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

Fayette County had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 120 counties in 2021, at 13.4%. Owsley County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 2.5% and the figure for Kentucky was 5.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.4Fayette County
Lowest0Owsley County
Median2.5120 counties
Kentucky5.9History

Map of counties, 2021

Adair County: 3.3 %Allen County: 6.9 %Anderson County: 1.9 %Ballard County: 5.2 %Barren County: 5 %Bath County: 5.2 %Bell County: 0.3 %Boone County: 8 %Bourbon County: 6.6 %Boyd County: 2.2 %Boyle County: 4 %Bracken County: 1.1 %Breathitt County: 1 %Breckinridge County: 2.6 %Bullitt County: 2.4 %Butler County: 5.9 %Caldwell County: 2.5 %Calloway County: 3.4 %Campbell County: 3.7 %Carlisle County: 1.8 %Carroll County: 6.1 %Carter County: 1.2 %Casey County: 5 %Christian County: 10.6 %Clark County: 3.2 %Clay County: 0.8 %Clinton County: 2.5 %Crittenden County: 4.9 %Cumberland County: 5.8 %Daviess County: 5.2 %Edmonson County: 3 %Elliott County: 1.7 %Estill County: 1.1 %Fayette County: 13.4 %Fleming County: 4.5 %Floyd County: 0.7 %Franklin County: 6.5 %Fulton County: 2.1 %Gallatin County: 2.9 %Garrard County: 4.5 %Grant County: 2 %Graves County: 4.3 %Grayson County: 1.7 %Green County: 2.4 %Greenup County: 1.1 %Hancock County: 2.1 %Hardin County: 6.6 %Harlan County: 1.1 %Harrison County: 2.7 %Hart County: 6.5 %Henderson County: 2.1 %Henry County: 3.3 %Hickman County: 2.2 %Hopkins County: 1.7 %Jackson County: 4.5 %Jefferson County: 10.4 %Jessamine County: 7 %Johnson County: 1.8 %Kenton County: 5 %Knott County: 1 %Knox County: 0.8 %Larue County: 2.4 %Laurel County: 1.6 %Lawrence County: 2.2 %Lee County: 1.1 %Leslie County: 1 %Letcher County: 1.5 %Lewis County: 1.1 %Lincoln County: 3.3 %Livingston County: 0.3 %Logan County: 3 %Lyon County: 2.1 %McCracken County: 2.8 %McCreary County: 2.1 %McLean County: 1.5 %Madison County: 4 %Magoffin County: 1.3 %Marion County: 3 %Marshall County: 1.5 %Martin County: 2 %Mason County: 4.7 %Meade County: 2.4 %Menifee County: 2.8 %Mercer County: 4.5 %Metcalfe County: 1.5 %Monroe County: 3.1 %Montgomery County: 3.5 %Morgan County: 1.3 %Muhlenberg County: 1.9 %Nelson County: 2.6 %Nicholas County: 1.6 %Ohio County: 4.2 %Oldham County: 5.2 %Owen County: 1.2 %Owsley County: 0 %Pendleton County: 1.1 %Perry County: 3.2 %Pike County: 1 %Powell County: 2.4 %Pulaski County: 2.5 %Robertson County: 0.9 %Rockcastle County: 0.6 %Rowan County: 3.3 %Russell County: 4.1 %Scott County: 3.8 %Shelby County: 10.2 %Simpson County: 2.3 %Spencer County: 1.9 %Taylor County: 2.8 %Todd County: 11.4 %Trigg County: 6.1 %Trimble County: 2 %Union County: 2.1 %Warren County: 11.7 %Washington County: 7.1 %Wayne County: 2.9 %Webster County: 5 %Whitley County: 1.2 %Wolfe County: 2.4 %Woodford County: 5.7 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Fayette County: 13.4 %Fayette County13.4Warren County: 11.7 %Warren County11.7Todd County: 11.4 %Todd County11.4Christian County: 10.6 %Christian County10.6Jefferson County: 10.4 %Jefferson County10.4Shelby County: 10.2 %Shelby County10.2Boone County: 8 %Boone County8Washington County: 7.1 %Washington County7.1Jessamine County: 7 %Jessamine County7Allen County: 6.9 %Allen County6.9Hardin County: 6.6 %Hardin County6.6Bourbon County: 6.6 %Bourbon County6.6Hart County: 6.5 %Hart County6.5Franklin County: 6.5 %Franklin County6.5Carroll County: 6.1 %Carroll County6.1Trigg County: 6.1 %Trigg County6.1Butler County: 5.9 %Butler County5.9Cumberland County: 5.8 %Cumberland County5.8Woodford County: 5.7 %Woodford County5.7Oldham County: 5.2 %Oldham County5.2Daviess County: 5.2 %Daviess County5.2Ballard County: 5.2 %Ballard County5.2Bath County: 5.2 %Bath County5.2Barren County: 5 %Barren County5Kenton County: 5 %Kenton County5Casey County: 5 %Casey County5Webster County: 5 %Webster County5Crittenden County: 4.9 %Crittenden County4.9Mason County: 4.7 %Mason County4.7Mercer County: 4.5 %Mercer County4.5Garrard County: 4.5 %Garrard County4.5Fleming County: 4.5 %Fleming County4.5Jackson County: 4.5 %Jackson County4.5Graves County: 4.3 %Graves County4.3Ohio County: 4.2 %Ohio County4.2Russell County: 4.1 %Russell County4.1Boyle County: 4 %Boyle County4Madison County: 4 %Madison County4Scott County: 3.8 %Scott County3.8Campbell County: 3.7 %Campbell County3.7Fayette County: 13.4 %Fayette County13.4Warren County: 11.7 %Warren County11.7Todd County: 11.4 %Todd County11.4Christian County: 10.6 %Christian County10.6Jefferson County: 10.4 %Jefferson County10.4Shelby County: 10.2 %Shelby County10.2Boone County: 8 %Boone County8Washington County: 7.1 %Washington County7.1Jessamine County: 7 %Jessamine County7Allen County: 6.9 %Allen County6.9Hardin County: 6.6 %Hardin County6.6Bourbon County: 6.6 %Bourbon County6.6Hart County: 6.5 %Hart County6.5Franklin County: 6.5 %Franklin County6.5Carroll County: 6.1 %Carroll County6.1Trigg County: 6.1 %Trigg County6.1Butler County: 5.9 %Butler County5.9Cumberland County: 5.8 %Cumberland County5.8Woodford County: 5.7 %Woodford County5.7Oldham County: 5.2 %Oldham County5.2Daviess County: 5.2 %Daviess County5.2Ballard County: 5.2 %Ballard County5.2Bath County: 5.2 %Bath County5.2Barren County: 5 %Barren County5Kenton County: 5 %Kenton County5Casey County: 5 %Casey County5Webster County: 5 %Webster County5Crittenden County: 4.9 %Crittenden County4.9Mason County: 4.7 %Mason County4.7Mercer County: 4.5 %Mercer County4.5Garrard County: 4.5 %Garrard County4.5Fleming County: 4.5 %Fleming County4.5Jackson County: 4.5 %Jackson County4.5Graves County: 4.3 %Graves County4.3Ohio County: 4.2 %Ohio County4.2Russell County: 4.1 %Russell County4.1Boyle County: 4 %Boyle County4Madison County: 4 %Madison County4Scott County: 3.8 %Scott County3.8Campbell County: 3.7 %Campbell County3.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Fayette County13.4
2Warren County11.7
3Todd County11.4
4Christian County10.6
5Jefferson County10.4
6Shelby County10.2
7Boone County8
8Washington County7.1
9Jessamine County7
10Allen County6.9
11Hardin County6.6
12Bourbon County6.6
13Hart County6.5
14Franklin County6.5
15Carroll County6.1
15Trigg County6.1
17Butler County5.9
18Cumberland County5.8
19Woodford County5.7
20Oldham County5.2
21Daviess County5.2
22Ballard County5.2
23Bath County5.2
24Barren County5
24Kenton County5
26Casey County5
27Webster County5
28Crittenden County4.9
29Mason County4.7
30Mercer County4.5
31Garrard County4.5
32Fleming County4.5
33Jackson County4.5
34Graves County4.3
35Ohio County4.2
36Russell County4.1
37Boyle County4
38Madison County4
39Scott County3.8
40Campbell County3.7
41Montgomery County3.5
42Calloway County3.4
43Lincoln County3.3
44Rowan County3.3
45Adair County3.3
45Henry County3.3
47Clark County3.2
48Perry County3.2
49Monroe County3.1
50Edmonson County3
50Logan County3
52Marion County3
53Gallatin County2.9
54Wayne County2.9
55Menifee County2.8
56Taylor County2.8
57McCracken County2.8
58Harrison County2.7
59Nelson County2.6
60Breckinridge County2.6
61Pulaski County2.5
62Clinton County2.5
63Caldwell County2.5
64Bullitt County2.4
64Green County2.4
66Larue County2.4
67Powell County2.4
67Wolfe County2.4
69Meade County2.4
70Simpson County2.3
71Lawrence County2.2
72Boyd County2.2
72Hickman County2.2
74McCreary County2.1
75Hancock County2.1
75Henderson County2.1
77Lyon County2.1
77Union County2.1
79Fulton County2.1
80Grant County2
81Martin County2
82Trimble County2
83Muhlenberg County1.9
84Anderson County1.9
85Spencer County1.9
86Johnson County1.8
87Carlisle County1.8
88Grayson County1.7
89Hopkins County1.7
90Elliott County1.7
91Laurel County1.6
92Nicholas County1.6
93McLean County1.5
93Metcalfe County1.5
95Letcher County1.5
95Marshall County1.5
97Magoffin County1.3
98Morgan County1.3
99Carter County1.2
99Whitley County1.2
101Owen County1.2
102Bracken County1.1
103Pendleton County1.1
104Greenup County1.1
104Lewis County1.1
106Estill County1.1
107Harlan County1.1
107Lee County1.1
109Breathitt County1
110Leslie County1
110Pike County1
112Knott County1
113Robertson County0.9
114Knox County0.8
115Clay County0.8
116Floyd County0.7
117Rockcastle County0.6
118Bell County0.3
119Livingston County0.3
120Owsley County0

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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.

How to cite

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/kentucky-counties?period=2021. 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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/kentucky-counties?period=2021.

Harvard

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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/kentucky-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Fayette County, with 13.4% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Owsley County, with 0% in 2021.

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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 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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