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Largest South American population, Kentucky cities · 2020

Kentucky cities ranked by the number of residents who are South American origin, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 46 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSOUTH AMERICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Louisville, KYKY641,9622,320+126%

02Lexington, KYKY329,7511,310+40%

03Bowling Green, KYKY78,505242+37%

04Jeffersontown, KYKY29,193218+54%

05Owensboro, KYKY60,892188+194%

06Crestwood, KYKY6,582187+2238%

07Burlington, KYKY18,008178+1269%

08Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931153–

09Paducah, KYKY26,730123+669%

10Radcliff, KYKY22,576110−43%

11Ashland, KYKY20,996105–

12St. Matthews, KYKY17,868100+19%

13Campbellsville, KYKY11,78396+96%

14Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32996–

15Berea, KYKY16,66287+569%

16Georgetown, KYKY40,88386+562%

17Frankfort, KYKY28,65782–

18Somerset, KYKY12,69573–

19Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41158–

20Nicholasville, KYKY33,85748−71%

21Fort Knox, KYKY8,83647–

22Independence, KYKY30,19846+229%

23Richmond, KYKY40,66343–

24Wilmore, KYKY6,38043+617%

25Bardstown, KYKY14,16140–

26Winchester, KYKY19,51440+400%

27Newport, KYKY13,99836+64%

28Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35634–

29Erlanger, KYKY20,15833–

30Danville, KYKY17,73632+256%

31Francisville, KYKY10,56532–

32Covington, KYKY41,84730+58%

33Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44826+73%

34Mount Washington, KYKY18,98924–

35Murray, KYKY18,96423–

36Shively, KYKY15,89517–

37La Grange, KYKY10,66913−48%

38Madisonville, KYKY19,42812−43%

39Pikeville, KYKY7,27012–

40Lyndon, KYKY11,30111−81%

41Middletown, KYKY9,94410–

42Williamsburg, KYKY5,3717–

43Mayfield, KYKY9,8516–

44Bellevue, KYKY5,8476–

45Henderson, KYKY27,8226–

46Highland Heights, KYKY6,3416–

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