RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 46 SHOWN OF 46

Highest South American population share, Kentucky cities · 2020

Kentucky cities ranked by the share of all residents who are South American origin (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: South American residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 46 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSOUTH AMERICAN SHAREVS 2010

01Crestwood, KYKY6,5823.7%+3.5 pts

02Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9311.1%–

03Burlington, KYKY18,0081.0%+0.9 pts

04Campbellsville, KYKY11,7830.8%+0.3 pts

05Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3290.8%–

06Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1930.8%+0.2 pts

07Wilmore, KYKY6,3800.7%+0.5 pts

08Somerset, KYKY12,6950.6%–

09St. Matthews, KYKY17,8680.6%+0.1 pts

10Berea, KYKY16,6620.6%+0.5 pts

11Fort Knox, KYKY8,8360.5%–

12Ashland, KYKY20,9960.5%–

13Paducah, KYKY26,7300.5%+0.4 pts

14Radcliff, KYKY22,5760.5%−0.4 pts

15Lexington, KYKY329,7510.4%+0.1 pts

16Louisville, KYKY641,9620.4%+0.2 pts

17Bowling Green, KYKY78,5050.3%+0.0 pts

18Francisville, KYKY10,5650.3%–

19Owensboro, KYKY60,8920.3%+0.2 pts

20Bardstown, KYKY14,1610.3%–

21Frankfort, KYKY28,6570.3%–

22Georgetown, KYKY40,8830.3%+0.2 pts

23Newport, KYKY13,9980.2%+0.1 pts

24Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3560.2%–

25Winchester, KYKY19,5140.2%+0.2 pts

26Danville, KYKY17,7360.2%+0.1 pts

27Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4110.2%–

28Pikeville, KYKY7,2700.2%–

29Erlanger, KYKY20,1580.2%–

30Independence, KYKY30,1980.2%+0.1 pts

31Mount Washington, KYKY18,9890.2%–

32Nicholasville, KYKY33,8570.2%−0.5 pts

33La Grange, KYKY10,6690.1%−0.2 pts

34Williamsburg, KYKY5,3710.1%–

35Middletown, KYKY9,9440.1%–

36Richmond, KYKY40,6630.1%–

37Murray, KYKY18,9640.1%–

38Shively, KYKY15,8950.1%–

39Bellevue, KYKY5,8470.1%–

40Lyndon, KYKY11,3010.1%−0.4 pts

41Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4480.1%+0.0 pts

42Highland Heights, KYKY6,3410.1%–

43Covington, KYKY41,8470.1%+0.0 pts

44Madisonville, KYKY19,4280.1%−0.0 pts

45Mayfield, KYKY9,8510.1%–

46Henderson, KYKY27,8220.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS