RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Highest American population share, Kentucky counties · 2020

Kentucky counties ranked by the share of all residents who are American ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: American residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 120 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAMERICAN SHAREVS 2010

01Owsley County, KYKY3,93259.6%+14.7 pts

02Breathitt County, KYKY12,55848.0%+11.4 pts

03Jackson County, KYKY13,32546.7%−5.1 pts

04Lincoln County, KYKY25,35342.1%−5.5 pts

05Menifee County, KYKY6,43041.1%+0.1 pts

06Elliott County, KYKY7,26540.8%−1.6 pts

07Clay County, KYKY19,46540.2%−6.4 pts

08Lee County, KYKY7,29739.6%−5.9 pts

09Lewis County, KYKY12,90137.9%+19.0 pts

10Morgan County, KYKY14,41537.2%+3.6 pts

11McLean County, KYKY9,06436.5%−0.8 pts

12Garrard County, KYKY18,20734.7%+2.5 pts

13Magoffin County, KYKY11,11034.3%−3.0 pts

14Nicholas County, KYKY7,94932.6%+3.2 pts

15Johnson County, KYKY22,05130.9%−4.8 pts

16Ohio County, KYKY23,93430.5%−9.4 pts

17Greenup County, KYKY35,21329.7%+14.4 pts

18Monroe County, KYKY11,19129.6%+3.5 pts

19Rowan County, KYKY24,47629.1%−2.2 pts

20Montgomery County, KYKY28,82228.1%−6.4 pts

21Bath County, KYKY13,17627.3%+1.9 pts

22Floyd County, KYKY34,40127.3%−11.1 pts

23Martin County, KYKY10,69726.7%−17.6 pts

24Pike County, KYKY54,72126.5%+6.9 pts

25Mason County, KYKY16,93626.1%+9.5 pts

26Boyd County, KYKY47,75124.9%+8.9 pts

27Butler County, KYKY12,52023.5%−8.2 pts

28Fleming County, KYKY15,78723.4%+6.4 pts

29Edmonson County, KYKY12,74921.7%+2.5 pts

30Jessamine County, KYKY57,14721.7%−2.1 pts

31Hopkins County, KYKY45,12720.7%+0.5 pts

32Henderson County, KYKY44,25520.6%+7.3 pts

33Barren County, KYKY45,64120.6%−2.5 pts

34Rockcastle County, KYKY16,14820.5%−26.0 pts

35Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,63419.8%−7.8 pts

36Franklin County, KYKY52,64919.6%+1.0 pts

37Green County, KYKY11,64419.3%−7.6 pts

38Estill County, KYKY13,96219.2%−21.0 pts

39Webster County, KYKY12,92918.8%−2.6 pts

40Woodford County, KYKY27,88318.8%+2.5 pts

41Hart County, KYKY20,11718.7%−8.9 pts

42Union County, KYKY12,83918.6%−1.5 pts

43Scott County, KYKY62,26218.5%−1.5 pts

44Anderson County, KYKY25,22518.5%−4.8 pts

45Bourbon County, KYKY20,24318.3%−5.6 pts

46Boyle County, KYKY31,63218.1%−8.3 pts

47Metcalfe County, KYKY10,58318.0%−2.5 pts

48Mercer County, KYKY23,73318.0%−12.8 pts

49Caldwell County, KYKY12,60917.4%−5.0 pts

50Daviess County, KYKY104,89817.4%−10.6 pts

51Casey County, KYKY16,20517.0%−26.4 pts

52Allen County, KYKY22,53616.9%−3.2 pts

53Ballard County, KYKY7,59416.8%+3.9 pts

54Livingston County, KYKY8,86316.8%+1.4 pts

55Carter County, KYKY26,14916.5%−2.1 pts

56Wolfe County, KYKY6,29816.4%−35.1 pts

57Hancock County, KYKY9,05016.4%−7.8 pts

58Robertson County, KYKY2,32516.3%−4.6 pts

59Breckinridge County, KYKY21,50316.2%+4.2 pts

60Trimble County, KYKY8,70115.5%−9.5 pts

61Henry County, KYKY16,44715.3%−6.2 pts

62Lawrence County, KYKY15,76515.2%−17.0 pts

63Marshall County, KYKY31,65915.1%−2.4 pts

64Madison County, KYKY101,69615.0%−4.6 pts

65Bracken County, KYKY8,51115.0%+6.8 pts

66Laurel County, KYKY63,74614.7%−17.3 pts

67Graves County, KYKY37,05014.6%−2.1 pts

68Crittenden County, KYKY8,80714.5%−10.0 pts

69Taylor County, KYKY26,76314.5%−8.6 pts

70Harrison County, KYKY19,62714.5%−4.2 pts

71Cumberland County, KYKY5,99214.5%−5.7 pts

72Todd County, KYKY12,97214.3%−8.4 pts

73Grayson County, KYKY27,40614.3%−7.8 pts

74Adair County, KYKY19,42314.3%−1.1 pts

75Russell County, KYKY18,60813.9%−7.2 pts

76Pulaski County, KYKY67,38413.7%−18.1 pts

77Logan County, KYKY28,66913.7%−2.1 pts

78Nelson County, KYKY49,03613.5%−8.7 pts

79Owen County, KYKY11,60113.4%−4.7 pts

80Letcher County, KYKY19,95213.3%−20.1 pts

81Washington County, KYKY12,36813.2%−15.0 pts

82Marion County, KYKY20,11513.2%−7.2 pts

83Powell County, KYKY12,81213.0%−21.2 pts

84Bell County, KYKY22,82912.5%−40.6 pts

85Clinton County, KYKY9,13912.5%−2.9 pts

86Lyon County, KYKY9,12312.4%−5.7 pts

87Bullitt County, KYKY86,45412.3%−13.6 pts

88Meade County, KYKY30,69912.1%−3.7 pts

89Clark County, KYKY37,88812.1%−13.7 pts

90Oldham County, KYKY70,98612.0%−8.2 pts

91Trigg County, KYKY14,51211.9%−3.3 pts

92Grant County, KYKY26,18111.7%−2.7 pts

93Whitley County, KYKY37,29711.6%−17.8 pts

94Shelby County, KYKY51,24311.5%−8.7 pts

95Wayne County, KYKY19,59711.4%−9.2 pts

96Leslie County, KYKY9,62711.4%−19.1 pts

97Simpson County, KYKY20,78811.2%−6.7 pts

98Pendleton County, KYKY14,80011.0%−0.3 pts

99Spencer County, KYKY20,99811.0%−14.0 pts

100McCreary County, KYKY17,12410.8%−2.8 pts

101Hickman County, KYKY4,37210.6%−8.1 pts

102Carroll County, KYKY11,14110.6%−9.4 pts

103Larue County, KYKY15,18410.5%−16.0 pts

104Calloway County, KYKY39,42110.2%−6.3 pts

105Hardin County, KYKY113,48210.1%−5.2 pts

106Warren County, KYKY149,37510.0%−1.8 pts

107Knox County, KYKY29,5329.8%−35.0 pts

108McCracken County, KYKY67,5539.7%−2.7 pts

109Perry County, KYKY26,5559.6%−18.0 pts

110Harlan County, KYKY24,7259.5%−21.3 pts

111Carlisle County, KYKY4,7478.7%−10.1 pts

112Fayette County, KYKY329,7518.6%−3.7 pts

113Fulton County, KYKY6,2188.6%−11.7 pts

114Knott County, KYKY13,3218.1%−28.6 pts

115Jefferson County, KYKY795,2227.6%−3.2 pts

116Campbell County, KYKY95,4417.0%−2.4 pts

117Christian County, KYKY70,1156.7%−9.5 pts

118Gallatin County, KYKY8,8406.4%−2.7 pts

119Kenton County, KYKY175,7796.4%−5.6 pts

120Boone County, KYKY145,3166.1%−3.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS