RANKING · 2024 ACS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Largest German population, Kentucky counties

Kentucky counties 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 120 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 120 is 1,659. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Jackson County, KY, up 23 places to #85.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Jefferson County, KYKY795,222122,191−16%

02Kenton County, KYKY175,77950,646−6%

03Fayette County, KYKY329,75140,249−6%

04Boone County, KYKY145,31636,087−9%

05Campbell County, KYKY95,44132,439−8%

06▲2Oldham County, KYKY70,98615,193+13%

07▼1Hardin County, KYKY113,48214,476−10%

08▼1Warren County, KYKY149,37512,953−16%

09Bullitt County, KYKY86,45411,354−18%

10Daviess County, KYKY104,89810,361−23%

11Madison County, KYKY101,6969,231−27%

12▲2Shelby County, KYKY51,2437,941+21%

13▼1Scott County, KYKY62,2627,542+4%

14▼1McCracken County, KYKY67,5537,476−31%

15▲3Pulaski County, KYKY67,3846,891+25%

16▲1Christian County, KYKY70,1156,528−22%

17▼1Franklin County, KYKY52,6496,401−6%

18▼3Jessamine County, KYKY57,1475,306−30%

19▲5Grant County, KYKY26,1815,163−17%

20Nelson County, KYKY49,0365,050−13%

21▲4Laurel County, KYKY63,7464,913−10%

22Boyd County, KYKY47,7514,635−32%

23▼4Henderson County, KYKY44,2554,454−43%

24▲3Pike County, KYKY54,7214,165−11%

25▲3Clark County, KYKY37,8883,912−6%

26▼5Meade County, KYKY30,6993,610−43%

27▲2Woodford County, KYKY27,8833,553−11%

28▼5Calloway County, KYKY39,4213,535−36%

29▲2Spencer County, KYKY20,9983,369+4%

30▲2Barren County, KYKY45,6413,206−31%

31▲7Whitley County, KYKY37,2973,143−14%

32▲1Hopkins County, KYKY45,1273,045−42%

33▲12Rowan County, KYKY24,4763,009−12%

34▲16Carter County, KYKY26,1492,986−18%

35▲2Greenup County, KYKY35,2132,875−57%

36▼6Pendleton County, KYKY14,8002,839−42%

37▼11Boyle County, KYKY31,6322,683−31%

38▼4Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5032,621−27%

39▼3Marshall County, KYKY31,6592,528−48%

40▼1Anderson County, KYKY25,2252,454−17%

41▼6Grayson County, KYKY27,4062,424+1%

42▲10Logan County, KYKY28,6692,322−18%

43▼3Graves County, KYKY37,0502,319−47%

44▲11Hart County, KYKY20,1172,305+25%

45▼3Harrison County, KYKY19,6272,281−36%

46Trigg County, KYKY14,5122,267+53%

47▲1Taylor County, KYKY26,7632,261−24%

48▼4Ohio County, KYKY23,9342,164+32%

49▼6Floyd County, KYKY34,4012,145−27%

50▲11Montgomery County, KYKY28,8222,021−34%

51▼10Mason County, KYKY16,9362,010−44%

52▼5Owen County, KYKY11,6011,952+3%

53▲3Simpson County, KYKY20,7881,930+66%

54▲8Russell County, KYKY18,6081,905+16%

55▲5Bell County, KYKY22,8291,782+69%

56▲9Allen County, KYKY22,5361,750−9%

57▼6Bourbon County, KYKY20,2431,743−30%

58▼9Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6341,736−35%

59▲5Gallatin County, KYKY8,8401,661−22%

60▲13Fleming County, KYKY15,7871,659−21%

61▼8Mercer County, KYKY23,7331,646−35%

62▼8Henry County, KYKY16,4471,625−36%

63▲5Lewis County, KYKY12,9011,601+16%

64▲5Bracken County, KYKY8,5111,569−31%

65▼2Union County, KYKY12,8391,566−17%

66▲4Adair County, KYKY19,4231,554+1%

67Wayne County, KYKY19,5971,499+10%

68▲7Letcher County, KYKY19,9521,4800%

69▼11Johnson County, KYKY22,0511,420−27%

70▼4Lincoln County, KYKY25,3531,412−19%

71▲12Carroll County, KYKY11,1411,407−15%

72▲2Knox County, KYKY29,5321,396−26%

73▼14Perry County, KYKY26,5551,363−11%

74▼2Edmonson County, KYKY12,7491,330+48%

75▲2Larue County, KYKY15,1841,294−13%

76▲8Marion County, KYKY20,1151,272−2%

77▲15Caldwell County, KYKY12,6091,160−23%

78▲1Harlan County, KYKY24,7251,139−40%

79▲2Hancock County, KYKY9,0501,072−33%

80▲21McLean County, KYKY9,0641,059−4%

81▲1Bath County, KYKY13,1761,055−9%

82▼2Trimble County, KYKY8,7011,020−32%

83▼12Casey County, KYKY16,2051,010−29%

84▼27Garrard County, KYKY18,2071,000−63%

85▲23Jackson County, KYKY13,325991+8%

86Todd County, KYKY12,972988−34%

87▼11Rockcastle County, KYKY16,148976−17%

88▲18Powell County, KYKY12,812957−24%

89▲13Lee County, KYKY7,297940+22%

90▲1Morgan County, KYKY14,415935−16%

91▲6Lawrence County, KYKY15,765909−37%

92▲4Washington County, KYKY12,368860+27%

93▲17Cumberland County, KYKY5,992821+9%

94▼4Magoffin County, KYKY11,110800+27%

95▼7Crittenden County, KYKY8,807794+4%

96▼3Lyon County, KYKY9,123776−25%

97▼10Webster County, KYKY12,929712−44%

98▼3Estill County, KYKY13,962706−40%

99▲8Clay County, KYKY19,465679−31%

100▼2Livingston County, KYKY8,863665−21%

101▼16McCreary County, KYKY17,124654−57%

102▼8Ballard County, KYKY7,594629−45%

103▼4Metcalfe County, KYKY10,583599−13%

104▼15Butler County, KYKY12,520591−34%

105▲4Green County, KYKY11,644568−46%

106▲10Leslie County, KYKY9,627560+24%

107▼29Knott County, KYKY13,321538−49%

108▼4Clinton County, KYKY9,139537−7%

109▲3Breathitt County, KYKY12,558498−59%

110▲4Monroe County, KYKY11,191498−45%

111▼8Nicholas County, KYKY7,949448−41%

112▲5Hickman County, KYKY4,372431−21%

113▲5Carlisle County, KYKY4,747417+14%

114▼9Martin County, KYKY10,697412−45%

115Robertson County, KYKY2,325378−33%

116▼16Wolfe County, KYKY6,298348−30%

117▼4Elliott County, KYKY7,265335−54%

118▲1Fulton County, KYKY6,218332−57%

119▼8Menifee County, KYKY6,430270−69%

120Owsley County, KYKY3,932180−24%

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