Ranking of Kentucky Counties By 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. Among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest population with Welsh ancestry (4.73K), followed by Fayette County (3.44K), and Kenton County (1.32K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Welsh 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 Welsh Ancestry in 2021
Jefferson County
Fayette County
Kenton County
Warren County
Scott County
Oldham County
Campbell County
Hardin County
Pulaski County
Boone County
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Population with Welsh Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Jefferson County 4729
2 Fayette County 3438
3 Kenton County 1323
4 Warren County 906
5 Scott County 780
6 Oldham County 758
7 Campbell County 747
8 Hardin County 679
9 Pulaski County 673
10 Boone County 603
11 Greenup County 558
12 Madison County 545
13 McCracken County 437
14 Boyd County 377
15 Hopkins County 356
16 Nelson County 333
17 Bullitt County 328
18 Daviess County 303
19 Larue County 291
20 Franklin County 273
20 Pike County 273
21 Bourbon County 259
22 Henderson County 249
23 Whitley County 243
24 Jessamine County 234
25 Marshall County 228
26 Rowan County 220
27 Carter County 211
28 Harlan County 210
29 Logan County 208
30 Christian County 195
31 Calloway County 181
32 Perry County 178
33 Clark County 176
34 Barren County 170
35 Graves County 167
36 Meade County 164
37 Boyle County 163
38 Morgan County 157
39 Montgomery County 153
40 Floyd County 152
41 Owen County 151
42 Simpson County 144
43 Woodford County 135
44 Pendleton County 133
45 Shelby County 128
46 Fleming County 116
47 Grant County 104
47 Laurel County 104
48 Muhlenberg County 99
49 Mercer County 97
50 Washington County 90
51 Johnson County 89
52 Clay County 88
53 Henry County 87
54 Letcher County 86
55 Anderson County 85
56 Spencer County 81
57 Russell County 76
58 Harrison County 72
59 Lee County 71
60 Hart County 65
60 Livingston County 65
61 Trigg County 63
62 Trimble County 62
63 Lawrence County 60
64 Magoffin County 58
65 Breathitt County 57
65 Casey County 57
66 Breckinridge County 54
67 Crittenden County 53
68 McCreary County 52
69 Edmonson County 50
70 Mason County 48
71 Elliott County 47
71 Union County 47
72 Grayson County 46
73 Bath County 45
74 Taylor County 44
75 Bracken County 43
76 Lincoln County 42
77 Butler County 40
78 Adair County 38
78 Bell County 38
79 Lyon County 35
79 Nicholas County 35
80 Allen County 33
80 Caldwell County 33
81 Rockcastle County 32
82 Robertson County 29
83 Marion County 28
83 Webster County 28
84 McLean County 26
85 Carroll County 25
86 Hickman County 23
86 Lewis County 23
87 Garrard County 19
87 Ohio County 19
88 Powell County 18
89 Ballard County 17
90 Leslie County 16
91 Estill County 15
91 Menifee County 15
92 Martin County 14
92 Monroe County 14
93 Gallatin County 13
93 Knott County 13
93 Wayne County 13
94 Metcalfe County 12
95 Carlisle County 11
96 Clinton County 10
96 Green County 10
96 Todd County 10
97 Jackson County 7
97 Owsley County 7
98 Knox County 5