RANKING · 2024 ACS · 53 SHOWN OF 53

Largest South American population, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities ranked by the number of residents who are South American origin, 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 53 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 53 is 48. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Middletown, KY, up 30 places to #11.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSOUTH AMERICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Louisville, KYKY641,9623,439+235%

02Lexington, KYKY329,7512,199+135%

03Florence, KYKY34,018455+73%

04▼1Bowling Green, KYKY78,505396+124%

05Owensboro, KYKY60,892160+150%

06▲10Georgetown, KYKY40,883158+1115%

07▼3Jeffersontown, KYKY29,193143+1%

08▲21Erlanger, KYKY20,158135–

09Paducah, KYKY26,730113+606%

10▲10Nicholasville, KYKY33,857108−34%

11▲30Middletown, KYKY9,944101–

12▲16Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35694–

13▲8Fort Knox, KYKY8,83694–

14▲9Richmond, KYKY40,66389–

15Oakbrook, KYKY10,21183–

16▼2Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32982–

17Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75179–

18▲25Mayfield, KYKY9,85177–

19Princeton, KYKY6,16873–

20▲20Lyndon, KYKY11,30164+12%

21▼4Frankfort, KYKY28,65760–

22Independence, KYKY30,19860+329%

23▼11St. Matthews, KYKY17,86860−29%

24▲1Bardstown, KYKY14,16157–

25Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14255–

26▲19Henderson, KYKY27,82252–

27▲19Highland Heights, KYKY6,34148–

28▲3Francisville, KYKY10,56547–

29Versailles, KYKY10,73447−4%

30Oak Grove, KYKY7,83045−27%

31▼23Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93143–

32Monticello, KYKY5,72142–

33Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14437–

34▼10Wilmore, KYKY6,38035+483%

35Cold Spring, KYKY6,64030–

36▲6Williamsburg, KYKY5,37128–

37Dayton, KYKY5,97427–

38▼25Campbellsville, KYKY11,78323−53%

39▼7Covington, KYKY41,84722+16%

40Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57521−69%

41▼26Berea, KYKY16,66218+38%

42Franklin, KYKY10,75917–

43Central City, KYKY5,79315–

44Shelbyville, KYKY18,45314–

45▼34Ashland, KYKY20,99613–

46▼2Bellevue, KYKY5,84712–

47Edgewood, KYKY8,50312–

48Paris, KYKY10,13011−84%

49▼10Pikeville, KYKY7,2708–

50▼43Burlington, KYKY18,0087−46%

51Hebron, KYKY6,4077–

52Fort Wright, KYKY6,2406–

53▼18Murray, KYKY18,9646–

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