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 (2023 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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH SHAREVS 2000

01Ashland, KYKY20,9966.1%–

02Central City, KYKY5,7933.3%–

03Pikeville, KYKY7,2703.3%–

04Middlesborough, KYKY8,7763.1%–

05Corbin, KYKY7,9112.6%–

06Reidland, KYKY5,2772.6%–

07Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7512.5%–

08Shelbyville, KYKY18,4532.5%–

09Walton, KYKY5,8682.3%–

10Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3562.2%–

11Winchester, KYKY19,5142.1%–

12Morehead, KYKY6,7762.1%–

13Paris, KYKY10,1302.0%–

14St. Matthews, KYKY17,8681.9%–

15Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1421.9%–

16Highland Heights, KYKY6,3411.8%–

17Edgewood, KYKY8,5031.8%–

18Florence, KYKY34,0181.8%–

19Lexington, KYKY329,7511.8%–

20Cynthiana, KYKY6,5761.7%–

21Maysville, KYKY8,6881.7%–

22Newport, KYKY13,9981.6%–

23La Grange, KYKY10,6691.6%–

24Hebron, KYKY6,4071.5%–

25Berea, KYKY16,6621.5%–

26Lyndon, KYKY11,3011.5%–

27Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9311.4%–

28Lebanon, KYKY6,6991.3%–

29Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4111.3%–

30Williamsburg, KYKY5,3711.2%–

31Fort Knox, KYKY8,8361.2%–

32Middletown, KYKY9,9441.2%–

33Paducah, KYKY26,7301.2%–

34Princeton, KYKY6,1681.2%–

35Mayfield, KYKY9,8511.2%–

36Vine Grove, KYKY7,0181.2%–

37Frankfort, KYKY28,6571.1%–

38Dayton, KYKY5,9741.1%–

39Richmond, KYKY40,6631.1%–

40Versailles, KYKY10,7341.1%–

41Francisville, KYKY10,5651.0%–

42Madisonville, KYKY19,4281.0%–

43Bowling Green, KYKY78,5051.0%–

44Georgetown, KYKY40,8831.0%–

45Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1930.9%–

46Flatwoods, KYKY7,4390.9%–

47Hillview, KYKY9,0200.9%–

48Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4480.9%–

49Nicholasville, KYKY33,8570.9%–

50Bellevue, KYKY5,8470.9%–

51Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5860.9%–

52Covington, KYKY41,8470.8%–

53Independence, KYKY30,1980.8%–

54Cold Spring, KYKY6,6400.8%–

55Monticello, KYKY5,7210.8%–

56Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5760.8%–

57Bardstown, KYKY14,1610.8%–

58Louisville, KYKY641,9620.8%–

59Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3290.8%–

60Mount Washington, KYKY18,9890.8%–

61Franklin, KYKY10,7590.8%–

62Erlanger, KYKY20,1580.7%–

63Wilmore, KYKY6,3800.7%–

64Danville, KYKY17,7360.7%–

65Villa Hills, KYKY7,7970.7%–

66Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5750.7%–

67Murray, KYKY18,9640.6%–

68Owensboro, KYKY60,8920.6%–

69Elsmere, KYKY9,5210.6%–

70Glasgow, KYKY15,3020.6%–

71Somerset, KYKY12,6950.5%–

72Crestwood, KYKY6,5820.5%–

73London, KYKY7,6370.5%–

74Henderson, KYKY27,8220.5%–

75Burlington, KYKY18,0080.5%–

76Campbellsville, KYKY11,7830.4%–

77Union, KYKY7,9370.4%–

78Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1440.4%–

79Alexandria, KYKY10,9940.4%–

80Radcliff, KYKY22,5760.4%–

81Fort Wright, KYKY6,2400.3%–

82Oak Grove, KYKY7,8300.3%–

83Leitchfield, KYKY7,0150.2%–

84Russellville, KYKY7,4540.2%–

85Oakbrook, KYKY10,2110.1%–

86Shively, KYKY15,8950.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES