RANKING · 2024 ACS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Largest Scottish population, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities ranked by the number of residents who are Scottish 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 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 86 is 238. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Paris, KY, up 45 places to #39.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Louisville, KYKY641,96210,414+7%

02Lexington, KYKY329,7518,335−3%

03Bowling Green, KYKY78,5051,918+53%

04Owensboro, KYKY60,8921,659+82%

05▲19Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4481,144+48%

06▲1Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411943+163%

07▼2Georgetown, KYKY40,883915+19%

08▲15Winchester, KYKY19,514746−5%

09▲2Jeffersontown, KYKY29,193743+67%

10Frankfort, KYKY28,657741+2%

11▲4Erlanger, KYKY20,158684+212%

12▲13Ashland, KYKY20,996650+43%

13▲3St. Matthews, KYKY17,868627+17%

14Shelbyville, KYKY18,453626+341%

15▼9Richmond, KYKY40,663603+11%

16▼7Covington, KYKY41,847596−30%

17▼5Fort Thomas, KYKY17,142562+36%

18Oakbrook, KYKY10,211545+115%

19▼6Burlington, KYKY18,008521+5%

20▼12Florence, KYKY34,018520−36%

21▲8Independence, KYKY30,198506+126%

22▲9Newport, KYKY13,998455+13%

23▲13Radcliff, KYKY22,576407+21%

24▼7Nicholasville, KYKY33,857372−5%

25▼5Henderson, KYKY27,822365−5%

26▲8Bardstown, KYKY14,161341+124%

27▲6Vine Grove, KYKY7,018338+956%

28▼1Dayton, KYKY5,974333+609%

29▲27Elsmere, KYKY9,521310+60%

30▲24Franklin, KYKY10,759298+129%

31▼9Somerset, KYKY12,695294+109%

32▼6Berea, KYKY16,662290−28%

33▼5Paducah, KYKY26,730290−41%

34▲44Crestwood, KYKY6,582282+73%

35▲25Middletown, KYKY9,944282+62%

36▼6Murray, KYKY18,964276−45%

37▼16Danville, KYKY17,736265−26%

38▲8Maysville, KYKY8,688264−1%

39▲45Paris, KYKY10,130257+221%

40▲13Versailles, KYKY10,734252+95%

41▲10Glasgow, KYKY15,302251−46%

42Union, KYKY7,937249+174%

43Mount Washington, KYKY18,989238+29%

44▲26Mayfield, KYKY9,851232+107%

45▼7Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,356230−35%

46▼6Madisonville, KYKY19,428227−64%

47▼15Alexandria, KYKY10,994226+79%

48▲20Morehead, KYKY6,776220+31%

49▼14Harrodsburg, KYKY9,576210+180%

50▲9Hebron, KYKY6,407210+20%

51▲6Bellevue, KYKY5,847208+160%

52▼8Francisville, KYKY10,565205+14%

53▼4Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,329181+46%

54▲19Central City, KYKY5,793180+22%

55▲28Russellville, KYKY7,454179+83%

56▲10Flatwoods, KYKY7,439177+69%

57▲28Mount Sterling, KYKY7,586164+4%

58▲4Middlesborough, KYKY8,776158+316%

59▼40Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931157−18%

60▼19Cold Spring, KYKY6,640156+160%

61▲10Fort Knox, KYKY8,836156−41%

62▼15Highland Heights, KYKY6,341147−33%

63▲11Reidland, KYKY5,277146−36%

64▼19Lyndon, KYKY11,301139−29%

65▼15Corbin, KYKY7,911138+18%

66▼14Pikeville, KYKY7,270135−20%

67London, KYKY7,637129+102%

68▲12Edgewood, KYKY8,503124−47%

69▲6Villa Hills, KYKY7,797120−18%

70▲6Douglass Hills, KYKY5,575112−61%

71▼8Shively, KYKY15,895106−21%

72▼33Campbellsville, KYKY11,783104−47%

73▲8Taylor Mill, KYKY7,144103−47%

74▼9Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75195−51%

75▼6Walton, KYKY5,86890−22%

76▼28La Grange, KYKY10,66985−76%

77▲2Leitchfield, KYKY7,01581−26%

78▲4Princeton, KYKY6,16880−38%

79Oak Grove, KYKY7,83076+6%

80▼43Cynthiana, KYKY6,57672+148%

81▼26Wilmore, KYKY6,38071−77%

82▼24Hillview, KYKY9,02068−49%

83▼6Monticello, KYKY5,72161+79%

84▼12Williamsburg, KYKY5,37156−7%

85▼21Lebanon, KYKY6,69941−53%

86▼25Fort Wright, KYKY6,24032−64%

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