Kentucky
State in USA
Contents: Subdivision
The population development in Kentucky as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).
| Name | Status | Population Census 1990-04-01 | Population Census 2000-04-01 | Population Census 2010-04-01 | Population Census 2020-04-01 | Population Estimate 2025-07-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | State | 3,685,296 | 4,041,769 | 4,339,367 | 4,506,287 | 4,606,864 | |
| Adair | County | 15,360 | 17,244 | 18,656 | 18,901 | 19,423 | → |
| Allen | County | 14,628 | 17,800 | 19,956 | 20,579 | 22,536 | → |
| Anderson | County | 14,571 | 19,111 | 21,421 | 23,880 | 25,225 | → |
| Ballard | County | 7,902 | 8,286 | 8,249 | 7,730 | 7,594 | → |
| Barren | County | 34,001 | 38,033 | 42,173 | 44,483 | 45,641 | → |
| Bath | County | 9,692 | 11,085 | 11,591 | 12,745 | 13,176 | → |
| Bell | County | 31,506 | 30,060 | 28,691 | 24,096 | 22,829 | → |
| Boone | County | 57,589 | 85,991 | 118,811 | 135,988 | 145,316 | → |
| Bourbon | County | 19,236 | 19,360 | 19,985 | 20,254 | 20,243 | → |
| Boyd | County | 51,150 | 49,752 | 49,542 | 48,260 | 47,751 | → |
| Boyle | County | 25,641 | 27,697 | 28,432 | 30,614 | 31,632 | → |
| Bracken | County | 7,766 | 8,279 | 8,488 | 8,400 | 8,511 | → |
| Breathitt | County | 15,703 | 16,100 | 13,878 | 13,721 | 12,558 | → |
| Breckinridge | County | 16,312 | 18,648 | 20,059 | 20,432 | 21,503 | → |
| Bullitt | County | 47,567 | 61,236 | 74,319 | 82,224 | 86,454 | → |
| Butler | County | 11,245 | 13,010 | 12,690 | 12,373 | 12,520 | → |
| Caldwell | County | 13,232 | 13,060 | 12,984 | 12,653 | 12,609 | → |
| Calloway | County | 30,735 | 34,177 | 37,191 | 37,543 | 39,421 | → |
| Campbell | County | 83,866 | 88,616 | 90,336 | 93,081 | 95,441 | → |
| Carlisle | County | 5,238 | 5,351 | 5,104 | 4,820 | 4,747 | → |
| Carroll | County | 9,292 | 10,155 | 10,811 | 10,804 | 11,141 | → |
| Carter | County | 24,340 | 26,889 | 27,720 | 26,631 | 26,149 | → |
| Casey | County | 14,211 | 15,447 | 15,955 | 15,944 | 16,205 | → |
| Christian | County | 68,941 | 72,265 | 73,955 | 72,799 | 70,115 | → |
| Clark | County | 29,496 | 33,144 | 35,613 | 36,986 | 37,888 | → |
| Clay | County | 21,746 | 24,556 | 21,730 | 20,336 | 19,465 | → |
| Clinton | County | 9,135 | 9,634 | 10,272 | 9,252 | 9,139 | → |
| Crittenden | County | 9,196 | 9,384 | 9,315 | 8,986 | 8,807 | → |
| Cumberland | County | 6,784 | 7,147 | 6,856 | 5,887 | 5,992 | → |
| Daviess | County | 87,189 | 91,545 | 96,656 | 103,319 | 104,898 | → |
| Edmonson | County | 10,357 | 11,644 | 12,161 | 12,125 | 12,749 | → |
| Elliott | County | 6,455 | 6,748 | 7,852 | 7,352 | 7,265 | → |
| Estill | County | 14,614 | 15,307 | 14,672 | 14,161 | 13,962 | → |
| Fayette | County | 225,366 | 260,512 | 295,803 | 322,563 | 329,751 | → |
| Fleming | County | 12,292 | 13,792 | 14,348 | 15,076 | 15,787 | → |
| Floyd | County | 43,586 | 42,441 | 39,451 | 35,946 | 34,401 | → |
| Franklin | County | 43,781 | 47,687 | 49,285 | 51,541 | 52,649 | → |
| Fulton | County | 8,271 | 7,752 | 6,813 | 6,513 | 6,218 | → |
| Gallatin | County | 5,393 | 7,870 | 8,589 | 8,695 | 8,840 | → |
| Garrard | County | 11,579 | 14,792 | 16,912 | 16,949 | 18,207 | → |
| Grant | County | 15,737 | 22,384 | 24,662 | 24,942 | 26,181 | → |
| Graves | County | 33,550 | 37,028 | 37,121 | 36,654 | 37,050 | → |
| Grayson | County | 21,050 | 24,053 | 25,746 | 26,419 | 27,406 | → |
| Green | County | 10,371 | 11,518 | 11,258 | 11,106 | 11,644 | → |
| Greenup | County | 36,742 | 36,891 | 36,910 | 35,966 | 35,213 | → |
| Hancock | County | 7,864 | 8,392 | 8,565 | 9,095 | 9,050 | → |
| Hardin | County | 89,240 | 94,174 | 105,543 | 110,698 | 113,482 | → |
| Harlan | County | 36,574 | 33,202 | 29,278 | 26,830 | 24,725 | → |
| Harrison | County | 16,248 | 17,983 | 18,846 | 18,682 | 19,627 | → |
| Hart | County | 14,890 | 17,445 | 18,199 | 19,279 | 20,117 | → |
| Henderson | County | 43,044 | 44,829 | 46,250 | 44,794 | 44,255 | → |
| Henry | County | 12,823 | 15,060 | 15,416 | 15,676 | 16,447 | → |
| Hickman | County | 5,566 | 5,262 | 4,902 | 4,520 | 4,372 | → |
| Hopkins | County | 46,126 | 46,519 | 46,920 | 45,420 | 45,127 | → |
| Jackson | County | 11,955 | 13,495 | 13,494 | 12,963 | 13,325 | → |
| Jefferson | County | 664,937 | 693,604 | 741,096 | 782,962 | 795,222 | → |
| Jessamine | County | 30,508 | 39,041 | 48,586 | 52,999 | 57,147 | → |
| Johnson | County | 23,248 | 23,445 | 23,356 | 22,678 | 22,051 | → |
| Kenton | County | 142,031 | 151,464 | 159,720 | 169,041 | 175,779 | → |
| Knott | County | 17,906 | 17,649 | 16,346 | 14,251 | 13,321 | → |
| Knox | County | 29,676 | 31,795 | 31,883 | 30,195 | 29,532 | → |
| LaRue | County | 11,679 | 13,373 | 14,193 | 14,869 | 15,184 | → |
| Laurel | County | 43,438 | 52,715 | 58,849 | 62,613 | 63,746 | → |
| Lawrence | County | 13,998 | 15,569 | 15,860 | 16,288 | 15,765 | → |
| Lee | County | 7,422 | 7,916 | 7,887 | 7,388 | 7,297 | → |
| Leslie | County | 13,642 | 12,401 | 11,310 | 10,515 | 9,627 | → |
| Letcher | County | 27,000 | 25,277 | 24,519 | 21,549 | 19,952 | → |
| Lewis | County | 13,029 | 14,092 | 13,870 | 13,083 | 12,901 | → |
| Lincoln | County | 20,045 | 23,361 | 24,742 | 24,275 | 25,353 | → |
| Livingston | County | 9,062 | 9,804 | 9,519 | 8,889 | 8,863 | → |
| Logan | County | 24,416 | 26,573 | 26,835 | 27,429 | 28,669 | → |
| Lyon | County | 6,624 | 8,080 | 8,314 | 8,678 | 9,123 | → |
| Madison | County | 57,508 | 70,872 | 82,916 | 92,702 | 101,696 | → |
| Magoffin | County | 13,077 | 13,332 | 13,333 | 11,639 | 11,110 | → |
| Marion | County | 16,499 | 18,212 | 19,820 | 19,575 | 20,115 | → |
| Marshall | County | 27,205 | 30,125 | 31,448 | 31,662 | 31,659 | → |
| Martin | County | 12,526 | 12,578 | 12,929 | 11,290 | 10,697 | → |
| Mason | County | 16,666 | 16,800 | 17,490 | 17,126 | 16,936 | → |
| McCracken | County | 62,879 | 65,514 | 65,565 | 67,873 | 67,553 | → |
| McCreary | County | 15,603 | 17,080 | 18,306 | 16,885 | 17,124 | → |
| McLean | County | 9,628 | 9,938 | 9,531 | 9,151 | 9,064 | → |
| Meade | County | 24,170 | 26,349 | 28,602 | 30,005 | 30,699 | → |
| Menifee | County | 5,092 | 6,556 | 6,306 | 6,113 | 6,430 | → |
| Mercer | County | 19,148 | 20,817 | 21,331 | 22,640 | 23,733 | → |
| Metcalfe | County | 8,963 | 10,037 | 10,099 | 10,288 | 10,583 | → |
| Monroe | County | 11,401 | 11,756 | 10,963 | 11,335 | 11,191 | → |
| Montgomery | County | 19,561 | 22,554 | 26,499 | 28,109 | 28,822 | → |
| Morgan | County | 11,648 | 13,948 | 13,923 | 13,725 | 14,415 | → |
| Muhlenberg | County | 31,318 | 31,839 | 31,499 | 30,934 | 30,634 | → |
| Nelson | County | 29,710 | 37,477 | 43,437 | 46,732 | 49,036 | → |
| Nicholas | County | 6,725 | 6,813 | 7,135 | 7,532 | 7,949 | → |
| Ohio | County | 21,105 | 22,916 | 23,842 | 23,770 | 23,934 | → |
| Oldham | County | 33,263 | 46,178 | 60,316 | 67,614 | 70,986 | → |
| Owen | County | 9,035 | 10,547 | 10,841 | 11,268 | 11,601 | → |
| Owsley | County | 5,036 | 4,858 | 4,755 | 4,054 | 3,932 | → |
| Pendleton | County | 12,036 | 14,390 | 14,877 | 14,639 | 14,800 | → |
| Perry | County | 30,283 | 29,390 | 28,712 | 28,473 | 26,555 | → |
| Pike | County | 72,583 | 68,736 | 65,024 | 58,667 | 54,721 | → |
| Powell | County | 11,686 | 13,237 | 12,613 | 13,130 | 12,812 | → |
| Pulaski | County | 49,489 | 56,217 | 63,063 | 65,034 | 67,384 | → |
| Robertson | County | 2,124 | 2,266 | 2,282 | 2,193 | 2,325 | → |
| Rockcastle | County | 14,803 | 16,582 | 17,056 | 16,033 | 16,148 | → |
| Rowan | County | 20,353 | 22,094 | 23,333 | 24,652 | 24,476 | → |
| Russell | County | 14,716 | 16,315 | 17,565 | 17,991 | 18,608 | → |
| Scott | County | 23,867 | 33,061 | 47,173 | 57,164 | 62,262 | → |
| Shelby | County | 24,824 | 33,337 | 42,074 | 48,113 | 51,243 | → |
| Simpson | County | 15,145 | 16,405 | 17,327 | 19,595 | 20,788 | → |
| Spencer | County | 6,801 | 11,766 | 17,061 | 19,418 | 20,998 | → |
| Taylor | County | 21,146 | 22,927 | 24,512 | 26,022 | 26,763 | → |
| Todd | County | 10,940 | 11,971 | 12,460 | 12,244 | 12,972 | → |
| Trigg | County | 10,361 | 12,597 | 14,339 | 14,053 | 14,512 | → |
| Trimble | County | 6,090 | 8,125 | 8,809 | 8,473 | 8,701 | → |
| Union | County | 16,557 | 15,637 | 15,007 | 13,668 | 12,839 | → |
| Warren | County | 76,673 | 92,522 | 113,792 | 134,563 | 149,375 | → |
| Washington | County | 10,441 | 10,916 | 11,717 | 12,027 | 12,368 | → |
| Wayne | County | 17,468 | 19,923 | 20,813 | 19,562 | 19,597 | → |
| Webster | County | 13,955 | 14,120 | 13,621 | 13,017 | 12,929 | → |
| Whitley | County | 33,326 | 35,865 | 35,637 | 36,714 | 37,297 | → |
| Wolfe | County | 6,503 | 7,065 | 7,355 | 6,564 | 6,298 | → |
| Woodford | County | 19,955 | 23,208 | 24,939 | 26,868 | 27,883 | → |
| USA [United States of America] | Federal Republic | 248,709,873 | 281,421,906 | 308,745,538 | 331,516,113 | 341,784,857 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Explanation: Latest available rebased total population figures are tabulated.
Further information about the population structure:
| Gender (E 2024) | |
|---|---|
| Males | 2,274,664 |
| Females | 2,313,708 |
| Age Groups (E 2024) | |
|---|---|
| 0-17 years | 1,025,672 |
| 18-64 years | 2,736,005 |
| 65+ years | 826,695 |
| Age Distribution (E 2024) | |
|---|---|
| 80+ years | 173,193 |
| 70-79 years | 383,307 |
| 60-69 years | 565,737 |
| 50-59 years | 561,035 |
| 40-49 years | 565,097 |
| 30-39 years | 598,078 |
| 20-29 years | 602,699 |
| 10-19 years | 588,574 |
| 0-9 years | 550,652 |
| Urbanization (C 2020) | |
|---|---|
| Rural | 1,860,980 |
| Urban | 2,644,856 |
| »Race« (C 2020) | |
|---|---|
| White | 3,711,254 |
| Black/African American | 362,417 |
| Indigenous | 12,801 |
| Asian | 74,426 |
| Pacific Islander | 3,681 |
| Some other | 96,417 |
| 2 or more | 244,840 |
| Ethnicity (C 2020) | |
|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 207,854 |
| Other | 4,297,982 |