RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 85 SHOWN OF 85

Highest Scotch-Irish population share, Kentucky cities · 2020

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 85 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH SHAREVS 2000

01Ashland, KYKY20,9963.1%–

02Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3292.9%–

03Villa Hills, KYKY7,7972.7%–

04Pikeville, KYKY7,2702.5%–

05Berea, KYKY16,6622.5%–

06Danville, KYKY17,7362.4%–

07Lebanon, KYKY6,6992.3%–

08Paducah, KYKY26,7302.2%–

09London, KYKY7,6372.2%–

10Lyndon, KYKY11,3012.2%–

11Lexington, KYKY329,7512.1%–

12Morehead, KYKY6,7762.1%–

13Winchester, KYKY19,5142.0%–

14Murray, KYKY18,9642.0%–

15St. Matthews, KYKY17,8681.9%–

16Francisville, KYKY10,5651.9%–

17Williamsburg, KYKY5,3711.9%–

18Wilmore, KYKY6,3801.9%–

19Corbin, KYKY7,9111.9%–

20Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9311.9%–

21Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7511.8%–

22Flatwoods, KYKY7,4391.8%–

23Florence, KYKY34,0181.8%–

24Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4481.8%–

25Glasgow, KYKY15,3021.7%–

26Georgetown, KYKY40,8831.7%–

27Union, KYKY7,9371.6%–

28Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1421.6%–

29Highland Heights, KYKY6,3411.6%–

30Nicholasville, KYKY33,8571.5%–

31Reidland, KYKY5,2771.5%–

32Frankfort, KYKY28,6571.5%–

33Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5761.5%–

34Mount Washington, KYKY18,9891.4%–

35Bowling Green, KYKY78,5051.4%–

36Bellevue, KYKY5,8471.4%–

37Erlanger, KYKY20,1581.3%–

38Edgewood, KYKY8,5031.3%–

39Vine Grove, KYKY7,0181.3%–

40Mayfield, KYKY9,8511.3%–

41Richmond, KYKY40,6631.3%–

42Fort Wright, KYKY6,2401.2%–

43Franklin, KYKY10,7591.2%–

44Dayton, KYKY5,9741.2%–

45Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4111.2%–

46Elsmere, KYKY9,5211.2%–

47Shelbyville, KYKY18,4531.2%–

48Central City, KYKY5,7931.2%–

49Newport, KYKY13,9981.1%–

50Crestwood, KYKY6,5821.1%–

51Owensboro, KYKY60,8921.1%–

52Somerset, KYKY12,6951.1%–

53Campbellsville, KYKY11,7831.0%–

54Maysville, KYKY8,6881.0%–

55La Grange, KYKY10,6691.0%–

56Madisonville, KYKY19,4281.0%–

57Burlington, KYKY18,0081.0%–

58Alexandria, KYKY10,9941.0%–

59Louisville, KYKY641,9620.9%–

60Radcliff, KYKY22,5760.9%–

61Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3560.9%–

62Covington, KYKY41,8470.9%–

63Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1440.8%–

64Middletown, KYKY9,9440.8%–

65Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5860.7%–

66Cynthiana, KYKY6,5760.7%–

67Oakbrook, KYKY10,2110.7%–

68Middlesborough, KYKY8,7760.7%–

69Henderson, KYKY27,8220.7%–

70Fort Knox, KYKY8,8360.7%–

71Independence, KYKY30,1980.7%–

72Walton, KYKY5,8680.6%–

73Bardstown, KYKY14,1610.5%–

74Princeton, KYKY6,1680.5%–

75Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1930.5%–

76Versailles, KYKY10,7340.5%–

77Russellville, KYKY7,4540.4%–

78Cold Spring, KYKY6,6400.4%–

79Shively, KYKY15,8950.4%–

80Leitchfield, KYKY7,0150.3%–

81Hebron, KYKY6,4070.3%–

82Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5750.3%–

83Hillview, KYKY9,0200.2%–

84Monticello, KYKY5,7210.2%–

85Paris, KYKY10,1300.1%–

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