RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Highest German population share, Kentucky counties · 2020

Kentucky counties ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2023 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 2000

01Campbell County, KYKY95,44135.1%–

02Kenton County, KYKY175,77932.2%–

03Boone County, KYKY145,31626.7%–

04Pendleton County, KYKY14,80022.2%–

05Oldham County, KYKY70,98619.7%–

06Owen County, KYKY11,60119.1%–

07Robertson County, KYKY2,32519.0%–

08Grant County, KYKY26,18117.6%–

09Meade County, KYKY30,69917.3%–

10Bracken County, KYKY8,51117.1%–

11Gallatin County, KYKY8,84016.8%–

12Spencer County, KYKY20,99816.4%–

13Jefferson County, KYKY795,22216.4%–

14Scott County, KYKY62,26215.0%–

15Shelby County, KYKY51,24314.8%–

16Bullitt County, KYKY86,45414.5%–

17Trigg County, KYKY14,51214.4%–

18Breckinridge County, KYKY21,50314.1%–

19Mason County, KYKY16,93613.5%–

20Trimble County, KYKY8,70113.4%–

21Fayette County, KYKY329,75113.3%–

22Franklin County, KYKY52,64913.1%–

23Hancock County, KYKY9,05013.0%–

24Jessamine County, KYKY57,14712.5%–

25McCracken County, KYKY67,55312.5%–

26Hardin County, KYKY113,48212.4%–

27Woodford County, KYKY27,88312.4%–

28Harrison County, KYKY19,62712.3%–

29Calloway County, KYKY39,42111.7%–

30Henry County, KYKY16,44711.7%–

31Boyle County, KYKY31,63211.5%–

32Henderson County, KYKY44,25511.5%–

33Daviess County, KYKY104,89811.4%–

34Nelson County, KYKY49,03611.3%–

35Edmonson County, KYKY12,74911.2%–

36Ballard County, KYKY7,59410.8%–

37Lyon County, KYKY9,12310.8%–

38Grayson County, KYKY27,40610.7%–

39Anderson County, KYKY25,22510.7%–

40Lewis County, KYKY12,90110.6%–

41Madison County, KYKY101,69610.5%–

42Union County, KYKY12,83910.5%–

43Crittenden County, KYKY8,80710.4%–

44Carroll County, KYKY11,14110.3%–

45Wolfe County, KYKY6,29810.2%–

46Warren County, KYKY149,37510.1%–

47Garrard County, KYKY18,20710.0%–

48Boyd County, KYKY47,7519.9%–

49Hart County, KYKY20,1179.8%–

50Bourbon County, KYKY20,2439.7%–

51Simpson County, KYKY20,7889.6%–

52Lee County, KYKY7,2979.5%–

53Pulaski County, KYKY67,3849.5%–

54Clark County, KYKY37,8889.2%–

55Fleming County, KYKY15,7879.2%–

56Nicholas County, KYKY7,9499.2%–

57Ohio County, KYKY23,9349.1%–

58Bath County, KYKY13,1768.9%–

59Christian County, KYKY70,1158.9%–

60Marshall County, KYKY31,6598.8%–

61Mercer County, KYKY23,7338.7%–

62Russell County, KYKY18,6088.7%–

63Casey County, KYKY16,2058.6%–

64Rowan County, KYKY24,4768.6%–

65Livingston County, KYKY8,8638.5%–

66Larue County, KYKY15,1848.3%–

67Todd County, KYKY12,9728.1%–

68Taylor County, KYKY26,7638.1%–

69Knott County, KYKY13,3217.8%–

70Greenup County, KYKY35,2137.8%–

71McLean County, KYKY9,0647.7%–

72Hickman County, KYKY4,3727.7%–

73Johnson County, KYKY22,0517.7%–

74Menifee County, KYKY6,4307.5%–

75Metcalfe County, KYKY10,5837.5%–

76Carter County, KYKY26,1497.4%–

77Cumberland County, KYKY5,9927.4%–

78Webster County, KYKY12,9297.3%–

79Magoffin County, KYKY11,1107.3%–

80Adair County, KYKY19,4237.3%–

81Laurel County, KYKY63,7467.2%–

82Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1487.2%–

83Butler County, KYKY12,5207.1%–

84Logan County, KYKY28,6697.1%–

85Carlisle County, KYKY4,7477.1%–

86Caldwell County, KYKY12,6097.0%–

87Wayne County, KYKY19,5977.0%–

88Allen County, KYKY22,5366.9%–

89Washington County, KYKY12,3686.8%–

90Morgan County, KYKY14,4156.8%–

91Whitley County, KYKY37,2976.7%–

92Barren County, KYKY45,6416.7%–

93Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6346.6%–

94Perry County, KYKY26,5556.5%–

95Hopkins County, KYKY45,1276.5%–

96Graves County, KYKY37,0506.3%–

97Bell County, KYKY22,8296.3%–

98Elliott County, KYKY7,2656.3%–

99Floyd County, KYKY34,4016.2%–

100McCreary County, KYKY17,1246.1%–

101Estill County, KYKY13,9625.9%–

102Lincoln County, KYKY25,3535.9%–

103Montgomery County, KYKY28,8225.8%–

104Pike County, KYKY54,7215.8%–

105Clinton County, KYKY9,1395.7%–

106Letcher County, KYKY19,9525.6%–

107Marion County, KYKY20,1155.5%–

108Fulton County, KYKY6,2185.3%–

109Lawrence County, KYKY15,7655.0%–

110Green County, KYKY11,6444.9%–

111Martin County, KYKY10,6974.9%–

112Powell County, KYKY12,8124.5%–

113Harlan County, KYKY24,7254.4%–

114Owsley County, KYKY3,9324.2%–

115Jackson County, KYKY13,3254.1%–

116Knox County, KYKY29,5324.0%–

117Monroe County, KYKY11,1913.9%–

118Leslie County, KYKY9,6273.8%–

119Breathitt County, KYKY12,5583.7%–

120Clay County, KYKY19,4652.7%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES