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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 536.49K people in Kentucky with English ancestry (11.94% of Kentucky population). Among all Kentucky counties, Carlisle County had the highest percentage of its population with English ancestry (34.56%), followed by Lawrence County (29.71%), and Carter County (29.63%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having English 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 English Ancestry in 2021
Carlisle County
Lawrence County
Carter County
Clinton County
McCracken County
Wayne County
Cumberland County
Fulton County
Calloway County
Ballard County
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Population with English Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Carlisle County 34.56
2 Lawrence County 29.71
3 Carter County 29.63
4 Clinton County 27.34
5 McCracken County 25.00
6 Wayne County 22.93
7 Cumberland County 22.83
8 Fulton County 22.45
9 Calloway County 21.86
10 Ballard County 21.21
11 Lyon County 20.68
12 Hickman County 20.25
13 Graves County 19.94
14 Wolfe County 18.03
15 Adair County 17.27
16 Russell County 17.18
17 Caldwell County 17.14
18 Marshall County 16.97
19 Lee County 16.84
20 Mason County 15.38
21 Oldham County 15.08
22 Allen County 14.75
23 Clark County 14.57
24 Webster County 14.47
25 Greenup County 14.35
26 Scott County 14.24
27 Woodford County 14.10
28 Shelby County 14.05
29 Trimble County 13.89
30 Boyd County 13.77
31 Franklin County 13.51
32 Fleming County 13.49
33 Breathitt County 13.35
34 Madison County 13.09
35 Bracken County 12.96
36 Livingston County 12.92
37 Anderson County 12.84
38 Henry County 12.77
39 Breckinridge County 12.66
40 Jessamine County 12.34
41 Boyle County 12.27
42 Casey County 12.26
43 Campbell County 12.14
43 Fayette County 12.14
44 Mercer County 12.11
44 Taylor County 12.11
45 Crittenden County 12.07
46 Nelson County 12.04
47 Simpson County 12.03
48 Harrison County 12.02
49 Boone County 12.01
50 Grant County 11.84
51 Pulaski County 11.80
52 Butler County 11.77
53 Montgomery County 11.73
54 Bourbon County 11.64
55 McLean County 11.61
56 Marion County 11.55
57 Hopkins County 11.34
58 Elliott County 11.30
59 Clay County 11.22
59 Kenton County 11.22
60 Warren County 11.18
61 Daviess County 11.16
62 Bullitt County 11.07
63 Edmonson County 10.94
63 Johnson County 10.94
64 Bath County 10.85
65 Trigg County 10.83
66 Meade County 10.79
67 Monroe County 10.77
68 Pike County 10.75
69 Pendleton County 10.67
70 Leslie County 10.64
71 Whitley County 10.52
72 Spencer County 10.50
73 Powell County 10.48
74 Nicholas County 10.47
74 Rowan County 10.47
75 Laurel County 10.44
76 Garrard County 10.43
77 Hart County 10.35
78 Muhlenberg County 10.33
79 Grayson County 10.31
80 Union County 10.27
81 Lewis County 10.22
82 Lincoln County 10.13
83 Owsley County 10.11
84 Perry County 10.08
85 Logan County 10.05
86 Jefferson County 10.04
87 Barren County 10.03
88 Washington County 9.88
89 Carroll County 9.73
90 Knott County 9.71
91 Ohio County 9.64
92 Hardin County 9.60
93 Morgan County 9.46
94 Hancock County 8.94
95 Larue County 8.93
96 Floyd County 8.92
97 Rockcastle County 8.89
98 Harlan County 8.76
99 Estill County 8.69
100 Owen County 8.62
101 Letcher County 8.47
102 Jackson County 8.24
103 Gallatin County 8.02
104 Martin County 7.91
105 Todd County 7.83
106 Christian County 7.81
107 Menifee County 7.63
108 Green County 7.61
109 Henderson County 7.47
110 Bell County 7.38
111 Metcalfe County 7.37
112 Knox County 6.82
113 Robertson County 6.79
114 Magoffin County 6.52
115 McCreary County 5.54