Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Population Density from Census 2020

Updated on October 17, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 Census, as at April 2020, among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest population density per square mile (2.06K people per sqr mile), followed by Fayette County (1.14K people per sqr mile), and Kenton County (1.06K people per sqr mile).

On the other hand, Hickman County had the lowest population density (18.66 people per sqr mile), followed by Cumberland County (19.29 people per sqr mile), and Owsley County (20.52 people per sqr mile).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high population density, and the table below shows the ranking of all Kentucky counties.

You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.

Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Population Density from Census 2020
Jefferson
2.06K
Fayette
1.14K
Kenton
1.06K
Campbell
615.01
Boone
552.07
Oldham
361.06
Jessamine
307.79
Boyd
301.88
Bullitt
276.78
McCracken
272.89
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Population Density from Census 2020
Rank
County
Population Density
1 Jefferson County 2,056.11
2 Fayette County 1,137.26
3 Kenton County 1,054.73
4 Campbell County 615.01
5 Boone County 552.07
6 Oldham County 361.06
7 Jessamine County 307.79
8 Boyd County 301.88
9 Bullitt County 276.78
10 McCracken County 272.89
11 Warren County 248.39
12 Franklin County 247.98
13 Daviess County 225.38
14 Madison County 211.96
15 Scott County 202.84
16 Hardin County 177.58
17 Boyle County 169.75
18 Clark County 146.43
19 Laurel County 144.27
20 Montgomery County 142.46
21 Woodford County 141.34
22 Shelby County 126.56
23 Anderson County 117.98
24 Nelson County 111.94
25 Marshall County 104.76
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