Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with English Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 536.49K people in Kentucky with English ancestry (11.94% of Kentucky population). Among all Kentucky cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Murray city had the highest percentage of its population with English ancestry (30.37%), followed by Paducah city (24.95%), and Mayfield city (20.20%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having English ancestry.
You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Kentucky.
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Related Topics: Kentucky ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with English Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | Ciy or Place | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murray city | 30.37 |
| 2 | Paducah city | 24.95 |
| 3 | Mayfield city | 20.20 |
| 4 | St. Matthews city | 14.81 |
| 5 | Campbellsville city | 14.30 |
| 6 | Berea city | 14.03 |
| 7 | Fort Thomas city | 13.78 |
| 8 | Lawrenceburg city | 13.56 |
| 9 | Ashland city | 13.16 |
| 10 | Shelbyville city | 12.98 |
| 11 | Georgetown city | 12.64 |
| 12 | Paris city | 12.57 |
| 13 | Independence city | 12.48 |
| 14 | Lexington-Fayette urban county | 12.14 |
| 15 | Lyndon city | 12.13 |
| 16 | Florence city | 12.02 |
| 17 | Frankfort city | 11.99 |
| 18 | Winchester city | 11.69 |
| 19 | Richmond city | 11.61 |
| 20 | Nicholasville city | 11.55 |
| 21 | Francisville CDP | 11.40 |
| 22 | Erlanger city | 11.31 |
| 23 | Burlington CDP | 11.01 |
| 24 | Glasgow city | 10.70 |
| 24 | Owensboro city | 10.70 |
| 25 | Versailles city | 10.65 |
| 26 | Madisonville city | 10.60 |
| 27 | Somerset city | 10.44 |
| 28 | Bardstown city | 10.24 |
| 29 | Danville city | 10.09 |
| 30 | Newport city | 9.97 |
| 31 | Bowling Green city | 9.89 |
| 32 | Hopkinsville city | 9.78 |
| 33 | Jeffersontown city | 9.72 |
| 34 | Covington city | 9.39 |
| 35 | Shepherdsville city | 9.36 |
| 36 | Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) | 9.26 |
| 37 | Elizabethtown city | 8.97 |
| 38 | Alexandria city | 8.89 |
| 39 | Mount Washington city | 8.73 |
| 40 | Shively city | 7.90 |
| 41 | Henderson city | 6.74 |
| 42 | Radcliff city | 5.65 |
| 43 | Fort Campbell North CDP | 2.76 |