Mercer 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 22.47K Mercer County, KY population, 7.80K had Unclassified ancestry (34.73%), 4.44K had American ancestry (19.76%), and 4.15K had Other Groups ancestry (18.46%).
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.
You can see similar information for other Kentucky counties, and for Kentucky.
NB: People could belong to one or more ancestry groups.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Mercer County, KY Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Population | Percent of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Unclassified | 7803 | 34.73 |
| American | 4441 | 19.76 |
| Other Groups | 4148 | 18.46 |
| English | 2720 | 12.11 |
| Irish | 1899 | 8.45 |
| German | 1851 | 8.24 |
| Scottish | 395 | 1.76 |
| Italian | 337 | 1.50 |
| European | 297 | 1.32 |
| Scotch Irish | 236 | 1.05 |
| French (except Basque) | 182 | 0.81 |
| Polish | 178 | 0.79 |
| Dutch | 151 | 0.67 |
| British | 134 | 0.60 |
| Welsh | 97 | 0.43 |
| Canadian | 89 | 0.40 |
| Norwegian | 64 | 0.28 |
| Swedish | 49 | 0.22 |
| Ukrainian | 37 | 0.17 |
| Eastern European | 16 | 0.07 |
| Czechoslovakian | 15 | 0.07 |
| French Canadian | 15 | 0.07 |
| Czech | 14 | 0.06 |
| Swiss | 13 | 0.06 |
| Subsaharan African | 10 | 0.05 |
| African | 10 | 0.05 |
| Danish | 9 | 0.04 |
| Greek | 9 | 0.04 |
| Maltese | 9 | 0.04 |
| Turkish | 7 | 0.03 |
| Belgian | 5 | 0.02 |