RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Largest Irish population, Kentucky cities · 2020

Kentucky cities ranked by the number of residents who are Irish 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Louisville, KYKY641,96270,627−12%

02Lexington, KYKY329,75135,355−10%

03Covington, KYKY41,8476,813+14%

04Bowling Green, KYKY78,5056,496−8%

05Owensboro, KYKY60,8926,491−1%

06Independence, KYKY30,1985,079+8%

07Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1934,335+2%

08Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4484,299+22%

09Georgetown, KYKY40,8834,206+8%

10Florence, KYKY34,0184,170−19%

11Richmond, KYKY40,6634,131−24%

12Frankfort, KYKY28,6573,921+5%

13Nicholasville, KYKY33,8573,521−22%

14St. Matthews, KYKY17,8683,250+26%

15Erlanger, KYKY20,1583,087−24%

16Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1422,964−13%

17Henderson, KYKY27,8222,763−18%

18Winchester, KYKY19,5142,591−2%

19Burlington, KYKY18,0082,366−22%

20Danville, KYKY17,7362,119−1%

21Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4112,107−29%

22Newport, KYKY13,9982,091−17%

23Murray, KYKY18,9642,071−19%

24Mount Washington, KYKY18,9892,028+76%

25Francisville, KYKY10,5651,983+32%

26Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9311,935+43%

27Oakbrook, KYKY10,2111,892+30%

28Radcliff, KYKY22,5761,889−7%

29Shelbyville, KYKY18,4531,885+4%

30Ashland, KYKY20,9961,872−54%

31Paducah, KYKY26,7301,810−43%

32Bardstown, KYKY14,1611,752+12%

33Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7511,722+10%

34Lyndon, KYKY11,3011,600−10%

35Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3291,582−13%

36Elsmere, KYKY9,5211,555−6%

37Villa Hills, KYKY7,7971,538−10%

38Madisonville, KYKY19,4281,536−16%

39Edgewood, KYKY8,5031,525−23%

40Alexandria, KYKY10,9941,499−3%

41Berea, KYKY16,6621,492−22%

42Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3561,399−3%

43Campbellsville, KYKY11,7831,369+8%

44Hillview, KYKY9,0201,336+22%

45Cold Spring, KYKY6,6401,316+14%

46Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1441,316−13%

47Maysville, KYKY8,6881,226−5%

48Shively, KYKY15,8951,191−25%

49Highland Heights, KYKY6,3411,188+3%

50La Grange, KYKY10,6691,176+13%

51Middletown, KYKY9,9441,157−3%

52Somerset, KYKY12,6951,090−31%

53Fort Wright, KYKY6,2401,087−22%

54Bellevue, KYKY5,8471,070+0%

55Wilmore, KYKY6,3801,043+133%

56London, KYKY7,6371,025+1%

57Union, KYKY7,9371,001−2%

58Morehead, KYKY6,776986−16%

59Dayton, KYKY5,974973−1%

60Franklin, KYKY10,759950+23%

61Walton, KYKY5,868910+63%

62Flatwoods, KYKY7,439847−25%

63Glasgow, KYKY15,302845−25%

64Monticello, KYKY5,721805−23%

65Fort Knox, KYKY8,836759−60%

66Vine Grove, KYKY7,018758+56%

67Paris, KYKY10,130727−38%

68Versailles, KYKY10,734709−25%

69Hebron, KYKY6,407684−26%

70Douglass Hills, KYKY5,575670−16%

71Harrodsburg, KYKY9,576669−45%

72Corbin, KYKY7,911664−45%

73Mount Sterling, KYKY7,586653−28%

74Russellville, KYKY7,454650+9%

75Middlesborough, KYKY8,776635−7%

76Pikeville, KYKY7,270632−42%

77Cynthiana, KYKY6,576556−26%

78Williamsburg, KYKY5,371537−35%

79Reidland, KYKY5,277519−39%

80Leitchfield, KYKY7,015513−50%

81Crestwood, KYKY6,582488−24%

82Mayfield, KYKY9,851480−55%

83Oak Grove, KYKY7,830466−40%

84Central City, KYKY5,793410−44%

85Lebanon, KYKY6,699398−41%

86Princeton, KYKY6,168291−59%

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