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 2022, at 10.2%. Wolfe County had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 1.1% and the figure for Kentucky was 4.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest10.2Fayette County
Lowest0.1Wolfe County
Median1.1120 counties
Kentucky4.1History

Top 40 counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Fayette CountyFayette County: 10.2 %10.2Warren CountyWarren County: 9.4 %9.4Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 8.6 %8.6Boone CountyBoone County: 6.3 %6.3Shelby CountyShelby County: 5.9 %5.9Woodford CountyWoodford County: 4.8 %4.8Jessamine CountyJessamine County: 4.3 %4.3Bourbon CountyBourbon County: 4.2 %4.2Oldham CountyOldham County: 4.2 %4.2Franklin CountyFranklin County: 4 %4Hardin CountyHardin County: 3.9 %3.9Kenton CountyKenton County: 3.6 %3.6Calloway CountyCalloway County: 3.5 %3.5Daviess CountyDaviess County: 3.2 %3.2Adair CountyAdair County: 2.9 %2.9Ohio CountyOhio County: 2.9 %2.9Webster CountyWebster County: 2.8 %2.8Wayne CountyWayne County: 2.8 %2.8Garrard CountyGarrard County: 2.8 %2.8Christian CountyChristian County: 2.7 %2.7Butler CountyButler County: 2.7 %2.7Todd CountyTodd County: 2.5 %2.5Barren CountyBarren County: 2.5 %2.5Bullitt CountyBullitt County: 2.5 %2.5Madison CountyMadison County: 2.5 %2.5Graves CountyGraves County: 2.3 %2.3Campbell CountyCampbell County: 2.3 %2.3Scott CountyScott County: 2.3 %2.3Lyon CountyLyon County: 2.2 %2.2Mercer CountyMercer County: 2.2 %2.2Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 2.2 %2.2Muhlenberg CountyMuhlenberg County: 2.1 %2.1Caldwell CountyCaldwell County: 2.1 %2.1Henry CountyHenry County: 2.1 %2.1Boyle CountyBoyle County: 2 %2Marion CountyMarion County: 2 %2Clark CountyClark County: 1.9 %1.9Nelson CountyNelson County: 1.9 %1.9Rowan CountyRowan County: 1.9 %1.9Trigg CountyTrigg County: 1.8 %1.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Fayette County10.2+0.2 pts
2Warren County9.4+0.5 pts
3Jefferson County8.6+0.1 pts
4Boone County6.3+0.5 pts
5Shelby County5.9-0.7 pts
6Woodford County4.8+0.4 pts
7Jessamine County4.3-0.6 pts
8Bourbon County4.2+0.3 pts
9Oldham County4.2-0.2 pts
10Franklin County4-0.3 pts
11Hardin County3.9+0.1 pts
12Kenton County3.6+0.1 pts
13Calloway County3.5+0.2 pts
14Daviess County3.2+0.1 pts
15Adair County2.9+0.6 pts
16Ohio County2.9+0.2 pts
17Webster County2.8-0.2 pts
18Wayne County2.8+0.1 pts
19Garrard County2.8-1 pts
20Christian County2.7-0.5 pts
21Butler County2.7+0.6 pts
22Todd County2.5+0.3 pts
23Barren County2.5+0.2 pts
24Bullitt County2.5+0.7 pts
25Madison County2.5-0.3 pts
26Graves County2.3+0.2 pts
27Campbell County2.3+0.1 pts
28Scott County2.3-0.3 pts
29Lyon County2.2+0.2 pts
30Mercer County2.2-0.4 pts
31Pulaski County2.2+0.1 pts
32Muhlenberg County2.1+0.9 pts
33Caldwell County2.1+0.6 pts
33Henry County2.1+0.2 pts
35Boyle County2-0.4 pts
36Marion County2-0.5 pts
37Clark County1.9+0.1 pts
38Nelson County1.9+0.3 pts
39Rowan County1.9+0.2 pts
40Trigg County1.8+0.5 pts
40Trimble County1.80 pts
42Allen County1.7-0.2 pts
42Hopkins County1.7+0.3 pts
44Gallatin County1.7+0.1 pts
45Meade County1.6+0.2 pts
46Mason County1.6-0.1 pts
47McCracken County1.5+0.1 pts
48Metcalfe County1.4+0.8 pts
49Johnson County1.4+0.2 pts
50Carroll County1.4-0.1 pts
51Monroe County1.4-0.2 pts
52Henderson County1.3+0.1 pts
53Russell County1.3-0.6 pts
54Clinton County1.3-0.3 pts
55Estill County1.3+0.2 pts
56Morgan County1.3+0.4 pts
57Larue County1.3-2.5 pts
58Pendleton County1.2-0 pts
59Montgomery County1.2-0.1 pts
60Anderson County1.2-0.2 pts
61Union County1.1-0 pts
62Taylor County1.1-0.3 pts
63Ballard County1.1-0 pts
63Fleming County1.1+0.2 pts
65Cumberland County1.1+0.1 pts
66Marshall County1+0.2 pts
67Carter County1+0.3 pts
68Hart County1+0.1 pts
69Boyd County0.9-0.4 pts
69Greenup County0.90 pts
71Laurel County0.9+0.1 pts
72Casey County0.9-0 pts
73Martin County0.9+0.3 pts
74Lincoln County0.9-0.3 pts
75Clay County0.9+0.3 pts
75Perry County0.9-0.5 pts
75Simpson County0.9-0.3 pts
78Breathitt County0.90 pts
79Spencer County0.8-0.2 pts
80Grayson County0.8-0.3 pts
81Lawrence County0.8-0.9 pts
82Carlisle County0.8-0.1 pts
82Washington County0.8-0.9 pts
84Harrison County0.8-0.3 pts
84Pike County0.8-0.1 pts
86Knox County0.8-0 pts
87McCreary County0.7-0.2 pts
88Grant County0.7-0.4 pts
89Hickman County0.7-0.4 pts
90Bracken County0.7+0.4 pts
91Crittenden County0.7-0.1 pts
92Whitley County0.6-0.2 pts
93Magoffin County0.6-0 pts
94Hancock County0.6-0.2 pts
95Breckinridge County0.60 pts
96McLean County0.6-0.1 pts
97Lewis County0.5+0.3 pts
98Lee County0.5-0.1 pts
98Logan County0.5-0.4 pts
100Livingston County0.5-0.2 pts
101Knott County0.5-0.3 pts
102Floyd County0.50 pts
103Harlan County0.4+0.1 pts
103Letcher County0.4-0.1 pts
105Menifee County0.4-0.1 pts
106Powell County0.4-0.4 pts
107Nicholas County0.3+0.1 pts
108Jackson County0.3+0.3 pts
109Leslie County0.3-0 pts
110Green County0.3-0 pts
111Fulton County0.3-0.1 pts
112Bath County0.3+0.1 pts
113Owen County0.20 pts
114Bell County0.20 pts
115Robertson County0.20 pts
115Rockcastle County0.20 pts
117Edmonson County0.2-0.1 pts
118Owsley County0.2-0.2 pts
119Elliott County0.1-0.2 pts
120Wolfe County0.1-0.6 pts

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 10.2% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Wolfe County, with 0.1% in 2022.

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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