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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 9.73K people in Kentucky with Scandinavian ancestry (0.22% of Kentucky population). Among all Kentucky counties, Hickman County had the highest percentage of its population with Scandinavian ancestry (0.88%), followed by Menifee County (0.73%), and Simpson County (0.69%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Scandinavian 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 Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
Hickman County
Menifee County
Simpson County
Grant County
Edmonson County
Mason County
Wayne County
Owen County
Scott County
Campbell County
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Hickman County 0.88
2 Menifee County 0.73
3 Simpson County 0.69
4 Grant County 0.68
5 Edmonson County 0.65
6 Mason County 0.63
6 Wayne County 0.63
7 Owen County 0.58
8 Scott County 0.56
9 Campbell County 0.50
10 Green County 0.46
10 Montgomery County 0.46
11 Boone County 0.44
11 Muhlenberg County 0.44
12 Kenton County 0.43
12 Whitley County 0.43
13 Gallatin County 0.40
14 Livingston County 0.39
14 Oldham County 0.39
15 Breckinridge County 0.37
16 Hardin County 0.35
17 Spencer County 0.34
18 Bullitt County 0.33
18 McCracken County 0.33
19 Shelby County 0.32
20 McCreary County 0.31
21 Grayson County 0.29
22 Caldwell County 0.28
22 Estill County 0.28
22 Fayette County 0.28
22 Henry County 0.28
22 Letcher County 0.28
23 Jackson County 0.25
23 Warren County 0.25
24 Anderson County 0.24
25 Jefferson County 0.22
26 McLean County 0.21
26 Nelson County 0.21
27 Bourbon County 0.19
28 Lincoln County 0.18
29 Franklin County 0.17
30 Boyle County 0.16
30 Calloway County 0.16
30 Christian County 0.16
30 Elliott County 0.16
31 Madison County 0.15
32 Trimble County 0.14
33 Bell County 0.13
33 Daviess County 0.13
33 Logan County 0.13
33 Meade County 0.13
34 Butler County 0.11
34 Marshall County 0.11
34 Pike County 0.11
35 Marion County 0.10
35 Todd County 0.10
36 Clark County 0.09
36 Greenup County 0.09
36 Hancock County 0.09
36 Hart County 0.09
37 Hopkins County 0.08
37 Leslie County 0.08
37 Lyon County 0.08
38 Graves County 0.07
38 Ohio County 0.07
38 Pulaski County 0.07
38 Taylor County 0.07
38 Webster County 0.07
39 Casey County 0.06
39 Fulton County 0.06
39 Henderson County 0.06
39 Jessamine County 0.06
39 Laurel County 0.06
39 Woodford County 0.06
40 Carter County 0.05
40 Harrison County 0.05
40 Rowan County 0.05
41 Allen County 0.04
41 Bath County 0.04
41 Boyd County 0.04
41 Carlisle County 0.04
41 Clay County 0.04
41 Floyd County 0.04
41 Nicholas County 0.04
42 Barren County 0.03
42 Knott County 0.03
42 Knox County 0.03
42 Rockcastle County 0.03
43 Trigg County 0.01