RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Highest English population share, Kentucky counties · 2020

Kentucky counties ranked by the share of all residents who are English ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: English residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 120 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 120 is 10.4%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPENGLISH SHAREVS 2010

01Carter County, KYKY26,14932.5%+21.4 pts

02Lawrence County, KYKY15,76532.1%+19.4 pts

03Clinton County, KYKY9,13931.0%−9.1 pts

04Cumberland County, KYKY5,99228.2%+12.3 pts

05Wayne County, KYKY19,59727.4%+16.2 pts

06Carlisle County, KYKY4,74726.2%+16.8 pts

07McCracken County, KYKY67,55323.5%+12.1 pts

08Calloway County, KYKY39,42119.9%+8.1 pts

09Hickman County, KYKY4,37219.9%+7.6 pts

10Lyon County, KYKY9,12319.7%+8.7 pts

11Graves County, KYKY37,05019.7%+9.4 pts

12Russell County, KYKY18,60819.6%−8.7 pts

13Fulton County, KYKY6,21818.1%+10.7 pts

14Ballard County, KYKY7,59418.0%+6.7 pts

15Marshall County, KYKY31,65916.1%+4.4 pts

16Adair County, KYKY19,42316.1%−3.2 pts

17Caldwell County, KYKY12,60915.0%+2.4 pts

18Wolfe County, KYKY6,29814.7%+3.1 pts

19Oldham County, KYKY70,98614.0%+0.9 pts

20Shelby County, KYKY51,24313.3%+1.3 pts

21Scott County, KYKY62,26213.3%+1.2 pts

22Simpson County, KYKY20,78813.2%+2.4 pts

23Allen County, KYKY22,53613.2%+3.3 pts

24Clark County, KYKY37,88813.2%+2.5 pts

25Woodford County, KYKY27,88313.1%−1.5 pts

26Anderson County, KYKY25,22512.8%+0.4 pts

27Madison County, KYKY101,69612.7%−0.5 pts

28Trimble County, KYKY8,70112.7%+2.4 pts

29Henry County, KYKY16,44712.7%−2.0 pts

30Franklin County, KYKY52,64912.6%−0.4 pts

31Butler County, KYKY12,52012.5%+3.8 pts

32Breckinridge County, KYKY21,50312.4%−1.1 pts

33Montgomery County, KYKY28,82212.2%0.0 pts

34Mason County, KYKY16,93611.9%+0.9 pts

35Campbell County, KYKY95,44111.8%+1.7 pts

36Bracken County, KYKY8,51111.8%−0.2 pts

37Jessamine County, KYKY57,14711.7%−1.7 pts

38Trigg County, KYKY14,51211.7%−6.2 pts

39Fleming County, KYKY15,78711.6%−1.3 pts

40Casey County, KYKY16,20511.6%+2.2 pts

41Harrison County, KYKY19,62711.4%+0.2 pts

42Taylor County, KYKY26,76311.4%+0.4 pts

43Boone County, KYKY145,31611.3%−1.6 pts

44Edmonson County, KYKY12,74911.3%+2.6 pts

45Boyle County, KYKY31,63211.3%−2.8 pts

46Fayette County, KYKY329,75111.2%−2.0 pts

47Boyd County, KYKY47,75111.2%−1.5 pts

48Marion County, KYKY20,11511.1%−3.2 pts

49Webster County, KYKY12,92910.9%−1.6 pts

50Pendleton County, KYKY14,80010.9%+1.5 pts

51Leslie County, KYKY9,62710.8%−6.8 pts

52Johnson County, KYKY22,05110.7%+1.2 pts

53Menifee County, KYKY6,43010.7%−4.1 pts

54Logan County, KYKY28,66910.6%−0.5 pts

55Hopkins County, KYKY45,12710.6%−2.2 pts

56Pulaski County, KYKY67,38410.5%−3.4 pts

57Bourbon County, KYKY20,24310.5%−1.0 pts

58Bullitt County, KYKY86,45410.5%+0.3 pts

59Rowan County, KYKY24,47610.4%+0.6 pts

60Elliott County, KYKY7,26510.4%+0.2 pts

61Todd County, KYKY12,97210.4%+5.2 pts

62Greenup County, KYKY35,21310.3%−3.0 pts

63Washington County, KYKY12,36810.2%−2.6 pts

64Kenton County, KYKY175,77910.2%−0.4 pts

65Bath County, KYKY13,17610.2%−3.0 pts

66Knott County, KYKY13,32110.2%−2.6 pts

67Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,63410.2%+0.2 pts

68Lee County, KYKY7,29710.0%−1.7 pts

69Livingston County, KYKY8,86310.0%−0.8 pts

70Mercer County, KYKY23,7339.9%−1.3 pts

71Nelson County, KYKY49,0369.9%−5.0 pts

72Crittenden County, KYKY8,8079.8%−2.0 pts

73Meade County, KYKY30,6999.7%−1.7 pts

74Warren County, KYKY149,3759.7%−1.0 pts

75Union County, KYKY12,8399.6%−1.9 pts

76Garrard County, KYKY18,2079.6%−3.0 pts

77Grayson County, KYKY27,4069.6%0.0 pts

78Jefferson County, KYKY795,2229.5%−0.8 pts

79Grant County, KYKY26,1819.4%−0.8 pts

80Daviess County, KYKY104,8989.3%−2.6 pts

81Morgan County, KYKY14,4159.3%−2.8 pts

82Barren County, KYKY45,6419.1%−1.5 pts

83Laurel County, KYKY63,7469.1%−3.0 pts

84Spencer County, KYKY20,9989.0%−3.1 pts

85Perry County, KYKY26,5559.0%−4.7 pts

86Lewis County, KYKY12,9018.8%−5.7 pts

87Whitley County, KYKY37,2978.8%+0.3 pts

88Carroll County, KYKY11,1418.8%−5.3 pts

89McLean County, KYKY9,0648.6%+0.8 pts

90Pike County, KYKY54,7218.6%−6.9 pts

91Estill County, KYKY13,9628.5%−0.8 pts

92Hart County, KYKY20,1178.4%−1.3 pts

93Clay County, KYKY19,4658.3%+3.1 pts

94Hardin County, KYKY113,4828.2%−3.4 pts

95Breathitt County, KYKY12,5588.1%−3.1 pts

96Ohio County, KYKY23,9348.1%−0.3 pts

97Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1488.1%−2.8 pts

98Harlan County, KYKY24,7258.1%0.0 pts

99Martin County, KYKY10,6978.0%+2.1 pts

100Jackson County, KYKY13,3258.0%+2.6 pts

101Powell County, KYKY12,8128.0%−7.1 pts

102Floyd County, KYKY34,4018.0%−0.2 pts

103Nicholas County, KYKY7,9497.9%−0.2 pts

104Hancock County, KYKY9,0507.8%−2.6 pts

105Lincoln County, KYKY25,3537.7%+0.5 pts

106Owsley County, KYKY3,9327.7%−4.9 pts

107Metcalfe County, KYKY10,5837.2%−3.0 pts

108Henderson County, KYKY44,2557.2%−4.8 pts

109Letcher County, KYKY19,9527.0%−2.6 pts

110Larue County, KYKY15,1846.8%−2.9 pts

111Christian County, KYKY70,1156.7%−3.8 pts

112Magoffin County, KYKY11,1106.5%−8.8 pts

113Knox County, KYKY29,5326.5%+1.3 pts

114Monroe County, KYKY11,1916.4%−7.4 pts

115Bell County, KYKY22,8296.3%−1.9 pts

116Robertson County, KYKY2,3255.9%−5.2 pts

117Gallatin County, KYKY8,8405.7%−4.4 pts

118Owen County, KYKY11,6015.7%−9.5 pts

119Green County, KYKY11,6445.6%−4.3 pts

120McCreary County, KYKY17,1244.4%−3.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS