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Fastest growing, Kentucky counties

Kentucky counties ranked by population growth from the 2020 census to 2025. This list covers the 120 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Warren County, KYKY149,375+11.0%−9.7 pts

02Madison County, KYKY101,696+9.7%−13.5 pts

03Allen County, KYKY22,536+9.5%−12.2 pts

04Scott County, KYKY62,262+8.9%−29.6 pts

05Jessamine County, KYKY57,147+7.8%−20.1 pts

06Spencer County, KYKY20,998+7.7%−65.3 pts

07Garrard County, KYKY18,207+7.4%−20.4 pts

08Boone County, KYKY145,316+6.9%−42.4 pts

09Shelby County, KYKY51,243+6.6%−27.7 pts

10Calloway County, KYKY39,421+6.2%−5.0 pts

11Simpson County, KYKY20,788+6.1%−2.2 pts

12Robertson County, KYKY2,325+6.0%−0.7 pts

13Todd County, KYKY12,972+6.0%−3.5 pts

14Anderson County, KYKY25,225+5.8%−25.4 pts

15Nicholas County, KYKY7,949+5.5%+4.2 pts

16Breckinridge County, KYKY21,503+5.2%−9.1 pts

17Menifee County, KYKY6,430+5.2%−23.6 pts

18Bullitt County, KYKY86,454+5.2%−23.6 pts

19Edmonson County, KYKY12,749+5.1%−7.3 pts

20Lyon County, KYKY9,123+5.1%−16.9 pts

21Morgan County, KYKY14,415+5.0%−14.7 pts

22Harrison County, KYKY19,627+5.0%−5.7 pts

23Oldham County, KYKY70,986+5.0%−33.8 pts

24Grant County, KYKY26,181+5.0%−37.3 pts

25Nelson County, KYKY49,036+4.9%−21.2 pts

26Henry County, KYKY16,447+4.9%−12.5 pts

27Green County, KYKY11,644+4.8%−6.2 pts

28Mercer County, KYKY23,733+4.8%−3.9 pts

29Fleming County, KYKY15,787+4.7%−7.5 pts

30Logan County, KYKY28,669+4.5%−4.3 pts

31Lincoln County, KYKY25,353+4.4%−12.1 pts

32Hart County, KYKY20,117+4.3%−12.9 pts

33Kenton County, KYKY175,779+4.0%−2.7 pts

34Woodford County, KYKY27,883+3.8%−12.5 pts

35Grayson County, KYKY27,406+3.7%−10.5 pts

36Pulaski County, KYKY67,384+3.6%−10.0 pts

37Russell County, KYKY18,608+3.4%−7.4 pts

38Bath County, KYKY13,176+3.3%−11.0 pts

39Boyle County, KYKY31,632+3.3%−4.7 pts

40Trigg County, KYKY14,512+3.2%−18.4 pts

41Carroll County, KYKY11,141+3.1%−6.2 pts

42Metcalfe County, KYKY10,583+2.9%−9.1 pts

43Owen County, KYKY11,601+2.9%−13.9 pts

44Jackson County, KYKY13,325+2.9%−10.0 pts

45Taylor County, KYKY26,763+2.8%−5.6 pts

46Washington County, KYKY12,368+2.8%−1.7 pts

47Adair County, KYKY19,423+2.8%−9.5 pts

48Marion County, KYKY20,115+2.7%−7.7 pts

49Trimble County, KYKY8,701+2.7%−30.7 pts

50Barren County, KYKY45,641+2.6%−9.3 pts

51Campbell County, KYKY95,441+2.5%−3.1 pts

52Montgomery County, KYKY28,822+2.5%−12.8 pts

53Hardin County, KYKY113,482+2.5%−3.0 pts

54Clark County, KYKY37,888+2.5%−9.9 pts

55Meade County, KYKY30,699+2.3%−6.7 pts

56Fayette County, KYKY329,751+2.2%−13.4 pts

57Franklin County, KYKY52,649+2.1%−6.8 pts

58Larue County, KYKY15,184+2.1%−12.4 pts

59Laurel County, KYKY63,746+1.8%−19.5 pts

60Cumberland County, KYKY5,992+1.8%−3.6 pts

61Gallatin County, KYKY8,840+1.7%−44.2 pts

62Casey County, KYKY16,205+1.7%−7.0 pts

63Whitley County, KYKY37,297+1.6%−6.0 pts

64Jefferson County, KYKY795,222+1.6%−2.7 pts

65Daviess County, KYKY104,898+1.5%−3.5 pts

66McCreary County, KYKY17,124+1.4%−8.1 pts

67Bracken County, KYKY8,511+1.3%−5.3 pts

68Butler County, KYKY12,520+1.2%−14.5 pts

69Graves County, KYKY37,050+1.1%−9.3 pts

70Pendleton County, KYKY14,800+1.1%−18.5 pts

71Rockcastle County, KYKY16,148+0.7%−11.3 pts

72Ohio County, KYKY23,934+0.7%−7.9 pts

73Wayne County, KYKY19,597+0.2%−13.8 pts

74Marshall County, KYKY31,6590.0%−10.7 pts

75Bourbon County, KYKY20,243-0.0%−0.7 pts

76Livingston County, KYKY8,863-0.3%−8.5 pts

77Caldwell County, KYKY12,609-0.3%+1.0 pts

78McCracken County, KYKY67,553-0.5%−4.7 pts

79Hancock County, KYKY9,050-0.5%−7.2 pts

80Hopkins County, KYKY45,127-0.7%−1.5 pts

81Webster County, KYKY12,929-0.7%−1.9 pts

82Rowan County, KYKY24,476-0.8%−9.3 pts

83Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,634-1.0%−2.6 pts

84McLean County, KYKY9,064-1.0%−4.2 pts

85Boyd County, KYKY47,751-1.1%+1.7 pts

86Mason County, KYKY16,936-1.1%−1.9 pts

87Henderson County, KYKY44,255-1.2%−5.3 pts

88Elliott County, KYKY7,265-1.2%−5.7 pts

89Clinton County, KYKY9,139-1.2%−6.7 pts

90Monroe County, KYKY11,191-1.3%−4.4 pts

91Lee County, KYKY7,297-1.3%−8.0 pts

92Lewis County, KYKY12,901-1.4%−9.5 pts

93Estill County, KYKY13,962-1.4%−6.2 pts

94Carlisle County, KYKY4,747-1.6%−3.8 pts

95Ballard County, KYKY7,594-1.7%−6.6 pts

96Carter County, KYKY26,149-1.8%−12.3 pts

97Crittenden County, KYKY8,807-2.0%−4.1 pts

98Greenup County, KYKY35,213-2.1%−2.5 pts

99Knox County, KYKY29,532-2.2%−9.3 pts

100Powell County, KYKY12,812-2.4%−15.7 pts

101Johnson County, KYKY22,051-2.8%−3.6 pts

102Owsley County, KYKY3,932-2.9%+0.6 pts

103Lawrence County, KYKY15,765-3.2%−14.5 pts

104Hickman County, KYKY4,372-3.3%+2.2 pts

105Christian County, KYKY70,115-3.6%−8.4 pts

106Wolfe County, KYKY6,298-4.0%−12.7 pts

107Floyd County, KYKY34,401-4.3%−1.7 pts

108Clay County, KYKY19,465-4.3%−17.2 pts

109Magoffin County, KYKY11,110-4.5%−6.5 pts

110Fulton County, KYKY6,218-4.6%+1.7 pts

111Martin County, KYKY10,697-5.2%−5.6 pts

112Bell County, KYKY22,829-5.3%−0.7 pts

113Union County, KYKY12,839-6.1%−0.5 pts

114Knott County, KYKY13,321-6.5%−5.1 pts

115Pike County, KYKY54,721-6.7%−1.4 pts

116Perry County, KYKY26,555-6.7%−3.8 pts

117Letcher County, KYKY19,952-7.4%−1.0 pts

118Harlan County, KYKY24,725-7.8%+1.4 pts

119Leslie County, KYKY9,627-8.4%+0.7 pts

120Breathitt County, KYKY12,558-8.5%−11.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES