Muhlenberg 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 31.01K Muhlenberg County, KY population, 14.52K had Unclassified ancestry (46.83%), 4.54K had American ancestry (14.64%), and 4.36K had Other Groups ancestry (14.06%).
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.
Muhlenberg County, KY Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Population | Percent of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Unclassified | 14522 | 46.83 |
| American | 4539 | 14.64 |
| Other Groups | 4359 | 14.06 |
| English | 3204 | 10.33 |
| Irish | 2368 | 7.64 |
| German | 1912 | 6.17 |
| Scottish | 547 | 1.76 |
| European | 473 | 1.53 |
| Scotch Irish | 453 | 1.46 |
| Italian | 379 | 1.22 |
| French (except Basque) | 318 | 1.02 |
| Dutch | 296 | 0.96 |
| Polish | 166 | 0.54 |
| Scandinavian | 137 | 0.44 |
| Subsaharan African | 130 | 0.42 |
| British | 118 | 0.38 |
| Welsh | 99 | 0.32 |
| Norwegian | 90 | 0.29 |
| Greek | 83 | 0.27 |
| African | 82 | 0.26 |
| Swedish | 82 | 0.26 |
| Ukrainian | 76 | 0.25 |
| Hungarian | 21 | 0.07 |
| Belgian | 18 | 0.06 |
| Danish | 17 | 0.06 |
| Eastern European | 15 | 0.05 |
| Romanian | 13 | 0.04 |
| Nigerian | 13 | 0.04 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 13 | 0.04 |
| Barbadian | 13 | 0.04 |
| French Canadian | 11 | 0.04 |
| Czech | 3 | 0.01 |