RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Largest Scotch-Irish population, Kentucky counties · 2010

Kentucky counties ranked by the number of residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry, from the 2010 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 –

01Jefferson County, KYKY795,22213,841–

02Fayette County, KYKY329,7518,882–

03Kenton County, KYKY175,7793,575–

04Warren County, KYKY149,3752,988–

05Madison County, KYKY101,6962,780–

06Boone County, KYKY145,3162,094–

07Campbell County, KYKY95,4411,632–

08Hardin County, KYKY113,4821,588–

09Daviess County, KYKY104,8981,549–

10McCracken County, KYKY67,5531,504–

11Calloway County, KYKY39,4211,407–

12Pike County, KYKY54,7211,389–

13Franklin County, KYKY52,6491,362–

14Christian County, KYKY70,1151,352–

15Oldham County, KYKY70,9861,337–

16Jessamine County, KYKY57,1471,247–

17Pulaski County, KYKY67,3841,231–

18Boyd County, KYKY47,7511,174–

19Boyle County, KYKY31,6321,066–

20Scott County, KYKY62,2621,051–

21Nelson County, KYKY49,0361,042–

22Barren County, KYKY45,641988–

23Shelby County, KYKY51,243897–

24Clark County, KYKY37,888890–

25Greenup County, KYKY35,213889–

26Graves County, KYKY37,050842–

27Laurel County, KYKY63,746837–

28Bullitt County, KYKY86,454825–

29Perry County, KYKY26,555814–

30Rowan County, KYKY24,476789–

31Henderson County, KYKY44,255770–

32Hopkins County, KYKY45,127763–

33Marshall County, KYKY31,659749–

34Knox County, KYKY29,532714–

35Woodford County, KYKY27,883702–

36Anderson County, KYKY25,225671–

37Harrison County, KYKY19,627633–

38Mercer County, KYKY23,733629–

39Whitley County, KYKY37,297597–

40Martin County, KYKY10,697591–

41Breckinridge County, KYKY21,503584–

42Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,634561–

43Ohio County, KYKY23,934560–

44Letcher County, KYKY19,952559–

45Wayne County, KYKY19,597539–

46Carter County, KYKY26,149525–

47Logan County, KYKY28,669517–

48Garrard County, KYKY18,207494–

49McCreary County, KYKY17,124484–

50Grant County, KYKY26,181469–

51Meade County, KYKY30,699468–

52Casey County, KYKY16,205460–

53Montgomery County, KYKY28,822454–

54Owen County, KYKY11,601438–

55Morgan County, KYKY14,415432–

56Mason County, KYKY16,936428–

57Bourbon County, KYKY20,243422–

58Floyd County, KYKY34,401421–

59Trigg County, KYKY14,512416–

60Spencer County, KYKY20,998405–

61Lawrence County, KYKY15,765402–

62Adair County, KYKY19,423370–

63Allen County, KYKY22,536350–

64Taylor County, KYKY26,763340–

65Caldwell County, KYKY12,609333–

66Pendleton County, KYKY14,800324–

67Webster County, KYKY12,929319–

68Lincoln County, KYKY25,353317–

69Nicholas County, KYKY7,949314–

70Harlan County, KYKY24,725308–

71Carroll County, KYKY11,141307–

72Rockcastle County, KYKY16,148307–

73Grayson County, KYKY27,406304–

74Gallatin County, KYKY8,840299–

75Bell County, KYKY22,829278–

76Washington County, KYKY12,368270–

77Hart County, KYKY20,117265–

78Ballard County, KYKY7,594253–

79Knott County, KYKY13,321253–

80Butler County, KYKY12,520252–

81Henry County, KYKY16,447241–

82Larue County, KYKY15,184241–

83Fleming County, KYKY15,787233–

84Lyon County, KYKY9,123233–

85Magoffin County, KYKY11,110231–

86Metcalfe County, KYKY10,583231–

87Trimble County, KYKY8,701219–

88Todd County, KYKY12,972218–

89Johnson County, KYKY22,051217–

90Hancock County, KYKY9,050205–

91Bath County, KYKY13,176199–

92Russell County, KYKY18,608199–

93Lewis County, KYKY12,901190–

94Simpson County, KYKY20,788181–

95Green County, KYKY11,644180–

96Crittenden County, KYKY8,807173–

97Edmonson County, KYKY12,749166–

98Breathitt County, KYKY12,558162–

99Livingston County, KYKY8,863162–

100Union County, KYKY12,839151–

101Clay County, KYKY19,465139–

102Elliott County, KYKY7,265122–

103Leslie County, KYKY9,627119–

104Bracken County, KYKY8,511118–

105Powell County, KYKY12,812117–

106Marion County, KYKY20,115116–

107Hickman County, KYKY4,372101–

108Estill County, KYKY13,962101–

109McLean County, KYKY9,06483–

110Clinton County, KYKY9,13981–

111Fulton County, KYKY6,21878–

112Menifee County, KYKY6,43076–

113Lee County, KYKY7,29774–

114Owsley County, KYKY3,93263–

115Monroe County, KYKY11,19157–

116Wolfe County, KYKY6,29853–

117Carlisle County, KYKY4,74749–

118Cumberland County, KYKY5,99230–

119Jackson County, KYKY13,32529–

120Robertson County, KYKY2,3255–

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