RANKING · 2024 ACS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Most foreign-born residents, Kentucky counties

Kentucky counties ranked by the share of residents born outside the US (2024 ACS). This list covers the 120 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 120 is 1.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Owen County, KY, up 67 places to #51.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFOREIGN-BORNVS 2010

01Fayette County, KYKY329,75111.9%+3.4 pts

02Warren County, KYKY149,37510.4%+2.8 pts

03Jefferson County, KYKY795,22210.0%+4.2 pts

04▲4Woodford County, KYKY27,8836.8%+0.8 pts

05▼1Shelby County, KYKY51,2436.6%+0.9 pts

06▼1Boone County, KYKY145,3166.3%+1.8 pts

07▼1Jessamine County, KYKY57,1475.6%+2.4 pts

08▲10Webster County, KYKY12,9294.4%+2.3 pts

09▲1Hardin County, KYKY113,4824.3%+0.1 pts

10▲1Oldham County, KYKY70,9864.2%+0.6 pts

11▲2Kenton County, KYKY175,7794.1%+1.5 pts

12▼3Franklin County, KYKY52,6494.0%+0.8 pts

13▼1Calloway County, KYKY39,4214.0%+0.9 pts

14▼7Bourbon County, KYKY20,2433.9%−0.3 pts

15▼1Daviess County, KYKY104,8983.9%+2.0 pts

16▲21Adair County, KYKY19,4233.7%+3.0 pts

17Christian County, KYKY70,1153.4%+0.6 pts

18▼3Scott County, KYKY62,2622.9%+0.3 pts

19▲2Mercer County, KYKY23,7332.9%+2.2 pts

20Graves County, KYKY37,0502.8%−0.4 pts

21▲19Barren County, KYKY45,6412.8%+1.3 pts

22▲35Carroll County, KYKY11,1412.7%−1.9 pts

23▲8Campbell County, KYKY95,4412.7%+1.0 pts

24▲41Nelson County, KYKY49,0362.7%+1.2 pts

25▲18Marion County, KYKY20,1152.7%+1.0 pts

26Todd County, KYKY12,9722.6%+1.0 pts

27▲3Boyle County, KYKY31,6322.5%−0.3 pts

28▼6Madison County, KYKY101,6962.4%−0.2 pts

29▲17Bullitt County, KYKY86,4542.4%+1.4 pts

30▲6Henry County, KYKY16,4472.3%+0.7 pts

31▼3Gallatin County, KYKY8,8402.3%−1.8 pts

32▲3Butler County, KYKY12,5202.1%+0.7 pts

33▲6Ohio County, KYKY23,9342.1%+0.8 pts

34▲16McCracken County, KYKY67,5532.1%+0.3 pts

35▲28Hopkins County, KYKY45,1272.0%+0.7 pts

36▼9Russell County, KYKY18,6082.0%+0.3 pts

37▼14Garrard County, KYKY18,2072.0%+0.7 pts

38▼4Pulaski County, KYKY67,3841.9%+0.6 pts

39▲49Estill County, KYKY13,9621.9%+1.6 pts

40▲40Lawrence County, KYKY15,7651.8%+1.5 pts

41▲51Morgan County, KYKY14,4151.8%+1.2 pts

42▲27Casey County, KYKY16,2051.8%+0.5 pts

43▼14Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6341.8%+1.0 pts

44Simpson County, KYKY20,7881.8%+0.5 pts

45▼7Monroe County, KYKY11,1911.7%−0.2 pts

46▼22Wayne County, KYKY19,5971.7%+0.3 pts

47▼6Clark County, KYKY37,8881.6%+0.3 pts

48▲20Anderson County, KYKY25,2251.6%−0.1 pts

49▲48Wolfe County, KYKY6,2981.6%+1.3 pts

50▼34Larue County, KYKY15,1841.5%0.0 pts

51▲67Owen County, KYKY11,6011.5%+0.5 pts

52▲1Johnson County, KYKY22,0511.5%+1.2 pts

53▼28Mason County, KYKY16,9361.5%+0.4 pts

54▲27Fleming County, KYKY15,7871.4%+0.9 pts

55▲58Edmonson County, KYKY12,7491.4%+0.4 pts

56Meade County, KYKY30,6991.4%+0.1 pts

57▲5Grant County, KYKY26,1811.3%+0.2 pts

58▲45Metcalfe County, KYKY10,5831.3%−0.2 pts

59▲7Boyd County, KYKY47,7511.3%+0.2 pts

60▼15Taylor County, KYKY26,7631.3%−0.5 pts

61▼9Clinton County, KYKY9,1391.3%−0.5 pts

62▼8Allen County, KYKY22,5361.3%−0.4 pts

63▼12Trigg County, KYKY14,5121.3%+0.4 pts

64▲14Harrison County, KYKY19,6271.3%+0.1 pts

65▼4Henderson County, KYKY44,2551.3%0.0 pts

66▲6Montgomery County, KYKY28,8221.2%+0.2 pts

67▼25Caldwell County, KYKY12,6091.2%+0.2 pts

68▼21Hickman County, KYKY4,3721.2%+0.7 pts

69▲6Cumberland County, KYKY5,9921.2%+1.1 pts

70▲3Ballard County, KYKY7,5941.2%+0.1 pts

71▼38Lyon County, KYKY9,1231.1%+0.9 pts

72▲15Laurel County, KYKY63,7461.1%+0.3 pts

73▼41Rowan County, KYKY24,4761.1%−0.3 pts

74▲24Carter County, KYKY26,1491.1%+0.8 pts

75▼11Carlisle County, KYKY4,7471.1%+0.6 pts

76▼17Pendleton County, KYKY14,8001.1%+1.1 pts

77▼58Trimble County, KYKY8,7011.1%−1.0 pts

78▲24Fulton County, KYKY6,2181.0%+0.5 pts

79▼12Grayson County, KYKY27,4061.0%+0.5 pts

80▼31Perry County, KYKY26,5550.9%+0.6 pts

81▲5Marshall County, KYKY31,6590.9%+0.1 pts

82▲2Greenup County, KYKY35,2130.9%−0.2 pts

83▲12Knott County, KYKY13,3210.9%+0.4 pts

84▼1Hart County, KYKY20,1170.9%+0.4 pts

85▲4Pike County, KYKY54,7210.9%+0.2 pts

86▼10McCreary County, KYKY17,1240.9%0.0 pts

87▲7Clay County, KYKY19,4650.9%−0.2 pts

88▼17Logan County, KYKY28,6690.8%−2.6 pts

89▼34Washington County, KYKY12,3680.8%−0.6 pts

90▼30Whitley County, KYKY37,2970.8%+0.1 pts

91Lee County, KYKY7,2970.7%+0.4 pts

92▲15Martin County, KYKY10,6970.7%+0.6 pts

93▼11Lincoln County, KYKY25,3530.7%+0.6 pts

94▼17Powell County, KYKY12,8120.7%+0.4 pts

95▼5Spencer County, KYKY20,9980.7%−1.0 pts

96▲18Lewis County, KYKY12,9010.7%+0.4 pts

97▼49Knox County, KYKY29,5320.7%−0.2 pts

98▲3Letcher County, KYKY19,9520.7%+0.2 pts

99▲18Robertson County, KYKY2,3250.7%+0.4 pts

100▼42Union County, KYKY12,8390.6%−0.8 pts

101▲11Bracken County, KYKY8,5110.6%−0.1 pts

102▼3Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5030.6%+0.3 pts

103▼10McLean County, KYKY9,0640.5%+0.3 pts

104▲5Floyd County, KYKY34,4010.5%+0.1 pts

105Menifee County, KYKY6,4300.5%+0.5 pts

106▼36Green County, KYKY11,6440.5%−0.8 pts

107▲1Magoffin County, KYKY11,1100.5%+0.5 pts

108▼12Livingston County, KYKY8,8630.4%−0.3 pts

109▼30Nicholas County, KYKY7,9490.4%−0.2 pts

110▼25Crittenden County, KYKY8,8070.4%−0.2 pts

111▲5Bell County, KYKY22,8290.4%+0.1 pts

112▲8Jackson County, KYKY13,3250.4%+0.3 pts

113▼13Harlan County, KYKY24,7250.4%+0.2 pts

114▲5Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1480.4%−0.1 pts

115▼41Hancock County, KYKY9,0500.3%−0.2 pts

116▼10Breathitt County, KYKY12,5580.3%−0.3 pts

117▼13Bath County, KYKY13,1760.3%0.0 pts

118▼7Elliott County, KYKY7,2650.1%+0.1 pts

119▼9Leslie County, KYKY9,6270.1%−0.2 pts

120▼5Owsley County, KYKY3,9320.0%−0.1 pts

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