RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Highest Scottish population share, Kentucky counties · 2020

Kentucky counties 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 120 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 120 is 1.6%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH SHAREVS 2010

01Perry County, KYKY26,5553.5%+1.1 pts

02Spencer County, KYKY20,9983.3%+2.1 pts

03Bracken County, KYKY8,5113.2%+0.2 pts

04Clark County, KYKY37,8883.1%+0.4 pts

05Robertson County, KYKY2,3253.1%−1.3 pts

06Shelby County, KYKY51,2433.0%+0.8 pts

07Boyle County, KYKY31,6322.9%+0.9 pts

08Woodford County, KYKY27,8832.9%−0.6 pts

09Campbell County, KYKY95,4412.9%+0.8 pts

10Warren County, KYKY149,3752.8%+0.4 pts

11Fayette County, KYKY329,7512.6%−0.4 pts

12McCreary County, KYKY17,1242.5%+1.3 pts

13Calloway County, KYKY39,4212.5%0.0 pts

14Anderson County, KYKY25,2252.5%+0.4 pts

15Greenup County, KYKY35,2132.5%+0.5 pts

16Scott County, KYKY62,2622.4%+0.1 pts

17Marshall County, KYKY31,6592.4%−0.1 pts

18Monroe County, KYKY11,1912.4%−0.9 pts

19Knott County, KYKY13,3212.4%+1.2 pts

20Boone County, KYKY145,3162.4%−0.5 pts

21Wolfe County, KYKY6,2982.4%+1.9 pts

22Grayson County, KYKY27,4062.3%+1.1 pts

23Barren County, KYKY45,6412.3%−1.3 pts

24Nelson County, KYKY49,0362.3%+0.4 pts

25Elliott County, KYKY7,2652.2%+1.0 pts

26Trimble County, KYKY8,7012.2%+0.1 pts

27Oldham County, KYKY70,9862.2%−0.9 pts

28Washington County, KYKY12,3682.2%+1.4 pts

29Franklin County, KYKY52,6492.2%−0.7 pts

30Letcher County, KYKY19,9522.2%+1.1 pts

31Harrison County, KYKY19,6272.1%+0.7 pts

32Henry County, KYKY16,4472.1%−0.9 pts

33Mercer County, KYKY23,7332.1%+0.1 pts

34Bullitt County, KYKY86,4542.0%+0.2 pts

35Pulaski County, KYKY67,3841.9%+0.3 pts

36Meade County, KYKY30,6991.9%+0.1 pts

37Madison County, KYKY101,6961.9%−0.3 pts

38Jackson County, KYKY13,3251.9%+1.3 pts

39Jessamine County, KYKY57,1471.9%−0.3 pts

40Fleming County, KYKY15,7871.8%−0.6 pts

41Nicholas County, KYKY7,9491.8%+0.5 pts

42Trigg County, KYKY14,5121.8%−2.1 pts

43Pendleton County, KYKY14,8001.8%+0.2 pts

44Hickman County, KYKY4,3721.8%−2.0 pts

45Kenton County, KYKY175,7791.8%−0.1 pts

46Casey County, KYKY16,2051.8%+0.6 pts

47McCracken County, KYKY67,5531.8%−0.7 pts

48Leslie County, KYKY9,6271.7%+0.3 pts

49Jefferson County, KYKY795,2221.7%−0.1 pts

50Lawrence County, KYKY15,7651.7%−0.6 pts

51Simpson County, KYKY20,7881.7%−0.2 pts

52Rowan County, KYKY24,4761.7%−1.8 pts

53Edmonson County, KYKY12,7491.7%−1.1 pts

54Daviess County, KYKY104,8981.7%+0.2 pts

55Christian County, KYKY70,1151.6%+0.2 pts

56Graves County, KYKY37,0501.6%+0.1 pts

57Carter County, KYKY26,1491.6%−1.6 pts

58Bath County, KYKY13,1761.6%−0.8 pts

59Adair County, KYKY19,4231.6%+1.2 pts

60Hardin County, KYKY113,4821.6%−0.6 pts

61Cumberland County, KYKY5,9921.6%−0.3 pts

62Mason County, KYKY16,9361.6%−1.5 pts

63Russell County, KYKY18,6081.6%−0.8 pts

64Hopkins County, KYKY45,1271.5%−0.7 pts

65Caldwell County, KYKY12,6091.5%−1.0 pts

66Crittenden County, KYKY8,8071.5%+0.3 pts

67Floyd County, KYKY34,4011.5%0.0 pts

68Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6341.5%+0.1 pts

69Martin County, KYKY10,6971.5%+1.2 pts

70Whitley County, KYKY37,2971.4%−0.5 pts

71McLean County, KYKY9,0641.4%+0.8 pts

72Carlisle County, KYKY4,7471.4%−2.4 pts

73Metcalfe County, KYKY10,5831.4%−1.6 pts

74Wayne County, KYKY19,5971.3%+0.6 pts

75Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5031.3%−0.7 pts

76Fulton County, KYKY6,2181.3%+0.1 pts

77Green County, KYKY11,6441.3%+0.8 pts

78Hancock County, KYKY9,0501.3%0.0 pts

79Marion County, KYKY20,1151.3%0.0 pts

80Boyd County, KYKY47,7511.3%−0.9 pts

81Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1481.3%+0.3 pts

82Johnson County, KYKY22,0511.2%−0.9 pts

83Henderson County, KYKY44,2551.2%−0.5 pts

84Montgomery County, KYKY28,8221.2%−0.6 pts

85Bourbon County, KYKY20,2431.2%−0.2 pts

86Menifee County, KYKY6,4301.1%+0.7 pts

87Laurel County, KYKY63,7461.1%0.0 pts

88Hart County, KYKY20,1171.1%−1.4 pts

89Larue County, KYKY15,1841.1%−0.6 pts

90Taylor County, KYKY26,7631.1%−0.2 pts

91Webster County, KYKY12,9291.1%−1.3 pts

92Magoffin County, KYKY11,1101.1%+0.6 pts

93Garrard County, KYKY18,2071.1%−2.5 pts

94Grant County, KYKY26,1811.1%−0.7 pts

95Ballard County, KYKY7,5941.1%+0.1 pts

96Gallatin County, KYKY8,8401.1%−0.9 pts

97Owen County, KYKY11,6011.0%−2.5 pts

98Pike County, KYKY54,7211.0%−0.3 pts

99Owsley County, KYKY3,9321.0%+0.4 pts

100Clay County, KYKY19,4651.0%−0.1 pts

101Estill County, KYKY13,9621.0%−0.3 pts

102Morgan County, KYKY14,4151.0%−0.6 pts

103Lincoln County, KYKY25,3531.0%−0.1 pts

104Harlan County, KYKY24,7251.0%−0.1 pts

105Bell County, KYKY22,8291.0%+0.1 pts

106Todd County, KYKY12,9721.0%−0.1 pts

107Logan County, KYKY28,6691.0%−1.4 pts

108Ohio County, KYKY23,9340.9%−0.9 pts

109Lyon County, KYKY9,1230.9%−1.8 pts

110Livingston County, KYKY8,8630.9%−0.8 pts

111Allen County, KYKY22,5360.9%−0.8 pts

112Powell County, KYKY12,8120.9%−1.2 pts

113Union County, KYKY12,8390.9%+0.3 pts

114Lewis County, KYKY12,9010.9%−2.2 pts

115Butler County, KYKY12,5200.8%+0.2 pts

116Clinton County, KYKY9,1390.8%0.0 pts

117Knox County, KYKY29,5320.8%+0.4 pts

118Lee County, KYKY7,2970.7%−0.5 pts

119Carroll County, KYKY11,1410.7%−2.4 pts

120Breathitt County, KYKY12,5580.6%−0.2 pts

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