RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Highest German population share, Kentucky cities · 2020

Kentucky cities ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2020 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 12.5%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2010

01Cold Spring, KYKY6,64044.0%−12.0 pts

02Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75142.7%+6.8 pts

03Edgewood, KYKY8,50341.2%−5.2 pts

04Fort Wright, KYKY6,24040.4%−7.5 pts

05Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14439.2%+1.2 pts

06Villa Hills, KYKY7,79736.8%−9.4 pts

07Bellevue, KYKY5,84736.6%−10.0 pts

08Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14236.4%−10.1 pts

09Erlanger, KYKY20,15835.3%−1.0 pts

10Highland Heights, KYKY6,34133.4%+0.6 pts

11Union, KYKY7,93733.4%−1.2 pts

12Independence, KYKY30,19831.4%−4.6 pts

13Alexandria, KYKY10,99431.3%−6.8 pts

14Dayton, KYKY5,97430.2%+2.1 pts

15St. Matthews, KYKY17,86828.0%+0.1 pts

16Francisville, KYKY10,56527.9%−5.9 pts

17Elsmere, KYKY9,52127.5%+4.8 pts

18Oakbrook, KYKY10,21127.0%−14.5 pts

19Covington, KYKY41,84725.3%−0.6 pts

20Burlington, KYKY18,00824.9%−5.2 pts

21Newport, KYKY13,99824.8%−0.4 pts

22Hebron, KYKY6,40723.9%−8.5 pts

23Reidland, KYKY5,27723.5%+8.9 pts

24Florence, KYKY34,01823.1%−9.1 pts

25Walton, KYKY5,86821.0%−4.5 pts

26Crestwood, KYKY6,58220.6%+0.9 pts

27Vine Grove, KYKY7,01820.3%+4.6 pts

28Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57519.8%−4.1 pts

29Lyndon, KYKY11,30119.7%−2.0 pts

30Middletown, KYKY9,94418.5%−2.5 pts

31Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19316.6%−5.6 pts

32Louisville, KYKY641,96215.4%−3.7 pts

33La Grange, KYKY10,66915.2%−0.8 pts

34Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93114.7%−1.6 pts

35Georgetown, KYKY40,88314.5%+0.2 pts

36Wilmore, KYKY6,38014.3%−12.1 pts

37Mount Washington, KYKY18,98914.2%−3.2 pts

38Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44813.8%−0.5 pts

39Lexington, KYKY329,75113.3%−1.6 pts

40Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35613.0%−0.8 pts

41Murray, KYKY18,96412.9%−2.0 pts

42Henderson, KYKY27,82212.6%−4.1 pts

43Leitchfield, KYKY7,01512.5%+7.2 pts

44Fort Knox, KYKY8,83612.1%−15.3 pts

45Danville, KYKY17,73612.1%−3.4 pts

46Shelbyville, KYKY18,45311.6%−4.4 pts

47Owensboro, KYKY60,89211.6%−1.8 pts

48Paducah, KYKY26,73011.4%−0.5 pts

49Nicholasville, KYKY33,85711.1%−3.2 pts

50Bardstown, KYKY14,16111.1%−0.8 pts

51Ashland, KYKY20,99611.0%−4.2 pts

52Maysville, KYKY8,68811.0%−8.0 pts

53Shively, KYKY15,89510.9%−0.5 pts

54Frankfort, KYKY28,65710.8%−3.7 pts

55Morehead, KYKY6,77610.8%−8.5 pts

56Radcliff, KYKY22,57610.6%−3.5 pts

57Pikeville, KYKY7,27010.4%−0.3 pts

58Richmond, KYKY40,66310.1%−7.5 pts

59Bowling Green, KYKY78,50510.0%−2.4 pts

60Versailles, KYKY10,73410.0%−4.7 pts

61Berea, KYKY16,6629.4%−5.9 pts

62Paris, KYKY10,1309.3%−0.3 pts

63Hillview, KYKY9,0209.3%−6.7 pts

64Monticello, KYKY5,7219.0%+3.1 pts

65Oak Grove, KYKY7,8308.9%−6.8 pts

66Williamsburg, KYKY5,3718.9%−1.9 pts

67Cynthiana, KYKY6,5768.9%−7.7 pts

68Winchester, KYKY19,5148.7%−0.9 pts

69Campbellsville, KYKY11,7838.6%−6.1 pts

70Flatwoods, KYKY7,4398.2%−7.0 pts

71Madisonville, KYKY19,4288.0%−5.4 pts

72Franklin, KYKY10,7597.8%+1.9 pts

73Middlesborough, KYKY8,7767.7%+3.6 pts

74Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3297.3%−5.7 pts

75Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4117.0%−1.0 pts

76London, KYKY7,6376.4%−4.9 pts

77Princeton, KYKY6,1686.2%−6.0 pts

78Somerset, KYKY12,6956.1%−3.5 pts

79Mayfield, KYKY9,8516.1%−5.4 pts

80Central City, KYKY5,7936.1%−5.4 pts

81Glasgow, KYKY15,3025.8%−5.8 pts

82Russellville, KYKY7,4545.7%−0.3 pts

83Lebanon, KYKY6,6995.0%−3.2 pts

84Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5864.9%−11.6 pts

85Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5764.8%−6.6 pts

86Corbin, KYKY7,9114.2%−8.4 pts

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