Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 64.04K people in Kentucky with French (except Basque) ancestry (1.43% of Kentucky population). Among all Kentucky cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Independence city had the highest percentage of its population with French (except Basque) ancestry (3.68%), followed by Burlington CDP (3.57%), and Fort Thomas city (3.20%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having French (except Basque) ancestry.

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.

Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021

Independence city

Burlington CDP

Fort Thomas city

Mount Washington city

Madisonville city

St. Matthews city

Georgetown city

Lyndon city

Bardstown city

Covington city

Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Independence city	3.68
2	Burlington CDP	3.57
3	Fort Thomas city	3.20
4	Mount Washington city	3.06
5	Madisonville city	2.35
6	St. Matthews city	2.33
7	Georgetown city	2.32
8	Lyndon city	2.30
9	Bardstown city	2.09
10	Covington city	2.04
11	Shepherdsville city	1.93
12	Versailles city	1.92
13	Florence city	1.89
14	Alexandria city	1.87
15	Francisville CDP	1.75
16	Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)	1.72
17	Danville city	1.65
18	Lexington-Fayette urban county	1.62
19	Erlanger city	1.49
20	Jeffersontown city	1.42
21	Paducah city	1.41
22	Lawrenceburg city	1.33
23	Owensboro city	1.28
24	Glasgow city	1.25
25	Murray city	1.24
26	Fort Campbell North CDP	1.23
27	Ashland city	1.20
27	Radcliff city	1.20
28	Frankfort city	1.18
29	Shelbyville city	1.16
30	Richmond city	1.09
31	Winchester city	1.06
32	Bowling Green city	0.97
33	Nicholasville city	0.96
34	Newport city	0.89
35	Henderson city	0.88
36	Hopkinsville city	0.87
37	Berea city	0.86
38	Shively city	0.83
39	Elizabethtown city	0.60
40	Somerset city	0.59
41	Mayfield city	0.51
42	Campbellsville city	0.50
43	Paris city	0.41