Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 583.99K people in Kentucky with German ancestry (12.99% of Kentucky population). Among all Kentucky cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Fort Thomas city had the highest percentage of its population with German ancestry (38.44%), followed by Erlanger city (34.43%), and Independence city (33.09%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having German 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 German Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | Ciy or Place | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fort Thomas city | 38.44 |
| 2 | Erlanger city | 34.43 |
| 3 | Independence city | 33.09 |
| 4 | Alexandria city | 32.24 |
| 5 | St. Matthews city | 28.68 |
| 6 | Francisville CDP | 27.98 |
| 7 | Newport city | 27.31 |
| 8 | Burlington CDP | 25.81 |
| 9 | Covington city | 25.16 |
| 10 | Florence city | 24.80 |
| 11 | Lyndon city | 19.21 |
| 12 | Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) | 15.21 |
| 13 | Georgetown city | 14.87 |
| 14 | Jeffersontown city | 14.73 |
| 15 | Mount Washington city | 14.60 |
| 16 | Elizabethtown city | 14.26 |
| 17 | Shepherdsville city | 13.95 |
| 18 | Lexington-Fayette urban county | 13.10 |
| 19 | Henderson city | 12.92 |
| 20 | Bardstown city | 12.89 |
| 21 | Shelbyville city | 11.83 |
| 22 | Nicholasville city | 11.14 |
| 23 | Ashland city | 11.13 |
| 24 | Owensboro city | 10.65 |
| 25 | Frankfort city | 10.60 |
| 26 | Fort Campbell North CDP | 10.40 |
| 27 | Murray city | 10.38 |
| 28 | Winchester city | 10.05 |
| 29 | Shively city | 10.01 |
| 30 | Paducah city | 9.81 |
| 31 | Bowling Green city | 9.60 |
| 32 | Danville city | 9.52 |
| 33 | Radcliff city | 9.37 |
| 34 | Versailles city | 8.99 |
| 35 | Paris city | 8.79 |
| 36 | Richmond city | 8.62 |
| 37 | Berea city | 8.06 |
| 38 | Campbellsville city | 7.85 |
| 39 | Madisonville city | 7.74 |
| 40 | Hopkinsville city | 7.35 |
| 41 | Mayfield city | 7.15 |
| 42 | Glasgow city | 6.66 |
| 43 | Lawrenceburg city | 5.63 |
| 44 | Somerset city | 5.16 |