RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Highest Scotch-Irish population share, Kentucky cities · 2010

Kentucky cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry (2010 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 1.9%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH SHAREVS –

01Danville, KYKY17,7364.6%–

02Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1444.5%–

03Villa Hills, KYKY7,7974.4%–

04Cynthiana, KYKY6,5764.3%–

05Wilmore, KYKY6,3804.2%–

06Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7513.9%–

07Murray, KYKY18,9643.8%–

08Berea, KYKY16,6623.8%–

09Pikeville, KYKY7,2703.6%–

10Middletown, KYKY9,9443.6%–

11Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1423.6%–

12St. Matthews, KYKY17,8683.4%–

13Ashland, KYKY20,9963.2%–

14Richmond, KYKY40,6633.2%–

15Princeton, KYKY6,1683.1%–

16Lexington, KYKY329,7513.1%–

17Frankfort, KYKY28,6573.0%–

18Versailles, KYKY10,7343.0%–

19Oak Grove, KYKY7,8303.0%–

20Edgewood, KYKY8,5032.8%–

21Somerset, KYKY12,6952.7%–

22Corbin, KYKY7,9112.7%–

23Walton, KYKY5,8682.7%–

24Florence, KYKY34,0182.6%–

25Maysville, KYKY8,6882.6%–

26Crestwood, KYKY6,5822.5%–

27Glasgow, KYKY15,3022.5%–

28Newport, KYKY13,9982.5%–

29Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3562.4%–

30Winchester, KYKY19,5142.4%–

31Bowling Green, KYKY78,5052.3%–

32Georgetown, KYKY40,8832.3%–

33Paducah, KYKY26,7302.1%–

34Bellevue, KYKY5,8472.1%–

35Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1932.1%–

36Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5762.1%–

37Nicholasville, KYKY33,8572.1%–

38Covington, KYKY41,8472.1%–

39Morehead, KYKY6,7762.0%–

40Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4482.0%–

41Erlanger, KYKY20,1582.0%–

42Hebron, KYKY6,4071.9%–

43La Grange, KYKY10,6691.9%–

44Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5751.9%–

45Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4111.9%–

46Lyndon, KYKY11,3011.8%–

47Madisonville, KYKY19,4281.8%–

48Monticello, KYKY5,7211.8%–

49Louisville, KYKY641,9621.8%–

50Oakbrook, KYKY10,2111.7%–

51Burlington, KYKY18,0081.7%–

52Williamsburg, KYKY5,3711.7%–

53Russellville, KYKY7,4541.7%–

54Central City, KYKY5,7931.6%–

55Henderson, KYKY27,8221.6%–

56Owensboro, KYKY60,8921.5%–

57Independence, KYKY30,1981.5%–

58Flatwoods, KYKY7,4391.5%–

59Fort Knox, KYKY8,8361.4%–

60Elsmere, KYKY9,5211.4%–

61Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5861.3%–

62Shelbyville, KYKY18,4531.3%–

63Vine Grove, KYKY7,0181.3%–

64Dayton, KYKY5,9741.3%–

65Bardstown, KYKY14,1611.3%–

66Mount Washington, KYKY18,9891.3%–

67Cold Spring, KYKY6,6401.3%–

68Radcliff, KYKY22,5761.2%–

69Campbellsville, KYKY11,7831.2%–

70Reidland, KYKY5,2771.1%–

71Hillview, KYKY9,0201.0%–

72Paris, KYKY10,1301.0%–

73Francisville, KYKY10,5651.0%–

74Highland Heights, KYKY6,3411.0%–

75Franklin, KYKY10,7591.0%–

76Leitchfield, KYKY7,0151.0%–

77Shively, KYKY15,8951.0%–

78Mayfield, KYKY9,8510.9%–

79Alexandria, KYKY10,9940.9%–

80Fort Wright, KYKY6,2400.8%–

81Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3290.8%–

82Middlesborough, KYKY8,7760.7%–

83Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9310.6%–

84London, KYKY7,6370.6%–

85Lebanon, KYKY6,6990.4%–

86Union, KYKY7,9370.3%–

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