Ranking of Kentucky Counties By 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. Among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest population with French (except Basque) ancestry (14.06K), followed by Fayette County (5.20K), and Kenton County (4.40K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with French (except Basque) 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 French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
Jefferson County
Fayette County
Kenton County
Boone County
Campbell County
Warren County
Oldham County
Bullitt County
Hardin County
Daviess County
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Jefferson County 14063
2 Fayette County 5204
3 Kenton County 4404
4 Boone County 3134
5 Campbell County 2493
6 Warren County 1712
7 Oldham County 1559
8 Bullitt County 1493
9 Hardin County 1311
10 Daviess County 1265
11 Scott County 1155
12 McCracken County 1043
13 Nelson County 936
14 Madison County 787
15 Christian County 719
16 Calloway County 704
17 Jessamine County 695
18 Hopkins County 685
19 Shelby County 648
20 Franklin County 642
21 Pulaski County 605
22 Laurel County 552
23 Anderson County 520
24 Boyd County 508
25 Marshall County 504
26 Grant County 480
27 Boyle County 479
28 Pike County 463
29 Woodford County 462
30 Powell County 440
31 Barren County 386
32 Henderson County 370
33 Clark County 365
34 Meade County 361
35 Harlan County 351
36 Graves County 347
37 Larue County 320
37 Rowan County 320
38 Caldwell County 318
38 Muhlenberg County 318
39 Livingston County 312
40 Grayson County 311
41 Montgomery County 306
42 Simpson County 304
43 Greenup County 302
44 Spencer County 298
45 Logan County 282
46 Breckinridge County 280
47 Whitley County 278
48 Bell County 276
49 Harrison County 269
50 Trimble County 258
51 Mason County 255
52 Allen County 253
53 Perry County 244
54 Bourbon County 233
55 Taylor County 226
56 Casey County 224
56 Letcher County 224
57 Owen County 213
58 Adair County 206
59 Hancock County 193
60 Mercer County 182
60 Union County 182
61 Ohio County 178
62 Lyon County 169
63 McLean County 168
64 Marion County 163
65 Trigg County 161
66 Bath County 160
67 Pendleton County 159
68 Lewis County 158
69 Floyd County 154
70 Russell County 151
71 Rockcastle County 145
72 Edmonson County 137
73 Henry County 135
74 Lincoln County 133
75 Morgan County 132
76 Bracken County 131
77 Washington County 129
78 Estill County 114
79 Elliott County 105
80 Johnson County 104
81 Lawrence County 99
81 Leslie County 99
82 Ballard County 92
82 Nicholas County 92
83 Butler County 83
83 Carter County 83
84 Fulton County 80
85 Crittenden County 79
86 Metcalfe County 78
87 Carroll County 75
87 Hart County 75
88 Martin County 73
89 Hickman County 71
89 Knox County 71
90 Breathitt County 67
91 Green County 66
92 Gallatin County 63
93 Todd County 62
94 Clinton County 57
95 Garrard County 47
95 Monroe County 47
96 Fleming County 46
96 Wayne County 46
97 Webster County 42
98 Menifee County 40
99 Lee County 35
99 McCreary County 35
100 Jackson County 31
100 Knott County 31
101 Carlisle County 22
102 Clay County 19
103 Owsley County 11
104 Robertson County 5
105 Magoffin County 3