RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Largest Scotch-Irish population, Kentucky cities · 2010

Kentucky cities ranked by the number of residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry, from the 2023 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 2000

01Louisville, KYKY641,96210,354–

02Lexington, KYKY329,7518,882–

03Bowling Green, KYKY78,5051,283–

04Richmond, KYKY40,663985–

05Owensboro, KYKY60,892875–

06Covington, KYKY41,847845–

07Frankfort, KYKY28,657783–

08Florence, KYKY34,018764–

09Danville, KYKY17,736736–

10Ashland, KYKY20,996699–

11Murray, KYKY18,964658–

12Georgetown, KYKY40,883617–

13St. Matthews, KYKY17,868587–

14Fort Thomas, KYKY17,142579–

15Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411572–

16Nicholasville, KYKY33,857554–

17Jeffersontown, KYKY29,193548–

18Elizabethtown, KYKY35,448538–

19Paducah, KYKY26,730533–

20Berea, KYKY16,662501–

21Henderson, KYKY27,822454–

22Winchester, KYKY19,514437–

23Newport, KYKY13,998379–

24Independence, KYKY30,198355–

25Erlanger, KYKY20,158353–

26Madisonville, KYKY19,428350–

27Glasgow, KYKY15,302346–

28Villa Hills, KYKY7,797332–

29Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,751321–

30Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,356318–

31Somerset, KYKY12,695302–

32Taylor Mill, KYKY7,144301–

33Cynthiana, KYKY6,576280–

34Burlington, KYKY18,008269–

35Radcliff, KYKY22,576256–

36Versailles, KYKY10,734256–

37Middletown, KYKY9,944252–

38Pikeville, KYKY7,270249–

39Edgewood, KYKY8,503241–

40Maysville, KYKY8,688232–

41Oak Grove, KYKY7,830220–

42Corbin, KYKY7,911198–

43Princeton, KYKY6,168196–

44Lyndon, KYKY11,301194–

45Shelbyville, KYKY18,453178–

46Harrodsburg, KYKY9,576172–

47Fort Knox, KYKY8,836166–

48Wilmore, KYKY6,380158–

49Oakbrook, KYKY10,211154–

50Bardstown, KYKY14,161147–

51La Grange, KYKY10,669146–

52Shively, KYKY15,895144–

53Morehead, KYKY6,776141–

54Bellevue, KYKY5,847125–

55Russellville, KYKY7,454118–

56Elsmere, KYKY9,521117–

57Mount Washington, KYKY18,989114–

58Flatwoods, KYKY7,439111–

59Hebron, KYKY6,407111–

60Campbellsville, KYKY11,783110–

61Monticello, KYKY5,721109–

62Crestwood, KYKY6,582106–

63Douglass Hills, KYKY5,575102–

64Central City, KYKY5,79398–

65Mayfield, KYKY9,85193–

66Walton, KYKY5,86893–

67Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58691–

68Paris, KYKY10,13089–

69Williamsburg, KYKY5,37189–

70Hillview, KYKY9,02084–

71Franklin, KYKY10,75981–

72Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32979–

73Middlesborough, KYKY8,77678–

74Alexandria, KYKY10,99475–

75Francisville, KYKY10,56575–

76Cold Spring, KYKY6,64069–

77Dayton, KYKY5,97469–

78Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93168–

79Highland Heights, KYKY6,34166–

80Leitchfield, KYKY7,01564–

81Vine Grove, KYKY7,01856–

82Reidland, KYKY5,27750–

83London, KYKY7,63748–

84Fort Wright, KYKY6,24045–

85Lebanon, KYKY6,69922–

86Union, KYKY7,93713–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES