RANKING · 2024 ACS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Highest Irish population share, Kentucky counties

Kentucky counties 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 120 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 120 is 10.0%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Pike County, KY, up 76 places to #23.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH SHAREVS 2010

01▲1Kenton County, KYKY175,77916.5%−3.3 pts

02▲1Campbell County, KYKY95,44115.5%−2.9 pts

03▲17Shelby County, KYKY51,24315.0%−0.2 pts

04▲41Pendleton County, KYKY14,80014.6%−4.7 pts

05▲1Grant County, KYKY26,18114.1%−3.9 pts

06▼1Boone County, KYKY145,31614.0%−4.7 pts

07▼3Meade County, KYKY30,69913.9%−5.1 pts

08▲2Crittenden County, KYKY8,80713.7%+0.7 pts

09▲3Hancock County, KYKY9,05013.7%+4.2 pts

10▲1Oldham County, KYKY70,98613.6%−1.8 pts

11▲26Knott County, KYKY13,32113.4%+6.7 pts

12▲1Henry County, KYKY16,44713.3%+0.1 pts

13▼4Bullitt County, KYKY86,45413.3%−1.7 pts

14▼6Franklin County, KYKY52,64913.2%−1.6 pts

15▲36Boyd County, KYKY47,75113.2%−5.8 pts

16▲16Spencer County, KYKY20,99813.2%−1.8 pts

17▲8Bracken County, KYKY8,51113.2%−7.2 pts

18▼17Breckinridge County, KYKY21,50313.0%−7.5 pts

19▼2Larue County, KYKY15,18412.3%+0.8 pts

20▼13Trimble County, KYKY8,70112.3%−2.9 pts

21▲64Lee County, KYKY7,29712.2%+1.5 pts

22▲6Scott County, KYKY62,26212.2%−2.1 pts

23▲76Pike County, KYKY54,72112.1%+0.9 pts

24▼2Marshall County, KYKY31,65912.1%−2.8 pts

25▲18Owen County, KYKY11,60112.1%−8.2 pts

26▲4Jefferson County, KYKY795,22212.0%−2.2 pts

27▲47Greenup County, KYKY35,21311.9%−6.6 pts

28▲70Lawrence County, KYKY15,76511.9%−5.5 pts

29▼10Woodford County, KYKY27,88311.9%−1.6 pts

30▲30Johnson County, KYKY22,05111.8%+0.7 pts

31▼16Rowan County, KYKY24,47611.7%−1.3 pts

32▼3Martin County, KYKY10,69711.7%+2.9 pts

33▲33Leslie County, KYKY9,62711.6%+4.7 pts

34Nelson County, KYKY49,03611.6%−2.6 pts

35▼2Butler County, KYKY12,52011.3%+2.3 pts

36▼18Elliott County, KYKY7,26511.3%−0.7 pts

37▲21Taylor County, KYKY26,76311.2%−1.2 pts

38▲51Cumberland County, KYKY5,99211.1%+4.7 pts

39▼18Fleming County, KYKY15,78711.1%−7.9 pts

40▲54Trigg County, KYKY14,51211.1%−3.0 pts

41▼17Clark County, KYKY37,88811.1%−2.7 pts

42▼2Jessamine County, KYKY57,14711.0%−4.2 pts

43▲71Green County, KYKY11,64411.0%+1.0 pts

44Fayette County, KYKY329,75110.9%−2.6 pts

45▲43Union County, KYKY12,83910.8%+0.4 pts

46▼8Nicholas County, KYKY7,94910.7%−0.4 pts

47▲59Russell County, KYKY18,60810.7%+1.4 pts

48▼9Hardin County, KYKY113,48210.6%−2.1 pts

49▲4Daviess County, KYKY104,89810.6%−1.7 pts

50▼24Mason County, KYKY16,93610.6%−3.9 pts

51▲51Metcalfe County, KYKY10,58310.5%−1.6 pts

52▼11Ballard County, KYKY7,59410.5%−6.3 pts

53▼22Gallatin County, KYKY8,84010.5%−10.1 pts

54▲7Magoffin County, KYKY11,11010.4%−0.4 pts

55▲31Floyd County, KYKY34,40110.3%−0.1 pts

56▲19Powell County, KYKY12,81210.2%−0.1 pts

57▲30Hart County, KYKY20,11710.2%−2.7 pts

58▼12Madison County, KYKY101,69610.1%−5.7 pts

59▲10Marion County, KYKY20,11510.0%−2.6 pts

60▼18Bath County, KYKY13,17610.0%−6.8 pts

61▲36Grayson County, KYKY27,40610.0%−3.2 pts

62▲28Bell County, KYKY22,8299.9%+3.8 pts

63▼27Pulaski County, KYKY67,3849.9%−2.1 pts

64▼1Letcher County, KYKY19,9529.8%+2.3 pts

65▼8Whitley County, KYKY37,2979.8%−4.9 pts

66▲1Allen County, KYKY22,5369.7%−2.1 pts

67▼5Robertson County, KYKY2,3259.7%−6.7 pts

68▲47Carter County, KYKY26,1499.6%−4.9 pts

69▲4Perry County, KYKY26,5559.5%+1.0 pts

70▼22Laurel County, KYKY63,7469.5%−3.3 pts

71▲42Knox County, KYKY29,5329.5%−1.4 pts

72▲4Logan County, KYKY28,6699.4%−2.0 pts

73▲22Harlan County, KYKY24,7259.4%−2.9 pts

74▼51Hickman County, KYKY4,3729.4%−3.1 pts

75▼11Bourbon County, KYKY20,2439.3%−5.1 pts

76▼22Washington County, KYKY12,3689.2%−1.8 pts

77▲6Henderson County, KYKY44,2559.2%−3.5 pts

78▼64Anderson County, KYKY25,2259.1%−7.7 pts

79▼23Warren County, KYKY149,3758.9%−2.9 pts

80▼1Calloway County, KYKY39,4218.9%−4.6 pts

81▼54Simpson County, KYKY20,7888.9%+2.0 pts

82▲28McLean County, KYKY9,0648.9%−0.2 pts

83▼12Harrison County, KYKY19,6278.8%−5.4 pts

84▼32Ohio County, KYKY23,9348.7%+0.7 pts

85▼38Morgan County, KYKY14,4158.6%−9.7 pts

86▼5Hopkins County, KYKY45,1278.4%−2.1 pts

87▲30Monroe County, KYKY11,1918.4%+0.4 pts

88▼53Lewis County, KYKY12,9018.3%−3.9 pts

89▼73Boyle County, KYKY31,6328.3%−5.3 pts

90▼13McCracken County, KYKY67,5538.2%−6.5 pts

91▲16Montgomery County, KYKY28,8228.2%−3.1 pts

92▼10Edmonson County, KYKY12,7498.2%−2.5 pts

93▲27Breathitt County, KYKY12,5588.2%−0.2 pts

94▲17Caldwell County, KYKY12,6098.0%−5.2 pts

95▲6Graves County, KYKY37,0508.0%−5.7 pts

96▲20Clay County, KYKY19,4657.9%+0.3 pts

97▼47Lyon County, KYKY9,1237.9%−7.5 pts

98▼5Adair County, KYKY19,4237.8%−2.1 pts

99▼34Mercer County, KYKY23,7337.4%−6.5 pts

100▼16Wayne County, KYKY19,5977.2%−8.1 pts

101▼31Webster County, KYKY12,9297.2%−3.8 pts

102▲10Barren County, KYKY45,6417.1%−0.8 pts

103▲15Owsley County, KYKY3,9327.1%−5.4 pts

104▼36Estill County, KYKY13,9627.0%−3.0 pts

105▼14Menifee County, KYKY6,4307.0%−10.6 pts

106▼10Lincoln County, KYKY25,3537.0%−2.2 pts

107▲12Jackson County, KYKY13,3256.6%−2.1 pts

108▼36Carlisle County, KYKY4,7476.5%−5.4 pts

109▼5Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6346.5%−5.6 pts

110▼10Clinton County, KYKY9,1396.3%−0.4 pts

111▼8Christian County, KYKY70,1156.3%−3.4 pts

112▼63Carroll County, KYKY11,1416.0%−9.1 pts

113▼58Livingston County, KYKY8,8635.9%−6.3 pts

114▼34Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1485.7%−5.2 pts

115▼23Garrard County, KYKY18,2075.6%−10.3 pts

116▼8Todd County, KYKY12,9725.4%−6.1 pts

117▼39Wolfe County, KYKY6,2985.4%−5.9 pts

118▼9McCreary County, KYKY17,1244.9%−7.8 pts

119▼14Fulton County, KYKY6,2184.2%−5.1 pts

120▼61Casey County, KYKY16,2053.7%−4.2 pts

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