RANKING · 2024 ACS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Largest German population, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities ranked by the number of residents who are German 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 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 86 is 1,746. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Union, KY, up 21 places to #20.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Louisville, KYKY641,96293,642−17%

02Lexington, KYKY329,75140,249−6%

03Covington, KYKY41,84710,862+2%

04Independence, KYKY30,1988,774+6%

05Florence, KYKY34,0187,834−17%

06▲3Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1426,249−17%

07▼1Bowling Green, KYKY78,5056,210−11%

08▼1Owensboro, KYKY60,8925,879−22%

09▼1Erlanger, KYKY20,1585,779−11%

10▲4Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4484,950+29%

11▲1Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1934,834−18%

12▼1Georgetown, KYKY40,8834,832+24%

13▼3St. Matthews, KYKY17,8684,313−11%

14▼1Burlington, KYKY18,0084,156−12%

15Newport, KYKY13,9984,044+4%

16▲5Alexandria, KYKY10,9943,497+10%

17▼1Edgewood, KYKY8,5033,184−21%

18▼1Richmond, KYKY40,6633,008−45%

19▲3Frankfort, KYKY28,6572,938−21%

20▲21Union, KYKY7,9372,896+67%

21▲7Oakbrook, KYKY10,2112,807−23%

22▲5Francisville, KYKY10,5652,781+6%

23▼5Henderson, KYKY27,8222,730−42%

24▼5Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7512,685−8%

25▼2Cold Spring, KYKY6,6402,670−13%

26▲5Radcliff, KYKY22,5762,595−12%

27▼7Nicholasville, KYKY33,8572,570−33%

28▼4Paducah, KYKY26,7302,501−16%

29▲5Ashland, KYKY20,9962,442−26%

30▼5Villa Hills, KYKY7,7972,427−31%

31▲5Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4112,400−3%

32▲1Fort Wright, KYKY6,2402,327−15%

33▼1Elsmere, KYKY9,5212,293+20%

34▲4Mount Washington, KYKY18,9892,267+45%

35▲2Bellevue, KYKY5,8472,230−20%

36▲11Winchester, KYKY19,5142,225+28%

37▲3Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9312,117+20%

38▲14La Grange, KYKY10,6692,028+63%

39▲3Shelbyville, KYKY18,4531,983−8%

40▼14Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1441,907−25%

41▲4Dayton, KYKY5,9741,870+24%

42▼7Lyndon, KYKY11,3011,801−23%

43▲13Crestwood, KYKY6,5821,746+109%

44▲7Bardstown, KYKY14,1611,726+26%

45▲9Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5751,719+31%

46▼16Highland Heights, KYKY6,3411,664−26%

47▲3Middletown, KYKY9,9441,549+6%

48Madisonville, KYKY19,4281,544−41%

49▼10Danville, KYKY17,7361,541−38%

50▼6Shively, KYKY15,8951,526−12%

51▼22Murray, KYKY18,9641,510−42%

52▲1Vine Grove, KYKY7,0181,391+106%

53▼4Berea, KYKY16,6621,279−37%

54▲13Glasgow, KYKY15,3021,179−27%

55▼12Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3561,178−35%

56▲5Walton, KYKY5,8681,143+29%

57▲14Franklin, KYKY10,7591,119+129%

58▲2Versailles, KYKY10,7341,048−15%

59▲7Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3291,044−21%

60▲12Pikeville, KYKY7,2701,018+39%

61▲12Oak Grove, KYKY7,8301,012−12%

62▼7Fort Knox, KYKY8,836989−70%

63▼17Hebron, KYKY6,407965−49%

64▼2Wilmore, KYKY6,380943−4%

65▲5Somerset, KYKY12,695922−14%

66▼1Hillview, KYKY9,020921−28%

67▼8Maysville, KYKY8,688854−50%

68▲1Middlesborough, KYKY8,776847+98%

69▼6Paris, KYKY10,130838+2%

70▼2Morehead, KYKY6,776823−39%

71▲5Cynthiana, KYKY6,576811−24%

72▼14Campbellsville, KYKY11,783782−43%

73▼16Reidland, KYKY5,277628−2%

74▲9Mount Sterling, KYKY7,586625−44%

75▲4Williamsburg, KYKY5,3715710%

76▼2Mayfield, KYKY9,851556−52%

77▼13Leitchfield, KYKY7,015552+56%

78▼3Flatwoods, KYKY7,439540−52%

79▲1Harrodsburg, KYKY9,576539−43%

80▼3Monticello, KYKY5,721516+41%

81▲4Corbin, KYKY7,911501−46%

82▼4London, KYKY7,637429−52%

83▼1Princeton, KYKY6,168407−48%

84▼3Russellville, KYKY7,454345−17%

85▲1Lebanon, KYKY6,699329−28%

86▼2Central City, KYKY5,793225−67%

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