RANKING · 2024 ACS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Largest Scotch-Irish population, Kentucky counties

Kentucky counties 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 120 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 120 is 215. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Lincoln County, KY, up 58 places to #38.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Jefferson County, KYKY795,2227,270−47%

02Fayette County, KYKY329,7515,670−36%

03▲3Boone County, KYKY145,3161,884−10%

04▲11Boyd County, KYKY47,7511,681+43%

05Kenton County, KYKY175,7791,581−56%

06▼3Warren County, KYKY149,3751,422−52%

07▼3Madison County, KYKY101,6961,309−53%

08▲3Campbell County, KYKY95,4411,180−28%

09▲14Shelby County, KYKY51,2431,116+24%

10▼2Hardin County, KYKY113,4821,045−34%

11▼2Pulaski County, KYKY67,3841,025−17%

12▼5Scott County, KYKY62,2621,018−3%

13▼1Oldham County, KYKY70,986995−26%

14▲11Christian County, KYKY70,115907−33%

15▲1Pike County, KYKY54,721903−35%

16▲17Whitley County, KYKY37,297869+46%

17▼7McCracken County, KYKY67,553844−44%

18▼5Bullitt County, KYKY86,454805−2%

19▲2Clark County, KYKY37,888756−15%

20▼6Daviess County, KYKY104,898688−56%

21▲3Hopkins County, KYKY45,127606−21%

22▲23Carter County, KYKY26,149568+8%

23▲14Fleming County, KYKY15,787550+136%

24▲18Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,634545−3%

25▼6Franklin County, KYKY52,649542−60%

26▲4Woodford County, KYKY27,883528−25%

27▼9Laurel County, KYKY63,746508−39%

28▼8Perry County, KYKY26,555506−38%

29Floyd County, KYKY34,401500+19%

30▼13Jessamine County, KYKY57,147500−60%

31▼9Greenup County, KYKY35,213494−44%

32▲3Nelson County, KYKY49,036485−53%

33▲29Knox County, KYKY29,532468−34%

34▲4Rowan County, KYKY24,476445−44%

35▲13Marshall County, KYKY31,659420−44%

36▲44Harrison County, KYKY19,627417−34%

37▲23Powell County, KYKY12,812396+238%

38▲58Lincoln County, KYKY25,353394+24%

39▲8Johnson County, KYKY22,051372+71%

40▲1Meade County, KYKY30,699369−21%

41▲49Bourbon County, KYKY20,243335−21%

42▲4Adair County, KYKY19,423328−11%

43▼17Barren County, KYKY45,641327−67%

44▲14Bell County, KYKY22,829325+17%

45▼2Graves County, KYKY37,050306−64%

46▲22Breathitt County, KYKY12,558287+77%

47▼11Allen County, KYKY22,536285−19%

48▼17Anderson County, KYKY25,225274−59%

49▼21Calloway County, KYKY39,421264−81%

50▲2Logan County, KYKY28,669262−49%

51▲35Mason County, KYKY16,936253−41%

52▲22Estill County, KYKY13,962245+143%

53▼9Ohio County, KYKY23,934245−56%

54▼22Letcher County, KYKY19,952242−57%

55▼28Boyle County, KYKY31,632225−79%

56▼6Henderson County, KYKY44,255225−71%

57▼17Mercer County, KYKY23,733223−65%

58▲37Crittenden County, KYKY8,807222+28%

59▲12Montgomery County, KYKY28,822222−51%

60▼4Leslie County, KYKY9,627215+81%

61▲18Rockcastle County, KYKY16,148210−32%

62▲4Knott County, KYKY13,321194−23%

63▲18Marion County, KYKY20,115193+66%

64▼30Harlan County, KYKY24,725191−38%

65▼12Hart County, KYKY20,117179−32%

66▲1Grant County, KYKY26,181178−62%

67▲25Lyon County, KYKY9,123176−24%

68▲14Union County, KYKY12,839167+11%

69▲7Henry County, KYKY16,447164−32%

70▲7Grayson County, KYKY27,406164−46%

71▲23Caldwell County, KYKY12,609161−52%

72▼33Larue County, KYKY15,184161−33%

73▲5Webster County, KYKY12,929155−51%

74▼25Garrard County, KYKY18,207153−69%

75Taylor County, KYKY26,763148−56%

76▲13Carroll County, KYKY11,141145−53%

77▲32Morgan County, KYKY14,415144−67%

78▲25Bath County, KYKY13,176142−29%

79▼10Todd County, KYKY12,972140−36%

80▼8Livingston County, KYKY8,863136−16%

81▲32Cumberland County, KYKY5,992135+350%

82▲28Edmonson County, KYKY12,749133−20%

83▼13Spencer County, KYKY20,998123−70%

84▲32Bracken County, KYKY8,511117−1%

85▼20Lewis County, KYKY12,901114−40%

86▼35Simpson County, KYKY20,788111−39%

87▲33Wayne County, KYKY19,597109−80%

88Trigg County, KYKY14,512109−74%

89▲17Hancock County, KYKY9,050107−48%

90▼26Wolfe County, KYKY6,298102+92%

91▲10Lawrence County, KYKY15,765102−75%

92▲23Fulton County, KYKY6,218101+29%

93▼32Breckinridge County, KYKY21,50398−83%

94▼37Russell County, KYKY18,60894−53%

95▼40Butler County, KYKY12,52088−65%

96▲16Ballard County, KYKY7,59485−66%

97▼38Green County, KYKY11,64480−56%

98▲21Carlisle County, KYKY4,74773+49%

99Trimble County, KYKY8,70171−68%

100▼2Jackson County, KYKY13,32571+145%

101▼8Monroe County, KYKY11,19171+25%

102▲3Lee County, KYKY7,29767−9%

103▼16McCreary County, KYKY17,12467−86%

104▲3McLean County, KYKY9,06466−20%

105▼8Metcalfe County, KYKY10,58364−72%

106▼21Casey County, KYKY16,20558−87%

107▼53Clinton County, KYKY9,13956−31%

108▼8Pendleton County, KYKY14,80056−83%

109▼5Elliott County, KYKY7,26552−57%

110▲1Gallatin County, KYKY8,84052−83%

111▲7Robertson County, KYKY2,32547+840%

112▼49Menifee County, KYKY6,43047−38%

113▼30Washington County, KYKY12,36845−83%

114▼6Martin County, KYKY10,69737−94%

115▲2Hickman County, KYKY4,37234−66%

116▼25Clay County, KYKY19,46532−77%

117▼44Owen County, KYKY11,60132−93%

118▼4Nicholas County, KYKY7,94918−94%

119▼17Magoffin County, KYKY11,11016−93%

120▼36Owsley County, KYKY3,9327−89%

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