RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Largest foreign-born population, Kentucky cities · 2020

Kentucky cities with the most residents born outside the United States, as of the 2020 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

01Lexington, KYKY329,75132,292+28%

02Louisville, KYKY641,96231,150−9%

03Bowling Green, KYKY78,5059,641+52%

04Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1932,837+19%

05Florence, KYKY34,0182,773+66%

06Owensboro, KYKY60,8922,408+72%

07Covington, KYKY41,8471,875+100%

08Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4481,713+45%

09Frankfort, KYKY28,6571,581+59%

10Shelbyville, KYKY18,4531,570+12%

11Radcliff, KYKY22,5761,511−5%

12Nicholasville, KYKY33,8571,328+83%

13Georgetown, KYKY40,8831,241+29%

14St. Matthews, KYKY17,8681,218+61%

15Richmond, KYKY40,6631,131+7%

16Lyndon, KYKY11,301965+56%

17Murray, KYKY18,964946+16%

18Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,356836+50%

19Independence, KYKY30,198823+37%

20Versailles, KYKY10,734789+14%

21Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411767−23%

22Burlington, KYKY18,008734+1%

23Erlanger, KYKY20,158715−1%

24Berea, KYKY16,662666+36%

25Crestwood, KYKY6,582649+118%

26Wilmore, KYKY6,380627+118%

27Middletown, KYKY9,944627+26%

28Elsmere, KYKY9,521606+5%

29Glasgow, KYKY15,302573+81%

30Union, KYKY7,937572+129%

31Mount Washington, KYKY18,989561+445%

32Shively, KYKY15,895550+156%

33Paducah, KYKY26,730541−6%

34La Grange, KYKY10,669530+6%

35Danville, KYKY17,736530−8%

36Ashland, KYKY20,996497+98%

37Henderson, KYKY27,822487+18%

38Winchester, KYKY19,514473+50%

39Oakbrook, KYKY10,211463+32%

40Highland Heights, KYKY6,341457+0%

41Fort Knox, KYKY8,836448+7%

42Mayfield, KYKY9,851448−48%

43Somerset, KYKY12,695442+45%

44Madisonville, KYKY19,428425+4%

45Maysville, KYKY8,688396+140%

46Harrodsburg, KYKY9,576372+383%

47Fort Thomas, KYKY17,142371+15%

48Campbellsville, KYKY11,783366+14%

49Monticello, KYKY5,721356+51%

50Morehead, KYKY6,776351+308%

51Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931323+131%

52Francisville, KYKY10,565321−34%

53Newport, KYKY13,998299+46%

54Williamsburg, KYKY5,371282+89%

55Bardstown, KYKY14,161275−6%

56Hebron, KYKY6,407272+180%

57Fort Wright, KYKY6,240269+81%

58Franklin, KYKY10,759249+104%

59Vine Grove, KYKY7,018227+16%

60Villa Hills, KYKY7,797225+142%

61Alexandria, KYKY10,994224+100%

62Taylor Mill, KYKY7,144216+227%

63Lebanon, KYKY6,699204+13%

64Hillview, KYKY9,020183+110%

65Pikeville, KYKY7,270182+60%

66Princeton, KYKY6,168177+88%

67Central City, KYKY5,793174+135%

68Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,751159−73%

69Edgewood, KYKY8,503154+431%

70London, KYKY7,637147+37%

71Douglass Hills, KYKY5,575146−76%

72Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,329124−46%

73Paris, KYKY10,130122−49%

74Bellevue, KYKY5,847107+0%

75Leitchfield, KYKY7,015101+531%

76Oak Grove, KYKY7,83096−66%

77Cynthiana, KYKY6,57689+123%

78Walton, KYKY5,86863−6%

79Corbin, KYKY7,91146−32%

80Dayton, KYKY5,97444−6%

81Flatwoods, KYKY7,43942−53%

82Middlesborough, KYKY8,77636−25%

83Russellville, KYKY7,45432−68%

84Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58630−41%

85Cold Spring, KYKY6,64024−66%

86Reidland, KYKY5,2770−100%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS