RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Highest Irish population share, Kentucky cities · 2020

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

01Walton, KYKY5,86821.0%–

02Francisville, KYKY10,56520.8%–

03Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75120.8%–

04Villa Hills, KYKY7,79720.6%–

05Cold Spring, KYKY6,64020.3%–

06Oakbrook, KYKY10,21119.8%–

07Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14419.3%–

08Fort Wright, KYKY6,24018.9%–

09Bellevue, KYKY5,84718.5%–

10Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14218.1%–

11Independence, KYKY30,19818.1%–

12Elsmere, KYKY9,52118.0%–

13St. Matthews, KYKY17,86818.0%–

14Dayton, KYKY5,97417.5%–

15Edgewood, KYKY8,50317.4%–

16Covington, KYKY41,84716.8%–

17Union, KYKY7,93716.7%–

18Wilmore, KYKY6,38016.5%–

19Erlanger, KYKY20,15816.2%–

20Highland Heights, KYKY6,34116.1%–

21Alexandria, KYKY10,99415.6%–

22Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19315.5%–

23Hillview, KYKY9,02014.7%–

24Middletown, KYKY9,94414.7%–

25Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44814.2%–

26Frankfort, KYKY28,65714.2%–

27Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93114.1%–

28Maysville, KYKY8,68814.0%–

29Winchester, KYKY19,51414.0%–

30Lyndon, KYKY11,30114.0%–

31Newport, KYKY13,99813.9%–

32Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32913.9%–

33Mount Washington, KYKY18,98913.8%–

34Monticello, KYKY5,72113.4%–

35Bardstown, KYKY14,16113.3%–

36La Grange, KYKY10,66913.2%–

37Burlington, KYKY18,00813.0%–

38Morehead, KYKY6,77612.9%–

39Florence, KYKY34,01812.7%–

40London, KYKY7,63712.7%–

41Danville, KYKY17,73612.6%–

42Georgetown, KYKY40,88312.2%–

43Vine Grove, KYKY7,01812.2%–

44Campbellsville, KYKY11,78312.0%–

45Reidland, KYKY5,27712.0%–

46Flatwoods, KYKY7,43911.9%–

47Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57511.7%–

48Shelbyville, KYKY18,45311.6%–

49Richmond, KYKY40,66311.6%–

50Nicholasville, KYKY33,85711.5%–

51Louisville, KYKY641,96211.4%–

52Lexington, KYKY329,75111.0%–

53Owensboro, KYKY60,89210.9%–

54Murray, KYKY18,96410.8%–

55Franklin, KYKY10,75910.7%–

56Williamsburg, KYKY5,37110.2%–

57Hebron, KYKY6,40710.0%–

58Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3569.7%–

59Henderson, KYKY27,8229.7%–

60Crestwood, KYKY6,5829.7%–

61Pikeville, KYKY7,2709.5%–

62Berea, KYKY16,6629.5%–

63Somerset, KYKY12,6959.4%–

64Russellville, KYKY7,4549.2%–

65Ashland, KYKY20,9969.2%–

66Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5869.1%–

67Bowling Green, KYKY78,5059.1%–

68Cynthiana, KYKY6,5768.9%–

69Corbin, KYKY7,9118.8%–

70Fort Knox, KYKY8,8368.6%–

71Radcliff, KYKY22,5768.3%–

72Madisonville, KYKY19,4288.2%–

73Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5767.9%–

74Versailles, KYKY10,7347.7%–

75Shively, KYKY15,8957.6%–

76Leitchfield, KYKY7,0157.6%–

77Paris, KYKY10,1307.4%–

78Paducah, KYKY26,7307.3%–

79Central City, KYKY5,7937.1%–

80Middlesborough, KYKY8,7766.9%–

81Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4116.8%–

82Lebanon, KYKY6,6996.7%–

83Oak Grove, KYKY7,8306.4%–

84Glasgow, KYKY15,3025.9%–

85Mayfield, KYKY9,8514.9%–

86Princeton, KYKY6,1684.8%–

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