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 (2020 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 2010

01Ashland, KYKY20,9963.1%−0.1 pts

02Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3292.9%+2.2 pts

03Villa Hills, KYKY7,7972.7%−1.6 pts

04Pikeville, KYKY7,2702.5%−1.1 pts

05Berea, KYKY16,6622.5%−1.3 pts

06Danville, KYKY17,7362.4%−2.2 pts

07Lebanon, KYKY6,6992.3%+1.9 pts

08Paducah, KYKY26,7302.2%+0.1 pts

09London, KYKY7,6372.2%+1.6 pts

10Lyndon, KYKY11,3012.2%+0.4 pts

11Lexington, KYKY329,7512.1%−0.9 pts

12Morehead, KYKY6,7762.1%+0.1 pts

13Winchester, KYKY19,5142.0%−0.4 pts

14Murray, KYKY18,9642.0%−1.8 pts

15St. Matthews, KYKY17,8681.9%−1.5 pts

16Francisville, KYKY10,5651.9%+1.0 pts

17Williamsburg, KYKY5,3711.9%+0.2 pts

18Wilmore, KYKY6,3801.9%−2.3 pts

19Corbin, KYKY7,9111.9%−0.8 pts

20Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9311.9%+1.2 pts

21Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7511.8%−2.1 pts

22Flatwoods, KYKY7,4391.8%+0.3 pts

23Florence, KYKY34,0181.8%−0.8 pts

24Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4481.8%−0.2 pts

25Glasgow, KYKY15,3021.7%−0.8 pts

26Georgetown, KYKY40,8831.7%−0.6 pts

27Union, KYKY7,9371.6%+1.4 pts

28Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1421.6%−2.0 pts

29Highland Heights, KYKY6,3411.6%+0.6 pts

30Nicholasville, KYKY33,8571.5%−0.5 pts

31Reidland, KYKY5,2771.5%+0.4 pts

32Frankfort, KYKY28,6571.5%−1.6 pts

33Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5761.5%−0.6 pts

34Mount Washington, KYKY18,9891.4%+0.2 pts

35Bowling Green, KYKY78,5051.4%−0.9 pts

36Bellevue, KYKY5,8471.4%−0.7 pts

37Erlanger, KYKY20,1581.3%−0.7 pts

38Edgewood, KYKY8,5031.3%−1.5 pts

39Vine Grove, KYKY7,0181.3%−0.0 pts

40Mayfield, KYKY9,8511.3%+0.3 pts

41Richmond, KYKY40,6631.3%−1.9 pts

42Fort Wright, KYKY6,2401.2%+0.5 pts

43Franklin, KYKY10,7591.2%+0.3 pts

44Dayton, KYKY5,9741.2%−0.1 pts

45Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4111.2%−0.6 pts

46Elsmere, KYKY9,5211.2%−0.2 pts

47Shelbyville, KYKY18,4531.2%−0.2 pts

48Central City, KYKY5,7931.2%−0.5 pts

49Newport, KYKY13,9981.1%−1.3 pts

50Crestwood, KYKY6,5821.1%−1.4 pts

51Owensboro, KYKY60,8921.1%−0.5 pts

52Somerset, KYKY12,6951.1%−1.6 pts

53Campbellsville, KYKY11,7831.0%−0.1 pts

54Maysville, KYKY8,6881.0%−1.6 pts

55La Grange, KYKY10,6691.0%−0.9 pts

56Madisonville, KYKY19,4281.0%−0.8 pts

57Burlington, KYKY18,0081.0%−0.7 pts

58Alexandria, KYKY10,9941.0%+0.1 pts

59Louisville, KYKY641,9620.9%−0.8 pts

60Radcliff, KYKY22,5760.9%−0.3 pts

61Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3560.9%−1.6 pts

62Covington, KYKY41,8470.9%−1.2 pts

63Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1440.8%−3.7 pts

64Middletown, KYKY9,9440.8%−2.8 pts

65Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5860.7%−0.6 pts

66Cynthiana, KYKY6,5760.7%−3.6 pts

67Oakbrook, KYKY10,2110.7%−1.0 pts

68Middlesborough, KYKY8,7760.7%−0.1 pts

69Henderson, KYKY27,8220.7%−0.9 pts

70Fort Knox, KYKY8,8360.7%−0.7 pts

71Independence, KYKY30,1980.7%−0.9 pts

72Walton, KYKY5,8680.6%−2.0 pts

73Bardstown, KYKY14,1610.5%−0.8 pts

74Princeton, KYKY6,1680.5%−2.6 pts

75Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1930.5%−1.6 pts

76Versailles, KYKY10,7340.5%−2.6 pts

77Russellville, KYKY7,4540.4%−1.3 pts

78Cold Spring, KYKY6,6400.4%−0.9 pts

79Shively, KYKY15,8950.4%−0.6 pts

80Leitchfield, KYKY7,0150.3%−0.6 pts

81Hebron, KYKY6,4070.3%−1.6 pts

82Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5750.3%−1.6 pts

83Hillview, KYKY9,0200.2%−0.8 pts

84Monticello, KYKY5,7210.2%−1.6 pts

85Paris, KYKY10,1300.1%−0.9 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS