RANKING · 2024 ACS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Largest Irish population, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities ranked by the number of residents who are Irish 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Louisville, KYKY641,96271,822−11%

02Lexington, KYKY329,75135,439−9%

03Covington, KYKY41,8476,721+12%

04Owensboro, KYKY60,8926,023−8%

05Bowling Green, KYKY78,5055,778−19%

06Independence, KYKY30,1984,800+2%

07Florence, KYKY34,0184,544−12%

08Georgetown, KYKY40,8834,370+12%

09St. Matthews, KYKY17,8684,173+62%

10Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1934,091−4%

11Richmond, KYKY40,6633,704−32%

12Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4483,700+5%

13Frankfort, KYKY28,6573,603−3%

14Nicholasville, KYKY33,8573,168−29%

15Erlanger, KYKY20,1583,135−23%

16Henderson, KYKY27,8222,666−21%

17Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1422,662−22%

18Mount Washington, KYKY18,9892,507+118%

19Burlington, KYKY18,0082,386−21%

20Shelbyville, KYKY18,4532,349+29%

21Winchester, KYKY19,5142,327−12%

22Newport, KYKY13,9982,322−7%

23Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9312,256+66%

24Ashland, KYKY20,9962,175−47%

25Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4112,085−29%

26Radcliff, KYKY22,5762,020−0%

27Francisville, KYKY10,5652,011+34%

28Paducah, KYKY26,7301,704−46%

29Madisonville, KYKY19,4281,639−11%

30Bardstown, KYKY14,1611,586+1%

31Edgewood, KYKY8,5031,565−21%

32Elsmere, KYKY9,5211,558−5%

33Berea, KYKY16,6621,520−20%

34Murray, KYKY18,9641,507−41%

35Lyndon, KYKY11,3011,470−18%

36La Grange, KYKY10,6691,419+36%

37Villa Hills, KYKY7,7971,382−19%

38Campbellsville, KYKY11,7831,381+9%

39Oakbrook, KYKY10,2111,333−8%

40Danville, KYKY17,7361,276−40%

41Alexandria, KYKY10,9941,241−20%

42Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7511,208−23%

43Highland Heights, KYKY6,3411,181+2%

44Middlesborough, KYKY8,7761,172+72%

45Middletown, KYKY9,9441,167−2%

46Fort Wright, KYKY6,2401,160−16%

47Shively, KYKY15,8951,158−27%

48Walton, KYKY5,8681,122+100%

49Dayton, KYKY5,9741,109+13%

50Franklin, KYKY10,7591,078+40%

51Union, KYKY7,9371,048+2%

52Maysville, KYKY8,6881,024−21%

53Leitchfield, KYKY7,0151,020−1%

54Cold Spring, KYKY6,640996−13%

55Bellevue, KYKY5,847995−7%

56Glasgow, KYKY15,302992−12%

57Versailles, KYKY10,734978+3%

58Taylor Mill, KYKY7,144924−39%

59Hillview, KYKY9,020907−17%

60Somerset, KYKY12,695901−43%

61Flatwoods, KYKY7,439900−20%

62Mount Sterling, KYKY7,586893−2%

63Wilmore, KYKY6,380893+100%

64Fort Knox, KYKY8,836844−55%

65Vine Grove, KYKY7,018786+62%

66Pikeville, KYKY7,270762−30%

67Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,329745−59%

68London, KYKY7,637743−27%

69Paris, KYKY10,130732−37%

70Corbin, KYKY7,911687−43%

71Morehead, KYKY6,776681−42%

72Harrodsburg, KYKY9,576674−45%

73Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,356656−55%

74Hebron, KYKY6,407651−30%

75Douglass Hills, KYKY5,575631−20%

76Russellville, KYKY7,454625+5%

77Crestwood, KYKY6,582620−3%

78Williamsburg, KYKY5,371567−32%

79Oak Grove, KYKY7,830553−29%

80Cynthiana, KYKY6,576544−27%

81Mayfield, KYKY9,851537−50%

82Central City, KYKY5,793439−40%

83Lebanon, KYKY6,699402−41%

84Monticello, KYKY5,721374−64%

85Reidland, KYKY5,277369−57%

86Princeton, KYKY6,168342−51%

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