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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 91.87K people in Kentucky with Italian ancestry (2.04% of Kentucky population). Among all Kentucky counties, Campbell County had the highest percentage of its population with Italian ancestry (5.19%), followed by Boone County (4.24%), and Gallatin County (3.65%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Italian 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 Italian Ancestry in 2021
Campbell County
Boone County
Gallatin County
Kenton County
Bourbon County
Metcalfe County
Fayette County
Hardin County
Oldham County
Warren County
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Population with Italian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Campbell County 5.19
2 Boone County 4.24
3 Gallatin County 3.65
4 Kenton County 3.63
5 Bourbon County 3.23
6 Metcalfe County 3.09
7 Fayette County 3.08
8 Hardin County 2.97
9 Oldham County 2.84
10 Warren County 2.81
11 Jefferson County 2.66
12 Nelson County 2.63
13 McCracken County 2.61
14 Spencer County 2.53
15 Woodford County 2.52
16 Bullitt County 2.42
17 Scott County 2.24
18 Christian County 1.98
19 Jessamine County 1.95
20 Meade County 1.93
21 Marshall County 1.92
22 Carlisle County 1.89
23 Crittenden County 1.87
24 Madison County 1.83
25 Floyd County 1.82
26 Letcher County 1.80
27 Shelby County 1.77
27 Whitley County 1.77
28 Boyle County 1.76
29 Adair County 1.75
29 Hancock County 1.75
30 Clark County 1.73
31 Lyon County 1.71
32 Marion County 1.70
33 Graves County 1.68
34 Breckinridge County 1.66
35 Martin County 1.65
36 Caldwell County 1.63
37 Boyd County 1.56
38 Daviess County 1.51
39 Mercer County 1.50
40 Franklin County 1.48
41 Garrard County 1.39
42 Harrison County 1.35
43 Harlan County 1.30
44 Mason County 1.29
45 Green County 1.27
46 Carroll County 1.24
47 Owen County 1.23
48 Muhlenberg County 1.22
49 Ballard County 1.20
49 Washington County 1.20
50 Rockcastle County 1.19
51 Montgomery County 1.18
52 Menifee County 1.16
52 Simpson County 1.16
53 Henderson County 1.15
54 Calloway County 1.14
54 Grayson County 1.14
55 Pendleton County 1.12
55 Union County 1.12
56 Henry County 1.08
57 Todd County 1.07
58 Barren County 1.05
58 Clinton County 1.05
58 Lee County 1.05
58 Robertson County 1.05
59 Pulaski County 1.03
60 Wayne County 0.99
61 Jackson County 0.96
61 Perry County 0.96
62 Trigg County 0.95
63 Anderson County 0.94
63 Rowan County 0.94
64 Pike County 0.91
65 Greenup County 0.89
66 Butler County 0.88
66 Grant County 0.88
66 Lincoln County 0.88
67 Ohio County 0.86
68 Casey County 0.84
68 Lawrence County 0.84
68 Taylor County 0.84
69 Hickman County 0.82
70 Laurel County 0.80
71 Knott County 0.70
71 Russell County 0.70
72 Bracken County 0.69
73 McLean County 0.68
74 Bath County 0.66
75 Nicholas County 0.65
76 Cumberland County 0.58
77 Fleming County 0.56
78 Hart County 0.55
79 Estill County 0.52
79 Webster County 0.52
80 Wolfe County 0.50
81 Fulton County 0.48
82 Bell County 0.47
83 Hopkins County 0.42
84 Logan County 0.40
85 Edmonson County 0.39
86 Allen County 0.38
86 Larue County 0.38
87 Johnson County 0.33
88 Carter County 0.31
89 Breathitt County 0.30
89 Monroe County 0.30
90 Lewis County 0.29
91 Livingston County 0.28
91 Morgan County 0.28
92 Elliott County 0.27
93 Leslie County 0.25
93 Trimble County 0.25
94 Powell County 0.22
95 Magoffin County 0.21
96 Owsley County 0.20
97 McCreary County 0.18
98 Clay County 0.06
99 Knox County 0.04