Kentucky Citizen Population By County in 2022 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2022, the citizen population for Kentucky was 4,396,065 and represented 97.63% of the total Kentucky population.

Among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson had the highest citizen population (741.98K), followed by Fayette (300.24K), and Kenton (165.24K).

In terms of percentages, Fulton had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (100.00%), followed by Livingston (100.00%), and Menifee (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 2022

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County	Citizen Population	% of County Population
Jefferson	741975	95.22
Fayette	300240	93.45
Kenton	165235	97.74
Boone	131235	96.39
Warren	126850	93.75
Hardin	109020	98.21
Daviess	100715	97.86
Campbell	91905	98.70
Madison	91860	98.82
Bullitt	81190	98.44
Christian	71880	98.78
McCracken	67140	99.36
Oldham	67120	98.71
Pulaski	64305	98.71
Laurel	62245	99.69
Pike	57950	99.58
Scott	56565	98.74
Jessamine	52310	98.00
Franklin	49880	96.90
Boyd	48050	99.61
Nelson	46280	98.93
Shelby	46135	95.91
Hopkins	44750	98.95
Henderson	44540	99.49
Barren	43940	98.72
Calloway	36775	98.47
Clark	36555	99.08
Whitley	36500	99.59
Graves	36315	98.95
Greenup	35760	99.74
Floyd	35655	99.65
Marshall	31635	99.78
Muhlenberg	30445	99.06
Boyle	30290	98.94
Knox	30135	99.77
Meade	29750	99.28
Montgomery	28025	99.42
Perry	27990	99.49
Logan	27390	99.60
Harlan	26565	99.91
Carter	26490	99.33
Grayson	26330	99.49
Taylor	25905	99.42
Woodford	25840	96.11
Grant	25060	99.90
Rowan	24275	98.88
Lincoln	24250	99.71
Bell	24240	99.96
Anderson	23675	99.31
Ohio	23200	97.56
Johnson	22520	99.51
Mercer	22285	98.35
Letcher	21480	99.95
Allen	20545	98.89
Breckinridge	20465	99.68
Clay	20180	99.31
Bourbon	19575	96.76
Simpson	19505	99.64
Spencer	19475	99.62
Marion	19380	98.75
Wayne	19360	98.45
Hart	19270	99.61
Harrison	18740	99.65
Adair	18460	97.75
Russell	17835	98.97
Mason	16935	99.21
Garrard	16880	98.28
McCreary	16835	99.67
Lawrence	16185	99.72
Rockcastle	16170	100.00
Casey	15825	99.28
Henry	15570	98.98
Fleming	15045	99.57
Larue	14880	99.87
Pendleton	14600	99.73
Knott	14245	99.76
Estill	14025	99.19
Trigg	13965	98.66
Morgan	13690	98.92
Breathitt	13520	99.56
Union	13405	99.33
Powell	13090	100.00
Lewis	13050	99.89
Jackson	12970	99.77
Bath	12725	99.88
Webster	12630	97.53
Caldwell	12440	98.46
Edmonson	12165	99.88
Butler	12065	97.57
Todd	12030	97.96
Washington	11945	99.34
Magoffin	11575	99.40
Martin	11240	99.47
Monroe	11230	99.12
Owen	11215	99.87
Green	11175	99.78
Carroll	10705	98.76
Leslie	10460	99.90
Metcalfe	10210	98.98
Clinton	9195	98.92
McLean	9130	99.51
Hancock	9025	99.61
Livingston	8980	100.00
Crittenden	8950	99.67
Gallatin	8600	98.62
Lyon	8580	98.39
Trimble	8420	98.94
Bracken	8395	99.70
Ballard	7710	99.61
Nicholas	7610	99.93
Elliott	7375	99.93
Lee	7320	99.73
Wolfe	6570	99.92
Fulton	6480	100.00
Menifee	6175	100.00
Cumberland	5910	98.91
Carlisle	4770	99.79
Hickman	4485	99.89
Owsley	4055	100.00
Robertson	2205	100.00