Owensboro, Kentucky — Nationalities & Ancestry
Nationalities & Ancestry
Breakdown of the population of Owensboro, Kentucky by nationality. Data represents only those respondents who voluntarily listed an ancestry on their response form. Sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Nationalities & Ancestry
| # | Ancestry | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | German | 7115 | 12.50% |
| 2. | Irish | 6414 | 11.27% |
| 3. | English | 5514 | 9.69% |
| 4. | Mexican | 1338 | 2.35% |
| 5. | French (Except Basque) | 1069 | 1.88% |
| 6. | Scottish | 884 | 1.55% |
| 7. | Scotch-Irish | 830 | 1.46% |
| 8. | Italian | 740 | 1.30% |
| 9. | Dutch | 385 | 0.68% |
| 10. | European | 327 | 0.57% |
| 11. | British | 279 | 0.49% |
| 12. | Polish | 206 | 0.36% |
| 13. | Welsh | 191 | 0.34% |
| 14. | Asian Indian | 168 | 0.30% |
| 15. | Swedish | 161 | 0.28% |
| 16. | Vietnamese | 108 | 0.19% |
| 17. | Finnish | 107 | 0.19% |
| 18. | Swiss | 105 | 0.18% |
| 19. | Spanish | 104 | 0.18% |
| 20. | Puerto Rican | 82 | 0.14% |
| 21. | Cuban | 76 | 0.13% |
| 22. | Filipino | 75 | 0.13% |
| 23. | Greek | 68 | 0.12% |
| 24. | Guatemalan | 59 | 0.10% |
| 25. | Chinese , Except Taiwanese | 59 | 0.10% |
| 26. | Czech | 53 | 0.09% |
| 27. | Peruvian | 50 | 0.09% |
| 28. | Eastern European | 48 | 0.08% |
| 29. | Belgian | 44 | 0.08% |
| 30. | Norwegian | 41 | 0.07% |
| 31. | Yugoslavian | 40 | 0.07% |
| 32. | Malaysian | 39 | 0.07% |
| 33. | French Canadian | 30 | 0.05% |
| 34. | Russian | 29 | 0.05% |
| 35. | Bolivian | 27 | 0.05% |
| 36. | Thai | 24 | 0.04% |
| 37. | Canadian | 23 | 0.04% |
| 38. | Slovak | 18 | 0.03% |
| 39. | Slovene | 18 | 0.03% |
| 40. | Native Hawaiian | 18 | 0.03% |
| 41. | Portuguese | 18 | 0.03% |
| 42. | Japanese | 17 | 0.03% |
| 43. | Korean | 16 | 0.03% |
| 44. | Scandinavian | 15 | 0.03% |
| 45. | Hungarian | 15 | 0.03% |
| 46. | Northern European | 13 | 0.02% |
| 47. | Ukrainian | 13 | 0.02% |
| 48. | Austrian | 13 | 0.02% |
| 49. | Jamaican | 12 | 0.02% |
| 50. | Danish | 10 | 0.02% |
| 51. | Cambodian | 10 | 0.02% |
| 52. | Navajo | 9 | 0.02% |
| 53. | Pennsylvania German | 9 | 0.02% |
| 54. | Celtic | 9 | 0.02% |
| 55. | Cherokee | 9 | 0.02% |
| 56. | Micronesian | 8 | 0.01% |
| 57. | Moroccan | 8 | 0.01% |
| 58. | Liberian | 3 | 0.01% |