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Highest Japanese population share, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Japanese (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Japanese residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 31 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 31 is 0.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Hopkinsville, KY, up 14 places to #1.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPJAPANESE SHAREVS 2020

01▲14Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4111.0%+0.7 pts

02Bellevue, KYKY5,8470.9%–

03Glasgow, KYKY15,3020.9%–

04Flatwoods, KYKY7,4390.5%–

05▲12Florence, KYKY34,0180.4%+0.2 pts

06Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5750.4%–

07Lexington, KYKY329,7510.4%0.0 pts

08▲6Highland Heights, KYKY6,3410.4%+0.1 pts

09▲4Radcliff, KYKY22,5760.3%0.0 pts

10▲8Lebanon, KYKY6,6990.2%0.0 pts

11Franklin, KYKY10,7590.2%–

12▲8Bowling Green, KYKY78,5050.2%+0.1 pts

13▲10Paducah, KYKY26,7300.2%+0.1 pts

14▼2Georgetown, KYKY40,8830.2%−0.1 pts

15Owensboro, KYKY60,8920.1%–

16Middlesborough, KYKY8,7760.1%–

17▲7Covington, KYKY41,8470.1%0.0 pts

18Elsmere, KYKY9,5210.1%–

19La Grange, KYKY10,6690.1%–

20▼15Lyndon, KYKY11,3010.1%−0.4 pts

21Williamsburg, KYKY5,3710.1%–

22Campbellsville, KYKY11,7830.1%–

23Pikeville, KYKY7,2700.1%–

24▲5Louisville, KYKY641,9620.1%0.0 pts

25▼4Erlanger, KYKY20,1580.1%−0.1 pts

26Ashland, KYKY20,9960.0%–

27▲3Newport, KYKY13,9980.0%0.0 pts

28▲3St. Matthews, KYKY17,8680.0%0.0 pts

29Nicholasville, KYKY33,8570.0%–

30▼24Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4480.0%−0.4 pts

31▼27Richmond, KYKY40,6630.0%−0.6 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES