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 2023 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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH POPULATIONVS 2000

01Jefferson County, KYKY795,2227,270–

02Fayette County, KYKY329,7515,670–

03Boone County, KYKY145,3161,884–

04Boyd County, KYKY47,7511,681–

05Kenton County, KYKY175,7791,581–

06Warren County, KYKY149,3751,422–

07Madison County, KYKY101,6961,309–

08Campbell County, KYKY95,4411,180–

09Shelby County, KYKY51,2431,116–

10Hardin County, KYKY113,4821,045–

11Pulaski County, KYKY67,3841,025–

12Scott County, KYKY62,2621,018–

13Oldham County, KYKY70,986995–

14Christian County, KYKY70,115907–

15Pike County, KYKY54,721903–

16Whitley County, KYKY37,297869–

17McCracken County, KYKY67,553844–

18Bullitt County, KYKY86,454805–

19Clark County, KYKY37,888756–

20Daviess County, KYKY104,898688–

21Hopkins County, KYKY45,127606–

22Carter County, KYKY26,149568–

23Fleming County, KYKY15,787550–

24Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,634545–

25Franklin County, KYKY52,649542–

26Woodford County, KYKY27,883528–

27Laurel County, KYKY63,746508–

28Perry County, KYKY26,555506–

29Floyd County, KYKY34,401500–

30Jessamine County, KYKY57,147500–

31Greenup County, KYKY35,213494–

32Nelson County, KYKY49,036485–

33Knox County, KYKY29,532468–

34Rowan County, KYKY24,476445–

35Marshall County, KYKY31,659420–

36Harrison County, KYKY19,627417–

37Powell County, KYKY12,812396–

38Lincoln County, KYKY25,353394–

39Johnson County, KYKY22,051372–

40Meade County, KYKY30,699369–

41Bourbon County, KYKY20,243335–

42Adair County, KYKY19,423328–

43Barren County, KYKY45,641327–

44Bell County, KYKY22,829325–

45Graves County, KYKY37,050306–

46Breathitt County, KYKY12,558287–

47Allen County, KYKY22,536285–

48Anderson County, KYKY25,225274–

49Calloway County, KYKY39,421264–

50Logan County, KYKY28,669262–

51Mason County, KYKY16,936253–

52Estill County, KYKY13,962245–

53Ohio County, KYKY23,934245–

54Letcher County, KYKY19,952242–

55Boyle County, KYKY31,632225–

56Henderson County, KYKY44,255225–

57Mercer County, KYKY23,733223–

58Crittenden County, KYKY8,807222–

59Montgomery County, KYKY28,822222–

60Leslie County, KYKY9,627215–

61Rockcastle County, KYKY16,148210–

62Knott County, KYKY13,321194–

63Marion County, KYKY20,115193–

64Harlan County, KYKY24,725191–

65Hart County, KYKY20,117179–

66Grant County, KYKY26,181178–

67Lyon County, KYKY9,123176–

68Union County, KYKY12,839167–

69Henry County, KYKY16,447164–

70Grayson County, KYKY27,406164–

71Caldwell County, KYKY12,609161–

72Larue County, KYKY15,184161–

73Webster County, KYKY12,929155–

74Garrard County, KYKY18,207153–

75Taylor County, KYKY26,763148–

76Carroll County, KYKY11,141145–

77Morgan County, KYKY14,415144–

78Bath County, KYKY13,176142–

79Todd County, KYKY12,972140–

80Livingston County, KYKY8,863136–

81Cumberland County, KYKY5,992135–

82Edmonson County, KYKY12,749133–

83Spencer County, KYKY20,998123–

84Bracken County, KYKY8,511117–

85Lewis County, KYKY12,901114–

86Simpson County, KYKY20,788111–

87Wayne County, KYKY19,597109–

88Trigg County, KYKY14,512109–

89Hancock County, KYKY9,050107–

90Wolfe County, KYKY6,298102–

91Lawrence County, KYKY15,765102–

92Fulton County, KYKY6,218101–

93Breckinridge County, KYKY21,50398–

94Russell County, KYKY18,60894–

95Butler County, KYKY12,52088–

96Ballard County, KYKY7,59485–

97Green County, KYKY11,64480–

98Carlisle County, KYKY4,74773–

99Trimble County, KYKY8,70171–

100Jackson County, KYKY13,32571–

101Monroe County, KYKY11,19171–

102Lee County, KYKY7,29767–

103McCreary County, KYKY17,12467–

104McLean County, KYKY9,06466–

105Metcalfe County, KYKY10,58364–

106Casey County, KYKY16,20558–

107Clinton County, KYKY9,13956–

108Pendleton County, KYKY14,80056–

109Elliott County, KYKY7,26552–

110Gallatin County, KYKY8,84052–

111Robertson County, KYKY2,32547–

112Menifee County, KYKY6,43047–

113Washington County, KYKY12,36845–

114Martin County, KYKY10,69737–

115Hickman County, KYKY4,37234–

116Clay County, KYKY19,46532–

117Owen County, KYKY11,60132–

118Nicholas County, KYKY7,94918–

119Magoffin County, KYKY11,11016–

120Owsley County, KYKY3,9327–

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