Sep 17, 2024 · Immigrants are defined as foreign-born residents, which includes people who became US citizens, hold work or student visas, or are undocumented residents. The number of foreign-born residents in Kentucky grew from 149K in 2013 to 202K in 2023.

Aug 6, 2020 · Four percent of Kentucky residents are immigrants, while 3 percent of residents are native-born U.S. citizens with at least one immigrant parent. In 2018, 169,346 immigrants (foreign-born individuals) comprised 4 percent of the population.

Jan 23, 2025 · The Kentucky Center for Economic Policy released a report including statistics and research compiled with the Immigration Research Initiative. Data shows Kentucky is home to about 180,000 immigrants.

Undocumented immigrants in Kentucky may access certain state-level rights and services, including the right to attend public schools, the right to obtain a driver’s license, and rights to medical services.

KRM’s immigration services are family-based and humanitarian (e.g., refugees and asylees). These services are open to community members of all immigration statuses, regardless of whether or not you were resettled by KRM or arrived as a refugee.

Aug 29, 2023 · Explore Kentucky immigration laws with FindLaw. Learn about immigrant rights, law enforcement, and resources for legal help.

Four percent of Kentucky residents are immigrants, while 3 percent of residents are native-born U.S. citizens with at least one immigrant parent. Two out of five immigrants in Kentucky are naturalized U.S. citizens. Immigrants in Kentucky are distributed across the educational spectrum.

Immigrants make up 5.4 percent of Kentucky's labor force and support the state’s economy in many ways. They account for 7.3 percent of entrepreneurs and 9.6 percent of STEM workers in the state.

Jan 17, 2025 · Kentucky is home to nearly 180,000 immigrants who work in low-wage, middle-wage and higher-wage jobs across all sectors of the economy. All told, 5% of working Kentuckians are immigrants. And their role in the economy is only growing. In 2000, immigrants were 2% of Kentucky’s population, 2% of its workforce and 2% of its business owners.

Get up-to-date Census data on immigrants in the United States with the Migration Policy Institute’s State Immigration Data Profile tool—population size, location, country of birth, language and education, workforce participation, income, poverty, recency of arrival, and more