RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 70 SHOWN OF 70

Highest Swedish population share, Kentucky cities · 2020

Kentucky cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Swedish ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Swedish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 70 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 70 is 0.5%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWEDISH SHAREVS 2010

01Middletown, KYKY9,9442.9%+2.4 pts

02Wilmore, KYKY6,3802.2%+0.6 pts

03Reidland, KYKY5,2771.9%–

04Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5751.7%+0.5 pts

05Somerset, KYKY12,6951.4%+0.9 pts

06Hebron, KYKY6,4071.4%+1.1 pts

07Villa Hills, KYKY7,7971.3%−0.5 pts

08Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3561.2%−0.2 pts

09Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3291.1%+0.9 pts

10Fort Knox, KYKY8,8361.0%+0.2 pts

11Mount Washington, KYKY18,9890.9%+0.4 pts

12La Grange, KYKY10,6690.9%–

13Bellevue, KYKY5,8470.9%+0.7 pts

14Danville, KYKY17,7360.9%+0.3 pts

15Edgewood, KYKY8,5030.8%+0.2 pts

16Crestwood, KYKY6,5820.8%−0.1 pts

17Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1930.7%+0.1 pts

18Corbin, KYKY7,9110.7%–

19Frankfort, KYKY28,6570.7%+0.6 pts

20Francisville, KYKY10,5650.7%−0.4 pts

21Winchester, KYKY19,5140.6%+0.4 pts

22Burlington, KYKY18,0080.6%−0.3 pts

23Newport, KYKY13,9980.6%+0.2 pts

24Lexington, KYKY329,7510.6%−0.1 pts

25Dayton, KYKY5,9740.6%−0.4 pts

26Union, KYKY7,9370.6%−1.3 pts

27Lyndon, KYKY11,3010.6%+0.5 pts

28Paris, KYKY10,1300.6%+0.4 pts

29Murray, KYKY18,9640.6%−0.5 pts

30Central City, KYKY5,7930.6%+0.2 pts

31Versailles, KYKY10,7340.5%–

32Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7510.5%+0.2 pts

33Oakbrook, KYKY10,2110.5%−0.1 pts

34St. Matthews, KYKY17,8680.5%−0.3 pts

35Louisville, KYKY641,9620.5%0.0 pts

36Madisonville, KYKY19,4280.4%+0.3 pts

37Shelbyville, KYKY18,4530.4%+0.1 pts

38Bowling Green, KYKY78,5050.4%0.0 pts

39Cold Spring, KYKY6,6400.4%+0.2 pts

40Shively, KYKY15,8950.4%–

41Nicholasville, KYKY33,8570.4%+0.2 pts

42Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1420.4%−0.6 pts

43Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4110.4%−0.2 pts

44Highland Heights, KYKY6,3410.4%0.0 pts

45Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4480.4%+0.1 pts

46Florence, KYKY34,0180.4%0.0 pts

47Georgetown, KYKY40,8830.3%−0.4 pts

48Russellville, KYKY7,4540.3%+0.2 pts

49Owensboro, KYKY60,8920.3%0.0 pts

50London, KYKY7,6370.3%−0.2 pts

51Mayfield, KYKY9,8510.2%+0.2 pts

52Covington, KYKY41,8470.2%0.0 pts

53Campbellsville, KYKY11,7830.2%−0.2 pts

54Independence, KYKY30,1980.2%0.0 pts

55Paducah, KYKY26,7300.2%−0.2 pts

56Radcliff, KYKY22,5760.2%+0.1 pts

57Oak Grove, KYKY7,8300.2%0.0 pts

58Maysville, KYKY8,6880.2%–

59Morehead, KYKY6,7760.2%−0.1 pts

60Berea, KYKY16,6620.2%0.0 pts

61Richmond, KYKY40,6630.1%−0.1 pts

62Glasgow, KYKY15,3020.1%−0.1 pts

63Leitchfield, KYKY7,0150.1%−0.4 pts

64Hillview, KYKY9,0200.1%0.0 pts

65Elsmere, KYKY9,5210.1%−0.1 pts

66Erlanger, KYKY20,1580.1%−0.5 pts

67Bardstown, KYKY14,1610.1%−0.1 pts

68Ashland, KYKY20,9960.1%−0.1 pts

69Princeton, KYKY6,1680.0%−0.2 pts

70Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9310.0%−2.5 pts

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