RANKING · 2024 ACS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Highest Scottish population share, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Scottish ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Scottish 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 2.0%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Crestwood, KY, up 57 places to #4.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH SHAREVS 2010

01Dayton, KYKY5,9745.8%+4.9 pts

02Oakbrook, KYKY10,2115.3%+2.5 pts

03Vine Grove, KYKY7,0184.9%+4.2 pts

04▲57Crestwood, KYKY6,5824.4%+0.6 pts

05▲25Winchester, KYKY19,5143.9%−0.5 pts

06▲17Bellevue, KYKY5,8473.7%+2.4 pts

07▲7St. Matthews, KYKY17,8683.6%+0.5 pts

08▼3Shelbyville, KYKY18,4533.5%+2.5 pts

09▲53Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4483.5%+0.6 pts

10▲3Erlanger, KYKY20,1583.4%+2.2 pts

11▲41Elsmere, KYKY9,5213.4%+1.1 pts

12▲25Hebron, KYKY6,4073.3%+0.3 pts

13▼9Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1423.3%+0.7 pts

14▼4Union, KYKY7,9373.3%+1.4 pts

15▲25Newport, KYKY13,9983.3%+0.6 pts

16▲50Morehead, KYKY6,7763.2%+0.8 pts

17▲43Central City, KYKY5,7933.2%+0.7 pts

18▲18Ashland, KYKY20,9963.1%+1.0 pts

19▼1Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4113.1%+1.9 pts

20▲14Maysville, KYKY8,6883.0%0.0 pts

21▼14Burlington, KYKY18,0082.9%−0.3 pts

22▲28Middletown, KYKY9,9442.9%+0.4 pts

23▲24Franklin, KYKY10,7592.9%+1.3 pts

24▲17Reidland, KYKY5,2772.8%−2.4 pts

25▲10Owensboro, KYKY60,8922.8%+1.1 pts

26▼7Frankfort, KYKY28,6572.6%−0.2 pts

27▼12Lexington, KYKY329,7512.6%−0.4 pts

28▼4Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1932.5%+0.9 pts

29▼7Bowling Green, KYKY78,5052.5%+0.3 pts

30▲54Paris, KYKY10,1302.5%+1.6 pts

31▲14Bardstown, KYKY14,1612.5%+1.2 pts

32▼21Cold Spring, KYKY6,6402.5%+1.4 pts

33▲50Russellville, KYKY7,4542.4%+1.0 pts

34▲24Flatwoods, KYKY7,4392.4%+1.0 pts

35▼29Somerset, KYKY12,6952.4%+1.1 pts

36▲12Versailles, KYKY10,7342.4%+0.9 pts

37▲41Mayfield, KYKY9,8512.4%+1.2 pts

38▼12Georgetown, KYKY40,8832.3%−0.5 pts

39▼18Highland Heights, KYKY6,3412.3%−0.9 pts

40▼24Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5762.3%+1.4 pts

41▲44Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5862.2%−0.2 pts

42▼30Alexandria, KYKY10,9942.1%+0.6 pts

43▲25Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5752.0%−3.2 pts

44▲12Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3562.0%−0.6 pts

45▼6Francisville, KYKY10,5651.9%−0.4 pts

46▼18Berea, KYKY16,6621.8%−1.2 pts

47▼27Pikeville, KYKY7,2701.8%−0.7 pts

48▲29Radcliff, KYKY22,5761.8%+0.2 pts

49▲25Fort Knox, KYKY8,8361.8%−0.5 pts

50▲14Middlesborough, KYKY8,7761.7%+1.4 pts

51▲19Independence, KYKY30,1981.7%+0.7 pts

52▲17London, KYKY7,6371.7%+0.9 pts

53▼24Corbin, KYKY7,9111.7%+0.1 pts

54▲18Glasgow, KYKY15,3021.7%−1.7 pts

55▼2Louisville, KYKY641,9621.6%0.0 pts

56▼24Richmond, KYKY40,6631.6%−0.1 pts

57▲18Villa Hills, KYKY7,7971.6%−0.3 pts

58▼31Florence, KYKY34,0181.6%−1.2 pts

59▼26Walton, KYKY5,8681.6%−1.7 pts

60▼43Danville, KYKY17,7361.5%−0.7 pts

61▼15Murray, KYKY18,9641.5%−1.4 pts

62▼3Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3291.5%+0.3 pts

63▲18Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1441.5%−1.4 pts

64▲18Edgewood, KYKY8,5031.5%−1.2 pts

65▼21Covington, KYKY41,8471.4%−0.6 pts

66▼15Henderson, KYKY27,8221.3%0.0 pts

67Mount Washington, KYKY18,9891.3%−0.8 pts

68▲12Princeton, KYKY6,1681.3%−0.8 pts

69▼14Lyndon, KYKY11,3011.3%−0.6 pts

70▲6Leitchfield, KYKY7,0151.2%−0.5 pts

71▼46Wilmore, KYKY6,3801.2%−7.1 pts

72▲1Madisonville, KYKY19,4281.2%−2.1 pts

73▼19Nicholasville, KYKY33,8571.2%−0.3 pts

74▼66Cynthiana, KYKY6,5761.1%+0.7 pts

75▼10Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7511.1%−1.3 pts

76▼67Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9311.1%−0.7 pts

77▼14Paducah, KYKY26,7301.1%−0.9 pts

78▼29Williamsburg, KYKY5,3711.1%−0.1 pts

79▼8Monticello, KYKY5,7211.1%+0.5 pts

80Oak Grove, KYKY7,8301.0%0.0 pts

81▼39Campbellsville, KYKY11,7830.9%−1.2 pts

82▼44La Grange, KYKY10,6690.8%−3.7 pts

83▼26Hillview, KYKY9,0200.8%−0.9 pts

84▼5Shively, KYKY15,8950.7%−0.2 pts

85▼42Lebanon, KYKY6,6990.6%−0.9 pts

86▼55Fort Wright, KYKY6,2400.5%−1.0 pts

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