RANKING · 2024 ACS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

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. The median across all 86 is 118. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Paris, KY, up 55 places to #29.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Lexington, KYKY329,7515,670−36%

02Louisville, KYKY641,9625,211−50%

03▲2Ashland, KYKY20,9961,291+85%

04▼1Bowling Green, KYKY78,505734−43%

05▲1Florence, KYKY34,018578−24%

06▲24Shelbyville, KYKY18,453435+144%

07▲10Winchester, KYKY19,514403−8%

08▲3Richmond, KYKY40,663393−60%

09▲6Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411388−32%

10▼6Owensboro, KYKY60,892384−56%

11▼4Georgetown, KYKY40,883374−39%

12▲7Covington, KYKY41,847346−59%

13▲5St. Matthews, KYKY17,868341−42%

14▲7Fort Thomas, KYKY17,142327−44%

15▼3Frankfort, KYKY28,657325−58%

16▼8Paducah, KYKY26,730320−40%

17▼8Elizabethtown, KYKY35,448298−45%

18▼8Nicholasville, KYKY33,857288−48%

19▲47Middlesborough, KYKY8,776283+263%

20▲23Jeffersontown, KYKY29,193271−51%

21▲25Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,356254−20%

22▲9Independence, KYKY30,198246−31%

23▲14Pikeville, KYKY7,270246−1%

24▼10Berea, KYKY16,662234−53%

25▲11Newport, KYKY13,998225−41%

26▲13Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,751222−31%

27▲13Corbin, KYKY7,911217+10%

28▼6Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931208+206%

29▲55Paris, KYKY10,130202+127%

30▲2Madisonville, KYKY19,428194−45%

31▲33Central City, KYKY5,793191+95%

32▼8Lyndon, KYKY11,301163−16%

33▲25La Grange, KYKY10,669160+10%

34▲17Edgewood, KYKY8,503153−37%

35▼12Erlanger, KYKY20,158148−58%

36▲21Maysville, KYKY8,688148−36%

37▼8Henderson, KYKY27,822147−68%

38Morehead, KYKY6,776143+1%

39▼12Mount Washington, KYKY18,989143+25%

40▲25Reidland, KYKY5,277138+176%

41▲37Walton, KYKY5,868130+40%

42▼29Danville, KYKY17,736123−83%

43▲6Highland Heights, KYKY6,341118+79%

44▲23Middletown, KYKY9,944117−54%

45▼29Murray, KYKY18,964117−82%

46▼2Mayfield, KYKY9,851116+25%

47▲21Bardstown, KYKY14,161114−22%

48▲26Cynthiana, KYKY6,576111−60%

49▲26Versailles, KYKY10,734111−57%

50▲19Fort Knox, KYKY8,836108−35%

51▼18Francisville, KYKY10,565108+44%

52▲29Hebron, KYKY6,40799−11%

53▼18Burlington, KYKY18,00894−65%

54▼34Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32993+18%

55▼29Radcliff, KYKY22,57688−66%

56▼31Glasgow, KYKY15,30285−75%

57▼16Lebanon, KYKY6,69982+273%

58▲24Hillview, KYKY9,02081−4%

59▲1Vine Grove, KYKY7,01879+41%

60▼8Franklin, KYKY10,75978−4%

61▼14Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57677−55%

62▲15Princeton, KYKY6,16874−62%

63▼21Flatwoods, KYKY7,43967−40%

64▼19Somerset, KYKY12,69567−78%

65▲8Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58665−29%

66▼12Williamsburg, KYKY5,37165−27%

67▼4Dayton, KYKY5,97461−12%

68▼15Elsmere, KYKY9,52156−52%

69▲10Cold Spring, KYKY6,64053−23%

70▼42Villa Hills, KYKY7,79753−84%

71▼21Campbellsville, KYKY11,78351−54%

72▼13Bellevue, KYKY5,84750−60%

73▲12Monticello, KYKY5,72148−56%

74▼26Wilmore, KYKY6,38045−72%

75▼19Alexandria, KYKY10,99441−45%

76▼42London, KYKY7,63740−17%

77▲6Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57537−64%

78▼6Crestwood, KYKY6,58234−68%

79▼24Union, KYKY7,93730+131%

80▼9Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14427−91%

81Oak Grove, KYKY7,83024−89%

82▼21Fort Wright, KYKY6,24018−60%

83▼3Leitchfield, KYKY7,01515−77%

84▼22Oakbrook, KYKY10,21115−90%

85▼9Russellville, KYKY7,45413−89%

86▼16Shively, KYKY15,8957−95%

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