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Kentucky Counties Ranked by Population
Total Population Ranks from the 2010 Census:
| Rank |
County |
Pop. 2000 |
Pop. 2010 |
# change |
% change |
| 1 |
Jefferson |
693,604 |
741,096 |
47,492 |
6.8 |
| 2 |
Fayette |
260,512 |
295,803 |
35,291 |
13.5 |
| 3 |
Kenton |
151,464 |
159,720 |
8,256 |
5.5 |
| 4 |
Boone |
85,991 |
118,811 |
32,820 |
38.2 |
| 5 |
Warren |
92,522 |
113,792 |
21,270 |
23 |
| 6 |
Hardin |
94,174 |
105,543 |
11,369 |
12.1 |
| 7 |
Daviess |
91,545 |
96,656 |
5,111 |
5.6 |
| 8 |
Campbell |
88,616 |
90,336 |
1,720 |
1.9 |
| 9 |
Madison |
70,872 |
82,916 |
12,044 |
17 |
| 10 |
Bullitt |
61,236 |
74,319 |
13,083 |
21.4 |
| 11 |
Christian |
72,265 |
73,955 |
1,690 |
2.3 |
| 12 |
McCracken |
65,514 |
65,565 |
51 |
0.1 |
| 13 |
Pike |
68,736 |
65,024 |
-3,712 |
-5.4 |
| 14 |
Pulaski |
56,217 |
63,063 |
6,846 |
12.2 |
| 15 |
Oldham |
46,178 |
60,316 |
14,138 |
30.6 |
| 16 |
Laurel |
52,715 |
58,849 |
6,134 |
11.6 |
| 17 |
Boyd |
49,752 |
49,542 |
-210 |
-0.4 |
| 18 |
Franklin |
47,687 |
49,285 |
1,598 |
3.4 |
| 19 |
Jessamine |
39,041 |
48,586 |
9,545 |
24.4 |
| 20 |
Scott |
33,061 |
47,173 |
14,112 |
42.7 |
| 21 |
Hopkins |
46,519 |
46,920 |
401 |
0.9 |
| 22 |
Henderson |
44,829 |
46,250 |
1,421 |
3.2 |
| 23 |
Nelson |
37,477 |
43,437 |
5,960 |
15.9 |
| 24 |
Barren |
38,033 |
42,173 |
4,140 |
10.9 |
| 25 |
Shelby |
33,337 |
42,074 |
8,737 |
26.2 |
| 26 |
Floyd |
42,441 |
39,451 |
-2,990 |
-7 |
| 27 |
Calloway |
34,177 |
37,191 |
3,014 |
8.8 |
| 28 |
Graves |
37,028 |
37,121 |
93 |
0.3 |
| 29 |
Greenup |
36,891 |
36,910 |
19 |
0.1 |
| 30 |
Whitley |
35,865 |
35,637 |
-228 |
-0.6 |
| 31 |
Clark |
33,144 |
35,613 |
2,469 |
7.4 |
| 32 |
Knox |
31,795 |
31,883 |
88 |
0.3 |
| 33 |
Muhlenberg |
31,839 |
31,499 |
-340 |
-1.1 |
| 34 |
Marshall |
30,125 |
31,448 |
1,323 |
4.4 |
| 35 |
Harlan |
33,202 |
29,278 |
-3,924 |
-11.8 |
| 36 |
Perry |
29,390 |
28,712 |
-678 |
-2.3 |
| 37 |
Bell |
30,060 |
28,691 |
-1,369 |
-4.6 |
| 38 |
Meade |
26,349 |
28,602 |
2,253 |
8.6 |
| 39 |
Boyle |
27,697 |
28,432 |
735 |
2.7 |
| 40 |
Carter |
26,889 |
27,720 |
831 |
3.1 |
| 41 |
Logan |
26,573 |
26,835 |
262 |
1 |
| 42 |
Montgomery |
22,554 |
26,499 |
3,945 |
17.5 |
| 43 |
Grayson |
24,053 |
25,746 |
1,693 |
7 |
| 44 |
Woodford |
23,208 |
24,939 |
1,731 |
7.5 |
| 45 |
Lincoln |
23,361 |
24,742 |
1,381 |
5.9 |
| 46 |
Grant |
22,384 |
24,662 |
2,278 |
10.2 |
| 47 |
Letcher |
25,277 |
24,519 |
-758 |
-3 |
| 48 |
Taylor |
22,927 |
24,512 |
1,585 |
6.9 |
| 49 |
Ohio |
22,916 |
23,842 |
926 |
4 |
| 50 |
Johnson |
23,445 |
23,356 |
-89 |
-0.4 |
| 51 |
Rowan |
22,094 |
23,333 |
1,239 |
5.6 |
| 52 |
Clay |
24,556 |
21,730 |
-2,826 |
-11.5 |
| 53 |
Anderson |
19,111 |
21,421 |
2,310 |
12.1 |
| 54 |
Mercer |
20,817 |
21,331 |
514 |
2.5 |
| 55 |
Wayne |
19,923 |
20,813 |
890 |
4.5 |
| 56 |
Breckinridge |
18,648 |
20,059 |
1,411 |
7.6 |
| 57 |
Bourbon |
19,360 |
19,985 |
625 |
3.2 |
| 58 |
Allen |
17,800 |
19,956 |
2,156 |
12.1 |
| 59 |
Marion |
18,212 |
19,820 |
1,608 |
8.8 |
| 60 |
Harrison |
17,983 |
18,846 |
863 |
4.8 |
| 61 |
Adair |
17,244 |
18,656 |
1,412 |
8.2 |
| 62 |
McCreary |
17,080 |
18,306 |
1,226 |
7.2 |
| 63 |
Hart |
17,445 |
18,199 |
754 |
4.3 |
| 64 |
Russell |
16,315 |
17,565 |
1,250 |
7.7 |
| 65 |
Mason |
16,800 |
17,490 |
690 |
4.1 |
| 66 |
Simpson |
16,405 |
17,327 |
922 |
5.6 |
| 67 |
Spencer |
11,766 |
17,061 |
5,295 |
45 |
| 68 |
Rockcastle |
16,582 |
17,056 |
474 |
2.9 |
| 69 |
Garrard |
14,792 |
16,912 |
2,120 |
14.3 |
| 70 |
Knott |
17,649 |
16,346 |
-1,303 |
-7.4 |
| 71 |
Casey |
15,447 |
15,955 |
508 |
3.3 |
| 72 |
Lawrence |
15,569 |
15,860 |
291 |
1.9 |
| 73 |
Henry |
15,060 |
15,416 |
356 |
2.4 |
| 74 |
Union |
15,637 |
15,007 |
-630 |
-4 |
| 75 |
Pendleton |
14,390 |
14,877 |
487 |
3.4 |
| 76 |
Estill |
15,307 |
14,672 |
-635 |
-4.1 |
| 77 |
Fleming |
13,792 |
14,348 |
556 |
4 |
| 78 |
Trigg |
12,597 |
14,339 |
1,742 |
13.8 |
| 79 |
Larue |
13,373 |
14,193 |
820 |
6.1 |
| 80 |
Morgan |
13,948 |
13,923 |
-25 |
-0.2 |
| 81 |
Breathitt |
16,100 |
13,878 |
-2,222 |
-13.8 |
| 82 |
Lewis |
14,092 |
13,870 |
-222 |
-1.6 |
| 83 |
Webster |
14,120 |
13,621 |
-499 |
-3.5 |
| 84 |
Jackson |
13,495 |
13,494 |
-1 |
0 |
| 85 |
Magoffin |
13,332 |
13,333 |
1 |
0 |
| 86 |
Caldwell |
13,060 |
12,984 |
-76 |
-0.6 |
| 87 |
Martin |
12,578 |
12,929 |
351 |
2.8 |
| 88 |
Butler |
13,010 |
12,690 |
-320 |
-2.5 |
| 89 |
Powell |
13,237 |
12,613 |
-624 |
-4.7 |
| 90 |
Todd |
11,971 |
12,460 |
489 |
4.1 |
| 91 |
Edmonson |
11,644 |
12,161 |
517 |
4.4 |
| 92 |
Washington |
10,916 |
11,717 |
801 |
7.3 |
| 93 |
Bath |
11,085 |
11,591 |
506 |
4.6 |
| 94 |
Leslie |
12,401 |
11,310 |
-1,091 |
-8.8 |
| 95 |
Green |
11,518 |
11,258 |
-260 |
-2.3 |
| 96 |
Monroe |
11,756 |
10,963 |
-793 |
-6.7 |
| 97 |
Owen |
10,547 |
10,841 |
294 |
2.8 |
| 98 |
Carroll |
10,155 |
10,811 |
656 |
6.5 |
| 99 |
Clinton |
9,634 |
10,272 |
638 |
6.6 |
| 100 |
Metcalfe |
10,037 |
10,099 |
62 |
0.6 |
| 101 |
McLean |
9,938 |
9,531 |
-407 |
-4.1 |
| 102 |
Livingston |
9,804 |
9,519 |
-285 |
-2.9 |
| 103 |
Crittenden |
9,384 |
9,315 |
-69 |
-0.7 |
| 104 |
Trimble |
8,125 |
8,809 |
684 |
8.4 |
| 105 |
Gallatin |
7,870 |
8,589 |
719 |
9.1 |
| 106 |
Hancock |
8,392 |
8,565 |
173 |
2.1 |
| 107 |
Bracken |
8,279 |
8,488 |
209 |
2.5 |
| 108 |
Lyon |
8,080 |
8,314 |
234 |
2.9 |
| 109 |
Ballard |
8,286 |
8,249 |
-37 |
-0.4 |
| 110 |
Lee |
7,916 |
7,887 |
-29 |
-0.4 |
| 111 |
Elliott |
6,748 |
7,852 |
1,104 |
16.4 |
| 112 |
Wolfe |
7,065 |
7,355 |
290 |
4.1 |
| 113 |
Nicholas |
6,813 |
7,135 |
322 |
4.7 |
| 114 |
Cumberland |
7,147 |
6,856 |
-291 |
-4.1 |
| 115 |
Fulton |
7,752 |
6,813 |
-939 |
-12.1 |
| 116 |
Menifee |
6,556 |
6,306 |
-250 |
-3.8 |
| 117 |
Carlisle |
5,351 |
5,104 |
-247 |
-4.6 |
| 118 |
Hickman |
5,262 |
4,902 |
-360 |
-6.8 |
| 119 |
Owsley |
4,858 |
4,755 |
-103 |
-2.1 |
| 120 |
Robertson |
2,266 |
2,282 |
16 |
0.7 |
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