Cities in Kentucky by population speaking a language other than English at home

Bowling Green, KY had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 42 cities in 2022, at 18.4%. Franklin, KY had the lowest, at 1.3%. The median was 4.7% and the figure for Kentucky was 5.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lowest1.3Franklin, KY
Median4.742 cities
Kentucky5.9History

All cities, 2022

Bowling Green, KY: 18.4 %Bowling Green, KY18.4Shelbyville, KY: 18.4 %Shelbyville, KY18.4Lexington, KY: 13.6 %Lexington, KY13.6Lyndon, KY: 11.2 %Lyndon, KY11.2Louisville, KY: 11.1 %Louisville, KY11.1Florence, KY: 10 %Florence, KY10Jeffersontown, KY: 9.9 %Jeffersontown, KY9.9Versailles, KY: 9.5 %Versailles, KY9.5Radcliff, KY: 8.6 %Radcliff, KY8.6Frankfort, KY: 8.5 %Frankfort, KY8.5Covington, KY: 8.3 %Covington, KY8.3Glasgow, KY: 7.5 %Glasgow, KY7.5Elizabethtown, KY: 7.2 %Elizabethtown, KY7.2Owensboro, KY: 6.9 %Owensboro, KY6.9Nicholasville, KY: 6.7 %Nicholasville, KY6.7St. Matthews, KY: 5.4 %St. Matthews, KY5.4Murray, KY: 5.3 %Murray, KY5.3Somerset, KY: 5.3 %Somerset, KY5.3Bardstown, KY: 5.1 %Bardstown, KY5.1Shively, KY: 4.9 %Shively, KY4.9Berea, KY: 4.8 %Berea, KY4.8Newport, KY: 4.6 %Newport, KY4.6Richmond, KY: 4.6 %Richmond, KY4.6Alexandria, KY: 4.5 %Alexandria, KY4.5La Grange, KY: 4.5 %La Grange, KY4.5Erlanger, KY: 4.4 %Erlanger, KY4.4Georgetown, KY: 4.4 %Georgetown, KY4.4Hopkinsville, KY: 4.2 %Hopkinsville, KY4.2Winchester, KY: 4 %Winchester, KY4Danville, KY: 4 %Danville, KY4Fort Thomas, KY: 4 %Fort Thomas, KY4Ashland, KY: 3.6 %Ashland, KY3.6Madisonville, KY: 3.5 %Madisonville, KY3.5Mount Washington, KY: 3.4 %Mount Washington, KY3.4Independence, KY: 3.3 %Independence, KY3.3Henderson, KY: 3.2 %Henderson, KY3.2Campbellsville, KY: 2.6 %Campbellsville, KY2.6Paducah, KY: 2.5 %Paducah, KY2.5Paris, KY: 2.3 %Paris, KY2.3Lawrenceburg, KY: 2.2 %Lawrenceburg, KY2.2Shepherdsville, KY: 1.8 %Shepherdsville, KY1.8Franklin, KY: 1.3 %Franklin, KY1.3Bowling Green, KY: 18.4 %Bowling Green, KY18.4Shelbyville, KY: 18.4 %Shelbyville, KY18.4Lexington, KY: 13.6 %Lexington, KY13.6Lyndon, KY: 11.2 %Lyndon, KY11.2Louisville, KY: 11.1 %Louisville, KY11.1Florence, KY: 10 %Florence, KY10Jeffersontown, KY: 9.9 %Jeffersontown, KY9.9Versailles, KY: 9.5 %Versailles, KY9.5Radcliff, KY: 8.6 %Radcliff, KY8.6Frankfort, KY: 8.5 %Frankfort, KY8.5Covington, KY: 8.3 %Covington, KY8.3Glasgow, KY: 7.5 %Glasgow, KY7.5Elizabethtown, KY: 7.2 %Elizabethtown, KY7.2Owensboro, KY: 6.9 %Owensboro, KY6.9Nicholasville, KY: 6.7 %Nicholasville, KY6.7St. Matthews, KY: 5.4 %St. Matthews, KY5.4Murray, KY: 5.3 %Murray, KY5.3Somerset, KY: 5.3 %Somerset, KY5.3Bardstown, KY: 5.1 %Bardstown, KY5.1Shively, KY: 4.9 %Shively, KY4.9Berea, KY: 4.8 %Berea, KY4.8Newport, KY: 4.6 %Newport, KY4.6Richmond, KY: 4.6 %Richmond, KY4.6Alexandria, KY: 4.5 %Alexandria, KY4.5La Grange, KY: 4.5 %La Grange, KY4.5Erlanger, KY: 4.4 %Erlanger, KY4.4Georgetown, KY: 4.4 %Georgetown, KY4.4Hopkinsville, KY: 4.2 %Hopkinsville, KY4.2Winchester, KY: 4 %Winchester, KY4Danville, KY: 4 %Danville, KY4Fort Thomas, KY: 4 %Fort Thomas, KY4Ashland, KY: 3.6 %Ashland, KY3.6Madisonville, KY: 3.5 %Madisonville, KY3.5Mount Washington, KY: 3.4 %Mount Washington, KY3.4Independence, KY: 3.3 %Independence, KY3.3Henderson, KY: 3.2 %Henderson, KY3.2Campbellsville, KY: 2.6 %Campbellsville, KY2.6Paducah, KY: 2.5 %Paducah, KY2.5Paris, KY: 2.3 %Paris, KY2.3Lawrenceburg, KY: 2.2 %Lawrenceburg, KY2.2Shepherdsville, KY: 1.8 %Shepherdsville, KY1.8Franklin, KY: 1.3 %Franklin, KY1.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Bowling Green, KY18.4+1.1 pts
2Shelbyville, KY18.4+0.1 pts
3Lexington, KY13.6+0.2 pts
4Lyndon, KY11.2+0.1 pts
5Louisville, KY11.1+0.4 pts
6Florence, KY10-1 pts
7Jeffersontown, KY9.9-1.1 pts
8Versailles, KY9.5+0.5 pts
9Radcliff, KY8.6-0.5 pts
10Frankfort, KY8.5-0.3 pts
11Covington, KY8.3+0.9 pts
12Glasgow, KY7.5-0.1 pts
13Elizabethtown, KY7.2+0.7 pts
14Owensboro, KY6.9-0.3 pts
15Nicholasville, KY6.7+0.1 pts
16St. Matthews, KY5.4-1.8 pts
17Murray, KY5.30 pts
18Somerset, KY5.3-0.1 pts
19Bardstown, KY5.1+1.3 pts
20Shively, KY4.90 pts
21Berea, KY4.8-0.4 pts
22Newport, KY4.6+0.4 pts
22Richmond, KY4.6-0.5 pts
24Alexandria, KY4.5+1.1 pts
25La Grange, KY4.5-0.5 pts
26Erlanger, KY4.4-0.3 pts
27Georgetown, KY4.4-0.2 pts
28Hopkinsville, KY4.2+0.2 pts
29Winchester, KY4-0.4 pts
30Danville, KY4-1.4 pts
31Fort Thomas, KY4-0.2 pts
32Ashland, KY3.6+0.6 pts
33Madisonville, KY3.5+0.6 pts
34Mount Washington, KY3.4+0.5 pts
35Independence, KY3.3-1.2 pts
36Henderson, KY3.2-0 pts
37Campbellsville, KY2.6-0.4 pts
38Paducah, KY2.5-0.5 pts
39Paris, KY2.3+0.3 pts
40Lawrenceburg, KY2.2+0.6 pts
41Shepherdsville, KY1.8-0.8 pts
42Franklin, KY1.3-0.7 pts

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People aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of all people aged 5 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Measures the language used at home, not English ability: most people in this group also speak English. Spanish speakers are shown separately in spanish_at_home_share.

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

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Kentucky by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Kentucky by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/kentucky-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Kentucky by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/kentucky-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Kentucky by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2022}},
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Which city has the highest population speaking a language other than English at home?

Bowling Green, KY, with 18.4% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Franklin, KY, with 1.3% in 2022.

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