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 2023 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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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH POPULATIONVS 2000

01Louisville, KYKY641,96270,627–

02Lexington, KYKY329,75135,355–

03Covington, KYKY41,8476,813–

04Bowling Green, KYKY78,5056,496–

05Owensboro, KYKY60,8926,491–

06Independence, KYKY30,1985,079–

07Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1934,335–

08Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4484,299–

09Georgetown, KYKY40,8834,206–

10Florence, KYKY34,0184,170–

11Richmond, KYKY40,6634,131–

12Frankfort, KYKY28,6573,921–

13Nicholasville, KYKY33,8573,521–

14St. Matthews, KYKY17,8683,250–

15Erlanger, KYKY20,1583,087–

16Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1422,964–

17Henderson, KYKY27,8222,763–

18Winchester, KYKY19,5142,591–

19Burlington, KYKY18,0082,366–

20Danville, KYKY17,7362,119–

21Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4112,107–

22Newport, KYKY13,9982,091–

23Murray, KYKY18,9642,071–

24Mount Washington, KYKY18,9892,028–

25Francisville, KYKY10,5651,983–

26Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9311,935–

27Oakbrook, KYKY10,2111,892–

28Radcliff, KYKY22,5761,889–

29Shelbyville, KYKY18,4531,885–

30Ashland, KYKY20,9961,872–

31Paducah, KYKY26,7301,810–

32Bardstown, KYKY14,1611,752–

33Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7511,722–

34Lyndon, KYKY11,3011,600–

35Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3291,582–

36Elsmere, KYKY9,5211,555–

37Villa Hills, KYKY7,7971,538–

38Madisonville, KYKY19,4281,536–

39Edgewood, KYKY8,5031,525–

40Alexandria, KYKY10,9941,499–

41Berea, KYKY16,6621,492–

42Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3561,399–

43Campbellsville, KYKY11,7831,369–

44Hillview, KYKY9,0201,336–

45Cold Spring, KYKY6,6401,316–

46Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1441,316–

47Maysville, KYKY8,6881,226–

48Shively, KYKY15,8951,191–

49Highland Heights, KYKY6,3411,188–

50La Grange, KYKY10,6691,176–

51Middletown, KYKY9,9441,157–

52Somerset, KYKY12,6951,090–

53Fort Wright, KYKY6,2401,087–

54Bellevue, KYKY5,8471,070–

55Wilmore, KYKY6,3801,043–

56London, KYKY7,6371,025–

57Union, KYKY7,9371,001–

58Morehead, KYKY6,776986–

59Dayton, KYKY5,974973–

60Franklin, KYKY10,759950–

61Walton, KYKY5,868910–

62Flatwoods, KYKY7,439847–

63Glasgow, KYKY15,302845–

64Monticello, KYKY5,721805–

65Fort Knox, KYKY8,836759–

66Vine Grove, KYKY7,018758–

67Paris, KYKY10,130727–

68Versailles, KYKY10,734709–

69Hebron, KYKY6,407684–

70Douglass Hills, KYKY5,575670–

71Harrodsburg, KYKY9,576669–

72Corbin, KYKY7,911664–

73Mount Sterling, KYKY7,586653–

74Russellville, KYKY7,454650–

75Middlesborough, KYKY8,776635–

76Pikeville, KYKY7,270632–

77Cynthiana, KYKY6,576556–

78Williamsburg, KYKY5,371537–

79Reidland, KYKY5,277519–

80Leitchfield, KYKY7,015513–

81Crestwood, KYKY6,582488–

82Mayfield, KYKY9,851480–

83Oak Grove, KYKY7,830466–

84Central City, KYKY5,793410–

85Lebanon, KYKY6,699398–

86Princeton, KYKY6,168291–

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