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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 501.58K people in Kentucky with Irish ancestry (11.16% of Kentucky population). Among all Kentucky cities and places with a population of at least 10K, St. Matthews city had the highest percentage of its population with Irish ancestry (20.43%), followed by Francisville CDP (19.20%), and Covington city (17.77%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Irish 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 Irish Ancestry in 2021

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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

St. Matthews city

Francisville CDP

Covington city

Independence city

Fort Thomas city

Erlanger city

Jeffersontown city

Shepherdsville city

Mount Washington city

Frankfort city

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

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	St. Matthews city	20.43
2	Francisville CDP	19.20
3	Covington city	17.77
4	Independence city	17.42
5	Fort Thomas city	17.09
6	Erlanger city	15.09
7	Jeffersontown city	14.92
8	Shepherdsville city	14.43
9	Mount Washington city	14.37
10	Frankfort city	13.67
11	Lyndon city	13.64
12	Burlington CDP	13.52
13	Bardstown city	13.45
14	Alexandria city	13.40
15	Elizabethtown city	13.39
16	Winchester city	13.07
17	Lawrenceburg city	12.82
18	Florence city	12.69
19	Newport city	12.68
20	Owensboro city	11.61
21	Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)	11.55
22	Georgetown city	11.47
23	Campbellsville city	11.34
24	Shelbyville city	11.26
25	Lexington-Fayette urban county	11.00
26	Nicholasville city	10.98
27	Henderson city	10.78
28	Danville city	10.52
29	Berea city	10.41
30	Richmond city	9.99
31	Murray city	9.46
32	Madisonville city	9.42
33	Versailles city	9.41
34	Bowling Green city	9.11
35	Paris city	8.65
36	Ashland city	8.45
37	Shively city	8.24
38	Somerset city	7.94
39	Radcliff city	7.75
40	Paducah city	6.28
41	Hopkinsville city	5.59
42	Mayfield city	5.21
43	Fort Campbell North CDP	5.18
44	Glasgow city	5.15