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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 2.65K people in Kentucky with Pennsylvania German ancestry (0.06% of Kentucky population). Among all Kentucky cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Madisonville city had the highest percentage of its population with Pennsylvania German ancestry (0.08%), followed by Shively city (0.08%), and Mount Washington city (0.06%).

The chart and table below shows the top 8 cities with high percentage of its population having Pennsylvania German ancestry.

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Pennsylvania German Ancestry in 2021
Madisonville city
Shively city
Mount Washington city
St. Matthews city
Berea city
Henderson city
Radcliff city
Owensboro city
Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Pennsylvania German Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Madisonville city 0.08
1 Shively city 0.08
2 Mount Washington city 0.06
2 St. Matthews city 0.06
3 Berea city 0.05
4 Henderson city 0.04
5 Radcliff city 0.03
6 Owensboro city 0.02