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.
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Related Topics: Kentucky ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
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 |