RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Highest Irish population share, Kentucky counties · 2010

Kentucky counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Irish ancestry (2010 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 12.6%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH SHAREVS –

01Gallatin County, KYKY8,84020.6%–

02Breckinridge County, KYKY21,50320.5%–

03Bracken County, KYKY8,51120.4%–

04Owen County, KYKY11,60120.2%–

05Kenton County, KYKY175,77919.8%–

06Pendleton County, KYKY14,80019.3%–

07Meade County, KYKY30,69919.1%–

08Fleming County, KYKY15,78719.0%–

09Boyd County, KYKY47,75119.0%–

10Boone County, KYKY145,31618.6%–

11Greenup County, KYKY35,21318.5%–

12Campbell County, KYKY95,44118.4%–

13Morgan County, KYKY14,41518.3%–

14Grant County, KYKY26,18118.0%–

15Menifee County, KYKY6,43017.6%–

16Lawrence County, KYKY15,76517.4%–

17Ballard County, KYKY7,59416.8%–

18Bath County, KYKY13,17616.8%–

19Anderson County, KYKY25,22516.8%–

20Robertson County, KYKY2,32516.4%–

21Garrard County, KYKY18,20715.9%–

22Madison County, KYKY101,69615.9%–

23Oldham County, KYKY70,98615.4%–

24Lyon County, KYKY9,12315.3%–

25Wayne County, KYKY19,59715.3%–

26Jessamine County, KYKY57,14715.2%–

27Shelby County, KYKY51,24315.1%–

28Trimble County, KYKY8,70115.1%–

29Spencer County, KYKY20,99815.1%–

30Carroll County, KYKY11,14115.0%–

31Bullitt County, KYKY86,45415.0%–

32Marshall County, KYKY31,65914.9%–

33Franklin County, KYKY52,64914.8%–

34Whitley County, KYKY37,29714.7%–

35McCracken County, KYKY67,55314.7%–

36Carter County, KYKY26,14914.5%–

37Mason County, KYKY16,93614.5%–

38Bourbon County, KYKY20,24314.4%–

39Scott County, KYKY62,26214.2%–

40Nelson County, KYKY49,03614.2%–

41Jefferson County, KYKY795,22214.2%–

42Harrison County, KYKY19,62714.2%–

43Trigg County, KYKY14,51214.1%–

44Mercer County, KYKY23,73313.9%–

45Clark County, KYKY37,88813.8%–

46Graves County, KYKY37,05013.7%–

47Fayette County, KYKY329,75113.6%–

48Boyle County, KYKY31,63213.5%–

49Calloway County, KYKY39,42113.5%–

50Woodford County, KYKY27,88313.5%–

51Caldwell County, KYKY12,60913.3%–

52Henry County, KYKY16,44713.2%–

53Grayson County, KYKY27,40613.2%–

54Crittenden County, KYKY8,80713.0%–

55Rowan County, KYKY24,47613.0%–

56Hart County, KYKY20,11712.9%–

57Laurel County, KYKY63,74612.8%–

58Hardin County, KYKY113,48212.7%–

59Henderson County, KYKY44,25512.7%–

60McCreary County, KYKY17,12412.6%–

61Marion County, KYKY20,11512.6%–

62Hickman County, KYKY4,37212.4%–

63Taylor County, KYKY26,76312.4%–

64Owsley County, KYKY3,93212.4%–

65Daviess County, KYKY104,89812.3%–

66Harlan County, KYKY24,72512.2%–

67Lewis County, KYKY12,90112.2%–

68Livingston County, KYKY8,86312.2%–

69Metcalfe County, KYKY10,58312.2%–

70Elliott County, KYKY7,26512.1%–

71Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,63412.0%–

72Pulaski County, KYKY67,38411.9%–

73Carlisle County, KYKY4,74711.9%–

74Allen County, KYKY22,53611.8%–

75Warren County, KYKY149,37511.8%–

76Todd County, KYKY12,97211.5%–

77Larue County, KYKY15,18411.5%–

78Logan County, KYKY28,66911.4%–

79Montgomery County, KYKY28,82211.3%–

80Wolfe County, KYKY6,29811.2%–

81Pike County, KYKY54,72111.2%–

82Nicholas County, KYKY7,94911.1%–

83Johnson County, KYKY22,05111.0%–

84Washington County, KYKY12,36811.0%–

85Rockcastle County, KYKY16,14811.0%–

86Webster County, KYKY12,92911.0%–

87Knox County, KYKY29,53210.9%–

88Magoffin County, KYKY11,11010.8%–

89Edmonson County, KYKY12,74910.7%–

90Lee County, KYKY7,29710.7%–

91Hopkins County, KYKY45,12710.5%–

92Union County, KYKY12,83910.3%–

93Floyd County, KYKY34,40110.3%–

94Powell County, KYKY12,81210.2%–

95Green County, KYKY11,64410.0%–

96Estill County, KYKY13,96210.0%–

97Adair County, KYKY19,4239.8%–

98Christian County, KYKY70,1159.7%–

99Hancock County, KYKY9,0509.5%–

100Fulton County, KYKY6,2189.3%–

101Russell County, KYKY18,6089.3%–

102Lincoln County, KYKY25,3539.2%–

103McLean County, KYKY9,0649.1%–

104Butler County, KYKY12,5209.0%–

105Martin County, KYKY10,6978.8%–

106Jackson County, KYKY13,3258.7%–

107Perry County, KYKY26,5558.6%–

108Breathitt County, KYKY12,5588.4%–

109Ohio County, KYKY23,9348.0%–

110Monroe County, KYKY11,1918.0%–

111Barren County, KYKY45,6417.9%–

112Casey County, KYKY16,2057.9%–

113Clay County, KYKY19,4657.6%–

114Letcher County, KYKY19,9527.6%–

115Leslie County, KYKY9,6276.9%–

116Simpson County, KYKY20,7886.9%–

117Clinton County, KYKY9,1396.7%–

118Knott County, KYKY13,3216.7%–

119Cumberland County, KYKY5,9926.4%–

120Bell County, KYKY22,8296.1%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS