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Counties in Kentucky by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024

Fayette County had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 120 counties in 2024, at 15.9%. Robertson County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 3% and the figure for Kentucky was 6.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.9Fayette County
Lowest0Robertson County
Median3120 counties
Kentucky6.8History

Map of counties, 2024

Adair County: 4 %Allen County: 5.9 %Anderson County: 3 %Ballard County: 3.2 %Barren County: 6 %Bath County: 7 %Bell County: 0.5 %Boone County: 8.8 %Bourbon County: 6.3 %Boyd County: 2 %Boyle County: 3.4 %Bracken County: 0.9 %Breathitt County: 0.7 %Breckinridge County: 3.4 %Bullitt County: 3.1 %Butler County: 9.9 %Caldwell County: 2.3 %Calloway County: 4.4 %Campbell County: 4.1 %Carlisle County: 2 %Carroll County: 6.7 %Carter County: 1.3 %Casey County: 6.3 %Christian County: 10.5 %Clark County: 3.4 %Clay County: 1.7 %Clinton County: 2.2 %Crittenden County: 7.1 %Cumberland County: 5.2 %Daviess County: 6.1 %Edmonson County: 3.4 %Elliott County: 0.7 %Estill County: 2 %Fayette County: 15.9 %Fleming County: 3.7 %Floyd County: 1.6 %Franklin County: 6.2 %Fulton County: 3.4 %Gallatin County: 4.5 %Garrard County: 4.1 %Grant County: 2.9 %Graves County: 6.1 %Grayson County: 3.9 %Green County: 2.6 %Greenup County: 1.9 %Hancock County: 0.7 %Hardin County: 6.8 %Harlan County: 1 %Harrison County: 2.6 %Hart County: 8.4 %Henderson County: 3.2 %Henry County: 3.9 %Hickman County: 1.5 %Hopkins County: 2.6 %Jackson County: 0.4 %Jefferson County: 12.9 %Jessamine County: 7.2 %Johnson County: 1.6 %Kenton County: 5.5 %Knott County: 1.1 %Knox County: 1.2 %Larue County: 3.5 %Laurel County: 1.4 %Lawrence County: 1.9 %Lee County: 1.5 %Leslie County: 0.3 %Letcher County: 1 %Lewis County: 0.6 %Lincoln County: 2.8 %Livingston County: 1.1 %Logan County: 3.7 %Lyon County: 1.4 %McCracken County: 3.1 %McCreary County: 1.9 %McLean County: 2.7 %Madison County: 3.8 %Magoffin County: 1.2 %Marion County: 3.7 %Marshall County: 1.4 %Martin County: 1.4 %Mason County: 2.3 %Meade County: 2.6 %Menifee County: 2.1 %Mercer County: 3.1 %Metcalfe County: 2.2 %Monroe County: 3.1 %Montgomery County: 4.2 %Morgan County: 1 %Muhlenberg County: 2.1 %Nelson County: 3.2 %Nicholas County: 1 %Ohio County: 4.6 %Oldham County: 6 %Owen County: 3.2 %Owsley County: 0.1 %Pendleton County: 1.1 %Perry County: 2.7 %Pike County: 1.5 %Powell County: 1.6 %Pulaski County: 2.3 %Robertson County: 0 %Rockcastle County: 1.3 %Rowan County: 1.9 %Russell County: 4.4 %Scott County: 4.8 %Shelby County: 9.8 %Simpson County: 3.2 %Spencer County: 1.6 %Taylor County: 3.9 %Todd County: 13 %Trigg County: 7.8 %Trimble County: 1.5 %Union County: 1.3 %Warren County: 15.3 %Washington County: 5.3 %Wayne County: 3.6 %Webster County: 6.2 %Whitley County: 0.9 %Wolfe County: 2 %Woodford County: 7.5 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Fayette County: 15.9 %Fayette County15.9Warren County: 15.3 %Warren County15.3Todd County: 13 %Todd County13Jefferson County: 12.9 %Jefferson County12.9Christian County: 10.5 %Christian County10.5Butler County: 9.9 %Butler County9.9Shelby County: 9.8 %Shelby County9.8Boone County: 8.8 %Boone County8.8Hart County: 8.4 %Hart County8.4Trigg County: 7.8 %Trigg County7.8Woodford County: 7.5 %Woodford County7.5Jessamine County: 7.2 %Jessamine County7.2Crittenden County: 7.1 %Crittenden County7.1Bath County: 7 %Bath County7Hardin County: 6.8 %Hardin County6.8Carroll County: 6.7 %Carroll County6.7Bourbon County: 6.3 %Bourbon County6.3Casey County: 6.3 %Casey County6.3Franklin County: 6.2 %Franklin County6.2Webster County: 6.2 %Webster County6.2Daviess County: 6.1 %Daviess County6.1Graves County: 6.1 %Graves County6.1Oldham County: 6 %Oldham County6Barren County: 6 %Barren County6Allen County: 5.9 %Allen County5.9Kenton County: 5.5 %Kenton County5.5Washington County: 5.3 %Washington County5.3Cumberland County: 5.2 %Cumberland County5.2Scott County: 4.8 %Scott County4.8Ohio County: 4.6 %Ohio County4.6Gallatin County: 4.5 %Gallatin County4.5Calloway County: 4.4 %Calloway County4.4Russell County: 4.4 %Russell County4.4Montgomery County: 4.2 %Montgomery County4.2Garrard County: 4.1 %Garrard County4.1Campbell County: 4.1 %Campbell County4.1Adair County: 4 %Adair County4Grayson County: 3.9 %Grayson County3.9Taylor County: 3.9 %Taylor County3.9Henry County: 3.9 %Henry County3.9Fayette County: 15.9 %Fayette County15.9Warren County: 15.3 %Warren County15.3Todd County: 13 %Todd County13Jefferson County: 12.9 %Jefferson County12.9Christian County: 10.5 %Christian County10.5Butler County: 9.9 %Butler County9.9Shelby County: 9.8 %Shelby County9.8Boone County: 8.8 %Boone County8.8Hart County: 8.4 %Hart County8.4Trigg County: 7.8 %Trigg County7.8Woodford County: 7.5 %Woodford County7.5Jessamine County: 7.2 %Jessamine County7.2Crittenden County: 7.1 %Crittenden County7.1Bath County: 7 %Bath County7Hardin County: 6.8 %Hardin County6.8Carroll County: 6.7 %Carroll County6.7Bourbon County: 6.3 %Bourbon County6.3Casey County: 6.3 %Casey County6.3Franklin County: 6.2 %Franklin County6.2Webster County: 6.2 %Webster County6.2Daviess County: 6.1 %Daviess County6.1Graves County: 6.1 %Graves County6.1Oldham County: 6 %Oldham County6Barren County: 6 %Barren County6Allen County: 5.9 %Allen County5.9Kenton County: 5.5 %Kenton County5.5Washington County: 5.3 %Washington County5.3Cumberland County: 5.2 %Cumberland County5.2Scott County: 4.8 %Scott County4.8Ohio County: 4.6 %Ohio County4.6Gallatin County: 4.5 %Gallatin County4.5Calloway County: 4.4 %Calloway County4.4Russell County: 4.4 %Russell County4.4Montgomery County: 4.2 %Montgomery County4.2Garrard County: 4.1 %Garrard County4.1Campbell County: 4.1 %Campbell County4.1Adair County: 4 %Adair County4Grayson County: 3.9 %Grayson County3.9Taylor County: 3.9 %Taylor County3.9Henry County: 3.9 %Henry County3.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Fayette County15.9+1 pts
2Warren County15.3+1.6 pts
3Todd County13+2.4 pts
4Jefferson County12.9+0.9 pts
5Christian County10.5+0.4 pts
6Butler County9.9+3.4 pts
7Shelby County9.8-0.7 pts
8Boone County8.8+0.1 pts
9Hart County8.4+1.5 pts
10Trigg County7.8-1.5 pts
11Woodford County7.5+1 pts
12Jessamine County7.2-0.3 pts
13Crittenden County7.1+0.1 pts
14Bath County7+1.4 pts
15Hardin County6.80 pts
16Carroll County6.7-0.4 pts
17Bourbon County6.3+0.3 pts
18Casey County6.3+1.2 pts
19Franklin County6.2-0.1 pts
20Webster County6.2+0.6 pts
21Daviess County6.1+0.2 pts
22Graves County6.1+0.1 pts
23Oldham County6+0.7 pts
24Barren County6+0.6 pts
25Allen County5.9-3.1 pts
26Kenton County5.5-0 pts
27Washington County5.3+0.1 pts
28Cumberland County5.2+0.5 pts
29Scott County4.8-0.2 pts
30Ohio County4.6+0.7 pts
31Gallatin County4.5+0.8 pts
32Calloway County4.4+0.5 pts
33Russell County4.4-0.1 pts
34Montgomery County4.2+0.1 pts
35Garrard County4.1+0.4 pts
36Campbell County4.1+0.2 pts
37Adair County4+0.5 pts
38Grayson County3.9+2 pts
38Taylor County3.9+0.2 pts
40Henry County3.9-0.5 pts
41Madison County3.8-0.1 pts
42Fleming County3.7-0.5 pts
43Logan County3.7+0.6 pts
44Marion County3.7+0.3 pts
45Wayne County3.6-0.3 pts
46Larue County3.5+0.8 pts
47Boyle County3.4-0.4 pts
48Breckinridge County3.4+0.3 pts
48Edmonson County3.4-0.3 pts
50Fulton County3.4+1.1 pts
51Clark County3.4+0.5 pts
52Owen County3.2+0.6 pts
53Simpson County3.2+1.5 pts
54Ballard County3.2-0.9 pts
54Nelson County3.2+0.2 pts
56Henderson County3.2+0.4 pts
57Bullitt County3.1+0.2 pts
58Monroe County3.1-0.6 pts
59Mercer County3.1-0.9 pts
60McCracken County3.1+0.4 pts
61Anderson County3+1.3 pts
62Grant County2.9+0.8 pts
63Lincoln County2.8+0.3 pts
64McLean County2.7+1 pts
65Perry County2.70 pts
66Green County2.6-0.2 pts
67Hopkins County2.6+0.4 pts
68Harrison County2.6+0.3 pts
69Meade County2.6-0 pts
70Caldwell County2.3-0.9 pts
71Mason County2.3-0.6 pts
72Pulaski County2.3-0.7 pts
73Clinton County2.2+0.8 pts
73Metcalfe County2.2+0.3 pts
75Menifee County2.1+0.2 pts
76Muhlenberg County2.1-0.4 pts
77Boyd County2+0.1 pts
77Carlisle County2-0.1 pts
79Estill County2+0.2 pts
79Wolfe County2-0.3 pts
81Greenup County1.9+0.5 pts
82Lawrence County1.90 pts
83Rowan County1.9-1.1 pts
84McCreary County1.9+0.3 pts
85Clay County1.7+0.7 pts
86Spencer County1.60 pts
87Powell County1.6+0.2 pts
88Floyd County1.6+0.6 pts
89Johnson County1.6-0.2 pts
90Hickman County1.5-0.3 pts
91Lee County1.5+0.5 pts
92Trimble County1.5-0.2 pts
93Pike County1.5+0.1 pts
94Martin County1.40 pts
95Lyon County1.4+0.5 pts
96Marshall County1.4-0.2 pts
97Laurel County1.4-0.4 pts
98Union County1.3-0 pts
99Rockcastle County1.3+0.2 pts
100Carter County1.3+0.2 pts
101Magoffin County1.2+0.1 pts
102Knox County1.2-0.2 pts
103Livingston County1.1+0.2 pts
104Knott County1.1-0 pts
104Pendleton County1.10 pts
106Letcher County1+0.2 pts
107Harlan County1+0.2 pts
107Morgan County1-0.3 pts
107Nicholas County1+0.1 pts
110Bracken County0.9-0.1 pts
111Whitley County0.90 pts
112Hancock County0.7+0.2 pts
113Breathitt County0.7-0.5 pts
113Elliott County0.7-0.7 pts
115Lewis County0.6+0.2 pts
116Bell County0.5+0.1 pts
117Jackson County0.4-0.5 pts
118Leslie County0.3-1 pts
119Owsley County0.1+0.1 pts
120Robertson County0-0.7 pts

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About this ranking

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 counties 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 (Counties in Kentucky by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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, Counties in Kentucky by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/kentucky-counties. 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. Counties in Kentucky by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/kentucky-counties.

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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, Counties in Kentucky by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/kentucky-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population speaking a language other than English at home?

Fayette County, with 15.9% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Robertson County, with 0% in 2024.

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