Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Population with Italian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 91.87K people in Kentucky with Italian ancestry. Among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest population with Italian ancestry (20.80K), followed by Fayette County (9.90K), and Kenton County (6.11K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Italian 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 Italian Ancestry in 2021
Jefferson County
Fayette County
Kenton County
Boone County
Campbell County
Warren County
Hardin County
Bullitt County
Oldham County
McCracken County
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Population with Italian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Jefferson County 20795
2 Fayette County 9901
3 Kenton County 6105
4 Boone County 5705
5 Campbell County 4830
6 Warren County 3741
7 Hardin County 3266
8 Bullitt County 1982
9 Oldham County 1917
10 McCracken County 1756
11 Madison County 1683
12 Daviess County 1546
13 Christian County 1433
14 Scott County 1261
15 Nelson County 1220
16 Jessamine County 1031
17 Shelby County 839
18 Franklin County 759
19 Boyd County 757
20 Woodford County 674
21 Pulaski County 669
22 Floyd County 659
23 Bourbon County 654
24 Whitley County 648
25 Clark County 636
26 Graves County 617
27 Marshall County 607
28 Meade County 573
29 Boyle County 535
30 Pike County 534
31 Henderson County 520
32 Laurel County 499
33 Spencer County 487
34 Barren County 466
35 Calloway County 426
36 Letcher County 393
37 Muhlenberg County 379
38 Harlan County 351
39 Breckinridge County 338
40 Mercer County 337
41 Marion County 332
42 Montgomery County 331
43 Adair County 329
44 Greenup County 321
45 Gallatin County 317
45 Metcalfe County 317
46 Grayson County 301
47 Perry County 274
48 Harrison County 253
49 Garrard County 236
50 Rowan County 231
51 Simpson County 225
52 Anderson County 221
52 Mason County 221
53 Grant County 219
54 Taylor County 217
55 Lincoln County 215
56 Caldwell County 206
57 Ohio County 204
58 Wayne County 195
59 Rockcastle County 193
60 Hopkins County 192
61 Martin County 188
62 Henry County 169
63 Crittenden County 168
64 Pendleton County 163
65 Hancock County 158
66 Union County 154
67 Lyon County 149
68 Washington County 143
69 Green County 141
70 Owen County 137
71 Lawrence County 136
72 Carroll County 134
73 Casey County 133
73 Trigg County 133
74 Todd County 130
75 Russell County 126
76 Jackson County 125
77 Bell County 117
78 Logan County 110
79 Butler County 109
80 Hart County 105
81 Knott County 102
82 Clinton County 98
83 Ballard County 94
84 Carlisle County 91
85 Fleming County 84
86 Bath County 83
86 Carter County 83
87 Allen County 79
88 Johnson County 76
88 Lee County 76
89 Estill County 73
90 Menifee County 71
91 Webster County 67
92 McLean County 62
93 Bracken County 58
94 Larue County 56
95 Nicholas County 49
96 Edmonson County 47
97 Breathitt County 41
98 Lewis County 38
98 Morgan County 38
99 Hickman County 37
100 Cumberland County 35
101 Monroe County 34
102 Wolfe County 33
103 Fulton County 31
104 McCreary County 30
105 Powell County 28
106 Leslie County 27
107 Livingston County 25
107 Magoffin County 25
108 Robertson County 23
109 Trimble County 21
110 Elliott County 20
111 Clay County 12
111 Knox County 12
112 Owsley County 8