RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Largest American population, Kentucky cities · 2020

Kentucky cities ranked by the number of residents who are American ancestry, from the 2020 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.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAMERICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Louisville, KYKY641,96244,490−27%

02Lexington, KYKY329,75127,720−22%

03Owensboro, KYKY60,8929,152−41%

04Nicholasville, KYKY33,8578,160+27%

05Georgetown, KYKY40,8835,507+5%

06Henderson, KYKY27,8225,203+39%

07Frankfort, KYKY28,6574,947+24%

08Ashland, KYKY20,9964,915+41%

09Bowling Green, KYKY78,5054,774+10%

10Richmond, KYKY40,6634,357−4%

11Madisonville, KYKY19,4283,617+10%

12Glasgow, KYKY15,3023,090−8%

13Berea, KYKY16,6622,782+10%

14Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4112,762−45%

15Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1932,678−20%

16Florence, KYKY34,0182,643+5%

17Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4482,518−28%

18Danville, KYKY17,7362,397−30%

19Paducah, KYKY26,7302,334+12%

20Covington, KYKY41,8472,332−56%

21Maysville, KYKY8,6882,207+41%

22Independence, KYKY30,1982,066−27%

23Flatwoods, KYKY7,4392,065+74%

24Radcliff, KYKY22,5762,021−9%

25Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5761,993−24%

26Winchester, KYKY19,5141,913−58%

27Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3291,797−27%

28Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5861,740−18%

29Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9311,722−45%

30Lyndon, KYKY11,3011,707+65%

31Somerset, KYKY12,6951,588−45%

32Murray, KYKY18,9641,501−37%

33Paris, KYKY10,1301,493−36%

34Mount Washington, KYKY18,9891,480−45%

35La Grange, KYKY10,6691,436−22%

36Versailles, KYKY10,7341,346−17%

37Pikeville, KYKY7,2701,336+79%

38Burlington, KYKY18,0081,199−13%

39Erlanger, KYKY20,1581,181−38%

40Shelbyville, KYKY18,4531,179−60%

41Middlesborough, KYKY8,7761,124−78%

42Morehead, KYKY6,7761,121−42%

43Alexandria, KYKY10,9941,117−10%

44Central City, KYKY5,7931,094−18%

45St. Matthews, KYKY17,8681,079−70%

46Princeton, KYKY6,1681,064−39%

47Cynthiana, KYKY6,5761,050−26%

48Bardstown, KYKY14,1611,040−61%

49Campbellsville, KYKY11,7831,037−36%

50Middletown, KYKY9,9441,032+31%

51Hillview, KYKY9,0201,008−43%

52London, KYKY7,637967−67%

53Leitchfield, KYKY7,015942−31%

54Shively, KYKY15,895912−28%

55Wilmore, KYKY6,380901+140%

56Mayfield, KYKY9,851846−30%

57Franklin, KYKY10,759838−18%

58Fort Thomas, KYKY17,142828−38%

59Corbin, KYKY7,911781−62%

60Russellville, KYKY7,454682−34%

61Newport, KYKY13,998667−59%

62Crestwood, KYKY6,582666−4%

63Vine Grove, KYKY7,018633+16%

64Edgewood, KYKY8,503619−10%

65Lebanon, KYKY6,699525−55%

66Douglass Hills, KYKY5,575512−33%

67Monticello, KYKY5,721511−62%

68Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,751510−55%

69Williamsburg, KYKY5,371491−56%

70Union, KYKY7,937489−18%

71Oakbrook, KYKY10,211461−12%

72Villa Hills, KYKY7,797460−41%

73Fort Knox, KYKY8,836419−23%

74Reidland, KYKY5,277407−27%

75Taylor Mill, KYKY7,144387−45%

76Fort Wright, KYKY6,240384−17%

77Elsmere, KYKY9,521365−66%

78Dayton, KYKY5,974340−44%

79Hebron, KYKY6,407309−50%

80Highland Heights, KYKY6,341308−48%

81Francisville, KYKY10,565294−48%

82Bellevue, KYKY5,847275−32%

83Walton, KYKY5,868232−36%

84Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,356229−86%

85Cold Spring, KYKY6,640168−37%

86Oak Grove, KYKY7,830110−81%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS