | 0.039 |
| 238 | Thruston | 2,675 | 0.037 |
| 239 | Brodhead | 1,339 | 0.035 |
| 240 | Brooks | 2,246 | 0.033 |
| 241 | Silver Grove | 1,104 | 0.022 |
| 242 | Annville | 1,175 | 0.020 |
| 243 | Louisa | 2,645 | 0.007 |
| 244 | Doe Valley | 1,719 | 0.001 |
| 245 | Stearns | 1,509 | 0.000 |
| 246 | Philpot | 1,098 | 0.000 |
Cities in Kentucky are ranked by diversity index. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from U.S. Census Bureau ACS. Last updated 2026.