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Largest Scottish population, Kentucky counties · 2020

Kentucky counties ranked by the number of residents who are Scottish ancestry, from the 2020 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 266.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Jefferson County, KYKY795,22213,143−1%

02Fayette County, KYKY329,7518,452−2%

03Warren County, KYKY149,3753,678+42%

04Boone County, KYKY145,3163,140−5%

05Kenton County, KYKY175,7792,968+2%

06Campbell County, KYKY95,4412,696+47%

07Madison County, KYKY101,6961,771−1%

08Hardin County, KYKY113,4821,736−20%

09Daviess County, KYKY104,8981,673+19%

10Bullitt County, KYKY86,4541,586+24%

11Oldham County, KYKY70,9861,467−19%

12Shelby County, KYKY51,2431,436+63%

13Scott County, KYKY62,2621,367+30%

14Pulaski County, KYKY67,3841,255+26%

15Christian County, KYKY70,1151,170+15%

16McCracken County, KYKY67,5531,149−29%

17Clark County, KYKY37,8881,124+19%

18Franklin County, KYKY52,6491,109−20%

19Nelson County, KYKY49,0361,072+28%

20Barren County, KYKY45,6411,029−32%

21Jessamine County, KYKY57,1471,0110%

22Calloway County, KYKY39,421979+5%

23Perry County, KYKY26,555911+36%

24Boyle County, KYKY31,632875+51%

25Greenup County, KYKY35,213873+21%

26Woodford County, KYKY27,883766−11%

27Marshall County, KYKY31,659761−3%

28Hopkins County, KYKY45,127698−33%

29Laurel County, KYKY63,746684+7%

30Spencer County, KYKY20,998623+207%

31Grayson County, KYKY27,406617+90%

32Boyd County, KYKY47,751607−43%

33Graves County, KYKY37,050607+10%

34Pike County, KYKY54,721602−32%

35Anderson County, KYKY25,225558+27%

36Henderson County, KYKY44,255557−31%

37Meade County, KYKY30,699547+3%

38Floyd County, KYKY34,401535−11%

39Whitley County, KYKY37,297517−25%

40Letcher County, KYKY19,952474+78%

41Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,634454+6%

42Mercer County, KYKY23,733446+9%

43McCreary County, KYKY17,124441+91%

44Carter County, KYKY26,149438−51%

45Rowan County, KYKY24,476416−48%

46Harrison County, KYKY19,627395+49%

47Knott County, KYKY13,321358+88%

48Henry County, KYKY16,447334−27%

49Montgomery County, KYKY28,822324−29%

50Simpson County, KYKY20,788311−7%

51Adair County, KYKY19,423308+280%

52Taylor County, KYKY26,763286−8%

53Casey County, KYKY16,205283+51%

54Russell County, KYKY18,608277−32%

55Wayne County, KYKY19,597276+88%

56Johnson County, KYKY22,051276−45%

57Breckinridge County, KYKY21,503273−33%

58Grant County, KYKY26,181271−37%

59Mason County, KYKY16,936268−49%

60Bracken County, KYKY8,511266+4%

61Lawrence County, KYKY15,765266−27%

62Washington County, KYKY12,368265+176%

63Fleming County, KYKY15,787264−23%

64Pendleton County, KYKY14,800262+8%

65Trigg County, KYKY14,512262−53%

66Logan County, KYKY28,669258−60%

67Monroe County, KYKY11,191257−31%

68Bell County, KYKY22,829255+5%

69Harlan County, KYKY24,725255−22%

70Jackson County, KYKY13,325255+207%

71Marion County, KYKY20,115253−5%

72Knox County, KYKY29,532239+103%

73Lincoln County, KYKY25,353238−13%

74Bourbon County, KYKY20,243231−14%

75Ohio County, KYKY23,934223−48%

76Rockcastle County, KYKY16,148213+35%

77Hart County, KYKY20,117212−53%

78Edmonson County, KYKY12,749203−39%

79Clay County, KYKY19,465201−14%

80Bath County, KYKY13,176198−27%

81Caldwell County, KYKY12,609195−41%

82Garrard County, KYKY18,207190−69%

83Trimble County, KYKY8,701189+3%

84Allen County, KYKY22,536189−44%

85Leslie County, KYKY9,627176+9%

86Wolfe County, KYKY6,298169+369%

87Elliott County, KYKY7,265166+80%

88Martin County, KYKY10,697166+472%

89Larue County, KYKY15,184160−33%

90Green County, KYKY11,644145+169%

91Webster County, KYKY12,929142−58%

92Estill County, KYKY13,962141−28%

93Metcalfe County, KYKY10,583138−55%

94Crittenden County, KYKY8,807137+20%

95Magoffin County, KYKY11,110134+100%

96Nicholas County, KYKY7,949130+41%

97Morgan County, KYKY14,415129−42%

98Union County, KYKY12,839128+41%

99McLean County, KYKY9,064127+144%

100Todd County, KYKY12,972118−6%

101Lewis County, KYKY12,901117−73%

102Hancock County, KYKY9,050115−1%

103Owen County, KYKY11,601113−71%

104Powell County, KYKY12,812109−60%

105Butler County, KYKY12,520108+33%

106Cumberland County, KYKY5,992105−20%

107Gallatin County, KYKY8,84092−43%

108Ballard County, KYKY7,59484+1%

109Livingston County, KYKY8,86383−48%

110Fulton County, KYKY6,21881−4%

111Hickman County, KYKY4,37280−58%

112Clinton County, KYKY9,13980+5%

113Carroll County, KYKY11,14177−77%

114Breathitt County, KYKY12,55875−32%

115Lyon County, KYKY9,12375−67%

116Menifee County, KYKY6,43073+161%

117Robertson County, KYKY2,32566−33%

118Carlisle County, KYKY4,74765−67%

119Lee County, KYKY7,29753−48%

120Owsley County, KYKY3,93245+61%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS