Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Population with Other Groups Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 905.88K people in Kentucky with Other Groups ancestry (20.16% of Kentucky population). Among all Kentucky counties, Fayette County had the highest percentage of its population with Other Groups ancestry (30.66%), followed by Jefferson County (29.06%), and Christian County (27.35%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Other Groups 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 Other Groups Ancestry in 2021
Fayette County
Jefferson County
Christian County
Warren County
Hardin County
Franklin County
Shelby County
Fulton County
Union County
Carroll County
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Population with Other Groups Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Fayette County 30.66
2 Jefferson County 29.06
3 Christian County 27.35
4 Warren County 26.65
5 Hardin County 25.80
6 Franklin County 25.58
7 Shelby County 23.49
8 Fulton County 23.07
9 Union County 22.51
10 Carroll County 22.47
11 Todd County 21.47
12 Bourbon County 20.80
13 Larue County 20.68
14 Henry County 20.44
15 Mason County 20.38
16 Meade County 19.83
17 Clark County 19.35
18 Edmonson County 19.15
19 Henderson County 18.94
20 Graves County 18.93
21 Madison County 18.80
22 McCracken County 18.75
23 Simpson County 18.63
24 Hickman County 18.46
24 Mercer County 18.46
25 Kenton County 18.27
26 Boyle County 18.24
27 Scott County 18.20
28 Butler County 18.14
28 Woodford County 18.14
29 Webster County 18.08
30 Harlan County 17.89
31 Hopkins County 17.88
31 Trimble County 17.88
32 Boone County 17.85
33 Anderson County 17.83
34 Jessamine County 17.72
35 Letcher County 17.30
36 Lyon County 17.29
37 Breckinridge County 17.13
38 Bell County 17.01
39 Magoffin County 16.94
40 Perry County 16.90
41 Montgomery County 16.79
42 Daviess County 16.67
43 Rockcastle County 16.66
44 Green County 16.59
45 Elliott County 16.29
46 Pendleton County 16.24
47 Logan County 16.18
48 Oldham County 16.17
49 Allen County 16.10
50 Hancock County 16.06
51 Whitley County 15.99
52 Pulaski County 15.92
53 Trigg County 15.88
54 Bracken County 15.65
55 Metcalfe County 15.60
56 Knott County 15.54
57 Barren County 15.51
58 Taylor County 15.45
59 Carlisle County 15.43
60 McCreary County 15.34
60 Monroe County 15.34
61 Bath County 15.22
62 Livingston County 15.20
63 Ballard County 15.18
64 Campbell County 14.95
64 Owen County 14.95
65 Marshall County 14.91
66 Casey County 14.88
67 Caldwell County 14.87
68 Fleming County 14.84
69 Morgan County 14.83
70 Ohio County 14.76
71 Clay County 14.67
72 Gallatin County 14.61
73 Robertson County 14.48
74 Nelson County 14.47
75 Marion County 14.35
76 Laurel County 14.34
77 Breathitt County 14.29
78 Hart County 14.27
79 Russell County 14.19
80 Grayson County 14.06
80 Muhlenberg County 14.06
80 Powell County 14.06
81 Crittenden County 13.93
82 Spencer County 13.81
83 Martin County 13.71
84 Bullitt County 13.59
85 Lee County 13.41
86 Calloway County 13.37
87 Grant County 13.30
88 Boyd County 13.24
89 Clinton County 13.23
90 Harrison County 12.88
91 Leslie County 12.87
92 Washington County 12.80
93 Lincoln County 12.60
94 McLean County 12.58
95 Garrard County 12.49
96 Cumberland County 12.25
97 Knox County 12.13
98 Lewis County 11.94
99 Carter County 11.93
100 Rowan County 11.77
101 Wayne County 11.74
102 Adair County 11.36
103 Nicholas County 11.31
103 Owsley County 11.31
104 Estill County 11.26
105 Greenup County 11.24
106 Pike County 11.11
107 Jackson County 10.96
108 Menifee County 10.77
109 Lawrence County 10.76
110 Wolfe County 9.81
111 Floyd County 9.67
112 Johnson County 8.89