Powell 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 13.05K Powell County, KY population, 6.32K had Unclassified ancestry (48.44%), 1.84K had Other Groups ancestry (14.06%), and 1.74K had American ancestry (13.35%).

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.

Powell County, KY Percentage of Ancestry Population in 2021

Unclassified

Other Groups

American

Irish

English

German

French (except Basque)

European

Scotch Irish

Scottish

Powell County, KY Population By Ancestry in 2021

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Ancestry	Population	Percent of Pop. (%)
Unclassified	6322	48.44
Other Groups	1835	14.06
American	1742	13.35
Irish	1475	11.30
English	1367	10.48
German	801	6.14
French (except Basque)	440	3.37
European	247	1.89
Scotch Irish	226	1.73
Scottish	125	0.96
Egyptian	73	0.56
Polish	54	0.41
Italian	28	0.22
Welsh	18	0.14
Celtic	14	0.11
Greek	11	0.08
Russian	7	0.05
British	6	0.05
Dutch	6	0.05
Swedish	5	0.04
Slovak	2	0.02