RANKING · 2024 ACS · 67 SHOWN OF 67

Largest Portuguese population, Kentucky counties

Kentucky counties ranked by the number of residents who are Portuguese 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 67 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 67 is 25. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Carter County, KY, up 40 places to #15.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPORTUGUESE POPULATIONVS 2010

01Jefferson County, KYKY795,2221,323+115%

02Fayette County, KYKY329,751537+3%

03▲2Oldham County, KYKY70,986241+104%

04▲6Hardin County, KYKY113,482171+677%

05▲38Spencer County, KYKY20,998134–

06▲9Daviess County, KYKY104,898134+319%

07▲22Simpson County, KYKY20,788121–

08▲17Bourbon County, KYKY20,24395–

09▲17Shelby County, KYKY51,24395–

10Nicholas County, KYKY7,94992–

11▲22Nelson County, KYKY49,03681+479%

12▲33Whitley County, KYKY37,29773–

13▼9Warren County, KYKY149,37567−21%

14▲32Barren County, KYKY45,64166+83%

15▲40Carter County, KYKY26,14963–

16Hopkins County, KYKY45,12761–

17▼6Kenton County, KYKY175,77958−63%

18Mason County, KYKY16,93646–

19▼5Henderson County, KYKY44,25545–

20Scott County, KYKY62,26237−72%

21▲14Clark County, KYKY37,88837–

22▼1Boone County, KYKY145,31636−66%

23▼1Meade County, KYKY30,69932–

24▲10Trigg County, KYKY14,51232+220%

25Carlisle County, KYKY4,74731+933%

26▲15McCracken County, KYKY67,55331–

27Webster County, KYKY12,92930–

28▼16Madison County, KYKY101,69630+43%

29▼12Pulaski County, KYKY67,38430–

30Rockcastle County, KYKY16,14830+114%

31Marion County, KYKY20,11529+107%

32Christian County, KYKY70,11527−70%

33▼25Jessamine County, KYKY57,14726+117%

34Monroe County, KYKY11,19125+32%

35▲13Anderson County, KYKY25,22523–

36▼23Graves County, KYKY37,05021−22%

37Grant County, KYKY26,18120+186%

38Metcalfe County, KYKY10,58320–

39Lincoln County, KYKY25,35319−47%

40▲9Todd County, KYKY12,97218–

41▼17Larue County, KYKY15,18417–

42▼35Campbell County, KYKY95,44116−47%

43Fulton County, KYKY6,21815–

44Garrard County, KYKY18,20714–

45▼9Laurel County, KYKY63,74613–

46▼28Livingston County, KYKY8,86313+550%

47Grayson County, KYKY27,40611−50%

48Hancock County, KYKY9,05011+83%

49▼46Franklin County, KYKY52,6499−81%

50▲7Casey County, KYKY16,2059−78%

51▼32Calloway County, KYKY39,4218–

52Estill County, KYKY13,9627–

53Breathitt County, KYKY12,5586–

54Marshall County, KYKY31,6596–

55▼15Henry County, KYKY16,4475−29%

56▼17Adair County, KYKY19,4235−83%

57▼10Ohio County, KYKY23,9345–

58▼31Boyle County, KYKY31,6324−83%

59▼53Bullitt County, KYKY86,4544−87%

60Lyon County, KYKY9,1234−50%

61Mercer County, KYKY23,7334−73%

62▼24Rowan County, KYKY24,4763–

63Morgan County, KYKY14,4153–

64▼10Trimble County, KYKY8,7012–

65▼34Bell County, KYKY22,8292–

66▼22Harlan County, KYKY24,7252−78%

67▼11Butler County, KYKY12,5201–

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