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. The median across all 86 is 1.0%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Paris, KY, up 72 places to #13.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH SHAREVS 2010

01Ashland, KYKY20,9966.1%+2.8 pts

02▲46Central City, KYKY5,7933.3%+1.7 pts

03▲1Pikeville, KYKY7,2703.3%−0.4 pts

04▲64Middlesborough, KYKY8,7763.1%+2.4 pts

05▲14Corbin, KYKY7,9112.6%−0.1 pts

06▲25Reidland, KYKY5,2772.6%+1.5 pts

07▲14Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7512.5%−1.4 pts

08▲39Shelbyville, KYKY18,4532.5%+1.1 pts

09▲63Walton, KYKY5,8682.3%−0.4 pts

10▲51Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3562.2%−0.2 pts

11▲2Winchester, KYKY19,5142.1%−0.3 pts

12Morehead, KYKY6,7762.1%+0.1 pts

13▲72Paris, KYKY10,1302.0%+1.0 pts

14▲1St. Matthews, KYKY17,8681.9%−1.4 pts

15▲13Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1421.9%−1.7 pts

16▲13Highland Heights, KYKY6,3411.8%+0.9 pts

17▲21Edgewood, KYKY8,5031.8%−1.0 pts

18▲5Florence, KYKY34,0181.8%−0.9 pts

19▼8Lexington, KYKY329,7511.8%−1.3 pts

20▲46Cynthiana, KYKY6,5761.7%−2.6 pts

21▲33Maysville, KYKY8,6881.7%−0.9 pts

22▲27Newport, KYKY13,9981.6%−0.8 pts

23▲32La Grange, KYKY10,6691.6%−0.3 pts

24▲57Hebron, KYKY6,4071.5%−0.4 pts

25▼20Berea, KYKY16,6621.5%−2.3 pts

26▼16Lyndon, KYKY11,3011.5%−0.3 pts

27▼7Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9311.4%+0.8 pts

28▼21Lebanon, KYKY6,6991.3%+0.9 pts

29▲16Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4111.3%−0.6 pts

30▼13Williamsburg, KYKY5,3711.2%−0.5 pts

31▲39Fort Knox, KYKY8,8361.2%−0.2 pts

32▲32Middletown, KYKY9,9441.2%−2.4 pts

33▼25Paducah, KYKY26,7301.2%−0.9 pts

34▲40Princeton, KYKY6,1681.2%−1.9 pts

35▲5Mayfield, KYKY9,8511.2%+0.2 pts

36▲3Vine Grove, KYKY7,0181.2%−0.1 pts

37▼5Frankfort, KYKY28,6571.1%−1.9 pts

38▲6Dayton, KYKY5,9741.1%−0.2 pts

39▲2Richmond, KYKY40,6631.1%−2.1 pts

40▲36Versailles, KYKY10,7341.1%−2.0 pts

41▼25Francisville, KYKY10,5651.0%+0.1 pts

42▲14Madisonville, KYKY19,4281.0%−0.8 pts

43▼8Bowling Green, KYKY78,5051.0%−1.3 pts

44▼18Georgetown, KYKY40,8831.0%−1.3 pts

45▲30Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1930.9%−1.1 pts

46▼24Flatwoods, KYKY7,4390.9%−0.6 pts

47▲36Hillview, KYKY9,0200.9%−0.1 pts

48▼24Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4480.9%−1.1 pts

49▼19Nicholasville, KYKY33,8570.9%−1.2 pts

50▼14Bellevue, KYKY5,8470.9%−1.2 pts

51▲14Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5860.9%−0.5 pts

52▲10Covington, KYKY41,8470.8%−1.2 pts

53▲18Independence, KYKY30,1980.8%−0.7 pts

54▲24Cold Spring, KYKY6,6400.8%−0.4 pts

55▲29Monticello, KYKY5,7210.8%−0.9 pts

56▼23Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5760.8%−1.2 pts

57▲16Bardstown, KYKY14,1610.8%−0.4 pts

58▲1Louisville, KYKY641,9620.8%−0.9 pts

59▼57Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3290.8%0.0 pts

60▼26Mount Washington, KYKY18,9890.8%−0.5 pts

61▼18Franklin, KYKY10,7590.8%−0.2 pts

62▼25Erlanger, KYKY20,1580.7%−1.2 pts

63▼45Wilmore, KYKY6,3800.7%−3.5 pts

64▼58Danville, KYKY17,7360.7%−3.9 pts

65▼62Villa Hills, KYKY7,7970.7%−3.7 pts

66▲16Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5750.7%−1.2 pts

67▼53Murray, KYKY18,9640.6%−3.1 pts

68▼17Owensboro, KYKY60,8920.6%−0.9 pts

69▼23Elsmere, KYKY9,5210.6%−0.8 pts

70▼45Glasgow, KYKY15,3020.6%−1.9 pts

71▼19Somerset, KYKY12,6950.5%−2.2 pts

72▼22Crestwood, KYKY6,5820.5%−2.0 pts

73▼64London, KYKY7,6370.5%−0.1 pts

74▼5Henderson, KYKY27,8220.5%−1.1 pts

75▼18Burlington, KYKY18,0080.5%−1.2 pts

76▼23Campbellsville, KYKY11,7830.4%−0.7 pts

77▼50Union, KYKY7,9370.4%+0.1 pts

78▼15Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1440.4%−4.1 pts

79▼21Alexandria, KYKY10,9940.4%−0.5 pts

80▼20Radcliff, KYKY22,5760.4%−0.8 pts

81▼39Fort Wright, KYKY6,2400.3%−0.5 pts

82Oak Grove, KYKY7,8300.3%−2.7 pts

83▼3Leitchfield, KYKY7,0150.2%−0.7 pts

84▼7Russellville, KYKY7,4540.2%−1.5 pts

85▼18Oakbrook, KYKY10,2110.1%−1.6 pts

86▼7Shively, KYKY15,8950.0%−0.9 pts

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