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. The median across all 86 is 422. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Hillview, KY, up 47 places to #17.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFOREIGN-BORN POPULATIONVS 2010

01▲1Louisville, KYKY641,96265,591+92%

02▼1Lexington, KYKY329,75138,570+53%

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

04▲1Florence, KYKY34,0183,083+85%

05▲1Owensboro, KYKY60,8923,008+115%

06▼2Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1932,545+6%

07Covington, KYKY41,8472,092+124%

08▲4Nicholasville, KYKY33,8572,052+183%

09▼1Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4482,019+71%

10Shelbyville, KYKY18,4531,846+32%

11▼2Frankfort, KYKY28,6571,625+64%

12▲1Georgetown, KYKY40,8831,465+53%

13▼2Radcliff, KYKY22,5761,460−8%

14▲1Richmond, KYKY40,6631,338+26%

15▲12Middletown, KYKY9,9441,273+157%

16Lyndon, KYKY11,3011,206+95%

17▲47Hillview, KYKY9,0201,143+1214%

18▲4Burlington, KYKY18,0081,131+56%

19▼5St. Matthews, KYKY17,868982+30%

20▼3Murray, KYKY18,964954+17%

21▼2Independence, KYKY30,198902+50%

22▼1Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411874−12%

23▼5Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,356846+52%

24▼1Erlanger, KYKY20,158822+14%

25▲30Bardstown, KYKY14,161798+171%

26▼6Versailles, KYKY10,734796+15%

27▲12Oakbrook, KYKY10,211760+117%

28▲5Paducah, KYKY26,730735+28%

29▲39Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,751714+22%

30▲14Madisonville, KYKY19,428703+73%

31▼2Glasgow, KYKY15,302628+98%

32▲10Mayfield, KYKY9,851598−30%

33▲1La Grange, KYKY10,669524+5%

34▼6Elsmere, KYKY9,521510−12%

35▲11Harrodsburg, KYKY9,576503+553%

36▲17Newport, KYKY13,998493+140%

37Henderson, KYKY27,822475+16%

38▲3Fort Knox, KYKY8,836472+12%

39▼4Danville, KYKY17,736443−23%

40▲17Fort Wright, KYKY6,240437+193%

41▼9Shively, KYKY15,895436+103%

42▲5Fort Thomas, KYKY17,142431+33%

43▲9Francisville, KYKY10,565422−14%

44▲29Paris, KYKY10,130390+65%

45▼9Ashland, KYKY20,996387+54%

46▲17Lebanon, KYKY6,699366+103%

47▼23Berea, KYKY16,662356−27%

48▲13Alexandria, KYKY10,994353+215%

49▲16Pikeville, KYKY7,270346+204%

50▼19Mount Washington, KYKY18,989344+234%

51▲8Vine Grove, KYKY7,018327+67%

52▼12Highland Heights, KYKY6,341327−28%

53▼27Wilmore, KYKY6,380324+13%

54▼16Winchester, KYKY19,514305−3%

55▼7Campbellsville, KYKY11,783301−6%

56▼26Union, KYKY7,937299+20%

57▲19Oak Grove, KYKY7,830280−1%

58▲20Walton, KYKY5,868275+310%

59▼3Hebron, KYKY6,407274+182%

60▲2Taylor Mill, KYKY7,144256+288%

61▲10Douglass Hills, KYKY5,575251−59%

62▼37Crestwood, KYKY6,582243−18%

63▼20Somerset, KYKY12,695232−24%

64▲21Cold Spring, KYKY6,640225+221%

65▲4Edgewood, KYKY8,503215+641%

66▲6Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,329203−11%

67▼9Franklin, KYKY10,759186+52%

68▼18Morehead, KYKY6,776186+116%

69▼18Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931170+21%

70▼16Williamsburg, KYKY5,371157+5%

71▼22Monticello, KYKY5,721136−42%

72▼27Maysville, KYKY8,688119−28%

73▲6Corbin, KYKY7,911103+51%

74▲10Mount Sterling, KYKY7,586101+98%

75Leitchfield, KYKY7,015100+525%

76▲4Dayton, KYKY5,97496+104%

77▼7London, KYKY7,63795−11%

78▼4Bellevue, KYKY5,84793−13%

79▲2Flatwoods, KYKY7,43987−2%

80▼20Villa Hills, KYKY7,79779−15%

81▼14Central City, KYKY5,79362−16%

82Middlesborough, KYKY8,776480%

83▼17Princeton, KYKY6,16833−65%

84▼1Russellville, KYKY7,45422−78%

85▲1Reidland, KYKY5,27716−71%

86▼9Cynthiana, KYKY6,5763−93%

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