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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 25.86K people in Kentucky with British ancestry (0.57% of Kentucky population). Among all Kentucky cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Shelbyville city had the highest percentage of its population with British ancestry (1.43%), followed by Fort Thomas city (1.28%), and Lexington-Fayette urban county (1.25%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having British ancestry.

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

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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

Shelbyville city

Fort Thomas city

Lexington-Fayette urban county

Versailles city

Lyndon city

Somerset city

Alexandria city

Mount Washington city

Henderson city

Danville city

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

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Shelbyville city	1.43
2	Fort Thomas city	1.28
3	Lexington-Fayette urban county	1.25
3	Versailles city	1.25
4	Lyndon city	1.09
5	Somerset city	1.03
6	Alexandria city	0.96
7	Mount Washington city	0.93
8	Henderson city	0.89
9	Danville city	0.87
10	Erlanger city	0.85
11	Bowling Green city	0.83
12	Ashland city	0.75
12	Owensboro city	0.75
13	Independence city	0.74
14	Covington city	0.73
15	Jeffersontown city	0.69
15	Shepherdsville city	0.69
16	St. Matthews city	0.67
17	Madisonville city	0.63
17	Murray city	0.63
18	Bardstown city	0.60
19	Georgetown city	0.59
20	Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)	0.57
21	Berea city	0.54
21	Elizabethtown city	0.54
22	Richmond city	0.51
23	Frankfort city	0.49
24	Paducah city	0.48
25	Fort Campbell North CDP	0.45
25	Hopkinsville city	0.45
26	Burlington CDP	0.39
27	Florence city	0.38
28	Winchester city	0.35
29	Nicholasville city	0.29
30	Campbellsville city	0.26
31	Francisville CDP	0.24
31	Newport city	0.24
32	Radcliff city	0.22
33	Mayfield city	0.19
34	Shively city	0.13
35	Lawrenceburg city	0.10
35	Paris city	0.10
36	Glasgow city	0.09