Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Population in 2017
Updated on January 28, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Population for Kentucky was 4.46M. Among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest population (770.38K), followed by Fayette County (321.55K), and Kenton County (165.84K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Kentucky counties.
You can see similar ranking information for related topics, and for other states. You can also see the ranking of all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: Kentucky Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2017 Census.
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Population in 2017
Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson County | 770,383 |
| 2 | Fayette County | 321,554 |
| 3 | Kenton County | 165,835 |
| 4 | Boone County | 131,151 |
| 5 | Warren County | 129,232 |
| 6 | Hardin County | 108,314 |
| 7 | Daviess County | 100,508 |
| 8 | Campbell County | 93,366 |
| 9 | Madison County | 91,259 |
| 10 | Bullitt County | 80,309 |
| 11 | Christian County | 71,293 |
| 12 | Oldham County | 66,606 |
| 13 | McCracken County | 65,420 |
| 14 | Pulaski County | 64,377 |
| 15 | Laurel County | 60,343 |
| 16 | Pike County | 58,958 |
| 17 | Scott County | 54,820 |
| 18 | Jessamine County | 53,274 |
| 19 | Franklin County | 50,564 |
| 20 | Boyd County | 47,867 |
| 21 | Shelby County | 47,216 |
| 22 | Henderson County | 45,915 |
| 23 | Nelson County | 45,606 |
| 24 | Hopkins County | 45,303 |
| 25 | Barren County | 43,787 |
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