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Largest Japanese population, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities ranked by the number of residents who are Japanese, 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 31 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 31 is 21. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Lebanon, KY, up 12 places to #17.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPJAPANESE POPULATIONVS 2020

01Lexington, KYKY329,7511,219−3%

02Louisville, KYKY641,962379+11%

03▲8Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411306+278%

04▲6Bowling Green, KYKY78,505151+82%

05Glasgow, KYKY15,302133–

06▲7Florence, KYKY34,018126+103%

07Owensboro, KYKY60,89288–

08▼1Georgetown, KYKY40,88361−38%

09▲3Radcliff, KYKY22,57658−6%

10Bellevue, KYKY5,84751–

11▲8Paducah, KYKY26,73051+122%

12▲4Covington, KYKY41,84744+42%

13Flatwoods, KYKY7,43935–

14▲8Highland Heights, KYKY6,34123+15%

15Franklin, KYKY10,75922–

16Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57521–

17▲12Lebanon, KYKY6,69914+40%

18Ashland, KYKY20,99610–

19▲2Erlanger, KYKY20,15810−50%

20Middlesborough, KYKY8,77610–

21▼16Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4489−93%

22Elsmere, KYKY9,5219–

23La Grange, KYKY10,6699–

24▼10Lyndon, KYKY11,3019−84%

25Nicholasville, KYKY33,8579–

26Campbellsville, KYKY11,7838–

27▼24Richmond, KYKY40,6637−97%

28▲2Newport, KYKY13,9986−14%

29▲2St. Matthews, KYKY17,8686+50%

30Pikeville, KYKY7,2705–

31Williamsburg, KYKY5,3714–

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