Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with European Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 90.84K people in Kentucky with European ancestry (2.02% of Kentucky population). Among all Kentucky cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Fort Campbell North CDP had the highest percentage of its population with European ancestry (8.24%), followed by Murray city (5.08%), and Independence city (4.89%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having European ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Kentucky.

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Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Population with European Ancestry in 2021

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.

Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with European Ancestry in 2021

Fort Campbell North CDP

Murray city

Independence city

Elizabethtown city

St. Matthews city

Florence city

Hopkinsville city

Richmond city

Paris city

Lawrenceburg city

Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with European Ancestry in 2021

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Fort Campbell North CDP	8.24
2	Murray city	5.08
3	Independence city	4.89
4	Elizabethtown city	3.45
5	St. Matthews city	3.19
6	Florence city	3.13
7	Hopkinsville city	2.94
7	Richmond city	2.94
8	Paris city	2.89
9	Lawrenceburg city	2.87
10	Frankfort city	2.65
11	Shelbyville city	2.61
12	Lexington-Fayette urban county	2.50
13	Newport city	2.47
14	Madisonville city	2.42
15	Georgetown city	2.34
16	Danville city	2.33
17	Shepherdsville city	2.31
18	Ashland city	2.21
19	Jeffersontown city	2.18
20	Francisville CDP	2.13
21	Berea city	2.08
22	Lyndon city	1.97
23	Glasgow city	1.92
24	Bardstown city	1.85
25	Paducah city	1.79
26	Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)	1.74
26	Winchester city	1.74
27	Mayfield city	1.71
28	Erlanger city	1.68
29	Burlington CDP	1.63
30	Bowling Green city	1.59
31	Versailles city	1.53
32	Mount Washington city	1.47
33	Covington city	1.46
34	Fort Thomas city	1.39
35	Nicholasville city	1.38
36	Campbellsville city	1.36
37	Henderson city	1.32
38	Alexandria city	1.18
39	Owensboro city	1.10
40	Radcliff city	0.86
41	Somerset city	0.60
42	Shively city	0.06