RANKING · 2024 ACS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Highest German population share, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: German 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 12.0%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Cynthiana, KY, up 29 places to #38.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2010

01Cold Spring, KYKY6,64042.1%−13.8 pts

02▲5Bellevue, KYKY5,84739.6%−7.0 pts

03▲1Fort Wright, KYKY6,24039.5%−8.4 pts

04▲7Union, KYKY7,93737.9%+3.3 pts

05▼2Edgewood, KYKY8,50337.7%−8.7 pts

06▲2Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14236.4%−10.0 pts

07▲6Alexandria, KYKY10,99433.1%−5.0 pts

08▲6Dayton, KYKY5,97432.6%+4.5 pts

09▼3Villa Hills, KYKY7,79732.4%−13.7 pts

10▲18Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57531.4%+7.4 pts

11▼9Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75130.8%−5.1 pts

12Independence, KYKY30,19829.9%−6.1 pts

13▼4Erlanger, KYKY20,15829.1%−7.2 pts

14▲7Newport, KYKY13,99829.0%+3.8 pts

15▼10Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14427.5%−10.5 pts

16▲2Oakbrook, KYKY10,21127.5%−13.9 pts

17▲9Crestwood, KYKY6,58227.5%+7.8 pts

18▲1Covington, KYKY41,84726.4%+0.5 pts

19▼3Francisville, KYKY10,56526.3%−7.4 pts

20▼10Highland Heights, KYKY6,34125.8%−7.0 pts

21▼4Elsmere, KYKY9,52124.9%+2.2 pts

22▼7St. Matthews, KYKY17,86824.5%−3.3 pts

23▲1Florence, KYKY34,01823.9%−8.3 pts

24▼4Burlington, KYKY18,00823.1%−7.0 pts

25▲2Vine Grove, KYKY7,01820.4%+4.7 pts

26▼1Walton, KYKY5,86819.9%−5.6 pts

27▲6La Grange, KYKY10,66919.7%+3.6 pts

28▲3Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19316.6%−5.6 pts

29Lyndon, KYKY11,30116.3%−5.3 pts

30Middletown, KYKY9,94415.9%−5.2 pts

31▲5Wilmore, KYKY6,38015.6%−10.8 pts

32▲6Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44815.2%+0.9 pts

33▼11Hebron, KYKY6,40715.1%−17.3 pts

34▼2Louisville, KYKY641,96214.8%−4.3 pts

35▼1Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93114.6%−1.7 pts

36▲21Pikeville, KYKY7,27013.6%+2.9 pts

37▲28Oak Grove, KYKY7,83012.7%−3.0 pts

38▲29Cynthiana, KYKY6,57612.6%−4.0 pts

39▲11Bardstown, KYKY14,16112.5%+0.7 pts

40▼1Lexington, KYKY329,75112.4%−2.5 pts

41▼6Georgetown, KYKY40,88312.4%−2.0 pts

42▼5Mount Washington, KYKY18,98912.3%−5.1 pts

43▲12Morehead, KYKY6,77612.0%−7.3 pts

44▼21Reidland, KYKY5,27711.9%−2.7 pts

45▲23Winchester, KYKY19,51411.6%+2.0 pts

46▲5Ashland, KYKY20,99611.5%−3.8 pts

47▲9Radcliff, KYKY22,57611.3%−2.7 pts

48▼2Shelbyville, KYKY18,45311.2%−4.9 pts

49▼5Fort Knox, KYKY8,83611.2%−16.2 pts

50▲16Williamsburg, KYKY5,37110.8%0.0 pts

51▲21Franklin, KYKY10,75910.8%+5.0 pts

52▲11Hillview, KYKY9,02010.5%−5.5 pts

53▼13Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35610.4%−3.3 pts

54Frankfort, KYKY28,65710.3%−4.2 pts

55▲5Versailles, KYKY10,73410.0%−4.7 pts

56▼14Henderson, KYKY27,8229.8%−6.8 pts

57▼5Maysville, KYKY8,6889.8%−9.3 pts

58▼5Shively, KYKY15,8959.8%−1.7 pts

59▼12Owensboro, KYKY60,8929.7%−3.6 pts

60▼12Paducah, KYKY26,7309.3%−2.5 pts

61▲12Middlesborough, KYKY8,7769.3%+5.2 pts

62▲2Monticello, KYKY5,7219.0%+3.0 pts

63▼18Danville, KYKY17,7368.9%−6.5 pts

64▲10Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3298.7%−4.3 pts

65▼24Murray, KYKY18,9648.4%−6.6 pts

66▲18Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5868.3%−8.2 pts

67▼5Paris, KYKY10,1308.2%−1.3 pts

68▼9Bowling Green, KYKY78,5058.2%−4.1 pts

69▼11Richmond, KYKY40,6638.1%−9.5 pts

70▼9Berea, KYKY16,6628.1%−7.2 pts

71▼28Leitchfield, KYKY7,0158.1%+2.8 pts

72▼23Nicholasville, KYKY33,8578.0%−6.3 pts

73▼2Madisonville, KYKY19,4287.9%−5.5 pts

74▲1Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4117.8%−0.2 pts

75▲6Glasgow, KYKY15,3027.8%−3.8 pts

76▲2Somerset, KYKY12,6957.5%−2.0 pts

77▼7Flatwoods, KYKY7,4397.4%−7.9 pts

78▼9Campbellsville, KYKY11,7836.7%−7.9 pts

79▼2Princeton, KYKY6,1686.5%−5.7 pts

80▲6Corbin, KYKY7,9116.1%−6.5 pts

81▲4Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5765.8%−5.6 pts

82▼6London, KYKY7,6375.7%−5.6 pts

83▼4Mayfield, KYKY9,8515.6%−5.8 pts

84▼1Lebanon, KYKY6,6995.1%−3.1 pts

85▼3Russellville, KYKY7,4544.7%−1.2 pts

86▼6Central City, KYKY5,7933.9%−7.5 pts

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