Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 83.60K people in Kentucky with Scottish ancestry. Among all Kentucky cities and places, Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) had the highest population with Scottish ancestry (10.29K), followed by Lexington-Fayette urban county (8.29K), and Bowling Green city (1.79K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities and places with high number of people with Scottish ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Kentucky.

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Related Topics: US Census 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021

Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)

Lexington-Fayette urban county

Bowling Green city

Owensboro city

Georgetown city

Jeffersontown city

Hopkinsville city

Covington city

Elizabethtown city

Florence city

Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021

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Rank	City or Place	Population
1	Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)	10289
2	Lexington-Fayette urban county	8292
3	Bowling Green city	1791
4	Owensboro city	1240
5	Georgetown city	1047
6	Jeffersontown city	855
7	Hopkinsville city	813
8	Covington city	801
9	Elizabethtown city	792
10	Florence city	702
11	Frankfort city	694
12	Erlanger city	657
13	Fort Thomas city	651
14	Shelbyville city	647
15	St. Matthews city	569
16	Oakbrook CDP	525
17	Richmond city	516
18	Winchester city	493
19	Newport city	463
20	Ashland city	456
21	Henderson city	440
22	Dayton city	439
23	Danville city	428
24	Radcliff city	401
25	Nicholasville city	398
26	Somerset city	348
27	Madisonville city	344
28	Bardstown city	337
29	Independence city	335
30	Vine Grove city	327
31	Paducah city	299
32	Berea city	294
33	Maysville city	293
34	South Shore city	287
35	Glasgow city	277
36	Alexandria city	261
36	Elsmere city	261
37	Farley CDP	255
38	Burlington CDP	249
39	Murray city	248
40	Lakeside Park city	230
41	Cold Spring city	225
42	Middletown city	222
43	Shepherdsville city	218
44	Fort Campbell North CDP	216
45	Whitley City CDP	207
46	Cynthiana city	187
47	Campbellsville city	186
48	Union city	182
49	Lawrenceburg city	178
50	Versailles city	175
51	Franklin city	173
52	Morehead city	162
53	Flemingsburg city	161
54	Fort Knox CDP	158
54	Hillview city	158
55	Harrodsburg city	155
56	Highland Heights city	150
57	Lyndon city	149
58	Augusta city	148
58	Reidland CDP	148
59	Paris city	147
60	Francisville CDP	142
61	Graymoor-Devondale city	140
62	Corbin city	137
63	La Grange city	136
63	Walton city	136
64	Crescent Springs city	135
64	Jenkins city	135
65	Mayfield city	130
66	London city	129
67	Fort Wright city	127
68	Shively city	126
69	Hebron CDP	125
69	Prestonsburg city	125
70	Benton city	123
71	Central City city	122
71	Hazard city	122
71	Rineyville CDP	122
72	Verona CDP	121
73	Bellevue city	120
74	Middlesborough city	119
75	Buckner CDP	118
76	Horse Cave city	115
77	Pikeville city	114
78	Flatwoods city	110
79	Crestwood city	109
80	Villa Hills city	107
81	Wilmore city	104
82	Grayson city	103
83	Dry Ridge city	96
83	Prospect city	96
84	Crestview Hills city	92
84	Mount Vernon city	92
85	Mount Washington city	89
86	Strathmoor Manor city	88
87	Southgate city	84
88	Russellville city	83
89	Catlettsburg city	81
90	Lancaster city	80
91	Anchorage city	79
92	Columbia city	78
93	Goshen city	76
93	Lebanon city	76
94	Masonville CDP	74
95	Lewisport city	73
96	Pioneer Village city	70
97	Carlisle city	69
97	Pewee Valley city	69
97	Thruston CDP	69
98	Marion city	68
99	Edgewood city	67
99	Midway city	67
99	Wilder city	67
100	Fort Mitchell city	66
101	Hurstbourne city	65
101	Liberty city	65
102	Simpsonville city	64
103	West Liberty city	62
104	Greenville city	60
105	St. Regis Park city	59
106	Hartford city	57
106	Munfordville city	57
106	Worthington Hills city	57
107	Cadiz city	56
108	Audubon Park city	55
108	Leitchfield city	55
108	Stanton city	55
109	Hodgenville city	53
109	Indian Hills city	53
110	Russell city	52
110	Stearns CDP	52
111	Brandenburg city	51
111	Fox Chase city	51
111	Harlan city	51
111	Williamsburg city	51
112	Dixon city	50
112	Spring Valley city	50
112	Taylor Mill city	50
113	Douglass Hills city	49
113	Houston Acres city	49
114	Tompkinsville city	48
115	Calvert City city	47
115	Monticello city	47
115	Scottsville city	47
115	Sorgho CDP	47
116	Moseleyville CDP	46
116	Pippa Passes city	46
117	Benham city	45
117	Hurstbourne Acres city	45
117	Park Hills city	45
117	Raceland city	45
118	Science Hill city	44
119	Bellemeade city	41
119	Cumberland city	41
119	Curdsville CDP	41
119	Windy Hills city	41
120	La Center city	40
121	Dawson Springs city	38
121	Ferguson city	38
121	Massac CDP	38
122	Claryville CDP	37
122	Clinton city	37
122	Ludlow city	37
122	Princeton city	37
122	Whitesburg city	37
123	Mortons Gap city	36
123	Williamstown city	36
124	Jeff CDP	35
124	Orchard Grass Hills city	35
125	Rolling Fields city	34
126	Brooks CDP	32
126	Owenton city	32
126	Silver Grove city	32
126	Yelvington CDP	32
127	Edmonton city	31
127	Irvington city	31
127	Morgantown city	31
127	Northfield city	31
128	Camargo city	30
128	Morganfield city	30
128	Stanford city	30
129	Burkesville city	29
129	Coldstream city	29
129	Grand Rivers city	29
129	Magnolia CDP	29
129	Plantation city	29
129	Worthington city	29
130	Jeffersonville city	28
130	New Castle city	28
131	Cloverport city	27
131	Greensburg city	27
131	Greenup city	27
131	Worthville city	27
132	Hindman city	26
132	Junction City city	26
133	Emlyn CDP	25
133	Green Spring city	25
133	Vanceburg city	25
134	Fulton city	24