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 (2024 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. The median across all 86 is 11.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Leitchfield, KY, up 58 places to #18.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH SHAREVS 2010

01▲12St. Matthews, KYKY17,86823.7%+8.9 pts

02▲6Fort Wright, KYKY6,24019.7%−4.6 pts

03▼2Walton, KYKY5,86819.6%+3.4 pts

04▲10Dayton, KYKY5,97419.3%+1.1 pts

05▼3Francisville, KYKY10,56519.0%−0.3 pts

06▲9Edgewood, KYKY8,50318.5%−4.2 pts

07▼3Villa Hills, KYKY7,79718.5%−4.0 pts

08▲12Highland Heights, KYKY6,34118.3%+1.4 pts

09Bellevue, KYKY5,84717.7%−0.1 pts

10▲2Elsmere, KYKY9,52116.9%−2.6 pts

11▲20Newport, KYKY13,99816.6%+0.3 pts

12▲4Covington, KYKY41,84716.3%+1.8 pts

13▼2Independence, KYKY30,19816.3%−4.1 pts

14▲5Erlanger, KYKY20,15815.8%−7.1 pts

15▼10Cold Spring, KYKY6,64015.7%−5.2 pts

16▲11Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93115.5%+3.0 pts

17▼7Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14215.5%−5.6 pts

18▲58Leitchfield, KYKY7,01515.0%−0.6 pts

19▼1Wilmore, KYKY6,38014.7%+2.8 pts

20▲2Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19314.0%−2.0 pts

21▼18Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75113.9%−5.2 pts

22▲17Florence, KYKY34,01813.9%−3.8 pts

23▲13La Grange, KYKY10,66913.8%+0.3 pts

24▼7Union, KYKY7,93713.7%−6.7 pts

25▲8Mount Washington, KYKY18,98913.6%+0.8 pts

26▲4Lyndon, KYKY11,30113.3%−3.2 pts

27▼20Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14413.3%−9.4 pts

28▲20Shelbyville, KYKY18,45313.3%−0.2 pts

29▲8Burlington, KYKY18,00813.2%−6.0 pts

30▼24Oakbrook, KYKY10,21113.1%−3.4 pts

31▲49Middlesborough, KYKY8,77612.8%+6.3 pts

32▼6Frankfort, KYKY28,65712.6%−1.9 pts

33▲13Flatwoods, KYKY7,43912.4%−2.8 pts

34▼5Winchester, KYKY19,51412.1%−2.4 pts

35▼11Middletown, KYKY9,94412.0%−5.1 pts

36▲8Campbellsville, KYKY11,78311.9%−1.7 pts

37▲29Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58611.8%−1.7 pts

38▼17Alexandria, KYKY10,99411.7%−6.8 pts

39▼11Maysville, KYKY8,68811.7%−2.7 pts

40▲7Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57511.5%−3.0 pts

41▲2Vine Grove, KYKY7,01811.5%+0.2 pts

42▼7Bardstown, KYKY14,16111.5%−2.0 pts

43▲8Louisville, KYKY641,96211.4%−2.4 pts

44▼19Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44811.4%−1.7 pts

45▼3Georgetown, KYKY40,88311.2%−3.2 pts

46▲6Lexington, KYKY329,75110.9%−2.6 pts

47▲9Williamsburg, KYKY5,37110.8%−5.0 pts

48▲7Franklin, KYKY10,75910.4%+1.2 pts

49▼26Hillview, KYKY9,02010.3%−3.3 pts

50▲15Ashland, KYKY20,99610.2%−8.8 pts

51▲10Pikeville, KYKY7,27010.2%−5.7 pts

52▲5Hebron, KYKY6,40710.2%−5.8 pts

53Owensboro, KYKY60,89210.0%−1.6 pts

54▼5Richmond, KYKY40,66310.0%−7.5 pts

55▼17Morehead, KYKY6,7769.9%−6.9 pts

56▼6Nicholasville, KYKY33,8579.8%−6.9 pts

57▼17London, KYKY7,6379.8%−2.9 pts

58▲2Crestwood, KYKY6,5829.8%−5.3 pts

59▲3Berea, KYKY16,6629.6%−4.8 pts

60▼1Henderson, KYKY27,8229.6%−2.2 pts

61▲9Fort Knox, KYKY8,8369.6%−6.2 pts

62▲12Versailles, KYKY10,7349.3%−1.9 pts

63▲8Radcliff, KYKY22,5768.8%−0.8 pts

64Russellville, KYKY7,4548.5%0.0 pts

65▲3Cynthiana, KYKY6,5768.4%−3.2 pts

66▲6Madisonville, KYKY19,4288.4%−1.0 pts

67▼13Murray, KYKY18,9648.3%−6.4 pts

68▲1Corbin, KYKY7,9118.3%−8.0 pts

69▲10Central City, KYKY5,7937.7%−4.5 pts

70▼3Bowling Green, KYKY78,5057.7%−4.9 pts

71▲4Shively, KYKY15,8957.4%−3.1 pts

72▼9Somerset, KYKY12,6957.4%−6.9 pts

73▼32Danville, KYKY17,7367.4%−6.0 pts

74▼1Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5767.2%−7.5 pts

75▲2Paris, KYKY10,1307.2%−6.4 pts

76▼31Reidland, KYKY5,2777.0%−12.4 pts

77▲6Oak Grove, KYKY7,8306.9%−3.8 pts

78▲3Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4116.7%−2.8 pts

79▲5Glasgow, KYKY15,3026.5%−1.5 pts

80▼46Monticello, KYKY5,7216.5%−10.5 pts

81▼3Paducah, KYKY26,7306.3%−6.3 pts

82Lebanon, KYKY6,6996.3%−6.0 pts

83▼51Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3296.2%−11.5 pts

84▼26Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3565.8%−5.2 pts

85▲1Princeton, KYKY6,1685.5%−5.6 pts

86▼1Mayfield, KYKY9,8515.4%−5.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES