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Counties in Kentucky by foreign-born share of the population

Fayette County had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 120 counties in 2021, at 10.1%. Jackson County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 1.2% and the figure for Kentucky was 4.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest10.1Fayette County
Lowest0Jackson County
Median1.2120 counties
Kentucky4.1History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Fayette CountyFayette County: 10.1 %10.1Warren CountyWarren County: 8.9 %8.9Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 8.5 %8.5Shelby CountyShelby County: 6.6 %6.6Boone CountyBoone County: 5.8 %5.8Jessamine CountyJessamine County: 4.9 %4.9Oldham CountyOldham County: 4.4 %4.4Woodford CountyWoodford County: 4.4 %4.4Franklin CountyFranklin County: 4.3 %4.3Bourbon CountyBourbon County: 4 %4Garrard CountyGarrard County: 3.8 %3.8Hardin CountyHardin County: 3.8 %3.8Larue CountyLarue County: 3.7 %3.7Kenton CountyKenton County: 3.6 %3.6Calloway CountyCalloway County: 3.3 %3.3Christian CountyChristian County: 3.3 %3.3Daviess CountyDaviess County: 3.1 %3.1Webster CountyWebster County: 3.1 %3.1Madison CountyMadison County: 2.7 %2.7Wayne CountyWayne County: 2.7 %2.7Ohio CountyOhio County: 2.7 %2.7Mercer CountyMercer County: 2.6 %2.6Scott CountyScott County: 2.6 %2.6Boyle CountyBoyle County: 2.5 %2.5Marion CountyMarion County: 2.4 %2.4Barren CountyBarren County: 2.3 %2.3Todd CountyTodd County: 2.3 %2.3Adair CountyAdair County: 2.3 %2.3Campbell CountyCampbell County: 2.2 %2.2Butler CountyButler County: 2.1 %2.1Graves CountyGraves County: 2.1 %2.1Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 2 %2Lyon CountyLyon County: 2 %2Henry CountyHenry County: 1.9 %1.9Allen CountyAllen County: 1.9 %1.9Russell CountyRussell County: 1.9 %1.9Clark CountyClark County: 1.8 %1.8Bullitt CountyBullitt County: 1.8 %1.8Trimble CountyTrimble County: 1.8 %1.8Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 1.7 %1.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Fayette County10.1
2Warren County8.9
3Jefferson County8.5
4Shelby County6.6
5Boone County5.8
6Jessamine County4.9
7Oldham County4.4
8Woodford County4.4
9Franklin County4.3
10Bourbon County4
11Garrard County3.8
12Hardin County3.8
13Larue County3.7
14Kenton County3.6
15Calloway County3.3
16Christian County3.3
17Daviess County3.1
18Webster County3.1
19Madison County2.7
20Wayne County2.7
21Ohio County2.7
22Mercer County2.6
23Scott County2.6
24Boyle County2.5
25Marion County2.4
26Barren County2.3
27Todd County2.3
28Adair County2.3
29Campbell County2.2
30Butler County2.1
31Graves County2.1
32Pulaski County2
33Lyon County2
34Henry County1.9
35Allen County1.9
36Russell County1.9
37Clark County1.8
38Bullitt County1.8
39Trimble County1.8
40Lawrence County1.7
41Rowan County1.6
41Washington County1.6
43Gallatin County1.6
43Mason County1.6
45Monroe County1.6
46Clinton County1.6
46Nelson County1.6
48Carroll County1.5
49Caldwell County1.5
50Hopkins County1.5
50McCracken County1.5
52Meade County1.4
53Taylor County1.4
54Anderson County1.4
55Montgomery County1.3
56Boyd County1.3
56Perry County1.3
58Pendleton County1.3
59Johnson County1.2
59Trigg County1.2
61Muhlenberg County1.2
62Simpson County1.2
63Henderson County1.2
64Lincoln County1.2
65Grayson County1.2
66Grant County1.1
66Union County1.1
68Ballard County1.1
69Estill County1.1
69Harrison County1.1
71Hickman County1.1
72Cumberland County1
73Spencer County1
74Casey County0.9
74Greenup County0.9
76Fleming County0.9
77Logan County0.9
77McCreary County0.9
77Morgan County0.9
80Whitley County0.9
81Carlisle County0.9
81Hart County0.9
83Breathitt County0.8
84Laurel County0.8
84Marshall County0.8
86Pike County0.8
87Powell County0.8
88Crittenden County0.8
89Knox County0.8
90Hancock County0.8
90Knott County0.8
92Livingston County0.7
93Carter County0.7
94McLean County0.7
95Metcalfe County0.7
96Magoffin County0.6
96Wolfe County0.6
98Clay County0.6
98Lee County0.6
100Breckinridge County0.6
101Martin County0.5
102Letcher County0.5
103Menifee County0.5
104Floyd County0.5
105Fulton County0.4
106Harlan County0.4
106Leslie County0.4
106Owsley County0.4
109Elliott County0.3
109Green County0.3
111Nicholas County0.3
112Edmonson County0.3
112Lewis County0.3
114Bracken County0.2
115Owen County0.2
116Bell County0.2
117Robertson County0.2
117Rockcastle County0.2
119Bath County0.2
120Jackson County0

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About this ranking

People who were not US citizens at birth, as a percentage of the total population. Includes naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents, temporary migrants and unauthorized immigrants. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Based on place of birth, not nationality: a naturalized citizen counts as foreign born, and people born in Puerto Rico, the US island areas or abroad to American parents count as native. Not comparable with foreign_population_share, which counts foreign nationals in Spain and the EU. Calculated from counts in ACS table B05002, which are stored as inputs.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which county has the highest foreign-born share of the population?

Fayette County, with 10.1% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest foreign-born share of the population?

Jackson County, with 0% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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