RANKING · 2024 ACS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Largest foreign-born population, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities with the most residents born outside the United States, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not share. 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFOREIGN-BORN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Louisville, KYKY641,96265,591+92%

02Lexington, KYKY329,75138,570+53%

03Bowling Green, KYKY78,50511,309+78%

04Florence, KYKY34,0183,083+85%

05Owensboro, KYKY60,8923,008+115%

06Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1932,545+6%

07Covington, KYKY41,8472,092+124%

08Nicholasville, KYKY33,8572,052+183%

09Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4482,019+71%

10Shelbyville, KYKY18,4531,846+32%

11Frankfort, KYKY28,6571,625+64%

12Georgetown, KYKY40,8831,465+53%

13Radcliff, KYKY22,5761,460−8%

14Richmond, KYKY40,6631,338+26%

15Middletown, KYKY9,9441,273+157%

16Lyndon, KYKY11,3011,206+95%

17Hillview, KYKY9,0201,143+1214%

18Burlington, KYKY18,0081,131+56%

19St. Matthews, KYKY17,868982+30%

20Murray, KYKY18,964954+17%

21Independence, KYKY30,198902+50%

22Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411874−12%

23Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,356846+52%

24Erlanger, KYKY20,158822+14%

25Bardstown, KYKY14,161798+171%

26Versailles, KYKY10,734796+15%

27Oakbrook, KYKY10,211760+117%

28Paducah, KYKY26,730735+28%

29Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,751714+22%

30Madisonville, KYKY19,428703+73%

31Glasgow, KYKY15,302628+98%

32Mayfield, KYKY9,851598−30%

33La Grange, KYKY10,669524+5%

34Elsmere, KYKY9,521510−12%

35Harrodsburg, KYKY9,576503+553%

36Newport, KYKY13,998493+140%

37Henderson, KYKY27,822475+16%

38Fort Knox, KYKY8,836472+12%

39Danville, KYKY17,736443−23%

40Fort Wright, KYKY6,240437+193%

41Shively, KYKY15,895436+103%

42Fort Thomas, KYKY17,142431+33%

43Francisville, KYKY10,565422−14%

44Paris, KYKY10,130390+65%

45Ashland, KYKY20,996387+54%

46Lebanon, KYKY6,699366+103%

47Berea, KYKY16,662356−27%

48Alexandria, KYKY10,994353+215%

49Pikeville, KYKY7,270346+204%

50Mount Washington, KYKY18,989344+234%

51Vine Grove, KYKY7,018327+67%

52Highland Heights, KYKY6,341327−28%

53Wilmore, KYKY6,380324+13%

54Winchester, KYKY19,514305−3%

55Campbellsville, KYKY11,783301−6%

56Union, KYKY7,937299+20%

57Oak Grove, KYKY7,830280−1%

58Walton, KYKY5,868275+310%

59Hebron, KYKY6,407274+182%

60Taylor Mill, KYKY7,144256+288%

61Douglass Hills, KYKY5,575251−59%

62Crestwood, KYKY6,582243−18%

63Somerset, KYKY12,695232−24%

64Cold Spring, KYKY6,640225+221%

65Edgewood, KYKY8,503215+641%

66Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,329203−11%

67Franklin, KYKY10,759186+52%

68Morehead, KYKY6,776186+116%

69Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931170+21%

70Williamsburg, KYKY5,371157+5%

71Monticello, KYKY5,721136−42%

72Maysville, KYKY8,688119−28%

73Corbin, KYKY7,911103+51%

74Mount Sterling, KYKY7,586101+98%

75Leitchfield, KYKY7,015100+525%

76Dayton, KYKY5,97496+104%

77London, KYKY7,63795−11%

78Bellevue, KYKY5,84793−13%

79Flatwoods, KYKY7,43987−2%

80Villa Hills, KYKY7,79779−15%

81Central City, KYKY5,79362−16%

82Middlesborough, KYKY8,77648+0%

83Princeton, KYKY6,16833−65%

84Russellville, KYKY7,45422−78%

85Reidland, KYKY5,27716−71%

86Cynthiana, KYKY6,5763−93%

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES