RANKING · 2024 ACS · 46 SHOWN OF 46

Largest Chinese population, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities ranked by the number of residents who are Chinese, 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 46 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is 47. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Oakbrook, KY, up 36 places to #3.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCHINESE POPULATIONVS 2020

01Lexington, KYKY329,7513,274−2%

02Louisville, KYKY641,962998−32%

03▲36Oakbrook, KYKY10,211237+1085%

04▼1Jeffersontown, KYKY29,193181−55%

05▲16Bowling Green, KYKY78,505142+122%

06▼2Madisonville, KYKY19,428142−22%

07▲4Shelbyville, KYKY18,453120+7%

08▲7Covington, KYKY41,847116+36%

09Middletown, KYKY9,944107–

10▲14Richmond, KYKY40,663107+81%

11▼6St. Matthews, KYKY17,86895−48%

12▲2Paducah, KYKY26,73086−1%

13▲25Independence, KYKY30,19882+290%

14▼4Florence, KYKY34,01878−33%

15▲33Winchester, KYKY19,51477+600%

16▲26Burlington, KYKY18,00873+284%

17▼1Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35673−4%

18▼5Erlanger, KYKY20,15869−35%

19▲4Morehead, KYKY6,77665+8%

20Pikeville, KYKY7,27055–

21▼3Berea, KYKY16,66254−28%

22▼2Frankfort, KYKY28,65750−28%

23▲3Fort Knox, KYKY8,836470%

24Hillview, KYKY9,02047–

25▼8Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14242−45%

26▼4Henderson, KYKY27,82237−40%

27▼19Danville, KYKY17,73635−74%

28▲24Georgetown, KYKY40,88334+467%

29▼20Owensboro, KYKY60,89226−78%

30Newport, KYKY13,99825–

31▼24Murray, KYKY18,96422−84%

32▲18Union, KYKY7,93721+200%

33Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32916–

34▼22Radcliff, KYKY22,57615−86%

35Bardstown, KYKY14,16112–

36▼6Campbellsville, KYKY11,78311−67%

37▲14Alexandria, KYKY10,99410+67%

38▼4Edgewood, KYKY8,50310−58%

39▼12Francisville, KYKY10,56510−77%

40Corbin, KYKY7,9119–

41▼12Wilmore, KYKY6,3809−74%

42▼14Ashland, KYKY20,9968−81%

43Paris, KYKY10,1307–

44▼25Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4485−93%

45▼8Highland Heights, KYKY6,3414−81%

46▼11Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1444−82%

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