RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Largest German population, Kentucky counties · 2020

Kentucky counties ranked by the number of residents who are German ancestry, from the 2023 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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01Jefferson County, KYKY795,222125,669–

02Kenton County, KYKY175,77953,611–

03Fayette County, KYKY329,75142,956–

04Boone County, KYKY145,31635,379–

05Campbell County, KYKY95,44132,822–

06Hardin County, KYKY113,48213,571–

07Warren County, KYKY149,37513,201–

08Oldham County, KYKY70,98613,082–

09Bullitt County, KYKY86,45411,774–

10Daviess County, KYKY104,89811,473–

11Madison County, KYKY101,6969,700–

12Scott County, KYKY62,2628,370–

13McCracken County, KYKY67,5538,185–

14Shelby County, KYKY51,2437,127–

15Jessamine County, KYKY57,1476,700–

16Franklin County, KYKY52,6496,659–

17Christian County, KYKY70,1156,367–

18Pulaski County, KYKY67,3846,137–

19Henderson County, KYKY44,2555,217–

20Nelson County, KYKY49,0365,171–

21Meade County, KYKY30,6994,904–

22Boyd County, KYKY47,7514,712–

23Calloway County, KYKY39,4214,577–

24Grant County, KYKY26,1814,420–

25Laurel County, KYKY63,7464,386–

26Boyle County, KYKY31,6323,466–

27Pike County, KYKY54,7213,422–

28Clark County, KYKY37,8883,342–

29Woodford County, KYKY27,8833,275–

30Pendleton County, KYKY14,8003,235–

31Spencer County, KYKY20,9983,114–

32Barren County, KYKY45,6412,929–

33Hopkins County, KYKY45,1272,923–

34Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5032,867–

35Grayson County, KYKY27,4062,818–

36Marshall County, KYKY31,6592,759–

37Greenup County, KYKY35,2132,756–

38Whitley County, KYKY37,2972,442–

39Anderson County, KYKY25,2252,410–

40Graves County, KYKY37,0502,343–

41Mason County, KYKY16,9362,320–

42Harrison County, KYKY19,6272,302–

43Floyd County, KYKY34,4012,220–

44Ohio County, KYKY23,9342,186–

45Rowan County, KYKY24,4762,106–

46Trigg County, KYKY14,5122,102–

47Owen County, KYKY11,6012,075–

48Taylor County, KYKY26,7632,075–

49Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6342,048–

50Carter County, KYKY26,1491,997–

51Bourbon County, KYKY20,2431,932–

52Logan County, KYKY28,6691,919–

53Mercer County, KYKY23,7331,884–

54Henry County, KYKY16,4471,864–

55Hart County, KYKY20,1171,844–

56Simpson County, KYKY20,7881,764–

57Garrard County, KYKY18,2071,755–

58Johnson County, KYKY22,0511,716–

59Perry County, KYKY26,5551,714–

60Bell County, KYKY22,8291,664–

61Montgomery County, KYKY28,8221,639–

62Russell County, KYKY18,6081,549–

63Union County, KYKY12,8391,535–

64Gallatin County, KYKY8,8401,474–

65Allen County, KYKY22,5361,449–

66Lincoln County, KYKY25,3531,438–

67Wayne County, KYKY19,5971,437–

68Lewis County, KYKY12,9011,418–

69Bracken County, KYKY8,5111,417–

70Adair County, KYKY19,4231,414–

71Casey County, KYKY16,2051,373–

72Edmonson County, KYKY12,7491,369–

73Fleming County, KYKY15,7871,340–

74Knox County, KYKY29,5321,263–

75Letcher County, KYKY19,9521,230–

76Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1481,201–

77Larue County, KYKY15,1841,180–

78Knott County, KYKY13,3211,173–

79Harlan County, KYKY24,7251,154–

80Trimble County, KYKY8,7011,140–

81Hancock County, KYKY9,0501,136–

82Bath County, KYKY13,1761,109–

83Carroll County, KYKY11,1411,105–

84Marion County, KYKY20,1151,067–

85McCreary County, KYKY17,1241,052–

86Todd County, KYKY12,9721,001–

87Webster County, KYKY12,929956–

88Crittenden County, KYKY8,807929–

89Butler County, KYKY12,520912–

90Magoffin County, KYKY11,110906–

91Morgan County, KYKY14,415896–

92Caldwell County, KYKY12,609892–

93Lyon County, KYKY9,123886–

94Ballard County, KYKY7,594853–

95Estill County, KYKY13,962835–

96Washington County, KYKY12,368816–

97Lawrence County, KYKY15,765783–

98Livingston County, KYKY8,863777–

99Metcalfe County, KYKY10,583754–

100Wolfe County, KYKY6,298736–

101McLean County, KYKY9,064713–

102Lee County, KYKY7,297675–

103Nicholas County, KYKY7,949658–

104Clinton County, KYKY9,139581–

105Martin County, KYKY10,697559–

106Powell County, KYKY12,812552–

107Clay County, KYKY19,465549–

108Jackson County, KYKY13,325547–

109Green County, KYKY11,644542–

110Cumberland County, KYKY5,992491–

111Menifee County, KYKY6,430485–

112Breathitt County, KYKY12,558479–

113Elliott County, KYKY7,265468–

114Monroe County, KYKY11,191412–

115Robertson County, KYKY2,325406–

116Leslie County, KYKY9,627383–

117Hickman County, KYKY4,372342–

118Carlisle County, KYKY4,747336–

119Fulton County, KYKY6,218319–

120Owsley County, KYKY3,932187–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES