Ancestry in Bowling Green, Kentucky (City)

European and African Ancestry#1

Self-reported anscestry as a percentage of the total population; more than one answer per person permitted.
Scope: population of Kentucky and Bowling Green
Bowling Green
Kentucky
0%10%20%30%CountOther1Unclassified2GermanIrishAmericanEnglishScottishYugoslavianItalianScotch-IrishArabFrenchEuropeanSubsaharan AfricanOther ArabPolishDutchSwedishSomali33.383739%22.097993%33.383739%33.4%20,97321.0k22.222399%25.663550%22.222399%22.2%13,96114.0k11.911053%14.414950%11.911053%11.9%7,48310.387750%12.197605%10.387750%10.4%6,5267.992169%18.448437%7.992169%8.0%5,0217.899847%9.880646%7.899847%7.9%4,9632.846046%1.925526%2.846046%2.8%1,7882.300076%0.120127%2.300076%2.3%1,4452.093149%1.985771%2.093149%2.1%1,3152.000828%1.382324%2.000828%2.0%1,2571.989685%0.335608%1.989685%2.0%1,2501.817777%1.617252%1.817777%1.8%1,1421.663377%1.171240%1.663377%1.7%1,0451.273399%0.806099%1.273399%1.3%8001.192220%0.073890%1.192220%1.2%7491.109449%0.902473%1.109449%1.1%6971.058513%1.083638%1.058513%1.1%6650.865911%0.386062%0.865911%0.9%5440.647842%0.080168%0.647842%0.6%407

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of Kentucky and Bowling Green
Bowling Green
Kentucky
0%20%40%Count%MexicanCentral AmericanGuatemalanSalvadoranPuerto RicanHonduranSouth AmericanColombianPeruvianCubanDominicanOther HispanicEcuadorian48.521410%57.864507%48.521410%48.5%2,0513.265%3.26%35.083984%11.749294%35.083984%35.1%1,4832.361%2.36%16.915070%6.064854%16.915070%16.9%7151.138%1.14%11.426544%2.005512%11.426544%11.4%4830.769%0.77%7.665011%10.326993%7.665011%7.7%3240.516%0.52%6.742370%1.972847%6.742370%6.7%2850.454%0.45%5.630471%4.721494%5.630471%5.6%2380.379%0.38%2.484031%1.525060%2.484031%2.5%1050.167%0.17%2.034540%1.038484%2.034540%2.0%860.137%0.14%1.608706%8.727755%1.608706%1.6%680.108%0.11%0.780696%1.085440%0.780696%0.8%330.053%0.05%0.709723%5.524516%0.709723%0.7%300.048%0.05%0.520464%0.596141%0.520464%0.5%220.035%0.04%

Asian Ancestry#3

Self-reported Asian anscestry as a percentage of the Asian population.
Scope: population of Kentucky and Bowling Green
Bowling Green
Kentucky
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%BurmeseVietnameseIndianChineseNepaleseJapaneseBhutaneseKoreanCambodianPakistaniFilipinoTaiwanese51.619299%5.512928%51.619299%51.6%1,5622.486%2.49%10.872439%10.141195%10.872439%10.9%3290.524%0.52%8.559154%23.833298%8.559154%8.6%2590.412%0.41%5.386649%16.444188%5.386649%5.4%1630.259%0.26%4.163913%4.347978%4.163913%4.2%1260.201%0.20%4.130866%7.756990%4.130866%4.1%1250.199%0.20%3.403833%1.044075%3.403833%3.4%1030.164%0.16%2.808989%8.459463%2.808989%2.8%850.135%0.14%2.709848%1.993553%2.709848%2.7%820.131%0.13%2.115003%2.634714%2.115003%2.1%640.102%0.10%1.652346%9.867914%1.652346%1.7%500.080%0.08%1.156642%0.427440%1.156642%1.2%350.056%0.06%

Map of Ancestry by Tract in Bowling Green

German Ancestry by Tract#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
5.7%10.3%14.8%19.2%23.7%28.3%

Irish Ancestry by Tract#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
4.0%7.3%10.6%13.9%17.2%20.5%

American Ancestry by Tract#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
0.2%3.8%7.2%10.7%14.1%17.6%

English Ancestry by Tract#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
1.8%5.5%9.1%12.7%16.3%19.9%

Scottish Ancestry by Tract#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.2%4.4%6.6%8.8%11.0%

Yugoslavian Ancestry by Tract#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'Yugoslavian' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.5%2.9%4.4%5.9%7.4%

Italian Ancestry by Tract#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
0.2%1.4%2.6%3.8%5.0%6.2%

Scotch-Irish Ancestry by Tract#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scotch-Irish' ancestry (%):
0.5%1.2%1.9%2.6%3.2%3.9%

Arab Ancestry by Tract#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'Arab' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.4%4.9%7.3%9.7%12.2%

French Ancestry by Tract#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
0.4%1.1%1.7%2.3%2.9%3.6%

European Ancestry by Tract#14

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
0.2%2.4%4.5%6.7%8.8%11.0%

Subsaharan African Ancestry by Tract#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'Subsaharan African' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.2%4.5%6.7%9.0%11.3%

Other Arab Ancestry by Tract#16

Percentage of the population reporting 'Other Arab' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.2%4.4%6.6%8.9%11.1%

Polish Ancestry by Tract#17

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%2.0%2.6%

Dutch Ancestry by Tract#18

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.1%2.2%3.4%4.5%5.7%

Mexican Ancestry by Tract#19

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.7%3.3%5.0%6.6%8.3%

Central American Ancestry by Tract#20

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.6%3.2%4.8%6.4%8.1%

Guatemalan Ancestry by Tract#21

Percentage of the population reporting ' Guatemalan' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.6%3.2%4.8%6.4%8.1%

Salvadoran Ancestry by Tract#22

Percentage of the population reporting ' Salvadoran' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.9%1.8%2.7%3.6%4.5%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by Tract#23

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.48%0.96%1.44%1.92%2.40%

Burmese Ancestry by Tract#24

Percentage of the population reporting 'Burmese' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.6%3.2%4.9%6.5%8.2%

Vietnamese Ancestry by Tract#25

Percentage of the population reporting 'Vietnamese' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.4%2.1%2.8%3.6%

Indian Ancestry by Tract#26

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.2%1.8%2.4%3.1%

Chinese Ancestry by Tract#27

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.25%0.50%0.75%1.00%1.25%

Nepalese Ancestry by Tract#28

Percentage of the population reporting 'Nepalese' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.3%1.9%2.6%3.3%
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Ancestry by Place in the Bowling Green Area

There are 11 places in the Bowling Green Area. This section compares Bowling Green to all of the places in the Bowling Green Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bowling Green.

German Ancestry by Place#29

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Bowling Green, selected other places in the Bowling Green Area, and entities that contain Bowling Green
0%5%10%15%Count#Plum SpringsKentuckyUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWarren CountyWarrenBowling Green Metro AreaBowling GreenBowling GreenOaklandWoodburnScottsvilleSouthEast South CentralMorgantownSmiths GrovePlanoBrownsvilleWoodburyRochester16.367713%16.367713%16.4%73114.414950%14.414950%14.4%635,986636k14.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M12.743462%12.743462%12.7%15,42815.4k12.291392%12.291392%12.3%20,45320.5k11.911053%11.911053%11.9%7,483210.731707%10.731707%10.7%22310.273973%10.273973%10.3%30410.176890%10.176890%10.2%443510.062070%10.062070%10.1%12,049,90512.0M9.356258%9.356258%9.4%1,758,0741.76M9.284627%9.284627%9.3%24467.757405%7.757405%7.8%5576.947162%6.947162%6.9%7186.577345%6.577345%6.6%5495.319149%5.319149%5.3%5102.142857%2.142857%2.1%611

Ancestry by Place in Kentucky

There are 540 places in Kentucky. This section compares Bowling Green to the 50 most populous places in Kentucky and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bowling Green. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 8,688.

German Ancestry by Place#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Bowling Green, selected other places in Kentucky, and entities that contain Bowling Green
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#EdgewoodFort ThomasAlexandriaFrancisvilleIndependenceErlangerBurlingtonCovingtonNewportFlorenceSt. MatthewsLyndonJeffersontownMount WashingtonMt WashingtonFort KnoxMaysvilleHillviewMurrayFort Campbell NorthFort Campbell NGeorgetownLouisvilleHendersonLexington-FayetteRichmondKentuckyUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRadcliffAshlandDanvilleOwensboroShepherdsvilleElizabethtownNicholasvilleWarren CountyWarrenBereaBowling Green Metro AreaBowling GreenWinchesterLawrenceburgShelbyvilleBowling GreenMadisonvilleFrankfortVersaillesBardstownSouthPaducahEast South CentralParisFranklinSomersetCampbellsvilleGlasgowHopkinsvilleMiddlesboroughShivelyMayfield50.591750%50.591750%50.6%4,403144.285101%44.285101%44.3%7,226240.189232%40.189232%40.2%3,568338.954719%38.954719%39.0%3,682436.694912%36.694912%36.7%9,657535.836251%35.836251%35.8%6,653630.996513%30.996513%31.0%5,067729.139479%29.139479%29.1%11,87911.9k826.297239%26.297239%26.3%4,029925.126832%25.126832%25.1%7,9741022.710541%22.710541%22.7%4,0721121.317418%21.317418%21.3%2,4111220.879723%20.879723%20.9%5,7201320.428734%20.428734%20.4%2,8781419.455886%19.455886%19.5%1,7951517.674209%17.674209%17.7%1,5701616.390424%16.390424%16.4%1,4241716.314216%16.314216%16.3%3,0551816.116408%16.116408%16.1%2,2651916.115807%16.115807%16.1%5,1102015.693629%15.693629%15.7%95,97896.0k2115.025979%15.025979%15.0%4,3382214.704570%14.704570%14.7%45,80945.8k2314.435875%14.435875%14.4%4,8482414.414950%14.414950%14.4%635,986636k14.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M14.022626%14.022626%14.0%3,1982513.886541%13.886541%13.9%2,9572613.781916%13.781916%13.8%2,2942713.246997%13.246997%13.2%7,7742813.151908%13.151908%13.2%1,5612913.108765%13.108765%13.1%3,9113012.923519%12.923519%12.9%3,7803112.743462%12.743462%12.7%15,42815.4k12.401991%12.401991%12.4%1,8193212.291392%12.291392%12.3%20,45320.5k12.253330%12.253330%12.3%2,2543312.110820%12.110820%12.1%1,3423411.935634%11.935634%11.9%1,7953511.911053%11.911053%11.9%7,4833611.771603%11.771603%11.8%2,3093711.569679%11.569679%11.6%3,1933810.889891%10.889891%10.9%9903910.440657%10.440657%10.4%1,3604010.062070%10.062070%10.1%12,049,90512.0M9.372251%9.372251%9.4%2,344419.356258%9.356258%9.4%1,758,0741.76M9.333062%9.333062%9.3%918428.660694%8.660694%8.7%754438.112133%8.112133%8.1%926448.006002%8.006002%8.0%907457.720742%7.720742%7.7%1,107467.049504%7.049504%7.0%2,287476.848202%6.848202%6.8%674486.534400%6.534400%6.5%1,021495.199444%5.199444%5.2%52450

Ancestry by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Bowling Green to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bowling Green. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

German Ancestry by Place#79

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Bowling Green, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Bowling Green
0%5%10%15%Count#LouisvilleLexington-FayetteKentuckyUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSt. PetersburgArlingtonTulsaWarren CountyWarrenVirginia BeachVirginia BchBowling Green Metro AreaBowling GreenOklahoma CityBowling GreenAmarilloPlanoAustinLubbockChesapeakeSouthHuntsvilleWinston-SalemCharlotteRaleighJacksonvilleEast South CentralFayettevilleTampaArlingtonNashville-DavidsonFort WorthColumbusCorpus ChristiNorfolkLittle RockSan AntonioGreensboroRichmondDurhamOrlandoWashingtonBaltimoreNew OrleansMobileGarlandBaton RougeDallasAtlantaIrvingAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…HoustonShreveportMemphisMontgomeryEl PasoBirminghamMiamiLaredoHialeah15.693629%15.693629%15.7%95,97896.0k114.704570%14.704570%14.7%45,80945.8k214.414950%14.414950%14.4%635,986636k14.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M13.355285%13.355285%13.4%33,86733.9k313.172514%13.172514%13.2%29,78229.8k412.786255%12.786255%12.8%51,13351.1k512.743462%12.743462%12.7%15,42815.4k12.648171%12.648171%12.6%56,88356.9k612.291392%12.291392%12.3%20,45320.5k12.002290%12.002290%12.0%74,41674.4k711.911053%11.911053%11.9%7,48311.740649%11.740649%11.7%23,19623.2k811.650447%11.650447%11.7%32,51532.5k911.636092%11.636092%11.6%105,630106k1011.029132%11.029132%11.0%26,96727.0k1110.394779%10.394779%10.4%24,24024.2k1210.062070%10.062070%10.1%12,049,90512.0M9.665402%9.665402%9.7%18,26518.3k139.437087%9.437087%9.4%22,50522.5k149.423318%9.423318%9.4%76,21976.2k159.420927%9.420927%9.4%41,57741.6k169.410868%9.410868%9.4%80,61580.6k179.356258%9.356258%9.4%1,758,0741.76M9.285118%9.285118%9.3%18,91118.9k189.062264%9.062264%9.1%32,75832.8k199.004191%9.004191%9.0%34,56734.6k208.703250%8.703250%8.7%56,02956.0k218.437243%8.437243%8.4%68,84268.8k228.318897%8.318897%8.3%16,66316.7k237.976879%7.976879%8.0%25,53025.5k247.861259%7.861259%7.9%19,31719.3k257.809148%7.809148%7.8%15,43415.4k267.662236%7.662236%7.7%110,287110k277.611535%7.611535%7.6%21,47821.5k287.455264%7.455264%7.5%16,16116.2k297.289056%7.289056%7.3%18,35118.4k306.983889%6.983889%7.0%18,38918.4k316.978205%6.978205%7.0%45,98746.0k326.862802%6.862802%6.9%42,61842.6k336.509159%6.509159%6.5%24,92524.9k346.438258%6.438258%6.4%12,47212.5k356.176909%6.176909%6.2%14,50414.5k365.945062%5.945062%5.9%13,59613.6k375.839493%5.839493%5.8%74,65474.7k385.734063%5.734063%5.7%26,16926.2k395.725541%5.725541%5.7%13,28413.3k405.629015%5.629015%5.6%11,07711.1k415.172272%5.172272%5.2%115,889116k424.981593%4.981593%5.0%9,892433.879962%3.879962%3.9%25,44725.4k443.731961%3.731961%3.7%7,528453.606034%3.606034%3.6%24,45124.5k463.268463%3.268463%3.3%6,943471.605096%1.605096%1.6%6,944480.701710%0.701710%0.7%1,766490.272041%0.272041%0.3%64150

Ancestry by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Bowling Green to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bowling Green. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

German Ancestry by Place#104

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Bowling Green, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Bowling Green
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#OmahaMinneapolisColorado SpringsColorado SpgsWichitaColumbusPortlandKansas CityMilwaukeeSeattleIndianapolisLouisvilleDenverKentuckyUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMesaTulsaWarren CountyWarrenVirginia BeachVirginia BchBowling Green Metro AreaBowling GreenOklahoma CityBowling GreenTucsonAustinPhoenixSouthAlbuquerqueLas VegasCharlotteRaleighJacksonvilleClevelandEast South CentralSan DiegoArlingtonNashville-DavidsonFort WorthSacramentoSan FranciscoSan AntonioChicagoFresnoWashingtonPhiladelphiaBaltimoreLong BeachDallasAtlantaOaklandSan JoseHoustonBostonLos AngelesMemphisEl PasoNew YorkDetroitMiami26.271351%26.271351%26.3%116,401116k122.341661%22.341661%22.3%90,41090.4k221.374279%21.374279%21.4%95,91995.9k321.145367%21.145367%21.1%82,05182.1k419.331022%19.331022%19.3%161,808162k517.672244%17.672244%17.7%109,672110k617.459678%17.459678%17.5%82,36982.4k717.326349%17.326349%17.3%103,728104k815.971916%15.971916%16.0%106,828107k915.727423%15.727423%15.7%133,160133k1015.693629%15.693629%15.7%95,97896.0k1114.440912%14.440912%14.4%95,78795.8k1214.414950%14.414950%14.4%635,986636k14.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M14.061464%14.061464%14.1%66,15366.2k1312.786255%12.786255%12.8%51,13351.1k1412.743462%12.743462%12.7%15,42815.4k12.648171%12.648171%12.6%56,88356.9k1512.291392%12.291392%12.3%20,45320.5k12.002290%12.002290%12.0%74,41674.4k1611.911053%11.911053%11.9%7,48311.844325%11.844325%11.8%62,48962.5k1711.636092%11.636092%11.6%105,630106k1811.086886%11.086886%11.1%172,437172k1910.062070%10.062070%10.1%12,049,90512.0M9.943989%9.943989%9.9%55,37455.4k209.684899%9.684899%9.7%59,39759.4k219.423318%9.423318%9.4%76,21976.2k229.420927%9.420927%9.4%41,57741.6k239.410868%9.410868%9.4%80,61580.6k249.364151%9.364151%9.4%36,44236.4k259.356258%9.356258%9.4%1,758,0741.76M9.178491%9.178491%9.2%126,187126k269.004191%9.004191%9.0%34,56734.6k278.703250%8.703250%8.7%56,02956.0k288.437243%8.437243%8.4%68,84268.8k297.867212%7.867212%7.9%38,11938.1k307.811291%7.811291%7.8%66,41866.4k317.662236%7.662236%7.7%110,287110k327.437499%7.437499%7.4%201,855202k336.994260%6.994260%7.0%35,93735.9k346.978205%6.978205%7.0%45,98746.0k356.959315%6.959315%7.0%108,561109k366.862802%6.862802%6.9%42,61842.6k375.977739%5.977739%6.0%28,08328.1k385.839493%5.839493%5.8%74,65474.7k395.734063%5.734063%5.7%26,16926.2k405.705757%5.705757%5.7%23,51023.5k415.695870%5.695870%5.7%57,49257.5k425.172272%5.172272%5.2%115,889116k434.573137%4.573137%4.6%30,10430.1k444.205190%4.205190%4.2%164,796165k453.879962%3.879962%3.9%25,44725.4k463.606034%3.606034%3.6%24,45124.5k473.014360%3.014360%3.0%255,074255k481.703580%1.703580%1.7%11,64311.6k491.605096%1.605096%1.6%6,94450

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of Bowling Green. Respondents were not limited to one ancestry, so if a person reported both English and German, then they would be counted in both categories. Consequently, the sum of the counts over all the ancestries most often exceeds the total population of the entity. Asian and Hispanic ancestry is reported separately from European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African ancestry. A full list of all possible categories is as follows:

  • European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African Ancestries: Afghan, Albanian, Alsatian, American, Arab, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian, Syrian, Arab, Other Arab, Armenian, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Australian, Austrian, Basque, Belgian, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Cajun, Canadian, Carpatho Rusyn, Celtic, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, Eastern European, English, Estonian, European, Finnish, French, French Canadian, German, German Russian, Greek, Guyanese, Hungarian, Icelander, Iranian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxemburger, Macedonian, Maltese, New Zealander, Northern European, Norwegian, Pennsylvania German, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak, Slovene, Soviet Union, Subsaharan African, Cape Verdean, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Liberian, Nigerian, Senegalese, Sierra Leonean, Somali, South African, Sudanese, Ugandan, Zimbabwean, African, Other, Swedish, Swiss, Turkish, Ukrainian, Welsh, West Indian, Bahamian, Barbadian, Belizean, Bermudan, British West Indian, Dutch West Indian, Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, U.S. Virgin Islander, West Indian, Other West Indian, Yugoslavian, Other, and Unclassified
  • Asian Ancestries: Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Other, Not Specified, and Mixed
  • Hispanic Ancestries: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran, Other Central American, South American, Argentinean, Bolivian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan, Other South American, Other Hispanic, Spaniard, Spanish, and Spanish American

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