Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of 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 (13.36% of Kentucky population). Among all Kentucky counties, Owsley County had the highest percentage of its population with American ancestry (54.47%), followed by Menifee County (44.71%), and Lincoln County (42.59%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having 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 Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
Owsley County
Menifee County
Lincoln County
Breathitt County
Jackson County
Clay County
Morgan County
Lewis County
Garrard County
Elliott County
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Owsley County 54.47
2 Menifee County 44.71
3 Lincoln County 42.59
4 Breathitt County 42.40
5 Jackson County 40.82
6 Clay County 39.11
7 Morgan County 38.96
8 Lewis County 37.21
9 Garrard County 36.47
10 Elliott County 35.49
11 Nicholas County 33.39
12 McLean County 33.14
13 Magoffin County 31.67
14 Montgomery County 31.54
15 Rowan County 31.01
16 Bath County 30.77
17 Lee County 29.89
18 Martin County 29.25
19 Monroe County 28.68
20 Ohio County 27.79
21 Johnson County 27.70
22 Floyd County 26.31
23 Greenup County 26.11
24 Mason County 25.21
25 Fleming County 24.89
26 Pike County 24.41
27 Boyd County 23.23
28 Rockcastle County 23.18
29 Anderson County 21.77
30 Butler County 21.66
31 Robertson County 20.72
32 Henderson County 20.61
33 Casey County 20.27
34 Barren County 20.15
35 Franklin County 20.01
36 Mercer County 19.76
37 Trimble County 19.64
38 Jessamine County 19.60
39 Edmonson County 19.38
40 Bracken County 19.36
41 Scott County 18.39
42 Union County 18.19
43 Livingston County 17.74
44 Boyle County 17.35
45 Woodford County 17.27
46 Harrison County 17.25
47 Hart County 17.19
48 Metcalfe County 16.98
49 Carter County 16.75
50 Green County 16.66
50 Hopkins County 16.66
51 Estill County 16.36
52 Lawrence County 16.06
53 Webster County 15.75
54 Madison County 15.30
55 Grayson County 15.20
55 Todd County 15.20
56 Breckinridge County 15.01
57 Bourbon County 15.00
58 Henry County 14.92
59 Allen County 14.68
59 Marshall County 14.68
60 Muhlenberg County 14.64
61 Daviess County 14.61
61 Laurel County 14.61
62 Washington County 14.45
63 Simpson County 14.25
64 Pulaski County 14.18
65 Graves County 14.13
66 Caldwell County 13.94
67 Logan County 13.80
68 Russell County 13.74
69 Crittenden County 13.56
70 Hickman County 13.40
71 Powell County 13.35
72 Owen County 13.31
73 Wolfe County 13.19
74 Nelson County 13.11
75 Meade County 13.09
76 Larue County 12.96
77 Hancock County 12.80
78 Bullitt County 12.62
79 Adair County 12.50
80 Cumberland County 12.39
81 Taylor County 12.32
82 Ballard County 12.26
83 Marion County 12.00
84 Letcher County 11.67
85 Oldham County 11.60
86 Pendleton County 11.47
87 Leslie County 11.41
88 Bell County 11.29
89 Wayne County 11.20
90 Whitley County 11.16
91 Shelby County 11.08
92 McCreary County 10.49
93 Grant County 10.43
94 Trigg County 10.40
95 Hardin County 10.38
96 Clinton County 10.32
97 Carroll County 10.25
98 Lyon County 10.07
99 Clark County 9.90
100 Spencer County 9.89
101 Knox County 9.69
102 Harlan County 9.66
103 Warren County 9.64
104 Fulton County 9.57
105 McCracken County 9.56
106 Perry County 8.80
107 Calloway County 8.51
108 Fayette County 8.21
109 Knott County 7.89
110 Campbell County 7.20
111 Jefferson County 6.76
112 Gallatin County 6.69
113 Kenton County 5.99
114 Christian County 5.93
115 Boone County 5.83
116 Carlisle County 5.77