Kentucky Population By County (2018)
Created on February 23, 2020.
Data Updated on April 4, 2021.
According to the US Census Bureau population estimates, there were 4,461,153 people living in Kentucky in 2018. Jefferson County was the most populated county with 768,101 residents, followed by Fayette County with 322,426 residents, and Kenton County with 166,292 residents. Robertson County with a population of 2,130 was the least populated county in Kentucky in 2018.
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Kentucky Population By County (2018)
Table of Kentucky Population By County (2018)
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| County | Population | % of State Population |
|---|---|---|
| Adair | 19,199 | 0.43% |
| Allen | 21,122 | 0.47% |
| Anderson | 22,641 | 0.51% |
| Ballard | 7,992 | 0.18% |
| Barren | 44,115 | 0.99% |
| Bath | 12,444 | 0.28% |
| Bell | 26,487 | 0.59% |
| Boone | 131,901 | 2.96% |
| Bourbon | 20,116 | 0.45% |
| Boyd | 47,292 | 1.06% |
| Boyle | 30,082 | 0.67% |
| Bracken | 8,278 | 0.19% |
| Breathitt | 12,787 | 0.29% |
| Breckinridge | 20,309 | 0.46% |
| Bullitt | 81,009 | 1.82% |
| Butler | 12,743 | 0.29% |
| Caldwell | 12,716 | 0.28% |
| Calloway | 38,964 | 0.87% |
| Campbell | 93,464 | 2.10% |
| Carlisle | 4,739 | 0.11% |
| Carroll | 10,712 | 0.24% |
| Carter | 27,040 | 0.61% |
| Casey | 15,926 | 0.36% |
| Christian | 70,712 | 1.59% |
| Clark | 36,180 | 0.81% |
| Clay | 20,088 | 0.45% |
| Clinton | 10,152 | 0.23% |
| Crittenden | 8,896 | 0.20% |
| Cumberland | 6,693 | 0.15% |
| Daviess | 100,883 | 2.26% |
| Edmonson | 12,249 | 0.28% |
| Elliott | 7,499 | 0.17% |
| Estill | 14,150 | 0.32% |
| Fayette | 322,426 | 7.23% |
| Fleming | 14,485 | 0.33% |
| Floyd | 35,896 | 0.81% |
| Franklin | 50,801 | 1.14% |
| Fulton | 6,066 | 0.14% |
| Gallatin | 8,766 | 0.20% |
| Garrard | 17,519 | 0.39% |
| Grant | 25,065 | 0.56% |
| Graves | 37,319 | 0.84% |
| Grayson | 26,293 | 0.59% |
| Green | 10,998 | 0.25% |
| Greenup | 35,332 | 0.79% |
| Hancock | 8,738 | 0.20% |
| Hardin | 110,279 | 2.47% |
| Harlan | 26,309 | 0.59% |
| Harrison | 18,780 | 0.42% |
| Hart | 18,902 | 0.42% |
| Henderson | 45,512 | 1.02% |
| Henry | 16,061 | 0.36% |
| Hickman | 4,431 | 0.10% |
| Hopkins | 45,024 | 1.01% |
| Jackson | 13,403 | 0.30% |
| Jefferson | 768,101 | 17.22% |
| Jessamine | 53,757 | 1.21% |
| Johnson | 22,391 | 0.50% |
| Kenton | 166,292 | 3.73% |
| Knott | 15,076 | 0.34% |
| Knox | 31,300 | 0.70% |
| Larue | 14,299 | 0.32% |
| Laurel | 60,660 | 1.36% |
| Lawrence | 15,583 | 0.35% |
| Lee | 7,052 | 0.16% |
| Leslie | 10,151 | 0.23% |
| Letcher | 21,813 | 0.49% |
| Lewis | 13,268 | 0.30% |
| Lincoln | 24,612 | 0.55% |
| Livingston | 9,244 | 0.21% |
| Logan | 26,983 | 0.61% |
| Lyon | 8,171 | 0.18% |
| McCracken | 65,307 | 1.46% |
| McCreary | 17,290 | 0.39% |
| McLean | 9,258 | 0.21% |
| Madison | 92,107 | 2.07% |
| Magoffin | 12,323 | 0.28% |
| Marion | 19,326 | 0.43% |
| Marshall | 31,202 | 0.70% |
| Martin | 11,325 | 0.25% |
| Mason | 17,080 | 0.38% |
| Meade | 28,623 | 0.64% |
| Menifee | 6,437 | 0.14% |
| Mercer | 21,702 | 0.49% |
| Metcalfe | 10,070 | 0.23% |
| Monroe | 10,732 | 0.24% |
| Montgomery | 28,109 | 0.63% |
| Morgan | 13,372 | 0.30% |
| Muhlenberg | 30,811 | 0.69% |
| Nelson | 45,813 | 1.03% |
| Nicholas | 7,195 | 0.16% |
| Ohio | 24,064 | 0.54% |
| Oldham | 66,512 | 1.49% |
| Owen | 10,881 | 0.24% |
| Owsley | 4,474 | 0.10% |
| Pendleton | 14,588 | 0.33% |
| Perry | 26,208 | 0.59% |
| Pike | 58,492 | 1.31% |
| Powell | 12,371 | 0.28% |
| Pulaski | 64,584 | 1.45% |
| Robertson | 2,130 | 0.05% |
| Rockcastle | 16,823 | 0.38% |
| Rowan | 24,503 | 0.55% |
| Russell | 17,790 | 0.40% |
| Scott | 55,968 | 1.25% |
| Shelby | 48,059 | 1.08% |
| Simpson | 18,403 | 0.41% |
| Spencer | 19,021 | 0.43% |
| Taylor | 25,514 | 0.57% |
| Todd | 12,306 | 0.28% |
| Trigg | 14,658 | 0.33% |
| Trimble | 8,468 | 0.19% |
| Union | 14,471 | 0.32% |
| Warren | 130,750 | 2.93% |
| Washington | 12,023 | 0.27% |
| Wayne | 20,430 | 0.46% |
| Webster | 13,051 | 0.29% |
| Whitley | 36,101 | 0.81% |
| Wolfe | 7,199 | 0.16% |
| Woodford | 26,491 | 0.59% |
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