RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Largest Swedish population, Kentucky counties · 2020

Kentucky counties ranked by the number of residents who are Swedish 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 100 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWEDISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Jefferson County, KYKY795,2223,963+6%

02Fayette County, KYKY329,7511,932−5%

03Boone County, KYKY145,3161,604+122%

04Warren County, KYKY149,375587+21%

05Kenton County, KYKY175,779468−34%

06Oldham County, KYKY70,986428+9%

07Shelby County, KYKY51,243417+167%

08Campbell County, KYKY95,441381−15%

09Christian County, KYKY70,115374−22%

10Bullitt County, KYKY86,454353−36%

11Jessamine County, KYKY57,147346+68%

12Scott County, KYKY62,262301−2%

13Franklin County, KYKY52,649298+142%

14Hardin County, KYKY113,482278+20%

15Daviess County, KYKY104,898264−11%

16McCracken County, KYKY67,553252+2%

17Woodford County, KYKY27,883239+20%

18Calloway County, KYKY39,421220−39%

19Meade County, KYKY30,699202+432%

20Pulaski County, KYKY67,384202−32%

21Boyle County, KYKY31,632189+112%

22Clark County, KYKY37,888179+52%

23Whitley County, KYKY37,297172+300%

24Anderson County, KYKY25,225164+95%

25Nelson County, KYKY49,036160+72%

26Madison County, KYKY101,696145−56%

27Grant County, KYKY26,181135+118%

28Ohio County, KYKY23,934117−45%

29Marshall County, KYKY31,659116−33%

30Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,634113−31%

31Carter County, KYKY26,149112+180%

32Henry County, KYKY16,44799+136%

33Logan County, KYKY28,66989−30%

34Hopkins County, KYKY45,12786−76%

35Garrard County, KYKY18,20784+1%

36Allen County, KYKY22,53682–

37Henderson County, KYKY44,25580−49%

38Gallatin County, KYKY8,84079+147%

39Graves County, KYKY37,05078−43%

40Laurel County, KYKY63,74676−26%

41Greenup County, KYKY35,21370−65%

42Spencer County, KYKY20,99869+10%

43Johnson County, KYKY22,05165+44%

44Bourbon County, KYKY20,24356−32%

45Green County, KYKY11,64455+293%

46Knox County, KYKY29,53252−29%

47Magoffin County, KYKY11,11049–

48Breckinridge County, KYKY21,50348−63%

49Harrison County, KYKY19,62747–

50Mercer County, KYKY23,73345−58%

51Bell County, KYKY22,82944−50%

52Elliott County, KYKY7,26543–

53Fulton County, KYKY6,21843–

54Barren County, KYKY45,64142−53%

55Lincoln County, KYKY25,35341−48%

56Washington County, KYKY12,36840+14%

57Union County, KYKY12,83938−5%

58Pike County, KYKY54,72137−35%

59Wayne County, KYKY19,59737+28%

60Letcher County, KYKY19,95237−82%

61Simpson County, KYKY20,78836+112%

62Bath County, KYKY13,17636+6%

63Taylor County, KYKY26,76336−77%

64Livingston County, KYKY8,86334−53%

65Larue County, KYKY15,18433–

66Owen County, KYKY11,60132+700%

67Casey County, KYKY16,20531−34%

68Hart County, KYKY20,11731−28%

69Rowan County, KYKY24,47626−19%

70Mason County, KYKY16,93625−34%

71Edmonson County, KYKY12,74924–

72Russell County, KYKY18,60823−23%

73Pendleton County, KYKY14,80022−58%

74Breathitt County, KYKY12,55822–

75Harlan County, KYKY24,72522+83%

76Rockcastle County, KYKY16,14818−61%

77Trigg County, KYKY14,51218−82%

78Floyd County, KYKY34,40117−73%

79Boyd County, KYKY47,75116−90%

80Estill County, KYKY13,96216–

81Carlisle County, KYKY4,74715–

82Fleming County, KYKY15,78715−21%

83Lyon County, KYKY9,12314−75%

84Adair County, KYKY19,42313−35%

85Crittenden County, KYKY8,80713−52%

86Grayson County, KYKY27,40611−93%

87Carroll County, KYKY11,14110+11%

88Wolfe County, KYKY6,2989−83%

89Bracken County, KYKY8,5119+350%

90Lee County, KYKY7,2979–

91Todd County, KYKY12,9728−87%

92Hickman County, KYKY4,3728–

93Clinton County, KYKY9,1397–

94Morgan County, KYKY14,4155−89%

95Ballard County, KYKY7,5945−95%

96Nicholas County, KYKY7,9494–

97McLean County, KYKY9,0644−94%

98Caldwell County, KYKY12,6093−80%

99Hancock County, KYKY9,0503−63%

100Butler County, KYKY12,5202−98%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS