RANKING · 2024 ACS · 59 SHOWN OF 59

Largest Russian population, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities ranked by the number of residents who are Russian ancestry, 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 59 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 59 is 19. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Union, KY, up 26 places to #9.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRUSSIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Louisville, KYKY641,9621,711−43%

02Lexington, KYKY329,7511,015−18%

03Bowling Green, KYKY78,505446+128%

04▲10Independence, KYKY30,198309+462%

05Radcliff, KYKY22,576277–

06▲7Elizabethtown, KYKY35,448178+585%

07▲3St. Matthews, KYKY17,868162+59%

08▲25Florence, KYKY34,01877−55%

09▲26Union, KYKY7,93771+196%

10▲8Covington, KYKY41,84770−33%

11▼3Owensboro, KYKY60,89267+272%

12▲5Richmond, KYKY40,66362−3%

13▲3Berea, KYKY16,66257+30%

14▲22Edgewood, KYKY8,50357+217%

15Oakbrook, KYKY10,211570%

16▼12Georgetown, KYKY40,88356+143%

17▼2Newport, KYKY13,99850+213%

18▲6Erlanger, KYKY20,15846–

19▲4Burlington, KYKY18,00843+48%

20▲2Frankfort, KYKY28,65741−41%

21▲11Murray, KYKY18,96440+54%

22▲21Elsmere, KYKY9,52138–

23▲24Lyndon, KYKY11,30136−74%

24▲1Danville, KYKY17,73632+191%

25▲20Oak Grove, KYKY7,83026–

26▼6Henderson, KYKY27,82223−90%

27Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57522+57%

28▲2Vine Grove, KYKY7,01822–

29Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32920−85%

30▼25Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19319−81%

31Crestwood, KYKY6,58218+260%

32▼21Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14218–

33Princeton, KYKY6,16818+20%

34▲6Pikeville, KYKY7,27017–

35▲7Middletown, KYKY9,94416−43%

36Francisville, KYKY10,56515−75%

37▲9Hebron, KYKY6,40715–

38▲6London, KYKY7,63715–

39▼30Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35614−60%

40▼2Paducah, KYKY26,73014−50%

41▼22Wilmore, KYKY6,38014–

42▲10Mount Washington, KYKY18,98913–

43▲11Campbellsville, KYKY11,783120%

44▼15Fort Knox, KYKY8,83612−93%

45▲12Shively, KYKY15,89512–

46▼39Villa Hills, KYKY7,79712−37%

47Shelbyville, KYKY18,45311−81%

48▼22La Grange, KYKY10,66910−73%

49▼37Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4119–

50Morehead, KYKY6,7769−31%

51▲2Highland Heights, KYKY6,3417–

52▼4Nicholasville, KYKY33,8577−81%

53▼14Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9317–

54▼48Monticello, KYKY5,7216–

55▲4Madisonville, KYKY19,4285−95%

56▲5Mayfield, KYKY9,8515–

57▼20Ashland, KYKY20,9963−91%

58▼30Versailles, KYKY10,7343−80%

59Winchester, KYKY19,5143−75%

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