RANKING · 2024 ACS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Highest German population share, Kentucky counties

Kentucky counties 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 120 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2010

01Campbell County, KYKY95,44134.7%−5.1 pts

02Kenton County, KYKY175,77929.6%−4.7 pts

03Boone County, KYKY145,31625.8%−8.6 pts

04Oldham County, KYKY70,98621.9%−1.0 pts

05Grant County, KYKY26,18120.3%−4.9 pts

06Pendleton County, KYKY14,80019.3%−13.4 pts

07Gallatin County, KYKY8,84018.9%−6.4 pts

08Bracken County, KYKY8,51118.6%−8.3 pts

09Owen County, KYKY11,60117.2%−0.1 pts

10Spencer County, KYKY20,99816.7%−2.8 pts

11Robertson County, KYKY2,32516.6%−8.3 pts

12Shelby County, KYKY51,24316.2%+0.1 pts

13Trigg County, KYKY14,51215.8%+5.3 pts

14Jefferson County, KYKY795,22215.6%−4.4 pts

15Cumberland County, KYKY5,99213.8%+2.9 pts

16Bullitt County, KYKY86,45413.5%−5.5 pts

17Woodford County, KYKY27,88313.0%−3.3 pts

18Hardin County, KYKY113,48212.9%−3.0 pts

19Carroll County, KYKY11,14112.8%−2.6 pts

20Lee County, KYKY7,29712.8%+3.0 pts

21Scott County, KYKY62,26212.7%−3.5 pts

22Breckinridge County, KYKY21,50312.6%−5.6 pts

23Fayette County, KYKY329,75112.4%−2.5 pts

24Lewis County, KYKY12,90112.3%+2.5 pts

25Franklin County, KYKY52,64912.3%−1.5 pts

26Rowan County, KYKY24,47612.2%−2.5 pts

27Meade County, KYKY30,69912.0%−10.1 pts

28Trimble County, KYKY8,70111.9%−5.1 pts

29Harrison County, KYKY19,62711.9%−7.1 pts

30Hancock County, KYKY9,05011.9%−6.9 pts

31Mason County, KYKY16,93611.9%−8.7 pts

32Union County, KYKY12,83911.8%−0.7 pts

33Hart County, KYKY20,11711.8%+1.7 pts

34McLean County, KYKY9,06411.6%+0.2 pts

35Carter County, KYKY26,14911.3%−1.7 pts

36McCracken County, KYKY67,55311.1%−5.5 pts

37Fleming County, KYKY15,78710.8%−3.8 pts

38Edmonson County, KYKY12,74910.8%+3.3 pts

39Nelson County, KYKY49,03610.6%−3.1 pts

40Clark County, KYKY37,88810.5%−1.3 pts

41Pulaski County, KYKY67,38410.5%+1.6 pts

42Russell County, KYKY18,60810.5%+1.0 pts

43Henry County, KYKY16,44710.2%−6.1 pts

44Anderson County, KYKY25,22510.1%−4.0 pts

45Henderson County, KYKY44,25510.1%−7.0 pts

46Daviess County, KYKY104,89810.0%−4.1 pts

47Jessamine County, KYKY57,1479.7%−6.4 pts

48Hickman County, KYKY4,3729.7%−1.3 pts

49Boyd County, KYKY47,7519.7%−4.1 pts

50Simpson County, KYKY20,7889.7%+2.9 pts

51Madison County, KYKY101,6969.6%−5.8 pts

52Calloway County, KYKY39,4219.2%−5.7 pts

53Caldwell County, KYKY12,6099.2%−2.5 pts

54Warren County, KYKY149,3759.2%−4.8 pts

55Ohio County, KYKY23,9349.1%+2.3 pts

56Grayson County, KYKY27,4069.1%−0.3 pts

57Christian County, KYKY70,1159.1%−2.4 pts

58Crittenden County, KYKY8,8078.8%+0.6 pts

59Carlisle County, KYKY4,7478.8%+1.6 pts

60Lyon County, KYKY9,1238.7%−3.7 pts

61Boyle County, KYKY31,6328.7%−5.2 pts

62Bourbon County, KYKY20,2438.6%−3.8 pts

63Larue County, KYKY15,1848.6%−2.0 pts

64Taylor County, KYKY26,7638.6%−3.8 pts

65Whitley County, KYKY37,2978.5%−1.6 pts

66Logan County, KYKY28,6698.3%−2.2 pts

67Allen County, KYKY22,5368.2%−1.6 pts

68Ballard County, KYKY7,5948.2%−5.8 pts

69Bath County, KYKY13,1768.2%−1.9 pts

70Adair County, KYKY19,4238.1%−0.2 pts

71Greenup County, KYKY35,2138.1%−10.1 pts

72Marshall County, KYKY31,6598.0%−7.5 pts

73Todd County, KYKY12,9727.9%−4.3 pts

74Laurel County, KYKY63,7467.8%−1.6 pts

75Wayne County, KYKY19,5977.6%+1.1 pts

76Bell County, KYKY22,8297.6%+3.9 pts

77Jackson County, KYKY13,3257.6%+0.8 pts

78Livingston County, KYKY8,8637.5%−1.3 pts

79Pike County, KYKY54,7217.3%+0.1 pts

80Powell County, KYKY12,8127.3%−2.5 pts

81Mercer County, KYKY23,7337.1%−4.7 pts

82Barren County, KYKY45,6417.1%−4.0 pts

83Montgomery County, KYKY28,8227.1%−4.6 pts

84Letcher County, KYKY19,9527.1%+1.1 pts

85Washington County, KYKY12,3687.1%+1.2 pts

86Magoffin County, KYKY11,1107.0%+2.3 pts

87Hopkins County, KYKY45,1276.7%−4.4 pts

88Morgan County, KYKY14,4156.7%−1.3 pts

89Marion County, KYKY20,1156.4%−0.1 pts

90Johnson County, KYKY22,0516.4%−2.0 pts

91Casey County, KYKY16,2056.3%−2.6 pts

92Graves County, KYKY37,0506.3%−5.6 pts

93Floyd County, KYKY34,4016.1%−1.3 pts

94Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1486.0%−0.8 pts

95Clinton County, KYKY9,1395.8%+0.1 pts

96Nicholas County, KYKY7,9495.8%−4.8 pts

97Lincoln County, KYKY25,3535.8%−1.2 pts

98Metcalfe County, KYKY10,5835.7%−1.0 pts

99Garrard County, KYKY18,2075.7%−10.4 pts

100Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6345.7%−2.8 pts

101Lawrence County, KYKY15,7655.7%−3.4 pts

102Leslie County, KYKY9,6275.6%+1.6 pts

103Webster County, KYKY12,9295.5%−3.7 pts

104Wolfe County, KYKY6,2985.4%−1.4 pts

105Fulton County, KYKY6,2185.2%−6.1 pts

106Estill County, KYKY13,9625.0%−3.0 pts

107Green County, KYKY11,6445.0%−4.2 pts

108Perry County, KYKY26,5555.0%−0.4 pts

109Butler County, KYKY12,5204.8%−2.3 pts

110Knox County, KYKY29,5324.7%−1.3 pts

111Elliott County, KYKY7,2654.6%−5.1 pts

112Owsley County, KYKY3,9324.5%−0.5 pts

113Harlan County, KYKY24,7254.4%−1.9 pts

114Monroe County, KYKY11,1914.4%−3.7 pts

115Menifee County, KYKY6,4304.3%−9.3 pts

116Knott County, KYKY13,3213.9%−2.4 pts

117McCreary County, KYKY17,1243.9%−4.5 pts

118Breathitt County, KYKY12,5583.8%−4.9 pts

119Martin County, KYKY10,6973.7%−2.0 pts

120Clay County, KYKY19,4653.4%−1.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES