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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 2.23K people in Kentucky with Iranian ancestry (0.05% of Kentucky population). Among all Kentucky counties, Taylor County had the highest percentage of its population with Iranian ancestry (0.86%), followed by Fayette County (0.20%), and Oldham County (0.15%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Iranian 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 Iranian Ancestry in 2021
Taylor County
Fayette County
Oldham County
Bracken County
Franklin County
Harrison County
Jefferson County
Pike County
Madison County
Boone County
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Population with Iranian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Taylor County 0.86
2 Fayette County 0.20
3 Oldham County 0.15
4 Bracken County 0.13
4 Franklin County 0.13
5 Harrison County 0.10
5 Jefferson County 0.10
6 Pike County 0.09
7 Madison County 0.07
8 Boone County 0.05
8 Bourbon County 0.05
8 Boyle County 0.05
9 Adair County 0.04
9 Boyd County 0.04
9 Clark County 0.04
9 Kenton County 0.04
10 Lincoln County 0.03
10 Marshall County 0.03
10 Warren County 0.03
11 Grant County 0.02
11 Pulaski County 0.02
11 Whitley County 0.02
11 Woodford County 0.02
12 McCracken County 0.01