Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Population with Danish Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 3.96K people in Kentucky with Danish ancestry (0.09% of Kentucky population). Among all Kentucky counties, Breckinridge County had the highest percentage of its population with Danish ancestry (0.50%), followed by Livingston County (0.43%), and Nicholas County (0.37%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Danish 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 Danish Ancestry in 2021
Breckinridge County
Livingston County
Nicholas County
Barren County
Rowan County
Grayson County
McCreary County
Lincoln County
Bourbon County
Oldham County
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Population with Danish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Breckinridge County 0.50
2 Livingston County 0.43
3 Nicholas County 0.37
4 Barren County 0.32
4 Rowan County 0.32
5 Grayson County 0.31
6 McCreary County 0.29
7 Lincoln County 0.25
8 Bourbon County 0.24
9 Oldham County 0.23
10 Simpson County 0.18
11 Kenton County 0.17
11 Scott County 0.17
12 Fayette County 0.15
13 Calloway County 0.14
13 Casey County 0.14
13 Edmonson County 0.14
13 Harrison County 0.14
13 Henderson County 0.14
13 Warren County 0.14
14 Hardin County 0.12
15 Nelson County 0.11
15 Taylor County 0.11
16 Boone County 0.10
16 Jefferson County 0.10
16 Shelby County 0.10
16 Union County 0.10
16 Woodford County 0.10
17 Adair County 0.09
17 Garrard County 0.09
17 Wayne County 0.09
18 Daviess County 0.08
18 Franklin County 0.08
18 Meade County 0.08
19 Boyle County 0.07
19 Jessamine County 0.07
19 Lee County 0.07
19 Marshall County 0.07
19 Pulaski County 0.07
20 Allen County 0.06
20 Caldwell County 0.06
20 Campbell County 0.06
20 Madison County 0.06
20 Monroe County 0.06
20 Muhlenberg County 0.06
20 Todd County 0.06
21 Bell County 0.05
21 Bullitt County 0.05
21 Carter County 0.05
21 Christian County 0.05
21 Clark County 0.05
21 Montgomery County 0.05
21 Webster County 0.05
22 Ballard County 0.04
22 McCracken County 0.04
22 Mercer County 0.04
23 Anderson County 0.03
23 Boyd County 0.03
24 Hopkins County 0.02
25 Greenup County 0.01
25 Henry County 0.01
25 Logan County 0.01