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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 3.87K people in Kentucky with Portuguese ancestry (0.09% of Kentucky population). Among all Kentucky counties, Livingston County had the highest percentage of its population with Portuguese ancestry (0.58%), followed by Bourbon County (0.47%), and Franklin County (0.45%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Portuguese 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 Portuguese Ancestry in 2021
Livingston County
Bourbon County
Franklin County
Simpson County
Oldham County
Edmonson County
Mason County
Trigg County
Fayette County
Metcalfe County
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Population with Portuguese Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Livingston County 0.58
2 Bourbon County 0.47
3 Franklin County 0.45
4 Simpson County 0.39
5 Oldham County 0.29
6 Edmonson County 0.26
7 Mason County 0.21
8 Trigg County 0.18
9 Fayette County 0.17
9 Metcalfe County 0.17
10 Bullitt County 0.16
11 Campbell County 0.15
12 Rowan County 0.13
13 Henderson County 0.12
13 Jefferson County 0.12
13 Warren County 0.12
14 Boyd County 0.11
14 Graves County 0.11
14 Hopkins County 0.11
14 Meade County 0.11
15 Calloway County 0.10
15 Clark County 0.10
15 Hardin County 0.10
15 Henry County 0.10
15 Jessamine County 0.10
15 Madison County 0.10
15 Scott County 0.10
15 Shelby County 0.10
16 Anderson County 0.09
17 Adair County 0.08
17 Letcher County 0.08
17 Spencer County 0.08
18 Bell County 0.07
18 Pulaski County 0.07
18 Trimble County 0.07
19 Harlan County 0.06
19 Kenton County 0.06
20 McCracken County 0.05
20 Nelson County 0.05
20 Pike County 0.05
21 Casey County 0.04
21 Laurel County 0.04
22 Allen County 0.03
22 Ohio County 0.03
22 Whitley County 0.03
23 Barren County 0.02
23 Daviess County 0.02
23 Marshall County 0.02
24 Boone County 0.01
24 Boyle County 0.01
24 Butler County 0.01
24 Carter County 0.01
24 Taylor County 0.01