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Population per Square Mile in Kentucky, by County

Population per Square Mile for every county in Kentucky, ranked. The highest is Jefferson County at 2,056.1 and the lowest is Hickman County at 18.3.

Kentucky: 114.8 · United States: n/a · median county in Kentucky: 57.9

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#County Population per Square Mile
1Jefferson County2,056.1
2Fayette County1,140.5
3Kenton County1,068.1
4Campbell County617.4
5Boone County567.8
6Oldham County369.8
7Jessamine County317.2
8Boyd County299.7
9Bullitt County282.8
10McCracken County271.6
11Warren County260.1
12Franklin County249.3
13Daviess County226.1
14Madison County218.7
15Scott County211.0
16Hardin County179.4
17Boyle County171.6
18Clark County147.3
19Laurel County145.2
20Montgomery County143.9
21Woodford County143.9
22Shelby County129.3
23Anderson County120.4
24Nelson County113.7
25Spencer County108.2
26Marshall County105.1
27Greenup County103.1
28Henderson County101.5
29Christian County100.4
30Pulaski County100.1
31Calloway County99.3
32Taylor County99.1
33Meade County98.7
34Grant County98.5
35Mercer County92.3
36Barren County92.2
37Floyd County89.6
38Gallatin County89.2
39Rowan County87.8
40Johnson County85.3
41Simpson County85.3
42Carroll County85.1
43Whitley County84.3
44Hopkins County83.2
45Perry County80.9
46Knox County77.3
47Garrard County76.4
48Lincoln County73.6
49Powell County72.9
50Pike County72.2
51Russell County71.9
52Mason County70.6
53Bourbon County69.9
54Graves County66.4
55Bell County65.5
56Muhlenberg County65.5
57Carter County64.3
58Harrison County62.5
59Allen County61.9
60Letcher County61.6
61Larue County57.9
62Trimble County57.9
63Marion County57.5
64Estill County55.5
65Henry County55.4
66Harlan County55.3
67Grayson County53.5
68Pendleton County53.1
69Rockcastle County51.1
70Logan County50.7
71Hancock County48.1
72Martin County48.0
73Hart County47.5
74Adair County47.1
75Clinton County46.7
76Bath County46.2
77Fleming County43.9
78Wayne County42.8
79Clay County42.4
80Bracken County41.7
81Lyon County41.6
82Edmonson County40.8
83Washington County40.8
84Ohio County40.4
85Green County39.8
86McCreary County39.5
87Nicholas County39.5
88Knott County39.3
89Lawrence County38.7
90Union County38.7
91Webster County38.7
92Jackson County37.9
93Morgan County36.9
94Magoffin County36.8
95Breckinridge County36.7
96Caldwell County36.6
97McLean County36.1
98Metcalfe County36.0
99Casey County35.8
100Lee County35.1
101Monroe County34.2
102Todd County33.3
103Trigg County32.4
104Owen County32.3
105Elliott County31.2
106Fulton County31.1
107Ballard County31.0
108Menifee County30.6
109Butler County29.1
110Wolfe County29.0
111Livingston County28.4
112Breathitt County27.0
113Lewis County26.9
114Carlisle County25.1
115Leslie County25.1
116Crittenden County25.0
117Robertson County22.9
118Owsley County20.1
119Cumberland County19.5
120Hickman County18.3

People divided by land area. Water is excluded, so lake and coastal counties are not unfairly diluted.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Kentucky ranks 26th of 52 states for population per square mile.

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