RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Largest German population, Kentucky cities · 2020

Kentucky cities ranked by the number of residents who are German ancestry, from the 2020 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, KYKY641,96295,416−15%

02Lexington, KYKY329,75142,956+0%

03Covington, KYKY41,84710,230−4%

04Independence, KYKY30,1988,821+7%

05Florence, KYKY34,0187,567−20%

06Bowling Green, KYKY78,5057,147+3%

07Owensboro, KYKY60,8926,928−8%

08Erlanger, KYKY20,1586,737+4%

09Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1425,940−21%

10St. Matthews, KYKY17,8685,040+4%

11Georgetown, KYKY40,8834,994+28%

12Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1934,624−21%

13Burlington, KYKY18,0084,534−4%

14Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4484,166+9%

15Newport, KYKY13,9983,736−4%

16Edgewood, KYKY8,5033,614−10%

17Richmond, KYKY40,6633,612−34%

18Henderson, KYKY27,8223,584−24%

19Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7513,536+21%

20Nicholasville, KYKY33,8573,384−12%

21Alexandria, KYKY10,9943,008−6%

22Frankfort, KYKY28,6573,004−19%

23Cold Spring, KYKY6,6402,851−7%

24Paducah, KYKY26,7302,840−5%

25Villa Hills, KYKY7,7972,751−21%

26Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1442,667+5%

27Francisville, KYKY10,5652,653+2%

28Oakbrook, KYKY10,2112,571−30%

29Murray, KYKY18,9642,481−4%

30Highland Heights, KYKY6,3412,464+10%

31Radcliff, KYKY22,5762,406−19%

32Elsmere, KYKY9,5212,370+24%

33Fort Wright, KYKY6,2402,331−15%

34Ashland, KYKY20,9962,251−32%

35Lyndon, KYKY11,3012,251−4%

36Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4112,169−12%

37Bellevue, KYKY5,8472,115−24%

38Mount Washington, KYKY18,9892,080+33%

39Danville, KYKY17,7362,026−18%

40Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9312,019+15%

41Union, KYKY7,9372,001+15%

42Shelbyville, KYKY18,4531,889−12%

43Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3561,862+3%

44Shively, KYKY15,8951,720−1%

45Dayton, KYKY5,9741,674+11%

46Hebron, KYKY6,4071,633−13%

47Winchester, KYKY19,5141,612−7%

48Madisonville, KYKY19,4281,505−43%

49Berea, KYKY16,6621,484−27%

50Middletown, KYKY9,9441,460−0%

51Bardstown, KYKY14,1611,458+7%

52La Grange, KYKY10,6691,361+9%

53Vine Grove, KYKY7,0181,264+87%

54Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5751,132−14%

55Fort Knox, KYKY8,8361,076−67%

56Crestwood, KYKY6,5821,039+24%

57Reidland, KYKY5,2771,018+59%

58Campbellsville, KYKY11,783974−29%

59Maysville, KYKY8,688963−44%

60Versailles, KYKY10,734922−26%

61Walton, KYKY5,868914+3%

62Wilmore, KYKY6,380907−8%

63Paris, KYKY10,130907+10%

64Leitchfield, KYKY7,015849+141%

65Hillview, KYKY9,020839−35%

66Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,329834−37%

67Glasgow, KYKY15,302828−49%

68Morehead, KYKY6,776827−39%

69Middlesborough, KYKY8,776712+66%

70Somerset, KYKY12,695703−34%

71Franklin, KYKY10,759693+42%

72Pikeville, KYKY7,270688−6%

73Oak Grove, KYKY7,830654−43%

74Mayfield, KYKY9,851597−48%

75Flatwoods, KYKY7,439589−48%

76Cynthiana, KYKY6,576556−48%

77Monticello, KYKY5,721542+48%

78London, KYKY7,637515−42%

79Williamsburg, KYKY5,371468−18%

80Harrodsburg, KYKY9,576409−57%

81Russellville, KYKY7,454399−5%

82Princeton, KYKY6,168380−51%

83Mount Sterling, KYKY7,586353−68%

84Central City, KYKY5,793350−49%

85Corbin, KYKY7,911319−66%

86Lebanon, KYKY6,699299−35%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS