Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Population with Eastern European Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 5.86K people in Kentucky with Eastern European ancestry (0.13% of Kentucky population). Among all Kentucky counties, Metcalfe County had the highest percentage of its population with Eastern European ancestry (0.83%), followed by Edmonson County (0.65%), and Lyon County (0.57%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Eastern European 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 Eastern European Ancestry in 2021
Metcalfe County
Edmonson County
Lyon County
Elliott County
Oldham County
Hancock County
Leslie County
Green County
Larue County
Owen County
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Population with Eastern European Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Metcalfe County 0.83
2 Edmonson County 0.65
3 Lyon County 0.57
4 Elliott County 0.43
5 Oldham County 0.42
6 Hancock County 0.40
7 Leslie County 0.39
8 Green County 0.35
8 Larue County 0.35
9 Owen County 0.34
10 Campbell County 0.32
11 Christian County 0.30
11 Letcher County 0.30
12 Meade County 0.26
13 Barren County 0.24
13 Wayne County 0.24
14 Fayette County 0.22
14 Harlan County 0.22
15 Anderson County 0.20
15 Henry County 0.20
16 Bullitt County 0.19
16 Jefferson County 0.19
16 Simpson County 0.19
17 Shelby County 0.18
17 Whitley County 0.18
18 Garrard County 0.17
18 Hopkins County 0.17
19 Boyd County 0.16
19 Knox County 0.16
20 Trimble County 0.15
21 Hart County 0.14
21 Jessamine County 0.14
22 Bourbon County 0.13
22 Mason County 0.13
23 Boyle County 0.12
23 Daviess County 0.12
23 Nelson County 0.12
24 Allen County 0.11
24 Hardin County 0.11
24 Woodford County 0.11
25 Boone County 0.10
25 Breathitt County 0.10
25 Kenton County 0.10
25 Rockcastle County 0.10
25 Spencer County 0.10
25 Trigg County 0.10
26 Greenup County 0.09
26 Madison County 0.09
26 Pike County 0.09
27 Henderson County 0.08
27 Perry County 0.08
28 Mercer County 0.07
28 Scott County 0.07
28 Taylor County 0.07
29 Calloway County 0.06
29 Jackson County 0.06
29 Lee County 0.06
29 Lewis County 0.06
30 Ballard County 0.05
30 McCreary County 0.05
30 Muhlenberg County 0.05
31 Carlisle County 0.04
31 Crittenden County 0.04
31 Johnson County 0.04
31 Lincoln County 0.04
31 Russell County 0.04
32 Grant County 0.03
32 Logan County 0.03
32 Morgan County 0.03
33 Bell County 0.02
33 Bracken County 0.02
33 Caldwell County 0.02
33 Clark County 0.02
33 Clay County 0.02
33 Livingston County 0.02
33 Warren County 0.02
34 McCracken County 0.01
34 Marion County 0.01
34 Pulaski County 0.01