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 (2020 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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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH SHAREVS 2010

01Walton, KYKY5,86821.0%+4.8 pts

02Francisville, KYKY10,56520.8%+1.5 pts

03Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75120.8%+1.7 pts

04Villa Hills, KYKY7,79720.6%−1.9 pts

05Cold Spring, KYKY6,64020.3%−0.6 pts

06Oakbrook, KYKY10,21119.8%+3.4 pts

07Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14419.3%−3.4 pts

08Fort Wright, KYKY6,24018.9%−5.5 pts

09Bellevue, KYKY5,84718.5%+0.7 pts

10Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14218.1%−2.9 pts

11Independence, KYKY30,19818.1%−2.4 pts

12Elsmere, KYKY9,52118.0%−1.5 pts

13St. Matthews, KYKY17,86818.0%+3.2 pts

14Dayton, KYKY5,97417.5%−0.7 pts

15Edgewood, KYKY8,50317.4%−5.4 pts

16Covington, KYKY41,84716.8%+2.2 pts

17Union, KYKY7,93716.7%−3.7 pts

18Wilmore, KYKY6,38016.5%+4.5 pts

19Erlanger, KYKY20,15816.2%−6.7 pts

20Highland Heights, KYKY6,34116.1%−0.8 pts

21Alexandria, KYKY10,99415.6%−2.9 pts

22Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19315.5%−0.5 pts

23Hillview, KYKY9,02014.7%+1.1 pts

24Middletown, KYKY9,94414.7%−2.4 pts

25Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44814.2%+1.1 pts

26Frankfort, KYKY28,65714.2%−0.4 pts

27Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93114.1%+1.5 pts

28Maysville, KYKY8,68814.0%−0.4 pts

29Winchester, KYKY19,51414.0%−0.6 pts

30Lyndon, KYKY11,30114.0%−2.6 pts

31Newport, KYKY13,99813.9%−2.4 pts

32Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32913.9%−3.9 pts

33Mount Washington, KYKY18,98913.8%+1.1 pts

34Monticello, KYKY5,72113.4%−3.6 pts

35Bardstown, KYKY14,16113.3%−0.2 pts

36La Grange, KYKY10,66913.2%−0.3 pts

37Burlington, KYKY18,00813.0%−6.3 pts

38Morehead, KYKY6,77612.9%−4.0 pts

39Florence, KYKY34,01812.7%−4.9 pts

40London, KYKY7,63712.7%−0.0 pts

41Danville, KYKY17,73612.6%−0.7 pts

42Georgetown, KYKY40,88312.2%−2.1 pts

43Vine Grove, KYKY7,01812.2%+0.9 pts

44Campbellsville, KYKY11,78312.0%−1.5 pts

45Reidland, KYKY5,27712.0%−7.5 pts

46Flatwoods, KYKY7,43911.9%−3.3 pts

47Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57511.7%−2.8 pts

48Shelbyville, KYKY18,45311.6%−1.9 pts

49Richmond, KYKY40,66311.6%−5.9 pts

50Nicholasville, KYKY33,85711.5%−5.2 pts

51Louisville, KYKY641,96211.4%−2.3 pts

52Lexington, KYKY329,75111.0%−2.6 pts

53Owensboro, KYKY60,89210.9%−0.7 pts

54Murray, KYKY18,96410.8%−4.0 pts

55Franklin, KYKY10,75910.7%+1.4 pts

56Williamsburg, KYKY5,37110.2%−5.6 pts

57Hebron, KYKY6,40710.0%−6.0 pts

58Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3569.7%−1.2 pts

59Henderson, KYKY27,8229.7%−2.1 pts

60Crestwood, KYKY6,5829.7%−5.4 pts

61Pikeville, KYKY7,2709.5%−6.3 pts

62Berea, KYKY16,6629.5%−4.9 pts

63Somerset, KYKY12,6959.4%−4.8 pts

64Russellville, KYKY7,4549.2%+0.7 pts

65Ashland, KYKY20,9969.2%−9.8 pts

66Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5869.1%−4.4 pts

67Bowling Green, KYKY78,5059.1%−3.5 pts

68Cynthiana, KYKY6,5768.9%−2.7 pts

69Corbin, KYKY7,9118.8%−7.6 pts

70Fort Knox, KYKY8,8368.6%−7.2 pts

71Radcliff, KYKY22,5768.3%−1.3 pts

72Madisonville, KYKY19,4288.2%−1.2 pts

73Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5767.9%−6.8 pts

74Versailles, KYKY10,7347.7%−3.5 pts

75Shively, KYKY15,8957.6%−2.9 pts

76Leitchfield, KYKY7,0157.6%−8.0 pts

77Paris, KYKY10,1307.4%−6.1 pts

78Paducah, KYKY26,7307.3%−5.4 pts

79Central City, KYKY5,7937.1%−5.0 pts

80Middlesborough, KYKY8,7766.9%+0.3 pts

81Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4116.8%−2.8 pts

82Lebanon, KYKY6,6996.7%−5.6 pts

83Oak Grove, KYKY7,8306.4%−4.4 pts

84Glasgow, KYKY15,3025.9%−2.2 pts

85Mayfield, KYKY9,8514.9%−5.8 pts

86Princeton, KYKY6,1684.8%−6.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS