Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Population with European Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 90.84K people in Kentucky with European ancestry (2.02% of Kentucky population). Among all Kentucky counties, Livingston County had the highest percentage of its population with European ancestry (11.45%), followed by Caldwell County (10.74%), and Crittenden County (9.98%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having European 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 European Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Livingston County | 11.45 |
| 2 | Caldwell County | 10.74 |
| 3 | Crittenden County | 9.98 |
| 4 | Union County | 9.97 |
| 5 | Webster County | 8.29 |
| 6 | Calloway County | 7.68 |
| 7 | Lyon County | 5.67 |
| 8 | Trigg County | 4.92 |
| 9 | Christian County | 4.75 |
| 10 | Estill County | 3.86 |
| 11 | Fulton County | 3.54 |
| 12 | Oldham County | 3.16 |
| 13 | Boone County | 3.04 |
| 14 | Anderson County | 2.92 |
| 15 | Hopkins County | 2.90 |
| 16 | Marshall County | 2.85 |
| 17 | Boyd County | 2.63 |
| 18 | Scott County | 2.62 |
| 19 | Boyle County | 2.56 |
| 19 | Kenton County | 2.56 |
| 20 | Harrison County | 2.52 |
| 21 | Fayette County | 2.50 |
| 22 | Madison County | 2.40 |
| 23 | Clark County | 2.37 |
| 24 | Butler County | 2.33 |
| 24 | Woodford County | 2.33 |
| 25 | Graves County | 2.32 |
| 26 | Jessamine County | 2.31 |
| 27 | Nelson County | 2.27 |
| 28 | Grant County | 2.25 |
| 29 | Hancock County | 2.23 |
| 30 | Rockcastle County | 2.17 |
| 31 | Hardin County | 2.16 |
| 32 | Shelby County | 2.14 |
| 33 | Bullitt County | 2.12 |
| 34 | Bourbon County | 2.11 |
| 35 | Franklin County | 2.07 |
| 36 | Cumberland County | 2.06 |
| 37 | Trimble County | 2.02 |
| 38 | Letcher County | 1.99 |
| 39 | Adair County | 1.92 |
| 40 | Powell County | 1.89 |
| 40 | Spencer County | 1.89 |
| 41 | McCracken County | 1.82 |
| 42 | Jefferson County | 1.81 |
| 43 | Warren County | 1.75 |
| 44 | Carlisle County | 1.74 |
| 45 | Barren County | 1.70 |
| 46 | Washington County | 1.62 |
| 47 | Muhlenberg County | 1.53 |
| 48 | Martin County | 1.50 |
| 48 | Wayne County | 1.50 |
| 49 | Lawrence County | 1.49 |
| 50 | Campbell County | 1.48 |
| 51 | Breckinridge County | 1.46 |
| 51 | Clay County | 1.46 |
| 52 | Henderson County | 1.45 |
| 53 | Greenup County | 1.43 |
| 54 | Pulaski County | 1.41 |
| 55 | Rowan County | 1.39 |
| 56 | Taylor County | 1.38 |
| 57 | Mercer County | 1.32 |
| 58 | Lincoln County | 1.28 |
| 59 | Allen County | 1.27 |
| 59 | Daviess County | 1.27 |
| 59 | Owsley County | 1.27 |
| 60 | Lewis County | 1.26 |
| 61 | Mason County | 1.22 |
| 62 | Meade County | 1.17 |
| 63 | Fleming County | 1.16 |
| 63 | Laurel County | 1.16 |
| 63 | Perry County | 1.16 |
| 64 | Larue County | 1.15 |
| 64 | Montgomery County | 1.15 |
| 65 | Garrard County | 1.13 |
| 65 | McLean County | 1.13 |
| 66 | Marion County | 1.11 |
| 67 | Whitley County | 1.09 |
| 68 | Henry County | 1.06 |
| 68 | Owen County | 1.06 |
| 69 | Ballard County | 1.04 |
| 70 | Pendleton County | 1.03 |
| 70 | Todd County | 1.03 |
| 71 | Harlan County | 0.98 |
| 72 | Knott County | 0.97 |
| 73 | Edmonson County | 0.96 |
| 74 | Hart County | 0.95 |
| 75 | Breathitt County | 0.92 |
| 76 | Grayson County | 0.85 |
| 77 | Simpson County | 0.84 |
| 78 | Green County | 0.83 |
| 79 | Logan County | 0.80 |
| 80 | Pike County | 0.74 |
| 81 | Carter County | 0.70 |
| 81 | Floyd County | 0.70 |
| 82 | Bath County | 0.68 |
| 82 | Lee County | 0.68 |
| 83 | Russell County | 0.66 |
| 84 | Casey County | 0.61 |
| 84 | Gallatin County | 0.61 |
| 84 | Johnson County | 0.61 |
| 84 | McCreary County | 0.61 |
| 85 | Monroe County | 0.60 |
| 86 | Morgan County | 0.58 |
| 87 | Ohio County | 0.57 |
| 88 | Hickman County | 0.55 |
| 89 | Knox County | 0.53 |
| 90 | Bell County | 0.49 |
| 90 | Bracken County | 0.49 |
| 91 | Carroll County | 0.46 |
| 92 | Menifee County | 0.37 |
| 93 | Metcalfe County | 0.36 |
| 94 | Clinton County | 0.32 |
| 95 | Jackson County | 0.31 |
| 96 | Nicholas County | 0.24 |
| 96 | Wolfe County | 0.24 |
| 97 | Elliott County | 0.22 |
| 98 | Leslie County | 0.16 |
| 99 | Magoffin County | 0.15 |
| 100 | Robertson County | 0.14 |