RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 85 SHOWN OF 85

Highest Scottish population share, Kentucky cities · 2020

Kentucky cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Scottish ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Scottish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 85 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 85 is 1.9%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH SHAREVS 2010

01Dayton, KYKY5,9746.2%+5.3 pts

02Oakbrook, KYKY10,2114.9%+2.1 pts

03Vine Grove, KYKY7,0184.3%+3.5 pts

04Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1424.0%+1.5 pts

05Shelbyville, KYKY18,4533.7%+2.7 pts

06Somerset, KYKY12,6953.7%+2.4 pts

07Burlington, KYKY18,0083.6%+0.4 pts

08Cynthiana, KYKY6,5763.5%+3.1 pts

09Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9313.4%+1.6 pts

10Union, KYKY7,9373.2%+1.4 pts

11Cold Spring, KYKY6,6403.2%+2.1 pts

12Alexandria, KYKY10,9942.8%+1.3 pts

13Erlanger, KYKY20,1582.7%+1.5 pts

14St. Matthews, KYKY17,8682.7%−0.4 pts

15Lexington, KYKY329,7512.6%−0.4 pts

16Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5762.6%+1.7 pts

17Danville, KYKY17,7362.6%+0.3 pts

18Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4112.5%+1.3 pts

19Frankfort, KYKY28,6572.5%−0.4 pts

20Pikeville, KYKY7,2702.5%0.0 pts

21Highland Heights, KYKY6,3412.4%−0.8 pts

22Bowling Green, KYKY78,5052.4%+0.2 pts

23Bellevue, KYKY5,8472.4%+1.1 pts

24Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1932.4%+0.7 pts

25Wilmore, KYKY6,3802.4%−6.0 pts

26Georgetown, KYKY40,8832.3%−0.5 pts

27Florence, KYKY34,0182.3%−0.5 pts

28Berea, KYKY16,6622.3%−0.8 pts

29Corbin, KYKY7,9112.2%+0.7 pts

30Winchester, KYKY19,5142.2%−2.1 pts

31Fort Wright, KYKY6,2402.2%+0.7 pts

32Richmond, KYKY40,6632.2%+0.4 pts

33Walton, KYKY5,8682.1%−1.2 pts

34Maysville, KYKY8,6882.0%−1.0 pts

35Owensboro, KYKY60,8922.0%+0.4 pts

36Ashland, KYKY20,9962.0%−0.1 pts

37Hebron, KYKY6,4072.0%−1.1 pts

38La Grange, KYKY10,6691.9%−2.5 pts

39Francisville, KYKY10,5651.9%−0.4 pts

40Newport, KYKY13,9981.9%−0.7 pts

41Reidland, KYKY5,2771.9%−3.3 pts

42Campbellsville, KYKY11,7831.9%−0.2 pts

43Lebanon, KYKY6,6991.9%+0.3 pts

44Covington, KYKY41,8471.8%−0.3 pts

45Bardstown, KYKY14,1611.7%+0.4 pts

46Murray, KYKY18,9641.7%−1.2 pts

47Franklin, KYKY10,7591.7%+0.2 pts

48Versailles, KYKY10,7341.7%+0.1 pts

49Williamsburg, KYKY5,3711.7%+0.5 pts

50Middletown, KYKY9,9441.6%−0.9 pts

51Henderson, KYKY27,8221.6%+0.3 pts

52Elsmere, KYKY9,5211.6%−0.7 pts

53Louisville, KYKY641,9621.6%−0.1 pts

54Nicholasville, KYKY33,8571.6%+0.1 pts

55Lyndon, KYKY11,3011.5%−0.3 pts

56Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3561.5%−1.1 pts

57Hillview, KYKY9,0201.5%−0.1 pts

58Flatwoods, KYKY7,4391.5%+0.1 pts

59Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3291.5%+0.3 pts

60Central City, KYKY5,7931.4%−1.0 pts

61Crestwood, KYKY6,5821.4%−2.4 pts

62Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4481.4%−1.5 pts

63Paducah, KYKY26,7301.4%−0.6 pts

64Middlesborough, KYKY8,7761.4%+1.0 pts

65Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7511.3%−1.0 pts

66Morehead, KYKY6,7761.3%−1.1 pts

67Mount Washington, KYKY18,9891.3%−0.8 pts

68Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5751.3%−3.9 pts

69London, KYKY7,6371.2%+0.4 pts

70Independence, KYKY30,1981.2%+0.2 pts

71Monticello, KYKY5,7211.2%+0.6 pts

72Glasgow, KYKY15,3021.2%−2.2 pts

73Madisonville, KYKY19,4281.1%−2.1 pts

74Fort Knox, KYKY8,8361.0%−1.2 pts

75Villa Hills, KYKY7,7971.0%−1.0 pts

76Leitchfield, KYKY7,0151.0%−0.7 pts

77Radcliff, KYKY22,5761.0%−0.6 pts

78Mayfield, KYKY9,8510.9%−0.2 pts

79Shively, KYKY15,8950.7%−0.1 pts

80Princeton, KYKY6,1680.7%−1.4 pts

81Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1440.7%−2.3 pts

82Edgewood, KYKY8,5030.5%−2.2 pts

83Russellville, KYKY7,4540.5%−0.9 pts

84Paris, KYKY10,1300.3%−0.6 pts

85Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5860.1%−2.2 pts

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