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Largest Danish population, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities ranked by the number of residents who are Danish ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 48 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 48 is 27. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Jeffersontown, KY, up 25 places to #4.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDANISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01▲1Lexington, KYKY329,751561−21%

02▼1Louisville, KYKY641,962395−37%

03Bowling Green, KYKY78,505153+35%

04▲25Jeffersontown, KYKY29,193105–

05▲19Richmond, KYKY40,66398–

06Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14274+2367%

07▲3St. Matthews, KYKY17,86872+380%

08Henderson, KYKY27,82263−44%

09▼2Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44861–

10▼1Georgetown, KYKY40,88361+11%

11Cynthiana, KYKY6,57657+30%

12▲14Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58657–

13▲12Newport, KYKY13,99847–

14▲9Danville, KYKY17,73644+214%

15Morehead, KYKY6,77641+86%

16Francisville, KYKY10,56536–

17Alexandria, KYKY10,99433−52%

18Shelbyville, KYKY18,45332–

19▲13Ashland, KYKY20,99631+182%

20▼15Covington, KYKY41,84730+200%

21Mount Washington, KYKY18,98930–

22Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32927+145%

23▼15Owensboro, KYKY60,89227+42%

24Shively, KYKY15,89527–

25Lebanon, KYKY6,69924–

26▲7Versailles, KYKY10,73423+229%

27Campbellsville, KYKY11,78322+83%

28Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41121–

29▼9Nicholasville, KYKY33,85721–

30▲1Wilmore, KYKY6,38021–

31▼16Murray, KYKY18,96419−14%

32Radcliff, KYKY22,57619−59%

33Erlanger, KYKY20,15817+113%

34Union, KYKY7,93717–

35Independence, KYKY30,19815–

36▼14Franklin, KYKY10,75912–

37▼7Somerset, KYKY12,69512–

38▼2Glasgow, KYKY15,30211–

39Pikeville, KYKY7,27011–

40▼6Bellevue, KYKY5,84710–

41▼22La Grange, KYKY10,66910–

42Winchester, KYKY19,51410−33%

43▼32Fort Knox, KYKY8,8369−36%

44Madisonville, KYKY19,4289−10%

45Paris, KYKY10,1309–

46▼25Oakbrook, KYKY10,2118–

47▼34Frankfort, KYKY28,6577–

48▼30Berea, KYKY16,6624−97%

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