Nelson

County in Kentucky

County

The population development of Nelson.

Name	Status	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Nelson	County	29,710	37,477	43,437	46,725	48,706	→
Kentucky	State	3,685,296	4,041,769	4,339,367	4,506,302	4,588,372

Contents: Incorporated Places

The population development of the incorporated places in Nelson.

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Name	Status	County	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Bardstown	City	Nelson	7,991	10,694	12,516	13,567	14,104	→
Bloomfield	City	Nelson	824	922	1,026	959	994	→
Fairfield	City	Nelson	142	70	109	120	135	→
New Haven	City	Nelson	866	899	855	799	829	→

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2020)
Males	23,117
Females	23,621

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	10,989
18-64 years	27,736
65+ years	8,013

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	1,566
70-79 years	3,687
60-69 years	5,997
50-59 years	6,610
40-49 years	5,905
30-39 years	5,662
20-29 years	5,338
10-19 years	6,100
0-9 years	5,873

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	29,056
Urban	17,682

»Race« (C 2020)
White	41,500
Black/African American	2,200
Indigenous	95
Asian	268
Pacific Islander	8
Some other	462
2 or more	2,205

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	1,214
Other	45,524