RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 75 SHOWN OF 75

Highest Norwegian population share, Kentucky cities · 2020

Kentucky cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Norwegian ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Norwegian residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 75 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNORWEGIAN SHAREVS 2010

01Fort Knox, KYKY8,8366.1%+5.5 pts

02Oak Grove, KYKY7,8303.2%−0.2 pts

03Williamsburg, KYKY5,3712.1%–

04Middletown, KYKY9,9441.4%+1.2 pts

05Edgewood, KYKY8,5031.4%+0.6 pts

06Mayfield, KYKY9,8511.3%+1.1 pts

07Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3561.3%+0.7 pts

08Somerset, KYKY12,6951.3%–

09Central City, KYKY5,7931.1%+0.9 pts

10Mount Washington, KYKY18,9890.9%+0.5 pts

11Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1440.8%+0.7 pts

12Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5750.7%+0.5 pts

13Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4480.7%+0.4 pts

14Danville, KYKY17,7360.7%+0.4 pts

15Highland Heights, KYKY6,3410.7%−0.0 pts

16Murray, KYKY18,9640.7%+0.4 pts

17Independence, KYKY30,1980.6%+0.1 pts

18Francisville, KYKY10,5650.6%−0.1 pts

19Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1420.6%+0.1 pts

20Lexington, KYKY329,7510.6%−0.1 pts

21Covington, KYKY41,8470.6%+0.3 pts

22Cold Spring, KYKY6,6400.5%+0.4 pts

23Morehead, KYKY6,7760.5%–

24Versailles, KYKY10,7340.5%+0.1 pts

25La Grange, KYKY10,6690.5%−1.3 pts

26Vine Grove, KYKY7,0180.5%−0.4 pts

27Frankfort, KYKY28,6570.5%+0.3 pts

28Shelbyville, KYKY18,4530.5%–

29Georgetown, KYKY40,8830.5%+0.2 pts

30Erlanger, KYKY20,1580.5%+0.1 pts

31Princeton, KYKY6,1680.4%+0.2 pts

32Crestwood, KYKY6,5820.4%−0.3 pts

33Newport, KYKY13,9980.4%+0.2 pts

34Walton, KYKY5,8680.4%–

35Bardstown, KYKY14,1610.4%–

36Paducah, KYKY26,7300.4%+0.0 pts

37Bowling Green, KYKY78,5050.4%+0.0 pts

38Villa Hills, KYKY7,7970.4%+0.0 pts

39Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4110.4%+0.3 pts

40Reidland, KYKY5,2770.3%−1.3 pts

41Radcliff, KYKY22,5760.3%−0.4 pts

42Louisville, KYKY641,9620.3%+0.1 pts

43Nicholasville, KYKY33,8570.3%−0.0 pts

44Berea, KYKY16,6620.3%+0.1 pts

45Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9310.3%+0.1 pts

46Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5760.3%–

47Wilmore, KYKY6,3800.3%−0.8 pts

48Union, KYKY7,9370.3%–

49Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5860.3%–

50Florence, KYKY34,0180.2%−0.3 pts

51Dayton, KYKY5,9740.2%+0.0 pts

52Pikeville, KYKY7,2700.2%−0.3 pts

53Oakbrook, KYKY10,2110.2%−1.0 pts

54Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3290.2%–

55Alexandria, KYKY10,9940.2%−0.4 pts

56Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1930.2%−0.0 pts

57St. Matthews, KYKY17,8680.2%+0.1 pts

58Madisonville, KYKY19,4280.2%−0.2 pts

59Lyndon, KYKY11,3010.2%−0.9 pts

60Lebanon, KYKY6,6990.2%–

61Owensboro, KYKY60,8920.2%+0.0 pts

62Richmond, KYKY40,6630.1%−0.6 pts

63Corbin, KYKY7,9110.1%–

64Flatwoods, KYKY7,4390.1%−0.3 pts

65Maysville, KYKY8,6880.1%–

66Ashland, KYKY20,9960.1%−0.1 pts

67Henderson, KYKY27,8220.1%−0.3 pts

68Campbellsville, KYKY11,7830.1%–

69Franklin, KYKY10,7590.1%−0.1 pts

70Burlington, KYKY18,0080.1%−0.2 pts

71Hillview, KYKY9,0200.1%−0.5 pts

72Winchester, KYKY19,5140.1%−0.2 pts

73Elsmere, KYKY9,5210.1%–

74Shively, KYKY15,8950.1%–

75Glasgow, KYKY15,3020.0%–

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