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Total Population in Kentucky, by County

Total Population for every county in Kentucky, ranked. The highest is Jefferson County at 783,022 and the lowest is Robertson County at 2,283.

Kentucky: 4,534,824 · United States: 334,922,499 · median county in Kentucky: 19,603

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#County Total Population
1Jefferson County783,022
2Fayette County323,725
3Kenton County171,288
4Warren County140,918
5Boone County139,841
6Hardin County111,942
7Daviess County103,648
8Madison County95,769
9Campbell County93,426
10Bullitt County84,027
11Christian County72,069
12Oldham County69,257
13McCracken County67,564
14Pulaski County65,897
15Laurel County62,983
16Scott County59,536
17Pike County56,727
18Jessamine County54,588
19Franklin County51,842
20Shelby County49,096
21Boyd County47,911
22Nelson County47,606
23Hopkins County45,119
24Barren County44,938
25Henderson County44,280
26Calloway County38,224
27Clark County37,192
28Whitley County36,920
29Graves County36,630
30Greenup County35,501
31Floyd County35,224
32Marshall County31,743
33Boyle County30,941
34Muhlenberg County30,591
35Meade County30,158
36Knox County29,865
37Montgomery County28,395
38Logan County27,986
39Perry County27,499
40Woodford County27,279
41Grayson County26,707
42Taylor County26,397
43Carter County26,341
44Harlan County25,772
45Grant County25,418
46Rowan County24,578
47Lincoln County24,504
48Anderson County24,353
49Ohio County23,735
50Bell County23,509
51Mercer County23,028
52Johnson County22,334
53Allen County21,293
54Breckinridge County20,881
55Letcher County20,808
56Bourbon County20,240
57Spencer County20,193
58Simpson County19,972
59Clay County19,921
60Marion County19,749
61Hart County19,603
62Wayne County19,602
63Harrison County19,140
64Adair County19,089
65Russell County18,221
66Garrard County17,568
67Mason County16,956
68McCreary County16,867
69Rockcastle County16,163
70Lawrence County16,077
71Casey County15,914
72Henry County15,856
73Fleming County15,323
74Larue County15,107
75Pendleton County14,723
76Trigg County14,315
77Morgan County14,053
78Estill County14,035
79Knott County13,830
80Breathitt County13,276
81Union County13,260
82Jackson County13,086
83Powell County13,038
84Lewis County12,965
85Bath County12,851
86Webster County12,842
87Caldwell County12,618
88Todd County12,469
89Butler County12,393
90Edmonson County12,355
91Washington County12,140
92Green County11,369
93Magoffin County11,348
94Owen County11,330
95Monroe County11,269
96Martin County11,027
97Carroll County10,954
98Metcalfe County10,425
99Leslie County10,079
100Clinton County9,202
101McLean County9,114
102Hancock County9,034
103Crittenden County8,979
104Livingston County8,903
105Lyon County8,900
106Gallatin County8,769
107Trimble County8,550
108Bracken County8,444
109Nicholas County7,708
110Ballard County7,654
111Lee County7,339
112Elliott County7,307
113Wolfe County6,443
114Fulton County6,409
115Menifee County6,230
116Cumberland County5,948
117Carlisle County4,762
118Hickman County4,439
119Owsley County3,971
120Robertson County2,283

Everyone living in the area, from the 5-year American Community Survey.

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

Kentucky ranks 26th of 52 states for total population.

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