Kentucky Counties by Population

Below are the 120 Kentucky counties sorted by population from largest to smallest. The population data are from the 2022 Population Estimates Program and 2021 American Community Survey.

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Rank County Population
1 Jefferson County 773,399
2 Fayette County 320,347
3 Kenton County 170,313
4 Warren County 139,843
5 Boone County 139,093
6 Hardin County 111,862
7 Daviess County 103,222
8 Madison County 95,187
9 Campbell County 93,300
10 Bullitt County 83,836
11 Christian County 73,037
12 Oldham County 69,431
13 McCracken County 67,490
14 Pulaski County 65,795
15 Laurel County 62,885
16 Scott County 59,099
17 Pike County 56,286
18 Jessamine County 54,254
19 Franklin County 51,607
20 Shelby County 48,886
21 Boyd County 48,110
22 Nelson County 47,392
23 Barren County 44,854
24 Hopkins County 44,812
25 Henderson County 44,046
26 Calloway County 37,685
27 Clark County 37,061
28 Whitley County 36,873
29 Graves County 36,412
30 Greenup County 35,403
31 Floyd County 34,978
32 Marshall County 31,777
33 Boyle County 30,904
34 Muhlenberg County 30,455
35 Meade County 30,001
36 Knox County 29,791
37 Montgomery County 28,367
38 Logan County 27,877
39 Perry County 27,361
40 Woodford County 27,062
41 Grayson County 26,631
42 Taylor County 26,407
43 Carter County 26,395
44 Harlan County 25,662
45 Grant County 25,502
46 Rowan County 24,388
47 Lincoln County 24,360
48 Anderson County 24,224
49 Bell County 23,568
50 Ohio County 23,527
51 Mercer County 22,902
52 Johnson County 22,244
53 Allen County 21,275
54 Breckinridge County 20,943
55 Letcher County 20,893
56 Spencer County 20,204
57 Bourbon County 20,093
58 Simpson County 19,949
59 Clay County 19,913
60 Marion County 19,775
61 Wayne County 19,681
62 Hart County 19,600
63 Harrison County 19,103
64 Adair County 19,067
65 Russell County 18,178
66 Garrard County 17,589
67 Mason County 16,930
68 McCreary County 16,701
69 Rockcastle County 16,242
70 Lawrence County 16,109
71 Casey County 15,920
72 Henry County 15,771
73 Fleming County 15,288
74 Larue County 15,163
75 Pendleton County 14,676
76 Trigg County 14,332
77 Morgan County 14,120
78 Estill County 14,044
79 Knott County 13,874
80 Breathitt County 13,351
81 Powell County 13,083
82 Jackson County 12,973
83 Union County 12,961
84 Lewis County 12,954
85 Bath County 12,829
86 Webster County 12,726
87 Caldwell County 12,570
88 Todd County 12,404
89 Butler County 12,295
90 Edmonson County 12,269
91 Washington County 12,061
92 Green County 11,365
93 Magoffin County 11,357
94 Monroe County 11,355
95 Owen County 11,290
96 Martin County 11,095
97 Carroll County 10,938
98 Metcalfe County 10,370
99 Leslie County 10,093
100 Clinton County 9,123
101 McLean County 9,105
102 Lyon County 9,101
103 Hancock County 9,021
104 Crittenden County 8,981
105 Livingston County 8,963
106 Gallatin County 8,763
107 Trimble County 8,539
108 Bracken County 8,452
109 Nicholas County 7,805
110 Ballard County 7,650
111 Elliott County 7,293
112 Lee County 7,261
113 Wolfe County 6,400
114 Fulton County 6,382
115 Menifee County 6,250
116 Cumberland County 5,946
117 Carlisle County 4,720
118 Hickman County 4,422
119 Owsley County 3,929
120 Robertson County 2,229

United States Census Bureau. B01001 SEX BY AGE, 2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Office. Web. 8 December 2022. http://www.census.gov/.

United States Census Bureau. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division. Web. May 2023. http://www.census.gov/.

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