RANKING · 2024 ACS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Largest foreign-born population, Kentucky counties

Kentucky counties 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 120 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 120 is 260. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Owen County, KY, up 41 places to #77.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFOREIGN-BORN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Jefferson County, KYKY795,22278,086+83%

02Fayette County, KYKY329,75138,570+53%

03Warren County, KYKY149,37514,600+70%

04Boone County, KYKY145,3168,743+66%

05Kenton County, KYKY175,7797,075+67%

06Hardin County, KYKY113,4824,853+10%

07Daviess County, KYKY104,8983,996+127%

08Shelby County, KYKY51,2433,219+35%

09Jessamine County, KYKY57,1473,039+95%

10Oldham County, KYKY70,9862,927+35%

11▲3Campbell County, KYKY95,4412,559+61%

12Christian County, KYKY70,1152,482+16%

13▼2Madison County, KYKY101,6962,336+7%

14▼1Franklin County, KYKY52,6492,075+32%

15▲2Bullitt County, KYKY86,4541,983+168%

16▲3Woodford County, KYKY27,8831,845+24%

17▼2Scott County, KYKY62,2621,722+42%

18▼2Calloway County, KYKY39,4211,527+32%

19▲2McCracken County, KYKY67,5531,417+20%

20▲11Nelson County, KYKY49,0361,300+92%

21▼3Pulaski County, KYKY67,3841,256+56%

22▲1Barren County, KYKY45,6411,238+97%

23▼3Graves County, KYKY37,0501,034−14%

24▲4Hopkins County, KYKY45,127920+48%

25▼3Bourbon County, KYKY20,243795−5%

26▼1Boyle County, KYKY31,632770−3%

27▲20Adair County, KYKY19,423705+451%

28▲4Laurel County, KYKY63,746700+46%

29▼2Mercer County, KYKY23,733660+365%

30Boyd County, KYKY47,751630+13%

31▼5Clark County, KYKY37,888609+31%

32▲14Webster County, KYKY12,929562+97%

33▼4Henderson County, KYKY44,255555−2%

34▼10Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,634541+112%

35▲13Marion County, KYKY20,115524+58%

36▲5Ohio County, KYKY23,934503+64%

37▼1Pike County, KYKY54,721488+18%

38▲7Meade County, KYKY30,699419+10%

39▲21Anderson County, KYKY25,225398+8%

40▲14Henry County, KYKY16,447362+51%

41▲1Russell County, KYKY18,608357+20%

42▲8Simpson County, KYKY20,788351+68%

43▲10Montgomery County, KYKY28,822347+24%

44▼1Taylor County, KYKY26,763347−21%

45▼7Garrard County, KYKY18,207343+59%

46▼12Wayne County, KYKY19,597342+14%

47▲4Grant County, KYKY26,181342+26%

48▲4Johnson County, KYKY22,051338+307%

49Greenup County, KYKY35,213326−19%

50▲6Todd County, KYKY12,972321+65%

51▲31Carroll County, KYKY11,141301−40%

52▲27Lawrence County, KYKY15,765295+490%

53▲5Marshall County, KYKY31,659293+8%

54▲19Carter County, KYKY26,149284+344%

55▲16Casey County, KYKY16,205284+34%

56▼21Whitley County, KYKY37,297283+17%

57▲2Allen County, KYKY22,536275−16%

58▼25Rowan County, KYKY24,476268−18%

59▲3Butler County, KYKY12,520265+50%

60▲28Estill County, KYKY13,962260+505%

61▼6Grayson County, KYKY27,406255+143%

62▲28Morgan County, KYKY14,415255+197%

63▼19Perry County, KYKY26,555255+145%

64▼24Mason County, KYKY16,936254+37%

65▲5Harrison County, KYKY19,627241+10%

66▼9Logan County, KYKY28,669234−75%

67▼30Larue County, KYKY15,184233+6%

68▲15Fleming County, KYKY15,787215+179%

69▼30Knox County, KYKY29,532202−24%

70▼4Gallatin County, KYKY8,840200−43%

71▼6Monroe County, KYKY11,191197−10%

72▲8Floyd County, KYKY34,401191+8%

73▼6Trigg County, KYKY14,512183+51%

74▼11Lincoln County, KYKY25,353177+785%

75▼3Hart County, KYKY20,117177+101%

76▲35Edmonson County, KYKY12,749173+43%

77▲41Owen County, KYKY11,601173+60%

78▲3Clay County, KYKY19,465171−29%

79▼11Pendleton County, KYKY14,800157–

80▼16Caldwell County, KYKY12,609152+14%

81▼6McCreary County, KYKY17,124145−3%

82▼4Spencer County, KYKY20,998143−50%

83▲21Metcalfe County, KYKY10,583139−9%

84▲3Letcher County, KYKY19,952137+36%

85▲1Breckinridge County, KYKY21,503126+77%

86▲5Knott County, KYKY13,321126+52%

87▼3Clinton County, KYKY9,139120−35%

88▲20Wolfe County, KYKY6,298102+325%

89▼13Washington County, KYKY12,368101−38%

90▼16Lyon County, KYKY9,123100+488%

91▼14Harlan County, KYKY24,72599+120%

92▲13Bell County, KYKY22,82998+23%

93▼8Powell County, KYKY12,81294+161%

94▼33Trimble County, KYKY8,70191−49%

95▼2Ballard County, KYKY7,59490−2%

96▲16Lewis County, KYKY12,90188+151%

97▼28Union County, KYKY12,83986−61%

98▲9Martin County, KYKY10,69780+627%

99▲1Cumberland County, KYKY5,99270+900%

100▲9Fulton County, KYKY6,21865+76%

101▲15Rockcastle County, KYKY16,14860−18%

102▼13Green County, KYKY11,64458−61%

103▼2Lee County, KYKY7,29755+90%

104▲2Magoffin County, KYKY11,11054–

105▼8Hickman County, KYKY4,37253+104%

106▲14Jackson County, KYKY13,32553+194%

107▲7Bracken County, KYKY8,51151−12%

108▼5Carlisle County, KYKY4,74751+122%

109▼13McLean County, KYKY9,06450+85%

110▼8Breathitt County, KYKY12,55843−47%

111▼12Livingston County, KYKY8,86339−43%

112▼18Crittenden County, KYKY8,80738−32%

113▼15Bath County, KYKY13,17635+6%

114▼19Nicholas County, KYKY7,94933−25%

115▼2Menifee County, KYKY6,43032–

116▼24Hancock County, KYKY9,05031−30%

117▲2Robertson County, KYKY2,32515+200%

118▼8Leslie County, KYKY9,62710−68%

119▼4Elliott County, KYKY7,2659–

120▼3Owsley County, KYKY3,9320−100%

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