Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 600.21K people in Kentucky with American ancestry (13.36% of Kentucky population). Among all Kentucky cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Nicholasville city had the highest percentage of its population with American ancestry (25.09%), followed by Ashland city (22.37%), and Glasgow city (21.68%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having American ancestry.
You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Kentucky.
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Related Topics: Kentucky ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | Ciy or Place | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicholasville city | 25.09 |
| 2 | Ashland city | 22.37 |
| 3 | Glasgow city | 21.68 |
| 4 | Lawrenceburg city | 20.48 |
| 5 | Frankfort city | 18.70 |
| 6 | Henderson city | 18.11 |
| 7 | Berea city | 17.60 |
| 8 | Georgetown city | 17.08 |
| 9 | Somerset city | 15.12 |
| 10 | Madisonville city | 14.35 |
| 11 | Danville city | 13.90 |
| 12 | Shepherdsville city | 13.35 |
| 13 | Versailles city | 13.00 |
| 14 | Owensboro city | 12.57 |
| 15 | Alexandria city | 12.17 |
| 16 | Lyndon city | 12.09 |
| 17 | Richmond city | 11.33 |
| 18 | Mayfield city | 10.57 |
| 19 | Paris city | 10.53 |
| 20 | Mount Washington city | 9.42 |
| 21 | Elizabethtown city | 9.23 |
| 22 | Campbellsville city | 9.00 |
| 23 | Shelbyville city | 8.36 |
| 24 | Lexington-Fayette urban county | 8.21 |
| 25 | Bardstown city | 8.14 |
| 26 | Jeffersontown city | 7.93 |
| 27 | Radcliff city | 7.85 |
| 28 | Winchester city | 7.80 |
| 29 | Hopkinsville city | 7.75 |
| 30 | Paducah city | 7.27 |
| 31 | Independence city | 6.71 |
| 32 | Florence city | 6.56 |
| 33 | Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) | 6.52 |
| 34 | Erlanger city | 6.33 |
| 35 | Bowling Green city | 6.22 |
| 36 | Murray city | 6.07 |
| 37 | Burlington CDP | 5.96 |
| 38 | Covington city | 5.13 |
| 39 | Fort Thomas city | 4.90 |
| 40 | Shively city | 4.78 |
| 41 | St. Matthews city | 4.62 |
| 42 | Francisville CDP | 3.66 |
| 43 | Newport city | 3.20 |
| 44 | Fort Campbell North CDP | 1.47 |