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. The median across all 86 is 1,181. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Middlesborough, KY, up 31 places to #44.

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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%

04▲1Owensboro, KYKY60,8926,023−8%

05▼1Bowling Green, KYKY78,5055,778−19%

06Independence, KYKY30,1984,800+2%

07▲3Florence, KYKY34,0184,544−12%

08▲1Georgetown, KYKY40,8834,370+12%

09▲5St. Matthews, KYKY17,8684,173+62%

10▼3Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1934,091−4%

11Richmond, KYKY40,6633,704−32%

12▼4Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4483,700+5%

13▼1Frankfort, KYKY28,6573,603−3%

14▼1Nicholasville, KYKY33,8573,168−29%

15Erlanger, KYKY20,1583,135−23%

16▲1Henderson, KYKY27,8222,666−21%

17▼1Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1422,662−22%

18▲6Mount Washington, KYKY18,9892,507+118%

19Burlington, KYKY18,0082,386−21%

20▲9Shelbyville, KYKY18,4532,349+29%

21▼3Winchester, KYKY19,5142,327−12%

22Newport, KYKY13,9982,322−7%

23▲3Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9312,256+66%

24▲6Ashland, KYKY20,9962,175−47%

25▼4Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4112,085−29%

26▲2Radcliff, KYKY22,5762,0200%

27▼2Francisville, KYKY10,5652,011+34%

28▲3Paducah, KYKY26,7301,704−46%

29▲9Madisonville, KYKY19,4281,639−11%

30▲2Bardstown, KYKY14,1611,586+1%

31▲8Edgewood, KYKY8,5031,565−21%

32▲4Elsmere, KYKY9,5211,558−5%

33▲8Berea, KYKY16,6621,520−20%

34▼11Murray, KYKY18,9641,507−41%

35▼1Lyndon, KYKY11,3011,470−18%

36▲14La Grange, KYKY10,6691,419+36%

37Villa Hills, KYKY7,7971,382−19%

38▲5Campbellsville, KYKY11,7831,381+9%

39▼12Oakbrook, KYKY10,2111,333−8%

40▼20Danville, KYKY17,7361,276−40%

41▼1Alexandria, KYKY10,9941,241−20%

42▼9Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7511,208−23%

43▲6Highland Heights, KYKY6,3411,181+2%

44▲31Middlesborough, KYKY8,7761,172+72%

45▲6Middletown, KYKY9,9441,167−2%

46▲7Fort Wright, KYKY6,2401,160−16%

47▲1Shively, KYKY15,8951,158−27%

48▲13Walton, KYKY5,8681,122+100%

49▲10Dayton, KYKY5,9741,109+13%

50▲10Franklin, KYKY10,7591,078+40%

51▲6Union, KYKY7,9371,048+2%

52▼5Maysville, KYKY8,6881,024−21%

53▲27Leitchfield, KYKY7,0151,020−1%

54▼9Cold Spring, KYKY6,640996−13%

55▼1Bellevue, KYKY5,847995−7%

56▲7Glasgow, KYKY15,302992−12%

57▲11Versailles, KYKY10,734978+3%

58▼12Taylor Mill, KYKY7,144924−39%

59▼15Hillview, KYKY9,020907−17%

60▼8Somerset, KYKY12,695901−43%

61▲1Flatwoods, KYKY7,439900−20%

62▲11Mount Sterling, KYKY7,586893−2%

63▼8Wilmore, KYKY6,380893+100%

64▲1Fort Knox, KYKY8,836844−55%

65▲1Vine Grove, KYKY7,018786+62%

66▲10Pikeville, KYKY7,270762−30%

67▼32Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,329745−59%

68▼12London, KYKY7,637743−27%

69▼2Paris, KYKY10,130732−37%

70▲2Corbin, KYKY7,911687−43%

71▼13Morehead, KYKY6,776681−42%

72▼1Harrodsburg, KYKY9,576674−45%

73▼31Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,356656−55%

74▼5Hebron, KYKY6,407651−30%

75▼5Douglass Hills, KYKY5,575631−20%

76▼2Russellville, KYKY7,454625+5%

77▲4Crestwood, KYKY6,582620−3%

78Williamsburg, KYKY5,371567−32%

79▲4Oak Grove, KYKY7,830553−29%

80▼3Cynthiana, KYKY6,576544−27%

81▲1Mayfield, KYKY9,851537−50%

82▲2Central City, KYKY5,793439−40%

83▲2Lebanon, KYKY6,699402−41%

84▼20Monticello, KYKY5,721374−64%

85▼6Reidland, KYKY5,277369−57%

86Princeton, KYKY6,168342−51%

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