RANKING · 2024 ACS · 61 SHOWN OF 61

Largest South American population, Kentucky counties

Kentucky counties 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 61 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 61 is 50. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Lyon County, KY, up 32 places to #27.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSOUTH AMERICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Jefferson County, KYKY795,2224,151+157%

02Fayette County, KYKY329,7512,199+135%

03Boone County, KYKY145,316820+197%

04Warren County, KYKY149,375663+97%

05▲7Kenton County, KYKY175,779446+401%

06▲1Oldham County, KYKY70,986328+152%

07▲2Madison County, KYKY101,696221+784%

08▲8McCracken County, KYKY67,553186+280%

09▲16Campbell County, KYKY95,441173+686%

10▼5Daviess County, KYKY104,898167+117%

11▲25Shelby County, KYKY51,243167+476%

12▲3Graves County, KYKY37,050166+1975%

13▲9Scott County, KYKY62,262158+1115%

14▲5Jessamine County, KYKY57,147152−17%

15▼1Carroll County, KYKY11,141139–

16▲4Christian County, KYKY70,115139+124%

17▼9Garrard County, KYKY18,207135–

18▼12Hardin County, KYKY113,482113−46%

19▼8Bullitt County, KYKY86,454111–

20▲13Nelson County, KYKY49,036107–

21▲30Woodford County, KYKY27,88395+94%

22▼4Anderson County, KYKY25,22582–

23▲5Breckinridge County, KYKY21,50375–

24Caldwell County, KYKY12,60973–

25▼12Marshall County, KYKY31,65967+219%

26▼16Franklin County, KYKY52,64960+2%

27▲32Lyon County, KYKY9,12354–

28Mercer County, KYKY23,73354–

29▲23Henderson County, KYKY44,25552–

30▲14Meade County, KYKY30,69952+79%

31▲14Barren County, KYKY45,64150–

32▼8Pulaski County, KYKY67,38450–

33▲5Bourbon County, KYKY20,24346−33%

34Allen County, KYKY22,53645–

35Wayne County, KYKY19,59742–

36Casey County, KYKY16,20536–

37▲9Pike County, KYKY54,72133−60%

38▼7Montgomery County, KYKY28,82229–

39▲16Whitley County, KYKY37,29728−59%

40▼17Clark County, KYKY37,88825+213%

41▼20Taylor County, KYKY26,76323−53%

42Knox County, KYKY29,53222–

43Bell County, KYKY22,82919−66%

44Johnson County, KYKY22,05119–

45Simpson County, KYKY20,78817–

46▼19Adair County, KYKY19,42316–

47McLean County, KYKY9,06415–

48▼22Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,63415–

49▼32Boyd County, KYKY47,75113−28%

50▼9Knott County, KYKY13,32111–

51Bracken County, KYKY8,51110–

52▲8Webster County, KYKY12,92910–

53Ballard County, KYKY7,59410–

54Lincoln County, KYKY25,3539–

55▼18Hopkins County, KYKY45,1277−67%

56▼16Calloway County, KYKY39,4216–

57▼28Menifee County, KYKY6,4306–

58Lee County, KYKY7,2975−50%

59Owen County, KYKY11,6014+100%

60▼30Henry County, KYKY16,4471–

61Fulton County, KYKY6,2181–

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