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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 2023, at 20.6%. Shepherdsville, KY had the lowest, at 0.9%. The median was 5.3% and the figure for Kentucky was 6.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.6Bowling Green, KY
Lowest0.9Shepherdsville, KY
Median5.342 cities
Kentucky6.5History

All cities, 2023

Bowling Green, KY: 20.6 %Bowling Green, KY20.6Shelbyville, KY: 18.7 %Shelbyville, KY18.7Lexington, KY: 14.9 %Lexington, KY14.9Lyndon, KY: 14 %Lyndon, KY14Louisville, KY: 12.7 %Louisville, KY12.7Jeffersontown, KY: 11.5 %Jeffersontown, KY11.5Florence, KY: 10.3 %Florence, KY10.3Versailles, KY: 9.9 %Versailles, KY9.9Frankfort, KY: 8.5 %Frankfort, KY8.5Radcliff, KY: 8.5 %Radcliff, KY8.5Owensboro, KY: 8.2 %Owensboro, KY8.2Covington, KY: 8 %Covington, KY8Glasgow, KY: 7.9 %Glasgow, KY7.9Nicholasville, KY: 7.8 %Nicholasville, KY7.8Elizabethtown, KY: 7.5 %Elizabethtown, KY7.5La Grange, KY: 6.6 %La Grange, KY6.6Newport, KY: 6.5 %Newport, KY6.5Georgetown, KY: 6.1 %Georgetown, KY6.1St. Matthews, KY: 6 %St. Matthews, KY6Murray, KY: 6 %Murray, KY6Richmond, KY: 5.6 %Richmond, KY5.6Bardstown, KY: 5.1 %Bardstown, KY5.1Danville, KY: 4.7 %Danville, KY4.7Fort Thomas, KY: 4.7 %Fort Thomas, KY4.7Berea, KY: 4.6 %Berea, KY4.6Erlanger, KY: 4.6 %Erlanger, KY4.6Alexandria, KY: 4.5 %Alexandria, KY4.5Somerset, KY: 4.3 %Somerset, KY4.3Paris, KY: 4.2 %Paris, KY4.2Henderson, KY: 4 %Henderson, KY4Madisonville, KY: 4 %Madisonville, KY4Independence, KY: 4 %Independence, KY4Shively, KY: 3.7 %Shively, KY3.7Hopkinsville, KY: 3.6 %Hopkinsville, KY3.6Mount Washington, KY: 3.6 %Mount Washington, KY3.6Ashland, KY: 3.2 %Ashland, KY3.2Winchester, KY: 3.2 %Winchester, KY3.2Paducah, KY: 3.1 %Paducah, KY3.1Campbellsville, KY: 2.9 %Campbellsville, KY2.9Franklin, KY: 2.7 %Franklin, KY2.7Lawrenceburg, KY: 2.4 %Lawrenceburg, KY2.4Shepherdsville, KY: 0.9 %Shepherdsville, KY0.9Bowling Green, KY: 20.6 %Bowling Green, KY20.6Shelbyville, KY: 18.7 %Shelbyville, KY18.7Lexington, KY: 14.9 %Lexington, KY14.9Lyndon, KY: 14 %Lyndon, KY14Louisville, KY: 12.7 %Louisville, KY12.7Jeffersontown, KY: 11.5 %Jeffersontown, KY11.5Florence, KY: 10.3 %Florence, KY10.3Versailles, KY: 9.9 %Versailles, KY9.9Frankfort, KY: 8.5 %Frankfort, KY8.5Radcliff, KY: 8.5 %Radcliff, KY8.5Owensboro, KY: 8.2 %Owensboro, KY8.2Covington, KY: 8 %Covington, KY8Glasgow, KY: 7.9 %Glasgow, KY7.9Nicholasville, KY: 7.8 %Nicholasville, KY7.8Elizabethtown, KY: 7.5 %Elizabethtown, KY7.5La Grange, KY: 6.6 %La Grange, KY6.6Newport, KY: 6.5 %Newport, KY6.5Georgetown, KY: 6.1 %Georgetown, KY6.1St. Matthews, KY: 6 %St. Matthews, KY6Murray, KY: 6 %Murray, KY6Richmond, KY: 5.6 %Richmond, KY5.6Bardstown, KY: 5.1 %Bardstown, KY5.1Danville, KY: 4.7 %Danville, KY4.7Fort Thomas, KY: 4.7 %Fort Thomas, KY4.7Berea, KY: 4.6 %Berea, KY4.6Erlanger, KY: 4.6 %Erlanger, KY4.6Alexandria, KY: 4.5 %Alexandria, KY4.5Somerset, KY: 4.3 %Somerset, KY4.3Paris, KY: 4.2 %Paris, KY4.2Henderson, KY: 4 %Henderson, KY4Madisonville, KY: 4 %Madisonville, KY4Independence, KY: 4 %Independence, KY4Shively, KY: 3.7 %Shively, KY3.7Hopkinsville, KY: 3.6 %Hopkinsville, KY3.6Mount Washington, KY: 3.6 %Mount Washington, KY3.6Ashland, KY: 3.2 %Ashland, KY3.2Winchester, KY: 3.2 %Winchester, KY3.2Paducah, KY: 3.1 %Paducah, KY3.1Campbellsville, KY: 2.9 %Campbellsville, KY2.9Franklin, KY: 2.7 %Franklin, KY2.7Lawrenceburg, KY: 2.4 %Lawrenceburg, KY2.4Shepherdsville, KY: 0.9 %Shepherdsville, KY0.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Bowling Green, KY20.6+2.2 pts
2Shelbyville, KY18.7+0.3 pts
3Lexington, KY14.9+1.3 pts
4Lyndon, KY14+2.8 pts
5Louisville, KY12.7+1.5 pts
6Jeffersontown, KY11.5+1.6 pts
7Florence, KY10.3+0.3 pts
8Versailles, KY9.9+0.5 pts
9Frankfort, KY8.5-0 pts
9Radcliff, KY8.5-0.1 pts
11Owensboro, KY8.2+1.3 pts
12Covington, KY8-0.4 pts
13Glasgow, KY7.9+0.3 pts
14Nicholasville, KY7.8+1.1 pts
15Elizabethtown, KY7.5+0.3 pts
16La Grange, KY6.6+2.1 pts
17Newport, KY6.5+1.9 pts
18Georgetown, KY6.1+1.7 pts
19St. Matthews, KY6+0.6 pts
20Murray, KY6+0.6 pts
21Richmond, KY5.6+0.9 pts
22Bardstown, KY5.10 pts
23Danville, KY4.7+0.7 pts
24Fort Thomas, KY4.7+0.7 pts
25Berea, KY4.6-0.2 pts
26Erlanger, KY4.6+0.2 pts
27Alexandria, KY4.50 pts
28Somerset, KY4.3-0.9 pts
29Paris, KY4.2+1.9 pts
30Henderson, KY4+0.9 pts
31Madisonville, KY4+0.5 pts
32Independence, KY4+0.7 pts
33Shively, KY3.7-1.2 pts
34Hopkinsville, KY3.6-0.5 pts
35Mount Washington, KY3.6+0.2 pts
36Ashland, KY3.2-0.5 pts
36Winchester, KY3.2-0.9 pts
38Paducah, KY3.1+0.6 pts
39Campbellsville, KY2.9+0.3 pts
40Franklin, KY2.7+1.4 pts
41Lawrenceburg, KY2.4+0.2 pts
42Shepherdsville, KY0.9-0.9 pts

Other periods

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/kentucky-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/kentucky-cities?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/kentucky-cities?period=2023 (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, 2023}},
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Which city has the highest population speaking a language other than English at home?

Bowling Green, KY, with 20.6% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest population speaking a language other than English at home?

Shepherdsville, KY, with 0.9% in 2023.

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