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Largest Scotch-Irish population, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities ranked by the number of residents who are Scotch-Irish 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 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Lexington, KYKY329,7515,670−36%

02Louisville, KYKY641,9625,211−50%

03Ashland, KYKY20,9961,291+85%

04Bowling Green, KYKY78,505734−43%

05Florence, KYKY34,018578−24%

06Shelbyville, KYKY18,453435+144%

07Winchester, KYKY19,514403−8%

08Richmond, KYKY40,663393−60%

09Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411388−32%

10Owensboro, KYKY60,892384−56%

11Georgetown, KYKY40,883374−39%

12Covington, KYKY41,847346−59%

13St. Matthews, KYKY17,868341−42%

14Fort Thomas, KYKY17,142327−44%

15Frankfort, KYKY28,657325−58%

16Paducah, KYKY26,730320−40%

17Elizabethtown, KYKY35,448298−45%

18Nicholasville, KYKY33,857288−48%

19Middlesborough, KYKY8,776283+263%

20Jeffersontown, KYKY29,193271−51%

21Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,356254−20%

22Independence, KYKY30,198246−31%

23Pikeville, KYKY7,270246−1%

24Berea, KYKY16,662234−53%

25Newport, KYKY13,998225−41%

26Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,751222−31%

27Corbin, KYKY7,911217+10%

28Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931208+206%

29Paris, KYKY10,130202+127%

30Madisonville, KYKY19,428194−45%

31Central City, KYKY5,793191+95%

32Lyndon, KYKY11,301163−16%

33La Grange, KYKY10,669160+10%

34Edgewood, KYKY8,503153−37%

35Erlanger, KYKY20,158148−58%

36Maysville, KYKY8,688148−36%

37Henderson, KYKY27,822147−68%

38Morehead, KYKY6,776143+1%

39Mount Washington, KYKY18,989143+25%

40Reidland, KYKY5,277138+176%

41Walton, KYKY5,868130+40%

42Danville, KYKY17,736123−83%

43Highland Heights, KYKY6,341118+79%

44Middletown, KYKY9,944117−54%

45Murray, KYKY18,964117−82%

46Mayfield, KYKY9,851116+25%

47Bardstown, KYKY14,161114−22%

48Cynthiana, KYKY6,576111−60%

49Versailles, KYKY10,734111−57%

50Fort Knox, KYKY8,836108−35%

51Francisville, KYKY10,565108+44%

52Hebron, KYKY6,40799−11%

53Burlington, KYKY18,00894−65%

54Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32993+18%

55Radcliff, KYKY22,57688−66%

56Glasgow, KYKY15,30285−75%

57Lebanon, KYKY6,69982+273%

58Hillview, KYKY9,02081−4%

59Vine Grove, KYKY7,01879+41%

60Franklin, KYKY10,75978−4%

61Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57677−55%

62Princeton, KYKY6,16874−62%

63Flatwoods, KYKY7,43967−40%

64Somerset, KYKY12,69567−78%

65Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58665−29%

66Williamsburg, KYKY5,37165−27%

67Dayton, KYKY5,97461−12%

68Elsmere, KYKY9,52156−52%

69Cold Spring, KYKY6,64053−23%

70Villa Hills, KYKY7,79753−84%

71Campbellsville, KYKY11,78351−54%

72Bellevue, KYKY5,84750−60%

73Monticello, KYKY5,72148−56%

74Wilmore, KYKY6,38045−72%

75Alexandria, KYKY10,99441−45%

76London, KYKY7,63740−17%

77Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57537−64%

78Crestwood, KYKY6,58234−68%

79Union, KYKY7,93730+131%

80Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14427−91%

81Oak Grove, KYKY7,83024−89%

82Fort Wright, KYKY6,24018−60%

83Leitchfield, KYKY7,01515−77%

84Oakbrook, KYKY10,21115−90%

85Russellville, KYKY7,45413−89%

86Shively, KYKY15,8957−95%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES