RANKING · 2024 ACS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Highest Irish population share, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Irish ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Irish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH SHAREVS 2000

01St. Matthews, KYKY17,86823.7%–

02Fort Wright, KYKY6,24019.7%–

03Walton, KYKY5,86819.6%–

04Dayton, KYKY5,97419.3%–

05Francisville, KYKY10,56519.0%–

06Edgewood, KYKY8,50318.5%–

07Villa Hills, KYKY7,79718.5%–

08Highland Heights, KYKY6,34118.3%–

09Bellevue, KYKY5,84717.7%–

10Elsmere, KYKY9,52116.9%–

11Newport, KYKY13,99816.6%–

12Covington, KYKY41,84716.3%–

13Independence, KYKY30,19816.3%–

14Erlanger, KYKY20,15815.8%–

15Cold Spring, KYKY6,64015.7%–

16Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93115.5%–

17Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14215.5%–

18Leitchfield, KYKY7,01515.0%–

19Wilmore, KYKY6,38014.7%–

20Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19314.0%–

21Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75113.9%–

22Florence, KYKY34,01813.9%–

23La Grange, KYKY10,66913.8%–

24Union, KYKY7,93713.7%–

25Mount Washington, KYKY18,98913.6%–

26Lyndon, KYKY11,30113.3%–

27Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14413.3%–

28Shelbyville, KYKY18,45313.3%–

29Burlington, KYKY18,00813.2%–

30Oakbrook, KYKY10,21113.1%–

31Middlesborough, KYKY8,77612.8%–

32Frankfort, KYKY28,65712.6%–

33Flatwoods, KYKY7,43912.4%–

34Winchester, KYKY19,51412.1%–

35Middletown, KYKY9,94412.0%–

36Campbellsville, KYKY11,78311.9%–

37Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58611.8%–

38Alexandria, KYKY10,99411.7%–

39Maysville, KYKY8,68811.7%–

40Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57511.5%–

41Vine Grove, KYKY7,01811.5%–

42Bardstown, KYKY14,16111.5%–

43Louisville, KYKY641,96211.4%–

44Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44811.4%–

45Georgetown, KYKY40,88311.2%–

46Lexington, KYKY329,75110.9%–

47Williamsburg, KYKY5,37110.8%–

48Franklin, KYKY10,75910.4%–

49Hillview, KYKY9,02010.3%–

50Ashland, KYKY20,99610.2%–

51Pikeville, KYKY7,27010.2%–

52Hebron, KYKY6,40710.2%–

53Owensboro, KYKY60,89210.0%–

54Richmond, KYKY40,66310.0%–

55Morehead, KYKY6,7769.9%–

56Nicholasville, KYKY33,8579.8%–

57London, KYKY7,6379.8%–

58Crestwood, KYKY6,5829.8%–

59Berea, KYKY16,6629.6%–

60Henderson, KYKY27,8229.6%–

61Fort Knox, KYKY8,8369.6%–

62Versailles, KYKY10,7349.3%–

63Radcliff, KYKY22,5768.8%–

64Russellville, KYKY7,4548.5%–

65Cynthiana, KYKY6,5768.4%–

66Madisonville, KYKY19,4288.4%–

67Murray, KYKY18,9648.3%–

68Corbin, KYKY7,9118.3%–

69Central City, KYKY5,7937.7%–

70Bowling Green, KYKY78,5057.7%–

71Shively, KYKY15,8957.4%–

72Somerset, KYKY12,6957.4%–

73Danville, KYKY17,7367.4%–

74Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5767.2%–

75Paris, KYKY10,1307.2%–

76Reidland, KYKY5,2777.0%–

77Oak Grove, KYKY7,8306.9%–

78Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4116.7%–

79Glasgow, KYKY15,3026.5%–

80Monticello, KYKY5,7216.5%–

81Paducah, KYKY26,7306.3%–

82Lebanon, KYKY6,6996.3%–

83Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3296.2%–

84Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3565.8%–

85Princeton, KYKY6,1685.5%–

86Mayfield, KYKY9,8515.4%–

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