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.

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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%

06Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1426,249−17%

07Bowling Green, KYKY78,5056,210−11%

08Owensboro, KYKY60,8925,879−22%

09Erlanger, KYKY20,1585,779−11%

10Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4484,950+29%

11Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1934,834−18%

12Georgetown, KYKY40,8834,832+24%

13St. Matthews, KYKY17,8684,313−11%

14Burlington, KYKY18,0084,156−12%

15Newport, KYKY13,9984,044+4%

16Alexandria, KYKY10,9943,497+10%

17Edgewood, KYKY8,5033,184−21%

18Richmond, KYKY40,6633,008−45%

19Frankfort, KYKY28,6572,938−21%

20Union, KYKY7,9372,896+67%

21Oakbrook, KYKY10,2112,807−23%

22Francisville, KYKY10,5652,781+6%

23Henderson, KYKY27,8222,730−42%

24Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7512,685−8%

25Cold Spring, KYKY6,6402,670−13%

26Radcliff, KYKY22,5762,595−12%

27Nicholasville, KYKY33,8572,570−33%

28Paducah, KYKY26,7302,501−16%

29Ashland, KYKY20,9962,442−26%

30Villa Hills, KYKY7,7972,427−31%

31Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4112,400−3%

32Fort Wright, KYKY6,2402,327−15%

33Elsmere, KYKY9,5212,293+20%

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

35Bellevue, KYKY5,8472,230−20%

36Winchester, KYKY19,5142,225+28%

37Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9312,117+20%

38La Grange, KYKY10,6692,028+63%

39Shelbyville, KYKY18,4531,983−8%

40Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1441,907−25%

41Dayton, KYKY5,9741,870+24%

42Lyndon, KYKY11,3011,801−23%

43Crestwood, KYKY6,5821,746+109%

44Bardstown, KYKY14,1611,726+26%

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

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

47Middletown, KYKY9,9441,549+6%

48Madisonville, KYKY19,4281,544−41%

49Danville, KYKY17,7361,541−38%

50Shively, KYKY15,8951,526−12%

51Murray, KYKY18,9641,510−42%

52Vine Grove, KYKY7,0181,391+106%

53Berea, KYKY16,6621,279−37%

54Glasgow, KYKY15,3021,179−27%

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

56Walton, KYKY5,8681,143+29%

57Franklin, KYKY10,7591,119+129%

58Versailles, KYKY10,7341,048−15%

59Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3291,044−21%

60Pikeville, KYKY7,2701,018+39%

61Oak Grove, KYKY7,8301,012−12%

62Fort Knox, KYKY8,836989−70%

63Hebron, KYKY6,407965−49%

64Wilmore, KYKY6,380943−4%

65Somerset, KYKY12,695922−14%

66Hillview, KYKY9,020921−28%

67Maysville, KYKY8,688854−50%

68Middlesborough, KYKY8,776847+98%

69Paris, KYKY10,130838+2%

70Morehead, KYKY6,776823−39%

71Cynthiana, KYKY6,576811−24%

72Campbellsville, KYKY11,783782−43%

73Reidland, KYKY5,277628−2%

74Mount Sterling, KYKY7,586625−44%

75Williamsburg, KYKY5,371571+0%

76Mayfield, KYKY9,851556−52%

77Leitchfield, KYKY7,015552+56%

78Flatwoods, KYKY7,439540−52%

79Harrodsburg, KYKY9,576539−43%

80Monticello, KYKY5,721516+41%

81Corbin, KYKY7,911501−46%

82London, KYKY7,637429−52%

83Princeton, KYKY6,168407−48%

84Russellville, KYKY7,454345−17%

85Lebanon, KYKY6,699329−28%

86Central City, KYKY5,793225−67%

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