RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Largest Scotch-Irish population, Kentucky counties · 2020

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, KYKY795,2227,782–

02Fayette County, KYKY329,7516,905–

03Warren County, KYKY149,3752,052–

04Madison County, KYKY101,6961,868–

05Kenton County, KYKY175,7791,814–

06Boone County, KYKY145,3161,703–

07Scott County, KYKY62,2621,557–

08Hardin County, KYKY113,4821,470–

09Pulaski County, KYKY67,3841,175–

10McCracken County, KYKY67,5531,100–

11Campbell County, KYKY95,4411,036–

12Oldham County, KYKY70,986940–

13Bullitt County, KYKY86,454934–

14Daviess County, KYKY104,898894–

15Boyd County, KYKY47,751870–

16Pike County, KYKY54,721866–

17Jessamine County, KYKY57,147841–

18Laurel County, KYKY63,746826–

19Franklin County, KYKY52,649781–

20Perry County, KYKY26,555755–

21Clark County, KYKY37,888751–

22Greenup County, KYKY35,213721–

23Shelby County, KYKY51,243712–

24Hopkins County, KYKY45,127708–

25Christian County, KYKY70,115682–

26Barren County, KYKY45,641673–

27Boyle County, KYKY31,632618–

28Calloway County, KYKY39,421596–

29Floyd County, KYKY34,401539–

30Woodford County, KYKY27,883528–

31Anderson County, KYKY25,225511–

32Letcher County, KYKY19,952478–

33Whitley County, KYKY37,297434–

34Harlan County, KYKY24,725416–

35Nelson County, KYKY49,036413–

36Allen County, KYKY22,536412–

37Fleming County, KYKY15,787407–

38Rowan County, KYKY24,476404–

39Larue County, KYKY15,184385–

40Mercer County, KYKY23,733379–

41Meade County, KYKY30,699367–

42Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,634366–

43Graves County, KYKY37,050356–

44Ohio County, KYKY23,934355–

45Carter County, KYKY26,149345–

46Adair County, KYKY19,423338–

47Johnson County, KYKY22,051313–

48Marshall County, KYKY31,659312–

49Garrard County, KYKY18,207304–

50Henderson County, KYKY44,255298–

51Simpson County, KYKY20,788295–

52Logan County, KYKY28,669290–

53Hart County, KYKY20,117280–

54Clinton County, KYKY9,139264–

55Butler County, KYKY12,520259–

56Leslie County, KYKY9,627256–

57Russell County, KYKY18,608256–

58Bell County, KYKY22,829254–

59Green County, KYKY11,644243–

60Powell County, KYKY12,812231–

61Breckinridge County, KYKY21,503230–

62Knox County, KYKY29,532217–

63Menifee County, KYKY6,430217–

64Wolfe County, KYKY6,298211–

65Lewis County, KYKY12,901206–

66Knott County, KYKY13,321204–

67Grant County, KYKY26,181200–

68Breathitt County, KYKY12,558199–

69Todd County, KYKY12,972199–

70Spencer County, KYKY20,998191–

71Montgomery County, KYKY28,822190–

72Livingston County, KYKY8,863189–

73Owen County, KYKY11,601188–

74Estill County, KYKY13,962181–

75Taylor County, KYKY26,763179–

76Henry County, KYKY16,447170–

77Grayson County, KYKY27,406167–

78Webster County, KYKY12,929164–

79Rockcastle County, KYKY16,148160–

80Harrison County, KYKY19,627153–

81Marion County, KYKY20,115152–

82Union County, KYKY12,839148–

83Washington County, KYKY12,368145–

84Owsley County, KYKY3,932143–

85Casey County, KYKY16,205138–

86Mason County, KYKY16,936137–

87McCreary County, KYKY17,124133–

88Trigg County, KYKY14,512130–

89Carroll County, KYKY11,141125–

90Bourbon County, KYKY20,243123–

91Clay County, KYKY19,465121–

92Lyon County, KYKY9,123116–

93Monroe County, KYKY11,191109–

94Caldwell County, KYKY12,609103–

95Crittenden County, KYKY8,807102–

96Lincoln County, KYKY25,35399–

97Metcalfe County, KYKY10,58398–

98Jackson County, KYKY13,32594–

99Trimble County, KYKY8,70192–

100Pendleton County, KYKY14,80092–

101Lawrence County, KYKY15,76589–

102Magoffin County, KYKY11,11087–

103Bath County, KYKY13,17682–

104Elliott County, KYKY7,26581–

105Lee County, KYKY7,29774–

106Hancock County, KYKY9,05072–

107McLean County, KYKY9,06472–

108Martin County, KYKY10,69766–

109Morgan County, KYKY14,41563–

110Edmonson County, KYKY12,74958–

111Gallatin County, KYKY8,84047–

112Ballard County, KYKY7,59442–

113Cumberland County, KYKY5,99238–

114Nicholas County, KYKY7,94936–

115Fulton County, KYKY6,21834–

116Bracken County, KYKY8,51123–

117Hickman County, KYKY4,37223–

118Robertson County, KYKY2,32513–

119Carlisle County, KYKY4,74712–

120Wayne County, KYKY19,59710–

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