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 2022, at 13.6%. Owsley County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 2.7% and the figure for Kentucky was 5.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.6Fayette County
Median2.7120 counties
Kentucky5.9History

Map of counties, 2022

Adair County: 3.3 %Allen County: 7 %Anderson County: 1.6 %Ballard County: 5.6 %Barren County: 5.5 %Bath County: 4.5 %Bell County: 0.4 %Boone County: 8.4 %Bourbon County: 6.5 %Boyd County: 2.2 %Boyle County: 3.3 %Bracken County: 1.3 %Breathitt County: 1 %Breckinridge County: 4.4 %Bullitt County: 3.1 %Butler County: 6.8 %Caldwell County: 3.2 %Calloway County: 3.4 %Campbell County: 3.5 %Carlisle County: 1.3 %Carroll County: 6 %Carter County: 1.3 %Casey County: 4.9 %Christian County: 10.2 %Clark County: 2.9 %Clay County: 1 %Clinton County: 1.6 %Crittenden County: 6.3 %Cumberland County: 7 %Daviess County: 5 %Edmonson County: 3.1 %Elliott County: 0.9 %Estill County: 1.3 %Fayette County: 13.6 %Fleming County: 4.4 %Floyd County: 0.9 %Franklin County: 6.1 %Fulton County: 0.8 %Gallatin County: 3.1 %Garrard County: 4.1 %Grant County: 1.1 %Graves County: 4.7 %Grayson County: 1.9 %Green County: 2.6 %Greenup County: 1.2 %Hancock County: 0.6 %Hardin County: 6.8 %Harlan County: 1.1 %Harrison County: 2 %Hart County: 5.9 %Henderson County: 2.2 %Henry County: 4.3 %Hickman County: 1.9 %Hopkins County: 1.9 %Jackson County: 1 %Jefferson County: 10.6 %Jessamine County: 6.5 %Johnson County: 1.7 %Kenton County: 5.2 %Knott County: 0.8 %Knox County: 1 %Larue County: 1.7 %Laurel County: 1.6 %Lawrence County: 1.3 %Lee County: 0.7 %Leslie County: 1.4 %Letcher County: 1.3 %Lewis County: 0.4 %Lincoln County: 3 %Livingston County: 0.5 %Logan County: 2.8 %Lyon County: 2 %McCracken County: 2.5 %McCreary County: 1.8 %McLean County: 1.7 %Madison County: 3.6 %Magoffin County: 1.3 %Marion County: 2.8 %Marshall County: 1.5 %Martin County: 1.2 %Mason County: 3.5 %Meade County: 2.5 %Menifee County: 2.4 %Mercer County: 3.9 %Metcalfe County: 2.1 %Monroe County: 3.3 %Montgomery County: 3.9 %Morgan County: 1.6 %Muhlenberg County: 1.8 %Nelson County: 2.7 %Nicholas County: 1.4 %Ohio County: 4.1 %Oldham County: 5.1 %Owen County: 1 %Owsley County: 0 %Pendleton County: 0.9 %Perry County: 2.7 %Pike County: 1 %Powell County: 1.6 %Pulaski County: 3 %Robertson County: 0.9 %Rockcastle County: 0.4 %Rowan County: 3 %Russell County: 4.4 %Scott County: 4 %Shelby County: 10.1 %Simpson County: 1.6 %Spencer County: 1.5 %Taylor County: 3.3 %Todd County: 12.3 %Trigg County: 6.2 %Trimble County: 3.3 %Union County: 2.2 %Warren County: 12.4 %Washington County: 5.3 %Wayne County: 3.2 %Webster County: 5.2 %Whitley County: 1 %Wolfe County: 1.2 %Woodford County: 5.4 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Fayette County: 13.6 %Fayette County13.6Warren County: 12.4 %Warren County12.4Todd County: 12.3 %Todd County12.3Jefferson County: 10.6 %Jefferson County10.6Christian County: 10.2 %Christian County10.2Shelby County: 10.1 %Shelby County10.1Boone County: 8.4 %Boone County8.4Cumberland County: 7 %Cumberland County7Allen County: 7 %Allen County7Butler County: 6.8 %Butler County6.8Hardin County: 6.8 %Hardin County6.8Jessamine County: 6.5 %Jessamine County6.5Bourbon County: 6.5 %Bourbon County6.5Crittenden County: 6.3 %Crittenden County6.3Trigg County: 6.2 %Trigg County6.2Franklin County: 6.1 %Franklin County6.1Carroll County: 6 %Carroll County6Hart County: 5.9 %Hart County5.9Ballard County: 5.6 %Ballard County5.6Barren County: 5.5 %Barren County5.5Woodford County: 5.4 %Woodford County5.4Washington County: 5.3 %Washington County5.3Kenton County: 5.2 %Kenton County5.2Webster County: 5.2 %Webster County5.2Oldham County: 5.1 %Oldham County5.1Daviess County: 5 %Daviess County5Casey County: 4.9 %Casey County4.9Graves County: 4.7 %Graves County4.7Bath County: 4.5 %Bath County4.5Breckinridge County: 4.4 %Breckinridge County4.4Russell County: 4.4 %Russell County4.4Fleming County: 4.4 %Fleming County4.4Henry County: 4.3 %Henry County4.3Garrard County: 4.1 %Garrard County4.1Ohio County: 4.1 %Ohio County4.1Scott County: 4 %Scott County4Mercer County: 3.9 %Mercer County3.9Montgomery County: 3.9 %Montgomery County3.9Madison County: 3.6 %Madison County3.6Mason County: 3.5 %Mason County3.5Fayette County: 13.6 %Fayette County13.6Warren County: 12.4 %Warren County12.4Todd County: 12.3 %Todd County12.3Jefferson County: 10.6 %Jefferson County10.6Christian County: 10.2 %Christian County10.2Shelby County: 10.1 %Shelby County10.1Boone County: 8.4 %Boone County8.4Cumberland County: 7 %Cumberland County7Allen County: 7 %Allen County7Butler County: 6.8 %Butler County6.8Hardin County: 6.8 %Hardin County6.8Jessamine County: 6.5 %Jessamine County6.5Bourbon County: 6.5 %Bourbon County6.5Crittenden County: 6.3 %Crittenden County6.3Trigg County: 6.2 %Trigg County6.2Franklin County: 6.1 %Franklin County6.1Carroll County: 6 %Carroll County6Hart County: 5.9 %Hart County5.9Ballard County: 5.6 %Ballard County5.6Barren County: 5.5 %Barren County5.5Woodford County: 5.4 %Woodford County5.4Washington County: 5.3 %Washington County5.3Kenton County: 5.2 %Kenton County5.2Webster County: 5.2 %Webster County5.2Oldham County: 5.1 %Oldham County5.1Daviess County: 5 %Daviess County5Casey County: 4.9 %Casey County4.9Graves County: 4.7 %Graves County4.7Bath County: 4.5 %Bath County4.5Breckinridge County: 4.4 %Breckinridge County4.4Russell County: 4.4 %Russell County4.4Fleming County: 4.4 %Fleming County4.4Henry County: 4.3 %Henry County4.3Garrard County: 4.1 %Garrard County4.1Ohio County: 4.1 %Ohio County4.1Scott County: 4 %Scott County4Mercer County: 3.9 %Mercer County3.9Montgomery County: 3.9 %Montgomery County3.9Madison County: 3.6 %Madison County3.6Mason County: 3.5 %Mason County3.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Fayette County13.6+0.2 pts
2Warren County12.4+0.7 pts
3Todd County12.3+1 pts
4Jefferson County10.6+0.3 pts
5Christian County10.2-0.4 pts
6Shelby County10.1-0.2 pts
7Boone County8.4+0.4 pts
8Cumberland County7+1.2 pts
9Allen County7+0.1 pts
10Butler County6.8+0.9 pts
10Hardin County6.8+0.2 pts
12Jessamine County6.5-0.5 pts
13Bourbon County6.5-0.1 pts
14Crittenden County6.3+1.4 pts
15Trigg County6.2+0.1 pts
16Franklin County6.1-0.4 pts
17Carroll County6-0.1 pts
18Hart County5.9-0.6 pts
19Ballard County5.6+0.5 pts
20Barren County5.5+0.5 pts
21Woodford County5.4-0.3 pts
22Washington County5.3-1.9 pts
23Kenton County5.2+0.1 pts
24Webster County5.2+0.2 pts
25Oldham County5.1-0.1 pts
26Daviess County5-0.2 pts
27Casey County4.9-0.1 pts
28Graves County4.7+0.5 pts
29Bath County4.5-0.6 pts
30Breckinridge County4.4+1.9 pts
31Russell County4.4+0.3 pts
32Fleming County4.4-0.1 pts
33Henry County4.3+1 pts
34Garrard County4.1-0.4 pts
35Ohio County4.1-0.1 pts
36Scott County4+0.2 pts
37Mercer County3.9-0.6 pts
38Montgomery County3.9+0.4 pts
39Madison County3.6-0.4 pts
40Mason County3.5-1.2 pts
41Campbell County3.5-0.2 pts
42Calloway County3.4-0.1 pts
43Adair County3.3+0.1 pts
43Monroe County3.3+0.3 pts
45Taylor County3.3+0.5 pts
46Trimble County3.3+1.3 pts
47Boyle County3.3-0.7 pts
48Wayne County3.2+0.4 pts
49Caldwell County3.2+0.7 pts
50Gallatin County3.1+0.2 pts
51Edmonson County3.1+0.1 pts
52Bullitt County3.1+0.6 pts
53Rowan County3-0.3 pts
54Lincoln County3-0.3 pts
55Pulaski County3+0.4 pts
56Clark County2.9-0.3 pts
57Logan County2.8-0.2 pts
57Marion County2.8-0.1 pts
59Nelson County2.7+0.1 pts
59Perry County2.7-0.5 pts
61Green County2.6+0.2 pts
62Meade County2.5+0.2 pts
63McCracken County2.5-0.3 pts
64Menifee County2.4-0.4 pts
65Union County2.2+0.1 pts
66Boyd County2.2-0 pts
67Henderson County2.20 pts
68Metcalfe County2.1+0.6 pts
69Harrison County2-0.7 pts
69Lyon County2-0.1 pts
71Grayson County1.9+0.2 pts
72Hickman County1.9-0.3 pts
73Hopkins County1.9+0.2 pts
74McCreary County1.8-0.3 pts
74Muhlenberg County1.8-0.1 pts
76Johnson County1.7-0.1 pts
77McLean County1.7+0.1 pts
78Larue County1.7-0.8 pts
79Powell County1.6-0.7 pts
80Anderson County1.6-0.3 pts
80Laurel County1.6-0 pts
80Simpson County1.6-0.7 pts
83Morgan County1.6+0.3 pts
84Clinton County1.6-0.9 pts
85Marshall County1.50 pts
85Spencer County1.5-0.4 pts
87Leslie County1.4+0.4 pts
88Nicholas County1.4-0.2 pts
89Magoffin County1.30 pts
90Estill County1.3+0.2 pts
91Bracken County1.3+0.2 pts
92Carter County1.3+0.1 pts
92Letcher County1.3-0.2 pts
94Lawrence County1.3-1 pts
95Carlisle County1.3-0.5 pts
96Martin County1.2-0.7 pts
97Wolfe County1.2-1.2 pts
98Greenup County1.2+0.1 pts
99Harlan County1.1+0.1 pts
100Grant County1.1-0.9 pts
101Whitley County1-0.2 pts
102Knox County1+0.2 pts
103Owen County1-0.2 pts
104Jackson County1-3.5 pts
104Pike County10 pts
106Breathitt County1-0 pts
107Clay County1+0.2 pts
108Elliott County0.9-0.8 pts
109Pendleton County0.9-0.3 pts
110Floyd County0.9+0.1 pts
110Robertson County0.9-0 pts
112Fulton County0.8-1.2 pts
113Knott County0.8-0.2 pts
114Lee County0.7-0.3 pts
115Hancock County0.6-1.5 pts
116Livingston County0.5+0.2 pts
117Bell County0.4+0.1 pts
117Rockcastle County0.4-0.2 pts
119Lewis County0.4-0.7 pts
120Owsley County00 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 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/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 (Counties 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, Counties 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-counties?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. Counties in Kentucky by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/kentucky-counties?period=2022.

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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, 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-counties?period=2022 (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 13.6% in 2022, 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 2022.

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