RANKING · 2024 ACS · 70 SHOWN OF 70

Largest Swedish population, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities ranked by the number of residents who are Swedish 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 70 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 70 is 53. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Princeton, KY, up 37 places to #33.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWEDISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Louisville, KYKY641,9622,951+10%

02Lexington, KYKY329,7511,638−19%

03▲36Independence, KYKY30,198255+364%

04▲18Villa Hills, KYKY7,797255+89%

05▲13Georgetown, KYKY40,883232+21%

06▲3Somerset, KYKY12,695203+222%

07▲19Covington, KYKY41,847191+91%

08▲7Florence, KYKY34,018190+74%

09▼4Jeffersontown, KYKY29,193177+12%

10▼6Middletown, KYKY9,944164+382%

11▲8Burlington, KYKY18,008159+14%

12▼1Wilmore, KYKY6,380159+156%

13▼10Bowling Green, KYKY78,505152−34%

14▲17La Grange, KYKY10,669142–

15▲13St. Matthews, KYKY17,868141+8%

16▲11Fort Knox, KYKY8,836130+40%

17▼3Nicholasville, KYKY33,857121+95%

18▲17Lyndon, KYKY11,301109+1111%

19▲13Shelbyville, KYKY18,453108+120%

20▼12Owensboro, KYKY60,892107−34%

21Lebanon, KYKY6,699106+864%

22▼16Frankfort, KYKY28,65799+183%

23Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57598+58%

24▼12Mount Washington, KYKY18,98998+88%

25▼8Winchester, KYKY19,51497+111%

26▲23Union, KYKY7,93790−4%

27▲25Cold Spring, KYKY6,64082+583%

28▼18Danville, KYKY17,73678−12%

29▲34Bardstown, KYKY14,16176+217%

30▲15Richmond, KYKY40,66368−9%

31▼11Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44864−23%

32▲14Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75156+100%

33▲37Princeton, KYKY6,16855+267%

34Henderson, KYKY27,82253−26%

35▼10Newport, KYKY13,99853−10%

36Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14250−68%

37▲7Paducah, KYKY26,73050−53%

38▼22Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41148−73%

39▼18Murray, KYKY18,96448−74%

40Corbin, KYKY7,91142–

41▲25Hillview, KYKY9,02039+388%

42▼13Madisonville, KYKY19,42839+63%

43Versailles, KYKY10,73438–

44▲13Campbellsville, KYKY11,78335−10%

45▼3Oakbrook, KYKY10,21135−34%

46▼12Shively, KYKY15,89534–

47▼40Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35632−82%

48Middlesborough, KYKY8,77630−32%

49▲5Berea, KYKY16,662260%

50▲9Erlanger, KYKY20,15825−77%

51▲9Glasgow, KYKY15,30225−26%

52▼39Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32924+71%

53▼6Radcliff, KYKY22,57622+38%

54▼21Edgewood, KYKY8,50319−61%

55▼5Dayton, KYKY5,97418−67%

56▼32Hebron, KYKY6,40718+20%

57▼20Francisville, KYKY10,56517−79%

58▼7Central City, KYKY5,79313−38%

59Franklin, KYKY10,75913−24%

60Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57612−78%

61▲8Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93112−96%

62▲5Elsmere, KYKY9,52111−27%

63▼10Highland Heights, KYKY6,34111−56%

64▲1Oak Grove, KYKY7,83011+10%

65Walton, KYKY5,86810–

66Alexandria, KYKY10,9949–

67▼5Ashland, KYKY20,9968−78%

68▼10Russellville, KYKY7,4548−11%

69▼13London, KYKY7,6377−79%

70Pikeville, KYKY7,2707–

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