Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Population with Pennsylvania German Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 2.65K people in Kentucky with Pennsylvania German ancestry (0.06% of Kentucky population). Among all Kentucky counties, Mason County had the highest percentage of its population with Pennsylvania German ancestry (2.43%), followed by Butler County (1.65%), and Fleming County (1.54%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Pennsylvania German 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 Pennsylvania German Ancestry in 2021
Mason County
Butler County
Fleming County
Washington County
Hart County
Bath County
Casey County
Jackson County
Todd County
Christian County
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Population with Pennsylvania German Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Mason County 2.43
2 Butler County 1.65
3 Fleming County 1.54
4 Washington County 1.42
5 Hart County 1.09
6 Bath County 0.80
7 Casey County 0.76
8 Jackson County 0.64
9 Todd County 0.56
10 Christian County 0.55
11 Lincoln County 0.49
12 Bracken County 0.36
13 Taylor County 0.19
14 Woodford County 0.16
15 Adair County 0.13
15 Allen County 0.13
15 Whitley County 0.13
16 Logan County 0.09
17 Johnson County 0.08
17 Russell County 0.08
18 Carroll County 0.07
19 Hancock County 0.06
20 Barren County 0.05
20 Lewis County 0.05
20 Lyon County 0.05
20 Marshall County 0.05
21 Garrard County 0.04
21 Hopkins County 0.04
22 Boyd County 0.03
22 Henry County 0.03
23 Boyle County 0.02
23 Henderson County 0.02
24 Bullitt County 0.01
24 Daviess County 0.01
24 Fayette County 0.01
24 Hardin County 0.01
24 Jefferson County 0.01
24 Kenton County 0.01
24 Madison County 0.01