Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Population in 2019

Updated on January 28, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the Population for Kentucky was 4.47M. Among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest population (767.79K), followed by Fayette County (323.92K), and Kenton County (167.33K).

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

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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Population in 2019
Jefferson
767.79K
Fayette
323.92K
Kenton
167.33K
Boone
133.67K
Warren
132.76K
Hardin
110.97K
Daviess
101.56K
Campbell
93.84K
Madison
93.10K
Bullitt
81.80K
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Population in 2019
Rank
County
Population
1 Jefferson County 767,785
2 Fayette County 323,922
3 Kenton County 167,333
4 Boone County 133,670
5 Warren County 132,759
6 Hardin County 110,970
7 Daviess County 101,555
8 Campbell County 93,841
9 Madison County 93,099
10 Bullitt County 81,803
11 Christian County 71,577
12 Oldham County 66,818
13 McCracken County 65,622
14 Pulaski County 65,243
15 Laurel County 60,842
16 Pike County 57,919
17 Scott County 57,079
18 Jessamine County 54,012
19 Franklin County 50,887
20 Shelby County 49,022
21 Boyd County 46,839
22 Nelson County 46,221
23 Henderson County 45,276
24 Hopkins County 44,660
25 Barren County 44,185
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