Ranking of Kentucky Counties By 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. Among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest population with American ancestry (52.74K), followed by Fayette County (26.40K), and Daviess County (14.97K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with American ancestry.

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Population with American Ancestry in 2021
Jefferson County
Fayette County
Daviess County
Pike County
Madison County
Warren County
Hardin County
Boyd County
Jessamine County
Lincoln County
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Population with American Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Jefferson County 52739
2 Fayette County 26396
3 Daviess County 14973
4 Pike County 14378
5 Madison County 14108
6 Warren County 12837
7 Hardin County 11433
8 Boyd County 11255
9 Jessamine County 10390
10 Lincoln County 10354
11 Scott County 10349
12 Bullitt County 10315
13 Franklin County 10269
14 Kenton County 10079
15 Floyd County 9504
16 Greenup County 9400
17 Henderson County 9296
18 Pulaski County 9179
19 Laurel County 9070
20 Barren County 8923
21 Montgomery County 8858
22 Clay County 8012
23 Boone County 7853
24 Oldham County 7838
25 Rowan County 7644
26 Hopkins County 7569
27 Campbell County 6699
28 Ohio County 6630
29 McCracken County 6444
30 Johnson County 6313
31 Garrard County 6207
32 Nelson County 6086
33 Breathitt County 5788
34 Morgan County 5365
35 Jackson County 5318
36 Boyle County 5285
37 Shelby County 5267
38 Graves County 5199
39 Anderson County 5147
40 Lewis County 4875
41 Marshall County 4647
42 Woodford County 4621
43 Muhlenberg County 4539
44 Carter County 4492
45 Mercer County 4441
46 Mason County 4312
47 Christian County 4294
48 Whitley County 4081
49 Grayson County 4004
50 Bath County 3901
51 Meade County 3891
52 Logan County 3769
53 Rockcastle County 3748
54 Magoffin County 3743
55 Fleming County 3732
56 Clark County 3634
57 Martin County 3333
58 Hart County 3300
59 Monroe County 3232
60 Harrison County 3223
61 Casey County 3215
62 Taylor County 3197
63 Calloway County 3174
64 Breckinridge County 3053
65 McLean County 3043
66 Bourbon County 3042
67 Allen County 3024
68 Knox County 2941
69 Bell County 2786
70 Simpson County 2753
71 Menifee County 2749
72 Butler County 2689
73 Elliott County 2631
74 Lawrence County 2614
75 Grant County 2600
75 Harlan County 2600
76 Letcher County 2542
77 Nicholas County 2510
78 Union County 2508
79 Perry County 2500
80 Russell County 2461
81 Edmonson County 2357
82 Adair County 2353
83 Marion County 2346
84 Henry County 2341
85 Estill County 2316
86 Owsley County 2230
87 Wayne County 2211
88 Lee County 2171
89 Webster County 2046
90 Larue County 1914
91 Spencer County 1905
92 Green County 1856
93 Todd County 1855
94 McCreary County 1787
95 Caldwell County 1762
96 Metcalfe County 1745
97 Powell County 1742
98 Washington County 1728
99 Pendleton County 1678
100 Trimble County 1670
101 Bracken County 1625
102 Livingston County 1595
103 Owen County 1485
104 Trigg County 1463
105 Crittenden County 1220
106 Leslie County 1212
107 Hancock County 1158
108 Knott County 1144
109 Carroll County 1108
110 Clinton County 967
111 Ballard County 958
112 Wolfe County 879
113 Lyon County 876
114 Cumberland County 746
115 Fulton County 623
116 Hickman County 607
117 Gallatin County 582
118 Robertson County 455
119 Carlisle County 278