RANKING · 2024 ACS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Highest American population share, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities ranked by the share of all residents who are American ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: American residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 86 is 9.0%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Murray, KY, up 45 places to #13.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAMERICAN SHAREVS 2010

01▲5Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57630.5%−0.8 pts

02▲22Danville, KYKY17,73624.8%+3.5 pts

03▲12Cynthiana, KYKY6,57620.1%−1.8 pts

04▼1Maysville, KYKY8,68819.5%+2.1 pts

05▲22Somerset, KYKY12,69518.5%−7.6 pts

06▼2Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58617.3%−14.0 pts

07▲11Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32917.1%−7.0 pts

08▲18Leitchfield, KYKY7,01516.6%−4.1 pts

09▼7Nicholasville, KYKY33,85716.5%−7.5 pts

10▲2Frankfort, KYKY28,65715.3%−0.2 pts

11▲31Franklin, KYKY10,75915.3%+3.0 pts

12▲10Morehead, KYKY6,77614.9%−12.9 pts

13▲45Murray, KYKY18,96414.7%+1.0 pts

14▲3Georgetown, KYKY40,88314.0%−5.2 pts

15▼8Glasgow, KYKY15,30213.5%−10.6 pts

16▲27Reidland, KYKY5,27713.4%+0.6 pts

17▲36Monticello, KYKY5,72113.2%−8.5 pts

18▲1Owensboro, KYKY60,89212.9%−14.6 pts

19▼6Berea, KYKY16,66212.6%−6.5 pts

20▲31Mayfield, KYKY9,85112.5%+0.5 pts

21▼20Flatwoods, KYKY7,43911.8%−4.2 pts

22▼17Ashland, KYKY20,99611.7%−4.5 pts

23▲2Wilmore, KYKY6,38011.5%+1.4 pts

24▲44Villa Hills, KYKY7,79711.3%+1.1 pts

25▼16Madisonville, KYKY19,42811.3%−5.6 pts

26▼10La Grange, KYKY10,66911.3%−12.4 pts

27▲4Richmond, KYKY40,66311.1%−3.5 pts

28▲12Russellville, KYKY7,45410.9%−3.8 pts

29▲1Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93110.8%−17.9 pts

30▲3London, KYKY7,63710.8%−26.0 pts

31▼8Versailles, KYKY10,73410.8%−8.3 pts

32▼12Paris, KYKY10,13010.7%−16.5 pts

33▼22Henderson, KYKY27,82210.6%−2.6 pts

34▲1Hillview, KYKY9,02010.5%−11.6 pts

35▲10Williamsburg, KYKY5,37110.2%−11.1 pts

36▲11Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57510.0%−3.9 pts

37▲13Lebanon, KYKY6,6999.9%−10.9 pts

38▲8Campbellsville, KYKY11,7839.5%−7.6 pts

39▼5Alexandria, KYKY10,9949.5%−5.3 pts

40▲4Paducah, KYKY26,7309.2%+0.9 pts

41▼13Crestwood, KYKY6,5829.2%−7.1 pts

42▲15Bardstown, KYKY14,1619.2%−14.1 pts

43▲11Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4489.0%−4.1 pts

44▼36Pikeville, KYKY7,2708.9%−2.1 pts

45▼9Corbin, KYKY7,9118.7%−19.0 pts

46▼36Central City, KYKY5,7938.6%−13.7 pts

47▲27Walton, KYKY5,8688.5%−1.9 pts

48▼19Middletown, KYKY9,9448.3%−3.0 pts

49▲11Shelbyville, KYKY18,4538.2%−13.7 pts

50▼18Middlesborough, KYKY8,7768.2%−40.7 pts

51▲16Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7517.8%−6.2 pts

52▲7Independence, KYKY30,1987.7%−4.6 pts

53▲10Bowling Green, KYKY78,5057.5%−0.2 pts

54▼2Lexington, KYKY329,7517.5%−4.8 pts

55▲16Shively, KYKY15,8957.3%−1.1 pts

56▼19Winchester, KYKY19,5147.0%−17.8 pts

57▼18Mount Washington, KYKY18,9896.8%−23.2 pts

58▲15Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1446.7%−3.9 pts

59▼21Vine Grove, KYKY7,0186.7%−6.0 pts

60▲26Oak Grove, KYKY7,8306.7%−1.2 pts

61▲1Edgewood, KYKY8,5036.6%−1.4 pts

62▲17Hebron, KYKY6,4076.6%−4.0 pts

63▼8Union, KYKY7,9376.5%−5.3 pts

64▲1Burlington, KYKY18,0086.5%−2.3 pts

65▲18Francisville, KYKY10,5656.4%−0.9 pts

66▲16Highland Heights, KYKY6,3416.3%−2.4 pts

67▼1Erlanger, KYKY20,1586.3%−4.5 pts

68▼47Lyndon, KYKY11,3015.9%−3.7 pts

69▼13Florence, KYKY34,0185.9%−2.8 pts

70▼9Louisville, KYKY641,9625.6%−4.8 pts

71▼23Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4115.6%−10.6 pts

72▼8Fort Wright, KYKY6,2405.1%−3.1 pts

73▼32Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1935.0%−7.7 pts

74▼4St. Matthews, KYKY17,8685.0%−16.0 pts

75Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1424.9%−3.3 pts

76▼4Covington, KYKY41,8474.9%−8.0 pts

77▲4Elsmere, KYKY9,5214.8%−8.1 pts

78▼29Radcliff, KYKY22,5764.3%−6.3 pts

79▼3Oakbrook, KYKY10,2114.1%−1.8 pts

80Newport, KYKY13,9984.0%−6.5 pts

81▼3Fort Knox, KYKY8,8363.8%−0.8 pts

82▼68Princeton, KYKY6,1683.7%−24.0 pts

83▲1Cold Spring, KYKY6,6403.6%−1.2 pts

84▼15Dayton, KYKY5,9743.4%−7.8 pts

85▼8Bellevue, KYKY5,8473.3%−3.4 pts

86▼1Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3561.6%−11.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES