Breckinridge County, KY Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 3, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 20.35K Breckinridge County, KY population, 7.13K had Unclassified ancestry (35.03%), 3.57K had Irish ancestry (17.52%), and 3.48K had Other Groups ancestry (17.13%).
The chart below shows the top 10 ancestry groups by percentage, and the table below shows both the population and percentages for many ancestry groups.
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NB: People could belong to one or more ancestry groups.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Breckinridge County, KY Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Population | Percent of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Unclassified | 7127 | 35.03 |
| Irish | 3565 | 17.52 |
| Other Groups | 3484 | 17.13 |
| American | 3053 | 15.01 |
| English | 2575 | 12.66 |
| German | 2523 | 12.40 |
| Italian | 338 | 1.66 |
| European | 297 | 1.46 |
| French (except Basque) | 280 | 1.38 |
| Scotch Irish | 217 | 1.07 |
| Polish | 196 | 0.96 |
| Dutch | 181 | 0.89 |
| Scottish | 165 | 0.81 |
| Danish | 101 | 0.50 |
| Scandinavian | 76 | 0.37 |
| French Canadian | 72 | 0.35 |
| Belgian | 65 | 0.32 |
| Welsh | 54 | 0.27 |
| Swedish | 52 | 0.26 |
| British | 51 | 0.25 |
| Norwegian | 45 | 0.22 |
| Croatian | 22 | 0.11 |
| Subsaharan African | 15 | 0.07 |
| Hungarian | 14 | 0.07 |
| Austrian | 13 | 0.06 |
| Swiss | 9 | 0.04 |
| Basque | 8 | 0.04 |
| Czech | 8 | 0.04 |
| Greek | 8 | 0.04 |
| Czechoslovakian | 6 | 0.03 |
| African | 4 | 0.02 |