RANKING · 2024 ACS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Highest Scotch-Irish population share, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Scotch-Irish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

Scotch-Irish Americans: full group profile →

KentuckyAll statesPop > 5KAll rankings

SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH SHAREVS 2010

01Ashland, KYKY20,9966.1%+2.8 pts

02Central City, KYKY5,7933.3%+1.7 pts

03Pikeville, KYKY7,2703.3%−0.4 pts

04Middlesborough, KYKY8,7763.1%+2.4 pts

05Corbin, KYKY7,9112.6%−0.1 pts

06Reidland, KYKY5,2772.6%+1.5 pts

07Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7512.5%−1.4 pts

08Shelbyville, KYKY18,4532.5%+1.1 pts

09Walton, KYKY5,8682.3%−0.4 pts

10Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3562.2%−0.2 pts

11Winchester, KYKY19,5142.1%−0.3 pts

12Morehead, KYKY6,7762.1%+0.1 pts

13Paris, KYKY10,1302.0%+1.0 pts

14St. Matthews, KYKY17,8681.9%−1.4 pts

15Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1421.9%−1.7 pts

16Highland Heights, KYKY6,3411.8%+0.9 pts

17Edgewood, KYKY8,5031.8%−1.0 pts

18Florence, KYKY34,0181.8%−0.9 pts

19Lexington, KYKY329,7511.8%−1.3 pts

20Cynthiana, KYKY6,5761.7%−2.6 pts

21Maysville, KYKY8,6881.7%−0.9 pts

22Newport, KYKY13,9981.6%−0.8 pts

23La Grange, KYKY10,6691.6%−0.3 pts

24Hebron, KYKY6,4071.5%−0.4 pts

25Berea, KYKY16,6621.5%−2.3 pts

26Lyndon, KYKY11,3011.5%−0.3 pts

27Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9311.4%+0.8 pts

28Lebanon, KYKY6,6991.3%+0.9 pts

29Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4111.3%−0.6 pts

30Williamsburg, KYKY5,3711.2%−0.5 pts

31Fort Knox, KYKY8,8361.2%−0.2 pts

32Middletown, KYKY9,9441.2%−2.4 pts

33Paducah, KYKY26,7301.2%−0.9 pts

34Princeton, KYKY6,1681.2%−1.9 pts

35Mayfield, KYKY9,8511.2%+0.2 pts

36Vine Grove, KYKY7,0181.2%−0.1 pts

37Frankfort, KYKY28,6571.1%−1.9 pts

38Dayton, KYKY5,9741.1%−0.2 pts

39Richmond, KYKY40,6631.1%−2.1 pts

40Versailles, KYKY10,7341.1%−2.0 pts

41Francisville, KYKY10,5651.0%+0.1 pts

42Madisonville, KYKY19,4281.0%−0.8 pts

43Bowling Green, KYKY78,5051.0%−1.3 pts

44Georgetown, KYKY40,8831.0%−1.3 pts

45Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1930.9%−1.1 pts

46Flatwoods, KYKY7,4390.9%−0.6 pts

47Hillview, KYKY9,0200.9%−0.1 pts

48Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4480.9%−1.1 pts

49Nicholasville, KYKY33,8570.9%−1.2 pts

50Bellevue, KYKY5,8470.9%−1.2 pts

51Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5860.9%−0.5 pts

52Covington, KYKY41,8470.8%−1.2 pts

53Independence, KYKY30,1980.8%−0.7 pts

54Cold Spring, KYKY6,6400.8%−0.4 pts

55Monticello, KYKY5,7210.8%−0.9 pts

56Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5760.8%−1.2 pts

57Bardstown, KYKY14,1610.8%−0.4 pts

58Louisville, KYKY641,9620.8%−0.9 pts

59Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3290.8%+0.0 pts

60Mount Washington, KYKY18,9890.8%−0.5 pts

61Franklin, KYKY10,7590.8%−0.2 pts

62Erlanger, KYKY20,1580.7%−1.2 pts

63Wilmore, KYKY6,3800.7%−3.5 pts

64Danville, KYKY17,7360.7%−3.9 pts

65Villa Hills, KYKY7,7970.7%−3.7 pts

66Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5750.7%−1.2 pts

67Murray, KYKY18,9640.6%−3.1 pts

68Owensboro, KYKY60,8920.6%−0.9 pts

69Elsmere, KYKY9,5210.6%−0.8 pts

70Glasgow, KYKY15,3020.6%−1.9 pts

71Somerset, KYKY12,6950.5%−2.2 pts

72Crestwood, KYKY6,5820.5%−2.0 pts

73London, KYKY7,6370.5%−0.1 pts

74Henderson, KYKY27,8220.5%−1.1 pts

75Burlington, KYKY18,0080.5%−1.2 pts

76Campbellsville, KYKY11,7830.4%−0.7 pts

77Union, KYKY7,9370.4%+0.1 pts

78Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1440.4%−4.1 pts

79Alexandria, KYKY10,9940.4%−0.5 pts

80Radcliff, KYKY22,5760.4%−0.8 pts

81Fort Wright, KYKY6,2400.3%−0.5 pts

82Oak Grove, KYKY7,8300.3%−2.7 pts

83Leitchfield, KYKY7,0150.2%−0.7 pts

84Russellville, KYKY7,4540.2%−1.5 pts

85Oakbrook, KYKY10,2110.1%−1.6 pts

86Shively, KYKY15,8950.0%−0.9 pts

SHOWING 1–86 OF 86

Download CSV (full list, 86 rows)

UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES