Jackson County, KY Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on April 15, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 13.03K Jackson County, KY population, 5.32K had American ancestry (40.82%), 4.17K had Unclassified ancestry (32.02%), and 1.43K had Other Groups ancestry (10.96%).

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.

Jackson County, KY Percentage of Ancestry Population in 2021

American

Unclassified

Other Groups

English

Irish

German

Scottish

Italian

Pennsylvania German

Norwegian

Jackson County, KY Population By Ancestry in 2021

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Ancestry	Population	Percent of Pop. (%)
American	5318	40.82
Unclassified	4172	32.02
Other Groups	1428	10.96
English	1074	8.24
Irish	599	4.60
German	451	3.46
Scottish	245	1.88
Italian	125	0.96
Pennsylvania German	83	0.64
Norwegian	64	0.49
Scotch Irish	64	0.49
European	40	0.31
Scandinavian	33	0.25
Dutch	32	0.25
French (except Basque)	31	0.24
Greek	15	0.12
British	14	0.11
Eastern European	8	0.06
Welsh	7	0.05