Kentucky Citizen Population By County in 2012 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2012, the citizen population for Kentucky was 4,247,680 and represented 97.87% of the total Kentucky population.

Among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson had the highest citizen population (711.16K), followed by Fayette (277.56K), and Kenton (157.27K).

In terms of percentages, Estill had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (100.00%), followed by Jackson (100.00%), and Magoffin (100.00%).

The chart and table below shows the citizen population of each county and the percentage of each county's population that were citizens.

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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year (CVAP).

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Kentucky Citizen Population By County in 2012

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County	Citizen Population	% of County Population
Jefferson	711155	95.94
Fayette	277560	93.53
Kenton	157270	98.34
Boone	115955	97.11
Warren	107665	94.62
Hardin	102655	98.22
Daviess	95770	99.03
Campbell	89110	98.88
Madison	82125	98.74
Bullitt	74240	99.75
Christian	72130	97.84
McCracken	64760	98.78
Pike	64615	99.58
Pulaski	62555	99.22
Oldham	59210	98.10
Laurel	58365	99.11
Boyd	49145	99.56
Franklin	48305	97.78
Jessamine	47500	97.76
Hopkins	46650	99.49
Scott	46170	97.80
Henderson	45950	99.34
Nelson	43020	98.90
Barren	41895	99.21
Shelby	40095	94.82
Floyd	39325	99.67
Greenup	36755	99.55
Calloway	36180	97.26
Graves	36125	97.11
Whitley	35610	99.59
Clark	35250	99.14
Knox	31815	99.81
Muhlenberg	31225	99.44
Marshall	31210	99.41
Harlan	29130	99.73
Perry	28600	99.95
Meade	28585	98.64
Bell	28580	99.88
Boyle	28035	98.56
Carter	27535	99.78
Logan	26460	98.79
Montgomery	26270	99.08
Grayson	25575	99.24
Lincoln	24665	99.98
Grant	24505	99.27
Letcher	24320	99.94
Taylor	24235	98.86
Ohio	23665	98.71
Woodford	23535	94.73
Rowan	23325	99.89
Johnson	23235	99.55
Clay	21685	99.31
Anderson	21340	99.53
Mercer	21145	99.34
Wayne	20645	99.16
Breckinridge	20005	99.68
Allen	19785	98.90
Marion	19560	98.44
Bourbon	19150	95.73
Harrison	18635	99.23
Adair	18515	99.28
Hart	18200	99.56
McCreary	18070	99.26
Mason	17315	98.97
Russell	17230	98.12
Simpson	17230	99.45
Rockcastle	17090	100.00
Spencer	17000	99.21
Garrard	16725	99.02
Knott	16330	99.76
Casey	15855	99.19
Lawrence	15855	99.78
Henry	15230	98.70
Union	14905	99.43
Pendleton	14770	100.00
Estill	14645	100.00
Fleming	14370	99.69
Trigg	14260	99.86
Larue	14015	98.87
Lewis	13885	99.96
Breathitt	13875	99.68
Morgan	13825	99.46
Jackson	13475	100.00
Webster	13435	98.64
Magoffin	13230	100.00
Caldwell	12960	99.88
Martin	12840	99.27
Powell	12600	99.68
Butler	12535	98.31
Todd	12260	98.32
Edmonson	12030	99.09
Washington	11620	99.32
Bath	11610	99.53
Leslie	11310	99.91
Green	11285	99.78
Owen	10835	99.68
Monroe	10740	98.31
Carroll	10415	95.99
Clinton	10140	98.98
Metcalfe	10020	99.45
McLean	9535	99.79
Livingston	9440	99.58
Crittenden	9280	99.57
Trimble	8780	99.43
Hancock	8530	99.30
Gallatin	8490	99.71
Bracken	8365	98.53
Lyon	8295	99.52
Ballard	8230	99.52
Lee	7775	99.30
Elliott	7750	99.68
Wolfe	7300	100.00
Nicholas	7075	99.79
Cumberland	6820	99.49
Fulton	6710	99.26
Menifee	6310	99.68
Carlisle	5055	99.51
Hickman	4865	99.90
Owsley	4735	99.37
Robertson	2250	100.00