RANKING · 2024 ACS · 71 SHOWN OF 71

Largest Norwegian population, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities ranked by the number of residents who are Norwegian 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 71 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 71 is 41. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Campbellsville, KY, up 48 places to #18.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNORWEGIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Louisville, KYKY641,9622,317+70%

02Lexington, KYKY329,7511,893−1%

03Fort Knox, KYKY8,836726+984%

04▲3Elizabethtown, KYKY35,448292+228%

05▲5Georgetown, KYKY40,883256+349%

06Covington, KYKY41,847229+154%

07▼3Bowling Green, KYKY78,505205+11%

08▲13Owensboro, KYKY60,892171+114%

09▲13Paducah, KYKY26,730163+77%

10▲38Ashland, KYKY20,996159+169%

11Somerset, KYKY12,695156–

12▲6Williamsburg, KYKY5,371145–

13▲1Mount Washington, KYKY18,989141+303%

14▲12Radcliff, KYKY22,576126−13%

15▼7Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,356112+45%

16▲12Florence, KYKY34,018110−28%

17▲7Nicholasville, KYKY33,857105+15%

18▲48Campbellsville, KYKY11,78399–

19▲1Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41187+383%

20▼5Murray, KYKY18,96482+71%

21▲21Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93182+257%

22▲22St. Matthews, KYKY17,86877+267%

23▼6Danville, KYKY17,73674+68%

24▲9Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19370+8%

25▲40Maysville, KYKY8,68864–

26▲34Wilmore, KYKY6,38062+59%

27▼2Erlanger, KYKY20,15860+7%

28▲25Lyndon, KYKY11,30156−50%

29▲17Henderson, KYKY27,82255−54%

30▲4Richmond, KYKY40,66354−78%

31▲9Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57553+342%

32▼20Frankfort, KYKY28,65747+24%

33▼28Oak Grove, KYKY7,83047−81%

34▲29Winchester, KYKY19,51446+10%

35Hebron, KYKY6,40744–

36Highland Heights, KYKY6,34141−13%

37▲31Corbin, KYKY7,91139–

38▲33Shively, KYKY15,89539–

39▲15Crestwood, KYKY6,58238+19%

40▲10Princeton, KYKY6,16837+147%

41▲17Burlington, KYKY18,00835−35%

42Middlesborough, KYKY8,77634–

43▼30Mayfield, KYKY9,85133+27%

44▲12Alexandria, KYKY10,99432−35%

45▼6Berea, KYKY16,66232+39%

46▼16Newport, KYKY13,99830−6%

47▼38Independence, KYKY30,19827−78%

48▲13Reidland, KYKY5,27727−61%

49▼11La Grange, KYKY10,66925−82%

50Paris, KYKY10,13025–

51▼4Vine Grove, KYKY7,01825−36%

52▼29Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14222−68%

53▲19Franklin, KYKY10,75921+50%

54Leitchfield, KYKY7,01521−84%

55▲2Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58619–

56▼40Edgewood, KYKY8,50317−74%

57▼14Madisonville, KYKY19,42817−75%

58▼31Shelbyville, KYKY18,45317–

59▼14Cold Spring, KYKY6,64016+78%

60Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75116−50%

61▼9Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57614–

62London, KYKY7,63714−77%

63▼44Middletown, KYKY9,94414+17%

64▼13Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32913–

65▼28Versailles, KYKY10,73411−69%

66▼17Villa Hills, KYKY7,79711−58%

67▼3Pikeville, KYKY7,27010−71%

68▲1Lebanon, KYKY6,6999–

69▼2Dayton, KYKY5,9747−36%

70▲5Glasgow, KYKY15,3027–

71▼30Morehead, KYKY6,7766–

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