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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 26.45K people in Kentucky with Welsh ancestry (0.59% of Kentucky population). Among all Kentucky cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Lyndon city had the highest percentage of its population with Welsh ancestry (2.28%), followed by Newport city (1.82%), and Madisonville city (1.67%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Welsh 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 Welsh Ancestry in 2021

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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

Lyndon city

Newport city

Madisonville city

Bardstown city

Paris city

Georgetown city

Independence city

Lexington-Fayette urban county

Erlanger city

Danville city

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

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Lyndon city	2.28
2	Newport city	1.82
3	Madisonville city	1.67
4	Bardstown city	1.52
5	Paris city	1.33
6	Georgetown city	1.30
7	Independence city	1.19
8	Lexington-Fayette urban county	1.07
9	Erlanger city	1.02
10	Danville city	0.91
11	Elizabethtown city	0.89
12	Somerset city	0.87
13	Mayfield city	0.86
13	Shepherdsville city	0.86
14	Berea city	0.83
15	Covington city	0.73
16	Bowling Green city	0.64
16	Richmond city	0.64
17	Jeffersontown city	0.63
18	Winchester city	0.60
19	Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)	0.57
19	Murray city	0.57
20	Henderson city	0.56
21	Florence city	0.55
21	St. Matthews city	0.55
22	Glasgow city	0.52
23	Burlington CDP	0.48
23	Versailles city	0.48
24	Paducah city	0.45
25	Nicholasville city	0.43
26	Ashland city	0.39
27	Fort Campbell North CDP	0.37
27	Mount Washington city	0.37
28	Frankfort city	0.36
28	Owensboro city	0.36
29	Lawrenceburg city	0.35
30	Fort Thomas city	0.32
31	Shelbyville city	0.30
32	Hopkinsville city	0.29
33	Radcliff city	0.22
34	Shively city	0.17
35	Alexandria city	0.16
36	Francisville CDP	0.13
37	Campbellsville city	0.12