Cities in Kentucky by population speaking Spanish at home, 2024

Shelbyville, KY had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 42 cities in 2024, at 15.2%. Alexandria, KY had the lowest, at 0.4%. The median was 3.1% and the figure for Kentucky was 3.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest15.2Shelbyville, KY
Median3.142 cities
Kentucky3.4History

All cities, 2024

Shelbyville, KY: 15.2 %Shelbyville, KY15.2Versailles, KY: 8.2 %Versailles, KY8.2Lexington, KY: 7.6 %Lexington, KY7.6Bowling Green, KY: 7.6 %Bowling Green, KY7.6Louisville, KY: 7.6 %Louisville, KY7.6Florence, KY: 6.5 %Florence, KY6.5La Grange, KY: 6.2 %La Grange, KY6.2Covington, KY: 4.7 %Covington, KY4.7Glasgow, KY: 4.6 %Glasgow, KY4.6Jeffersontown, KY: 4.5 %Jeffersontown, KY4.5Frankfort, KY: 4.3 %Frankfort, KY4.3Radcliff, KY: 4.2 %Radcliff, KY4.2Newport, KY: 4.1 %Newport, KY4.1Owensboro, KY: 4 %Owensboro, KY4Georgetown, KY: 3.8 %Georgetown, KY3.8Madisonville, KY: 3.6 %Madisonville, KY3.6Henderson, KY: 3.5 %Henderson, KY3.5Bardstown, KY: 3.5 %Bardstown, KY3.5Elizabethtown, KY: 3.4 %Elizabethtown, KY3.4Paris, KY: 3.1 %Paris, KY3.1Nicholasville, KY: 3.1 %Nicholasville, KY3.1Lyndon, KY: 3.1 %Lyndon, KY3.1Murray, KY: 3.1 %Murray, KY3.1Berea, KY: 3 %Berea, KY3Richmond, KY: 2.8 %Richmond, KY2.8Erlanger, KY: 2.7 %Erlanger, KY2.7Shively, KY: 2.7 %Shively, KY2.7Lawrenceburg, KY: 2.6 %Lawrenceburg, KY2.6Winchester, KY: 2.4 %Winchester, KY2.4Fort Thomas, KY: 2.4 %Fort Thomas, KY2.4Mount Washington, KY: 2.3 %Mount Washington, KY2.3Hopkinsville, KY: 2.3 %Hopkinsville, KY2.3Danville, KY: 2.2 %Danville, KY2.2Ashland, KY: 1.7 %Ashland, KY1.7Paducah, KY: 1.6 %Paducah, KY1.6Franklin, KY: 1.5 %Franklin, KY1.5Independence, KY: 1.3 %Independence, KY1.3St. Matthews, KY: 1.3 %St. Matthews, KY1.3Shepherdsville, KY: 1.3 %Shepherdsville, KY1.3Somerset, KY: 0.9 %Somerset, KY0.9Campbellsville, KY: 0.5 %Campbellsville, KY0.5Alexandria, KY: 0.4 %Alexandria, KY0.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Shelbyville, KY15.2-1.3 pts
2Versailles, KY8.2-0.1 pts
3Lexington, KY7.6+0.3 pts
4Bowling Green, KY7.6-0.3 pts
5Louisville, KY7.6+0.8 pts
6Florence, KY6.5+2.2 pts
7La Grange, KY6.2+0.8 pts
8Covington, KY4.7-0.3 pts
9Glasgow, KY4.6-0.7 pts
10Jeffersontown, KY4.5+0.2 pts
11Frankfort, KY4.3+0.4 pts
12Radcliff, KY4.2-0.2 pts
13Newport, KY4.1-0 pts
14Owensboro, KY4+0.3 pts
15Georgetown, KY3.8-0.1 pts
16Madisonville, KY3.6+0.9 pts
17Henderson, KY3.5+0.4 pts
18Bardstown, KY3.5+0.5 pts
19Elizabethtown, KY3.4-0.5 pts
20Paris, KY3.1-0.4 pts
21Nicholasville, KY3.1-0.9 pts
22Lyndon, KY3.1+0.1 pts
22Murray, KY3.1+0.3 pts
24Berea, KY3-0 pts
25Richmond, KY2.8-0.6 pts
26Erlanger, KY2.7-0.5 pts
27Shively, KY2.7+0.1 pts
28Lawrenceburg, KY2.6+0.3 pts
29Winchester, KY2.4+1.2 pts
30Fort Thomas, KY2.4+0.3 pts
31Mount Washington, KY2.3-0.6 pts
32Hopkinsville, KY2.3+0.1 pts
33Danville, KY2.2-0.9 pts
34Ashland, KY1.7-0 pts
35Paducah, KY1.60 pts
36Franklin, KY1.5-0.7 pts
37Independence, KY1.3+0.3 pts
38St. Matthews, KY1.3-0 pts
39Shepherdsville, KY1.3+0.5 pts
40Somerset, KY0.9-2 pts
41Campbellsville, KY0.5-0.2 pts
42Alexandria, KY0.4-0.5 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 5 and over who speak Spanish 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 or Hispanic origin. Hispanic origin is hispanic_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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish 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/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 Spanish 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 Spanish 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 Spanish 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 Spanish 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/spanish-spoken-at-home/kentucky-cities. 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 Spanish 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 Spanish 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/spanish-spoken-at-home/kentucky-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish 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 Spanish 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/spanish-spoken-at-home/kentucky-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Shelbyville, KY, with 15.2% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Alexandria, KY, with 0.4% in 2024.

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