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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 3.87K people in Kentucky with Portuguese ancestry (0.09% of Kentucky population). Among all Kentucky cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Frankfort city had the highest percentage of its population with Portuguese ancestry (0.81%), followed by Fort Thomas city (0.41%), and Paris city (0.33%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Portuguese 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 Portuguese Ancestry in 2021
Frankfort city
Fort Thomas city
Paris city
Mount Washington city
Elizabethtown city
Madisonville city
Richmond city
Shepherdsville city
Henderson city
Lexington-Fayette urban county
Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Portuguese Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Frankfort city 0.81
2 Fort Thomas city 0.41
3 Paris city 0.33
4 Mount Washington city 0.29
5 Elizabethtown city 0.27
6 Madisonville city 0.26
7 Richmond city 0.20
7 Shepherdsville city 0.20
8 Henderson city 0.18
9 Lexington-Fayette urban county 0.17
9 Winchester city 0.17
10 Ashland city 0.15
10 Shelbyville city 0.15
11 Bowling Green city 0.14
12 Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) 0.13
13 Radcliff city 0.12
14 Lawrenceburg city 0.11
15 Georgetown city 0.09
16 Covington city 0.06
16 Jeffersontown city 0.06
16 Newport city 0.06
16 Nicholasville city 0.06
16 St. Matthews city 0.06
17 Independence city 0.04
18 Berea city 0.03
18 Campbellsville city 0.03
18 Florence city 0.03
18 Owensboro city 0.03
19 Lyndon city 0.02