RANKING · 2024 ACS · 78 SHOWN OF 78

Largest Welsh population, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities ranked by the number of residents who are Welsh 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 78 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 78 is 74. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Shepherdsville, KY, up 55 places to #9.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPWELSH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Louisville, KYKY641,9623,304+17%

02Lexington, KYKY329,7512,456+5%

03▲26Florence, KYKY34,018792+131%

04Flatwoods, KYKY7,439356+1518%

05▼2Bowling Green, KYKY78,505301+14%

06▲11Independence, KYKY30,198254+362%

07▲41Vine Grove, KYKY7,018245+2350%

08▼1Covington, KYKY41,847233−50%

09▲55Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931230+642%

10▼2Danville, KYKY17,736225−7%

11▼5Georgetown, KYKY40,883212+81%

12▼7Jeffersontown, KYKY29,193211+10%

13▲13Richmond, KYKY40,663197+30%

14▲5Williamsburg, KYKY5,371186+288%

15▲20Harrodsburg, KYKY9,576182–

16▲35Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411179+75%

17▲1Bardstown, KYKY14,161175+140%

18▼3Erlanger, KYKY20,158175+73%

19▲34Bellevue, KYKY5,847165+560%

20▼6Owensboro, KYKY60,892156−35%

21▼11Madisonville, KYKY19,428141+32%

22▲18Ashland, KYKY20,996138+7%

23▲4Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,751136+143%

24▼15Lyndon, KYKY11,301133+102%

25▲18Oakbrook, KYKY10,211129+12%

26▲20Radcliff, KYKY22,576112+78%

27▼14Elizabethtown, KYKY35,448106−17%

28▲5Frankfort, KYKY28,657105−45%

29▲23Paris, KYKY10,130100+426%

30▼6Winchester, KYKY19,514100−22%

31▲24Versailles, KYKY10,73494+81%

32▼20Berea, KYKY16,66288+16%

33▲4Mount Washington, KYKY18,98986+760%

34▼12Morehead, KYKY6,77684+180%

35▲23Middletown, KYKY9,94481+131%

36▼6Shelbyville, KYKY18,45380−29%

37Mayfield, KYKY9,85178+136%

38▲1St. Matthews, KYKY17,86876−51%

39▲38Pikeville, KYKY7,27074−31%

40▼17La Grange, KYKY10,66972−13%

41▲30Fort Knox, KYKY8,83671−47%

42▼22Henderson, KYKY27,82269−31%

43▼18Paducah, KYKY26,73069−73%

44▼23Murray, KYKY18,96468+21%

45▼13Somerset, KYKY12,69568−18%

46▼12Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14265−36%

47▼36Nicholasville, KYKY33,85761−20%

48▲12Reidland, KYKY5,27761+61%

49▼18Russellville, KYKY7,45460+445%

50▼14Franklin, KYKY10,75958+222%

51▼10Glasgow, KYKY15,30256+115%

52▲21Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14451–

53▲6London, KYKY7,63744+57%

54▲18Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57543+115%

55▼13Edgewood, KYKY8,50340−29%

56▼40Newport, KYKY13,99838−81%

57▼29Oak Grove, KYKY7,83037+270%

58▲5Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35634–

59▲8Wilmore, KYKY6,38032−78%

60▼22Burlington, KYKY18,00827−56%

61▲17Cynthiana, KYKY6,57624+20%

62▼12Walton, KYKY5,86822−56%

63▼7Dayton, KYKY5,97420–

64▼2Highland Heights, KYKY6,34120−44%

65Hillview, KYKY9,02020+186%

66▼9Maysville, KYKY8,68819−24%

67▼22Fort Wright, KYKY6,24018−67%

68▼21Villa Hills, KYKY7,79718−88%

69Alexandria, KYKY10,99416−53%

70Lebanon, KYKY6,699160%

71Princeton, KYKY6,16813−65%

72▲4Central City, KYKY5,79312−66%

73▼12Francisville, KYKY10,56512−89%

74▼6Union, KYKY7,93712−78%

75▼9Crestwood, KYKY6,58211−15%

76▼27Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3299−74%

77▼7Corbin, KYKY7,9118−83%

78▼4Middlesborough, KYKY8,7766−71%

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