Kentucky Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 3, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 4.49M Kentucky population, 1.43M had Unclassified ancestry (31.80%), 905.88K had Other Groups ancestry (20.16%), and 600.21K had American ancestry (13.36%).
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 states, Kentucky counties, congressional districts, and the United States.
NB: People could belong to one or more ancestry groups.
Related Topics: Kentucky ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Kentucky Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Unclassified | 1428928 | 31.80 |
| Other Groups | 905877 | 20.16 |
| American | 600207 | 13.36 |
| German | 583986 | 12.99 |
| English | 536493 | 11.94 |
| Irish | 501580 | 11.16 |
| Italian | 91874 | 2.04 |
| European | 90835 | 2.02 |
| Scottish | 83595 | 1.86 |
| French (except Basque) | 64043 | 1.43 |
| Scotch Irish | 58977 | 1.31 |
| Polish | 40899 | 0.91 |
| Dutch | 38209 | 0.85 |
| Subsaharan African | 38049 | 0.85 |
| Welsh | 26446 | 0.59 |
| British | 25862 | 0.57 |
| African | 23170 | 0.52 |
| Swedish | 17349 | 0.39 |
| Norwegian | 14591 | 0.33 |
| Swiss | 10784 | 0.24 |
| Russian | 10290 | 0.23 |
| Scandinavian | 9729 | 0.22 |
| Hungarian | 7870 | 0.18 |
| French Canadian | 7519 | 0.17 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 6674 | 0.15 |
| Greek | 6192 | 0.14 |
| Eastern European | 5861 | 0.13 |
| Ukrainian | 4905 | 0.11 |
| Czech | 4758 | 0.11 |
| Northern European | 4290 | 0.10 |
| Yugoslavian | 4096 | 0.09 |
| Danish | 3958 | 0.09 |
| Portuguese | 3868 | 0.09 |
| Canadian | 3862 | 0.09 |
| Slovak | 3385 | 0.08 |
| Lebanese | 3377 | 0.08 |
| Austrian | 3308 | 0.07 |
| Lithuanian | 3079 | 0.07 |
| Pennsylvania German | 2646 | 0.06 |
| Somali | 2443 | 0.05 |
| Arab | 2362 | 0.05 |
| Haitian | 2266 | 0.05 |
| Iranian | 2232 | 0.05 |
| Croatian | 2152 | 0.05 |
| Belgian | 2087 | 0.05 |
| Nigerian | 2077 | 0.05 |
| Jamaican | 1766 | 0.04 |
| Finnish | 1702 | 0.04 |
| Iraqi | 1634 | 0.04 |
| Czechoslovakian | 1554 | 0.04 |
| Moroccan | 1493 | 0.03 |
| Turkish | 1415 | 0.03 |
| Romanian | 1345 | 0.03 |
| Albania | 1342 | 0.03 |
| Serbian | 1272 | 0.03 |
| Ethiopian | 1052 | 0.02 |
| Palestinian | 956 | 0.02 |
| Jordanian | 904 | 0.02 |
| Armenian | 872 | 0.02 |
| Latvian | 866 | 0.02 |
| Slavic | 835 | 0.02 |
| Slovene | 825 | 0.02 |
| Egyptian | 810 | 0.02 |
| Brazilian | 805 | 0.02 |
| South African | 790 | 0.02 |
| Syrian | 770 | 0.02 |
| West Indian | 733 | 0.02 |
| Australian | 648 | 0.01 |
| Celtic | 642 | 0.01 |
| Bulgarian | 619 | 0.01 |
| Senegalese | 607 | 0.01 |
| Sudanese | 596 | 0.01 |
| Ghanaian | 582 | 0.01 |
| Liberian | 561 | 0.01 |
| British West Indian | 524 | 0.01 |
| Afghan | 479 | 0.01 |
| Israeli | 441 | 0.01 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 413 | 0.01 |
| Cajun | 351 | 0.01 |
| Kenyan | 334 | 0.01 |
| Barbadian | 255 | 0.01 |
| Bahamian | 219 | 0.01 |
| Icelander | 214 | 0.01 |
| German Russian | 212 | 0.01 |
| Cape Verdean | 208 | 0.01 |
| Ugandan | 201 | 0.00 |
| Luxembourger | 180 | 0.00 |
| Belizean | 168 | 0.00 |
| Alsatian | 158 | 0.00 |
| Dutch West Indian | 158 | 0.00 |
| Macedonian | 151 | 0.00 |
| Maltese | 107 | 0.00 |
| Basque | 97 | 0.00 |
| Bermudan | 94 | 0.00 |
| New Zealander | 87 | 0.00 |
| Estonian | 49 | 0.00 |
| US Virgin Islander | 36 | 0.00 |
| Guyanese | 31 | 0.00 |
| Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac | 27 | 0.00 |
| Soviet Union | 16 | 0.00 |
| Sierra Leonean | 13 | 0.00 |
| Carpatho Rusyn | 12 | 0.00 |
| Zimbabwean | 12 | 0.00 |