RANKING · 2024 ACS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Largest American population, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities ranked by the number of residents who are American ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 86 is 1,087. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Franklin, KY, up 31 places to #26.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAMERICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Louisville, KYKY641,96235,450−42%

02Lexington, KYKY329,75124,323−32%

03Owensboro, KYKY60,8927,777−50%

04▲5Bowling Green, KYKY78,5055,683+30%

05Georgetown, KYKY40,8835,474+4%

06▼2Nicholasville, KYKY33,8575,315−18%

07Frankfort, KYKY28,6574,361+9%

08▲10Danville, KYKY17,7364,294+26%

09▲1Richmond, KYKY40,6634,124−9%

10▼4Henderson, KYKY27,8222,939−22%

11▲6Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4482,916−16%

12▲13Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5762,841+9%

13▲19Murray, KYKY18,9642,656+11%

14▼6Ashland, KYKY20,9962,486−29%

15▲4Paducah, KYKY26,7302,482+19%

16▲6Independence, KYKY30,1982,269−20%

17▲14Somerset, KYKY12,6952,256−22%

18▼7Madisonville, KYKY19,4282,202−33%

19▼7Glasgow, KYKY15,3022,059−39%

20▲7Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3292,048−17%

21▼1Covington, KYKY41,8472,009−62%

22▼9Berea, KYKY16,6621,983−22%

23▼7Florence, KYKY34,0181,922−24%

24▼10Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4111,720−66%

25▼4Maysville, KYKY8,6881,708+9%

26▲31Franklin, KYKY10,7591,581+54%

27▲2Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9311,575−49%

28▼13Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1931,462−56%

29▲11Shelbyville, KYKY18,4531,456−51%

30▼4Winchester, KYKY19,5141,348−70%

31▼3Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5861,307−38%

32▲15Cynthiana, KYKY6,5761,296−8%

33▲15Bardstown, KYKY14,1611,264−53%

34Mount Washington, KYKY18,9891,252−54%

35▲4Erlanger, KYKY20,1581,243−35%

36▲20Mayfield, KYKY9,8511,234+2%

37▲1Burlington, KYKY18,0081,162−15%

38▼3La Grange, KYKY10,6691,162−37%

39▲15Shively, KYKY15,8951,138−11%

40▼4Versailles, KYKY10,7341,131−30%

41▲12Leitchfield, KYKY7,0151,130−18%

42▲7Campbellsville, KYKY11,7831,108−31%

43▼10Paris, KYKY10,1301,087−54%

44▼2Morehead, KYKY6,7761,027−47%

45▼2Alexandria, KYKY10,9941,001−19%

46▼22Radcliff, KYKY22,576984−56%

47▲4Hillview, KYKY9,020921−48%

48▼3St. Matthews, KYKY17,868876−76%

49▼26Flatwoods, KYKY7,439859−28%

50▲8Fort Thomas, KYKY17,142847−36%

51▲21Villa Hills, KYKY7,797845+9%

52London, KYKY7,637819−72%

53▼3Middletown, KYKY9,944812+3%

54▲6Russellville, KYKY7,454798−22%

55▲12Monticello, KYKY5,721760−43%

56▼15Middlesborough, KYKY8,776746−85%

57▲2Corbin, KYKY7,911717−65%

58▲16Reidland, KYKY5,277709+27%

59▼4Wilmore, KYKY6,380695+85%

60▲8Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,751677−41%

61▲20Francisville, KYKY10,565671+19%

62▼25Pikeville, KYKY7,270664−11%

63▼33Lyndon, KYKY11,301653−37%

64▲1Lebanon, KYKY6,699637−45%

65▼3Crestwood, KYKY6,582585−16%

66▼5Newport, KYKY13,998556−66%

67▼3Edgewood, KYKY8,503555−19%

68▼2Douglass Hills, KYKY5,575550−28%

69Williamsburg, KYKY5,371540−52%

70▲16Oak Grove, KYKY7,830530−8%

71▼1Union, KYKY7,937499−16%

72▼28Central City, KYKY5,793488−63%

73▲10Walton, KYKY5,868486+35%

74▲1Taylor Mill, KYKY7,144467−34%

75▼12Vine Grove, KYKY7,018457−17%

76▲1Elsmere, KYKY9,521444−59%

77▲2Hebron, KYKY6,407420−31%

78▼7Oakbrook, KYKY10,211419−20%

79▲1Highland Heights, KYKY6,341404−32%

80▼7Fort Knox, KYKY8,836336−38%

81▼5Fort Wright, KYKY6,240300−35%

82▲3Cold Spring, KYKY6,640230−14%

83▼37Princeton, KYKY6,168229−87%

84▼6Dayton, KYKY5,974198−67%

85▼3Bellevue, KYKY5,847185−54%

86▼2Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,356185−89%

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