Nelson 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 46.44K Nelson County, KY population, 17.47K had Unclassified ancestry (37.62%), 6.72K had Other Groups ancestry (14.47%), and 6.09K had American ancestry (13.11%).
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).
Nelson County, KY Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Unclassified | 17472 | 37.62 |
| Other Groups | 6720 | 14.47 |
| American | 6086 | 13.11 |
| German | 5807 | 12.50 |
| English | 5591 | 12.04 |
| Irish | 5337 | 11.49 |
| Italian | 1220 | 2.63 |
| Scottish | 1101 | 2.37 |
| European | 1053 | 2.27 |
| French (except Basque) | 936 | 2.02 |
| Scotch Irish | 547 | 1.18 |
| Welsh | 333 | 0.72 |
| Latvian | 290 | 0.62 |
| Polish | 284 | 0.61 |
| British | 188 | 0.41 |
| Dutch | 159 | 0.34 |
| Russian | 147 | 0.32 |
| Norwegian | 138 | 0.30 |
| Swedish | 137 | 0.30 |
| French Canadian | 135 | 0.29 |
| Subsaharan African | 128 | 0.28 |
| African | 128 | 0.28 |
| Scandinavian | 99 | 0.21 |
| Swiss | 62 | 0.13 |
| Eastern European | 57 | 0.12 |
| Finnish | 54 | 0.12 |
| Danish | 50 | 0.11 |
| Belgian | 43 | 0.09 |
| Czechoslovakian | 43 | 0.09 |
| Yugoslavian | 41 | 0.09 |
| Lithuanian | 33 | 0.07 |
| Slovene | 32 | 0.07 |
| Greek | 29 | 0.06 |
| Portuguese | 23 | 0.05 |
| Slavic | 23 | 0.05 |
| Austrian | 21 | 0.05 |
| Czech | 17 | 0.04 |
| Icelander | 15 | 0.03 |
| Slovak | 13 | 0.03 |
| Northern European | 9 | 0.02 |
| Canadian | 7 | 0.02 |