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Largest Scotch-Irish population, Kentucky cities · 2020

Kentucky cities ranked by the number of residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 85 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Lexington, KYKY329,7516,905−22%

02Louisville, KYKY641,9625,778−44%

03Bowling Green, KYKY78,505995−22%

04Owensboro, KYKY60,892650−26%

05Ashland, KYKY20,996635−9%

06Florence, KYKY34,018585−23%

07Georgetown, KYKY40,883571−7%

08Paducah, KYKY26,730555+4%

09Elizabethtown, KYKY35,448532−1%

10Nicholasville, KYKY33,857466−16%

11Richmond, KYKY40,663449−54%

12Frankfort, KYKY28,657406−48%

13Danville, KYKY17,736402−45%

14Berea, KYKY16,662387−23%

15Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411378−34%

16Murray, KYKY18,964376−43%

17Winchester, KYKY19,514371−15%

18St. Matthews, KYKY17,868347−41%

19Covington, KYKY41,847347−59%

20Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,329335+324%

21Fort Thomas, KYKY17,142265−54%

22Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931256+276%

23Erlanger, KYKY20,158252−29%

24Lyndon, KYKY11,301247+27%

25Glasgow, KYKY15,302245−29%

26Radcliff, KYKY22,576211−18%

27Mount Washington, KYKY18,989208+82%

28Villa Hills, KYKY7,797205−38%

29Henderson, KYKY27,822197−57%

30Shelbyville, KYKY18,453189+6%

31Independence, KYKY30,198187−47%

32Madisonville, KYKY19,428183−48%

33Francisville, KYKY10,565183+144%

34London, KYKY7,637179+273%

35Burlington, KYKY18,008176−35%

36Newport, KYKY13,998169−55%

37Pikeville, KYKY7,270169−32%

38Morehead, KYKY6,776164+16%

39Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,751152−53%

40Corbin, KYKY7,911143−28%

41Lebanon, KYKY6,699137+523%

42Flatwoods, KYKY7,439129+16%

43Jeffersontown, KYKY29,193127−77%

44Mayfield, KYKY9,851125+34%

45Somerset, KYKY12,695124−59%

46Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,356124−61%

47Harrodsburg, KYKY9,576123−28%

48Wilmore, KYKY6,380120−24%

49Highland Heights, KYKY6,341119+80%

50Campbellsville, KYKY11,783117+6%

51Edgewood, KYKY8,503114−53%

52Franklin, KYKY10,759111+37%

53Elsmere, KYKY9,521104−11%

54Williamsburg, KYKY5,371100+12%

55Union, KYKY7,93798+654%

56Alexandria, KYKY10,99492+23%

57Maysville, KYKY8,68889−62%

58La Grange, KYKY10,66988−40%

59Bellevue, KYKY5,84780−36%

60Vine Grove, KYKY7,01880+43%

61Fort Wright, KYKY6,24072+60%

62Oakbrook, KYKY10,21168−56%

63Dayton, KYKY5,97468−1%

64Central City, KYKY5,79367−32%

65Reidland, KYKY5,27766+32%

66Middlesborough, KYKY8,77664−18%

67Middletown, KYKY9,94464−75%

68Bardstown, KYKY14,16162−58%

69Fort Knox, KYKY8,83660−64%

70Shively, KYKY15,89558−60%

71Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14456−81%

72Crestwood, KYKY6,58255−48%

73Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58653−42%

74Cynthiana, KYKY6,57645−84%

75Versailles, KYKY10,73442−84%

76Russellville, KYKY7,45430−75%

77Princeton, KYKY6,16828−86%

78Walton, KYKY5,86828−70%

79Cold Spring, KYKY6,64025−64%

80Leitchfield, KYKY7,01523−64%

81Hebron, KYKY6,40723−79%

82Hillview, KYKY9,02021−75%

83Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57516−84%

84Paris, KYKY10,13014−84%

85Monticello, KYKY5,72110−91%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS