Mercer County, KY Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 3, 2024.
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, and the table below shows both the number and percentages for all ancestry groups.
You can see similar information for other Kentucky counties, and for Kentucky.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Mercer County, KY Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |