RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Largest Irish population, Kentucky counties · 2020

Kentucky counties 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 120 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Jefferson County, KYKY795,22292,618−11%

02Fayette County, KYKY329,75135,355−10%

03Kenton County, KYKY175,77928,564−9%

04Boone County, KYKY145,31621,095−1%

05Campbell County, KYKY95,44115,199−7%

06Warren County, KYKY149,37513,404+3%

07Hardin County, KYKY113,48212,584−2%

08Bullitt County, KYKY86,45411,851+9%

09Daviess County, KYKY104,89810,587−10%

10Madison County, KYKY101,6969,983−23%

11Oldham County, KYKY70,9869,164+1%

12Pulaski County, KYKY67,3847,590+3%

13Franklin County, KYKY52,6497,519+4%

14Scott County, KYKY62,2626,772+6%

15Laurel County, KYKY63,7466,518−12%

16Jessamine County, KYKY57,1476,137−14%

17McCracken County, KYKY67,5536,097−36%

18Shelby County, KYKY51,2436,056−2%

19Nelson County, KYKY49,0365,450−10%

20Christian County, KYKY70,1155,406−23%

21Boyd County, KYKY47,7514,993−47%

22Pike County, KYKY54,7214,611−37%

23Meade County, KYKY30,6994,593−17%

24Clark County, KYKY37,8884,531−7%

25Hopkins County, KYKY45,1274,077−17%

26Henderson County, KYKY44,2554,059−30%

27Marshall County, KYKY31,6593,923−16%

28Boyle County, KYKY31,6323,921+3%

29Grant County, KYKY26,1813,843−13%

30Whitley County, KYKY37,2973,673−31%

31Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5033,634−11%

32Calloway County, KYKY39,4213,609−27%

33Woodford County, KYKY27,8833,346+1%

34Greenup County, KYKY35,2133,333−51%

35Rowan County, KYKY24,4763,199+7%

36Floyd County, KYKY34,4013,078−26%

37Barren County, KYKY45,6412,953−10%

38Anderson County, KYKY25,2252,945−17%

39Graves County, KYKY37,0502,834−44%

40Taylor County, KYKY26,7632,581−14%

41Logan County, KYKY28,6692,539−17%

42Ohio County, KYKY23,9342,526+32%

43Perry County, KYKY26,5552,482+1%

44Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6342,328−39%

45Spencer County, KYKY20,9982,270−9%

46Johnson County, KYKY22,0512,222−14%

47Simpson County, KYKY20,7882,217+87%

48Bell County, KYKY22,8292,207+25%

49Harlan County, KYKY24,7252,157−41%

50Letcher County, KYKY19,9522,153+16%

51Grayson County, KYKY27,4062,146−36%

52Henry County, KYKY16,4472,123+4%

53Mercer County, KYKY23,7332,116−29%

54Mason County, KYKY16,9362,101−16%

55Allen County, KYKY22,5362,024−13%

56Montgomery County, KYKY28,8222,007−31%

57Lincoln County, KYKY25,3532,000−13%

58Bourbon County, KYKY20,2431,959−32%

59Knox County, KYKY29,5321,894−45%

60Marion County, KYKY20,1151,848−25%

61Larue County, KYKY15,1841,833+14%

62Fleming County, KYKY15,7871,828−33%

63Harrison County, KYKY19,6271,776−33%

64Wayne County, KYKY19,5971,773−44%

65Knott County, KYKY13,3211,761+59%

66Hart County, KYKY20,1171,612−31%

67Casey County, KYKY16,2051,600+28%

68Adair County, KYKY19,4231,596−13%

69Pendleton County, KYKY14,8001,591−45%

70Lewis County, KYKY12,9011,570−8%

71Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1481,538−18%

72Butler County, KYKY12,5201,518+32%

73Garrard County, KYKY18,2071,451−46%

74Carter County, KYKY26,1491,448−64%

75Morgan County, KYKY14,4151,430−44%

76Martin County, KYKY10,6971,380+19%

77Bath County, KYKY13,1761,369−30%

78Estill County, KYKY13,9621,362−8%

79Russell County, KYKY18,6081,331−18%

80Crittenden County, KYKY8,8071,309+8%

81Trimble County, KYKY8,7011,285−4%

82Lawrence County, KYKY15,7651,246−55%

83Washington County, KYKY12,3681,241−3%

84Union County, KYKY12,8391,236−21%

85Webster County, KYKY12,9291,234−18%

86Magoffin County, KYKY11,1101,218−15%

87Trigg County, KYKY14,5121,195−40%

88Owen County, KYKY11,6011,193−46%

89McCreary County, KYKY17,1241,190−48%

90Hancock County, KYKY9,0501,187+46%

91Powell County, KYKY12,8121,153−12%

92Carroll County, KYKY11,1411,143−29%

93Edmonson County, KYKY12,7491,095−15%

94Gallatin County, KYKY8,8401,053−39%

95Bracken County, KYKY8,5111,037−40%

96Clay County, KYKY19,4651,033−39%

97Leslie County, KYKY9,627969+22%

98Elliott County, KYKY7,265957+6%

99Livingston County, KYKY8,863940−19%

100Ballard County, KYKY7,594906−35%

101Lyon County, KYKY9,123870−32%

102Caldwell County, KYKY12,609862−50%

103Todd County, KYKY12,972857−40%

104Nicholas County, KYKY7,949829+5%

105Clinton County, KYKY9,139780+14%

106Metcalfe County, KYKY10,583764−38%

107Wolfe County, KYKY6,298669−19%

108McLean County, KYKY9,064629−28%

109Green County, KYKY11,644624−45%

110Jackson County, KYKY13,325624−47%

111Lee County, KYKY7,297608−28%

112Cumberland County, KYKY5,992563+27%

113Hickman County, KYKY4,372560−9%

114Breathitt County, KYKY12,558546−54%

115Monroe County, KYKY11,191545−38%

116Menifee County, KYKY6,430538−52%

117Fulton County, KYKY6,218458−28%

118Carlisle County, KYKY4,747448−26%

119Owsley County, KYKY3,932216−63%

120Robertson County, KYKY2,325211−44%

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