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 (2020 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. The median across all 120 is 8.8%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2010

01Campbell County, KYKY95,44135.1%−4.7 pts

02Kenton County, KYKY175,77932.2%−2.0 pts

03Boone County, KYKY145,31626.7%−7.7 pts

04Pendleton County, KYKY14,80022.2%−10.5 pts

05Oldham County, KYKY70,98619.7%−3.3 pts

06Owen County, KYKY11,60119.1%+1.8 pts

07Robertson County, KYKY2,32519.0%−5.9 pts

08Grant County, KYKY26,18117.6%−7.6 pts

09Meade County, KYKY30,69917.3%−4.8 pts

10Bracken County, KYKY8,51117.1%−9.8 pts

11Gallatin County, KYKY8,84016.8%−8.6 pts

12Spencer County, KYKY20,99816.4%−3.0 pts

13Jefferson County, KYKY795,22216.4%−3.6 pts

14Scott County, KYKY62,26215.0%−1.2 pts

15Shelby County, KYKY51,24314.8%−1.2 pts

16Bullitt County, KYKY86,45414.5%−4.4 pts

17Trigg County, KYKY14,51214.4%+3.9 pts

18Breckinridge County, KYKY21,50314.1%−4.0 pts

19Mason County, KYKY16,93613.5%−7.0 pts

20Trimble County, KYKY8,70113.4%−3.6 pts

21Fayette County, KYKY329,75113.3%−1.6 pts

22Franklin County, KYKY52,64913.1%−0.7 pts

23Hancock County, KYKY9,05013.0%−5.7 pts

24Jessamine County, KYKY57,14712.5%−3.6 pts

25McCracken County, KYKY67,55312.5%−4.1 pts

26Hardin County, KYKY113,48212.4%−3.6 pts

27Woodford County, KYKY27,88312.4%−3.9 pts

28Harrison County, KYKY19,62712.3%−6.7 pts

29Calloway County, KYKY39,42111.7%−3.2 pts

30Henry County, KYKY16,44711.7%−4.7 pts

31Boyle County, KYKY31,63211.5%−2.3 pts

32Henderson County, KYKY44,25511.5%−5.6 pts

33Daviess County, KYKY104,89811.4%−2.7 pts

34Nelson County, KYKY49,03611.3%−2.4 pts

35Edmonson County, KYKY12,74911.2%+3.8 pts

36Ballard County, KYKY7,59410.8%−3.2 pts

37Lyon County, KYKY9,12310.8%−1.7 pts

38Grayson County, KYKY27,40610.7%+1.3 pts

39Anderson County, KYKY25,22510.7%−3.4 pts

40Lewis County, KYKY12,90110.6%+0.8 pts

41Madison County, KYKY101,69610.5%−4.9 pts

42Union County, KYKY12,83910.5%−2.0 pts

43Crittenden County, KYKY8,80710.4%+2.2 pts

44Carroll County, KYKY11,14110.3%−5.1 pts

45Wolfe County, KYKY6,29810.2%+3.4 pts

46Warren County, KYKY149,37510.1%−3.9 pts

47Garrard County, KYKY18,20710.0%−6.1 pts

48Boyd County, KYKY47,7519.9%−3.8 pts

49Hart County, KYKY20,1179.8%−0.3 pts

50Bourbon County, KYKY20,2439.7%−2.8 pts

51Simpson County, KYKY20,7889.6%+2.9 pts

52Lee County, KYKY7,2979.5%−0.3 pts

53Pulaski County, KYKY67,3849.5%+0.6 pts

54Clark County, KYKY37,8889.2%−2.6 pts

55Fleming County, KYKY15,7879.2%−5.4 pts

56Nicholas County, KYKY7,9499.2%−1.5 pts

57Ohio County, KYKY23,9349.1%+2.2 pts

58Bath County, KYKY13,1768.9%−1.1 pts

59Christian County, KYKY70,1158.9%−2.5 pts

60Marshall County, KYKY31,6598.8%−6.6 pts

61Mercer County, KYKY23,7338.7%−3.2 pts

62Russell County, KYKY18,6088.7%−0.7 pts

63Casey County, KYKY16,2058.6%−0.3 pts

64Rowan County, KYKY24,4768.6%−6.2 pts

65Livingston County, KYKY8,8638.5%−0.3 pts

66Larue County, KYKY15,1848.3%−2.3 pts

67Todd County, KYKY12,9728.1%−4.1 pts

68Taylor County, KYKY26,7638.1%−4.2 pts

69Knott County, KYKY13,3217.8%+1.5 pts

70Greenup County, KYKY35,2137.8%−10.4 pts

71McLean County, KYKY9,0647.7%−3.7 pts

72Hickman County, KYKY4,3727.7%−3.4 pts

73Johnson County, KYKY22,0517.7%−0.7 pts

74Menifee County, KYKY6,4307.5%−6.1 pts

75Metcalfe County, KYKY10,5837.5%+0.7 pts

76Carter County, KYKY26,1497.4%−5.7 pts

77Cumberland County, KYKY5,9927.4%−3.5 pts

78Webster County, KYKY12,9297.3%−1.9 pts

79Magoffin County, KYKY11,1107.3%+2.6 pts

80Adair County, KYKY19,4237.3%−1.0 pts

81Laurel County, KYKY63,7467.2%−2.1 pts

82Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1487.2%+0.3 pts

83Butler County, KYKY12,5207.1%+0.1 pts

84Logan County, KYKY28,6697.1%−3.4 pts

85Carlisle County, KYKY4,7477.1%−0.1 pts

86Caldwell County, KYKY12,6097.0%−4.7 pts

87Wayne County, KYKY19,5977.0%+0.5 pts

88Allen County, KYKY22,5366.9%−2.9 pts

89Washington County, KYKY12,3686.8%+0.9 pts

90Morgan County, KYKY14,4156.8%−1.2 pts

91Whitley County, KYKY37,2976.7%−3.4 pts

92Barren County, KYKY45,6416.7%−4.4 pts

93Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6346.6%−1.8 pts

94Perry County, KYKY26,5556.5%+1.2 pts

95Hopkins County, KYKY45,1276.5%−4.6 pts

96Graves County, KYKY37,0506.3%−5.6 pts

97Bell County, KYKY22,8296.3%+2.6 pts

98Elliott County, KYKY7,2656.3%−3.4 pts

99Floyd County, KYKY34,4016.2%−1.2 pts

100McCreary County, KYKY17,1246.1%−2.3 pts

101Estill County, KYKY13,9625.9%−2.2 pts

102Lincoln County, KYKY25,3535.9%−1.1 pts

103Montgomery County, KYKY28,8225.8%−5.9 pts

104Pike County, KYKY54,7215.8%−1.4 pts

105Clinton County, KYKY9,1395.7%0.0 pts

106Letcher County, KYKY19,9525.6%−0.4 pts

107Marion County, KYKY20,1155.5%−1.0 pts

108Fulton County, KYKY6,2185.3%−6.0 pts

109Lawrence County, KYKY15,7655.0%−4.0 pts

110Green County, KYKY11,6444.9%−4.2 pts

111Martin County, KYKY10,6974.9%−0.8 pts

112Powell County, KYKY12,8124.5%−5.4 pts

113Harlan County, KYKY24,7254.4%−2.0 pts

114Owsley County, KYKY3,9324.2%−0.8 pts

115Jackson County, KYKY13,3254.1%−2.7 pts

116Knox County, KYKY29,5324.0%−1.9 pts

117Monroe County, KYKY11,1913.9%−4.2 pts

118Leslie County, KYKY9,6273.8%−0.1 pts

119Breathitt County, KYKY12,5583.7%−4.9 pts

120Clay County, KYKY19,4652.7%−1.7 pts

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