Ranking of Kentucky Counties By 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. Among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest population with British ancestry (4.66K), followed by Fayette County (4.00K), and Kenton County (1.38K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with British 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 British Ancestry in 2021
Jefferson County
Fayette County
Kenton County
Warren County
Campbell County
Bullitt County
Shelby County
Boone County
Hardin County
Daviess County
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Population with British Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Jefferson County 4657
2 Fayette County 4002
3 Kenton County 1382
4 Warren County 874
5 Campbell County 722
6 Bullitt County 686
7 Shelby County 634
8 Boone County 593
9 Hardin County 567
10 Daviess County 562
11 Oldham County 530
12 Madison County 493
13 Scott County 457
14 Woodford County 347
15 Hopkins County 331
16 Franklin County 328
17 Russell County 301
18 Henderson County 290
19 Meade County 282
20 Boyd County 261
21 McCracken County 256
22 Laurel County 252
23 Boyle County 243
24 Jessamine County 230
25 Christian County 229
26 Greenup County 227
27 Calloway County 216
28 Marshall County 200
29 Clark County 196
29 Graves County 196
30 Pike County 189
31 Nelson County 188
32 Whitley County 186
33 Pulaski County 180
34 Barren County 159
35 Harrison County 150
36 Butler County 142
36 Marion County 142
37 Johnson County 138
38 Mercer County 134
39 Montgomery County 130
40 Bell County 123
41 Adair County 120
42 Muhlenberg County 118
43 Fleming County 116
44 Letcher County 109
45 Garrard County 108
46 Perry County 106
47 Rowan County 103
48 Washington County 102
49 Grayson County 97
50 Trigg County 95
51 Carter County 94
52 Floyd County 93
53 Rockcastle County 90
54 Carroll County 89
55 Estill County 87
55 Henry County 87
56 Ohio County 82
56 Union County 82
57 Trimble County 78
58 Hancock County 76
59 Knox County 66
60 Bourbon County 64
61 Hart County 61
61 Morgan County 61
62 Harlan County 55
63 Nicholas County 54
64 Monroe County 52
65 Breckinridge County 51
66 McCreary County 49
66 Wayne County 49
67 Anderson County 48
68 Logan County 47
69 Metcalfe County 46
69 Wolfe County 46
70 Leslie County 44
71 Lewis County 42
72 Pendleton County 37
72 Spencer County 37
73 Mason County 36
74 Casey County 33
75 Bath County 32
75 Bracken County 32
76 Grant County 31
77 Lincoln County 29
77 Taylor County 29
78 McLean County 28
79 Caldwell County 27
80 Breathitt County 26
81 Lyon County 25
82 Allen County 22
82 Simpson County 22
83 Ballard County 20
84 Crittenden County 19
85 Webster County 18
86 Larue County 15
87 Jackson County 14
87 Knott County 14
87 Livingston County 14
88 Gallatin County 13
88 Owen County 13
89 Green County 12
89 Hickman County 12
89 Todd County 12
90 Carlisle County 10
90 Lee County 10
91 Cumberland County 8
91 Fulton County 8
92 Clay County 7
92 Menifee County 7
92 Robertson County 7
93 Powell County 6
94 Elliott County 5