RANKING · 2024 ACS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Largest Scottish population, Kentucky counties

Kentucky counties 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 120 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 120 is 333. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Carroll County, KY, up 49 places to #64.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Jefferson County, KYKY795,22214,477+9%

02Fayette County, KYKY329,7518,335−3%

03Warren County, KYKY149,3753,363+29%

04Boone County, KYKY145,3163,151−4%

05Kenton County, KYKY175,7793,076+6%

06Campbell County, KYKY95,4412,798+52%

07▲2Daviess County, KYKY104,8982,400+71%

08Hardin County, KYKY113,4822,314+7%

09▲2Oldham County, KYKY70,9862,009+12%

10▼3Madison County, KYKY101,6961,7970%

11▲4Christian County, KYKY70,1151,502+48%

12▲6Franklin County, KYKY52,6491,433+3%

13▲4Clark County, KYKY37,8881,404+48%

14▼2Shelby County, KYKY51,2431,404+60%

15▼5Bullitt County, KYKY86,4541,360+6%

16▼3Scott County, KYKY62,2621,304+24%

17▼3Pulaski County, KYKY67,3841,289+29%

18▼2McCracken County, KYKY67,5531,222−25%

19▲1Barren County, KYKY45,6411,103−27%

20▲12Boyd County, KYKY47,7511,026−4%

21▼2Nelson County, KYKY49,036929+11%

22▲7Laurel County, KYKY63,746909+43%

23▲2Greenup County, KYKY35,213899+24%

24▼2Calloway County, KYKY39,421857−8%

25▲9Pike County, KYKY54,721834−6%

26▲5Grayson County, KYKY27,406790+144%

27▲9Henderson County, KYKY44,255720−11%

28▲10Floyd County, KYKY34,401691+16%

29▲40Harlan County, KYKY24,725667+103%

30▼2Hopkins County, KYKY45,127664−37%

31▼10Jessamine County, KYKY57,147662−34%

32▼6Woodford County, KYKY27,883649−25%

33▼6Marshall County, KYKY31,659628−20%

34▲16Simpson County, KYKY20,788628+87%

35▲9Carter County, KYKY26,149627−29%

36▲30Logan County, KYKY28,669537−16%

37▲8Rowan County, KYKY24,476530−34%

38▼15Perry County, KYKY26,555525−21%

39▼9Spencer County, KYKY20,998521+157%

40▼16Boyle County, KYKY31,632520−10%

41Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,634513+19%

42▼7Anderson County, KYKY25,225509+16%

43▲9Taylor County, KYKY26,763490+57%

44▼7Meade County, KYKY30,699482−9%

45▼3Mercer County, KYKY23,733474+16%

46▼7Whitley County, KYKY37,297461−33%

47▼1Harrison County, KYKY19,627456+72%

48▲31Clay County, KYKY19,465444+89%

49▲24Lincoln County, KYKY25,353437+59%

50▼17Graves County, KYKY37,050436−21%

51▲23Bourbon County, KYKY20,243432+61%

52▲6Grant County, KYKY26,181363−16%

53▲19Knox County, KYKY29,532361+206%

54▲3Breckinridge County, KYKY21,503359−12%

55▲5Bracken County, KYKY8,511354+39%

56Johnson County, KYKY22,051345−32%

57▲2Mason County, KYKY16,936342−35%

58▲6Pendleton County, KYKY14,800339+40%

59▼5Russell County, KYKY18,608335−17%

60▲5Trigg County, KYKY14,512333−40%

61▼12Montgomery County, KYKY28,822313−32%

62▼19McCreary County, KYKY17,124311+35%

63▲21Allen County, KYKY22,536303−10%

64▲49Carroll County, KYKY11,141303−8%

65▲11Rockcastle County, KYKY16,148302+91%

66▲31Morgan County, KYKY14,415299+35%

67▼4Fleming County, KYKY15,787295−14%

68▼20Henry County, KYKY16,447290−37%

69▼29Letcher County, KYKY19,952280+5%

70▲18Martin County, KYKY10,697264+810%

71▲12Trimble County, KYKY8,701243+32%

72▲20Estill County, KYKY13,962240+23%

73▼5Bell County, KYKY22,829238−2%

74▼19Wayne County, KYKY19,597237+61%

75▲14Larue County, KYKY15,184237−1%

76▼25Adair County, KYKY19,423229+183%

77▲35Clinton County, KYKY9,139229+201%

78▼17Lawrence County, KYKY15,765224−39%

79▲28Gallatin County, KYKY8,840221+36%

80▼13Monroe County, KYKY11,191220−41%

81▼6Ohio County, KYKY23,934214−50%

82▲12Crittenden County, KYKY8,807210+84%

83▲16McLean County, KYKY9,064203+290%

84▼7Hart County, KYKY20,117201−56%

85▲5Green County, KYKY11,644196+263%

86▲22Ballard County, KYKY7,594189+128%

87▲6Metcalfe County, KYKY10,583187−39%

88▼26Washington County, KYKY12,368180+88%

89▲30Lee County, KYKY7,297175+73%

90▲5Magoffin County, KYKY11,110172+157%

91▼13Edmonson County, KYKY12,749165−50%

92▼10Garrard County, KYKY18,207164−73%

93▲9Hancock County, KYKY9,050161+39%

94▲21Lyon County, KYKY9,123160−30%

95▲11Cumberland County, KYKY5,992158+21%

96▲7Owen County, KYKY11,601156−59%

97▲4Lewis County, KYKY12,901155−64%

98▼27Marion County, KYKY20,115155−42%

99▲6Butler County, KYKY12,520149+84%

100▲9Livingston County, KYKY8,863149−7%

101▼1Todd County, KYKY12,972148+18%

102▼32Jackson County, KYKY13,325144+73%

103▼16Elliott County, KYKY7,265134+46%

104▲10Breathitt County, KYKY12,558129+16%

105▲5Fulton County, KYKY6,218123+46%

106▼21Leslie County, KYKY9,627120−25%

107▼54Casey County, KYKY16,205119−36%

108▼27Caldwell County, KYKY12,609118−64%

109▼18Webster County, KYKY12,929118−65%

110▼12Union County, KYKY12,839106+16%

111▼25Wolfe County, KYKY6,298106+194%

112▼65Knott County, KYKY13,321104−45%

113▼9Powell County, KYKY12,812100−63%

114▲2Menifee County, KYKY6,43079+182%

115▼35Bath County, KYKY13,17676−72%

116▼20Nicholas County, KYKY7,94968−26%

117▼6Hickman County, KYKY4,37264−66%

118Carlisle County, KYKY4,74737−81%

119▼2Robertson County, KYKY2,32516−84%

120Owsley County, KYKY3,93210−64%

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