RANKING · 2024 ACS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Highest Scottish population share, Kentucky counties

Kentucky counties 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 120 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH SHAREVS 2010

01Bracken County, KYKY8,5114.2%+1.2 pts

02Clark County, KYKY37,8883.8%+1.1 pts

03Simpson County, KYKY20,7883.1%+1.2 pts

04Campbell County, KYKY95,4413.0%+0.9 pts

05Grayson County, KYKY27,4063.0%+1.7 pts

06Oldham County, KYKY70,9862.9%−0.2 pts

07Shelby County, KYKY51,2432.9%+0.7 pts

08Trimble County, KYKY8,7012.8%+0.8 pts

09Carroll County, KYKY11,1412.8%−0.3 pts

10Franklin County, KYKY52,6492.8%−0.1 pts

11Cumberland County, KYKY5,9922.7%+0.8 pts

12Harlan County, KYKY24,7252.6%+1.5 pts

13Spencer County, KYKY20,9982.6%+1.4 pts

14Fayette County, KYKY329,7512.6%−0.4 pts

15Greenup County, KYKY35,2132.5%+0.6 pts

16Gallatin County, KYKY8,8402.5%+0.6 pts

17Clinton County, KYKY9,1392.5%+1.7 pts

18Ballard County, KYKY7,5942.5%+1.5 pts

19Barren County, KYKY45,6412.5%−1.2 pts

20Martin County, KYKY10,6972.4%+2.2 pts

21Warren County, KYKY149,3752.4%+0.0 pts

22Lee County, KYKY7,2972.4%+1.1 pts

23Harrison County, KYKY19,6272.4%+1.0 pts

24Carter County, KYKY26,1492.4%−0.8 pts

25Woodford County, KYKY27,8832.4%−1.1 pts

26Crittenden County, KYKY8,8072.3%+1.1 pts

27Trigg County, KYKY14,5122.3%−1.6 pts

28Daviess County, KYKY104,8982.3%+0.8 pts

29Pendleton County, KYKY14,8002.3%+0.7 pts

30Boone County, KYKY145,3162.3%−0.6 pts

31Calloway County, KYKY39,4212.2%−0.3 pts

32Clay County, KYKY19,4652.2%+1.2 pts

33McLean County, KYKY9,0642.2%+1.7 pts

34Scott County, KYKY62,2622.2%−0.1 pts

35Rowan County, KYKY24,4762.2%−1.3 pts

36Boyd County, KYKY47,7512.1%−0.0 pts

37Bourbon County, KYKY20,2432.1%+0.8 pts

38Morgan County, KYKY14,4152.1%+0.5 pts

39Anderson County, KYKY25,2252.1%+0.0 pts

40Christian County, KYKY70,1152.1%+0.7 pts

41Hardin County, KYKY113,4822.1%−0.1 pts

42Mercer County, KYKY23,7332.1%+0.1 pts

43Mason County, KYKY16,9362.0%−1.0 pts

44Marshall County, KYKY31,6592.0%−0.5 pts

45Floyd County, KYKY34,4012.0%+0.5 pts

46Pulaski County, KYKY67,3842.0%+0.3 pts

47Monroe County, KYKY11,1912.0%−1.4 pts

48Nelson County, KYKY49,0362.0%−0.0 pts

49Fleming County, KYKY15,7871.9%−0.5 pts

50Fulton County, KYKY6,2181.9%+0.7 pts

51Logan County, KYKY28,6691.9%−0.5 pts

52Perry County, KYKY26,5551.9%−0.4 pts

53Madison County, KYKY101,6961.9%−0.3 pts

54Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1481.9%+0.9 pts

55Taylor County, KYKY26,7631.9%+0.6 pts

56Jefferson County, KYKY795,2221.8%+0.0 pts

57McCreary County, KYKY17,1241.8%+0.6 pts

58Russell County, KYKY18,6081.8%−0.5 pts

59Elliott County, KYKY7,2651.8%+0.6 pts

60Henry County, KYKY16,4471.8%−1.1 pts

61McCracken County, KYKY67,5531.8%−0.7 pts

62Lyon County, KYKY9,1231.8%−1.0 pts

63Kenton County, KYKY175,7791.8%−0.0 pts

64Metcalfe County, KYKY10,5831.8%−1.2 pts

65Lincoln County, KYKY25,3531.8%+0.7 pts

66Hancock County, KYKY9,0501.8%+0.4 pts

67Green County, KYKY11,6441.7%+1.2 pts

68Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5031.7%−0.3 pts

69Estill County, KYKY13,9621.7%+0.4 pts

70Boyle County, KYKY31,6321.7%−0.4 pts

71Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6341.7%+0.3 pts

72Livingston County, KYKY8,8631.7%−0.0 pts

73Wolfe County, KYKY6,2981.6%+1.2 pts

74Henderson County, KYKY44,2551.6%−0.1 pts

75Bullitt County, KYKY86,4541.6%−0.1 pts

76Meade County, KYKY30,6991.6%−0.2 pts

77Larue County, KYKY15,1841.6%−0.1 pts

78Johnson County, KYKY22,0511.5%−0.6 pts

79Magoffin County, KYKY11,1101.5%+1.0 pts

80Washington County, KYKY12,3681.5%+0.7 pts

81Hopkins County, KYKY45,1271.5%−0.8 pts

82Pike County, KYKY54,7211.5%+0.1 pts

83Laurel County, KYKY63,7461.4%+0.3 pts

84Hickman County, KYKY4,3721.4%−2.4 pts

85Grant County, KYKY26,1811.4%−0.3 pts

86Allen County, KYKY22,5361.4%−0.3 pts

87Lawrence County, KYKY15,7651.4%−0.9 pts

88Owen County, KYKY11,6011.4%−2.1 pts

89Letcher County, KYKY19,9521.3%+0.3 pts

90Edmonson County, KYKY12,7491.3%−1.4 pts

91Menifee County, KYKY6,4301.3%+0.8 pts

92Whitley County, KYKY37,2971.2%−0.7 pts

93Jessamine County, KYKY57,1471.2%−0.9 pts

94Wayne County, KYKY19,5971.2%+0.5 pts

95Knox County, KYKY29,5321.2%+0.8 pts

96Butler County, KYKY12,5201.2%+0.6 pts

97Adair County, KYKY19,4231.2%+0.8 pts

98Lewis County, KYKY12,9011.2%−1.9 pts

99Leslie County, KYKY9,6271.2%−0.2 pts

100Graves County, KYKY37,0501.2%−0.3 pts

101Todd County, KYKY12,9721.2%+0.2 pts

102Montgomery County, KYKY28,8221.1%−0.7 pts

103Jackson County, KYKY13,3251.1%+0.5 pts

104Hart County, KYKY20,1171.0%−1.5 pts

105Bell County, KYKY22,8291.0%+0.2 pts

106Breathitt County, KYKY12,5581.0%+0.2 pts

107Caldwell County, KYKY12,6090.9%−1.6 pts

108Garrard County, KYKY18,2070.9%−2.7 pts

109Webster County, KYKY12,9290.9%−1.5 pts

110Ohio County, KYKY23,9340.9%−0.9 pts

111Nicholas County, KYKY7,9490.9%−0.4 pts

112Union County, KYKY12,8390.8%+0.2 pts

113Marion County, KYKY20,1150.8%−0.6 pts

114Carlisle County, KYKY4,7470.8%−3.0 pts

115Powell County, KYKY12,8120.8%−1.4 pts

116Knott County, KYKY13,3210.8%−0.4 pts

117Casey County, KYKY16,2050.7%−0.4 pts

118Robertson County, KYKY2,3250.7%−3.6 pts

119Bath County, KYKY13,1760.6%−1.8 pts

120Owsley County, KYKY3,9320.3%−0.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES