Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Population Density from Census 2020
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.
Rank | County | Population Density |
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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 |