RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Fastest growing, Kentucky counties · 2000

Kentucky counties ranked by population growth from the 1990 census to 2000. 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 –

01Spencer County, KYKY20,998+73.0%–

02Boone County, KYKY145,316+49.3%–

03Gallatin County, KYKY8,840+45.9%–

04Grant County, KYKY26,181+42.2%–

05Oldham County, KYKY70,986+38.8%–

06Scott County, KYKY62,262+38.5%–

07Shelby County, KYKY51,243+34.3%–

08Trimble County, KYKY8,701+33.4%–

09Anderson County, KYKY25,225+31.2%–

10Menifee County, KYKY6,430+28.8%–

11Bullitt County, KYKY86,454+28.7%–

12Jessamine County, KYKY57,147+28.0%–

13Garrard County, KYKY18,207+27.7%–

14Nelson County, KYKY49,036+26.1%–

15Madison County, KYKY101,696+23.2%–

16Lyon County, KYKY9,123+22.0%–

17Allen County, KYKY22,536+21.7%–

18Trigg County, KYKY14,512+21.6%–

19Laurel County, KYKY63,746+21.4%–

20Warren County, KYKY149,375+20.7%–

21Morgan County, KYKY14,415+19.7%–

22Pendleton County, KYKY14,800+19.6%–

23Henry County, KYKY16,447+17.4%–

24Hart County, KYKY20,117+17.2%–

25Owen County, KYKY11,601+16.7%–

26Lincoln County, KYKY25,353+16.5%–

27Woodford County, KYKY27,883+16.3%–

28Butler County, KYKY12,520+15.7%–

29Fayette County, KYKY329,751+15.6%–

30Montgomery County, KYKY28,822+15.3%–

31Larue County, KYKY15,184+14.5%–

32Bath County, KYKY13,176+14.4%–

33Breckinridge County, KYKY21,503+14.3%–

34Grayson County, KYKY27,406+14.3%–

35Wayne County, KYKY19,597+14.1%–

36Pulaski County, KYKY67,384+13.6%–

37Powell County, KYKY12,812+13.3%–

38Clay County, KYKY19,465+12.9%–

39Jackson County, KYKY13,325+12.9%–

40Edmonson County, KYKY12,749+12.4%–

41Clark County, KYKY37,888+12.4%–

42Adair County, KYKY19,423+12.3%–

43Fleming County, KYKY15,787+12.2%–

44Rockcastle County, KYKY16,148+12.0%–

45Metcalfe County, KYKY10,583+12.0%–

46Barren County, KYKY45,641+11.9%–

47Lawrence County, KYKY15,765+11.2%–

48Calloway County, KYKY39,421+11.2%–

49Green County, KYKY11,644+11.1%–

50Russell County, KYKY18,608+10.9%–

51Marshall County, KYKY31,659+10.7%–

52Harrison County, KYKY19,627+10.7%–

53Carter County, KYKY26,149+10.5%–

54Marion County, KYKY20,115+10.4%–

55Graves County, KYKY37,050+10.4%–

56McCreary County, KYKY17,124+9.5%–

57Todd County, KYKY12,972+9.4%–

58Carroll County, KYKY11,141+9.3%–

59Meade County, KYKY30,699+9.0%–

60Franklin County, KYKY52,649+8.9%–

61Logan County, KYKY28,669+8.8%–

62Mercer County, KYKY23,733+8.7%–

63Casey County, KYKY16,205+8.7%–

64Wolfe County, KYKY6,298+8.6%–

65Ohio County, KYKY23,934+8.6%–

66Rowan County, KYKY24,476+8.6%–

67Taylor County, KYKY26,763+8.4%–

68Simpson County, KYKY20,788+8.3%–

69Livingston County, KYKY8,863+8.2%–

70Lewis County, KYKY12,901+8.2%–

71Boyle County, KYKY31,632+8.0%–

72Whitley County, KYKY37,297+7.6%–

73Knox County, KYKY29,532+7.1%–

74Hancock County, KYKY9,050+6.7%–

75Robertson County, KYKY2,325+6.7%–

76Lee County, KYKY7,297+6.7%–

77Kenton County, KYKY175,779+6.6%–

78Bracken County, KYKY8,511+6.6%–

79Campbell County, KYKY95,441+5.7%–

80Hardin County, KYKY113,482+5.5%–

81Clinton County, KYKY9,139+5.5%–

82Cumberland County, KYKY5,992+5.4%–

83Daviess County, KYKY104,898+5.0%–

84Ballard County, KYKY7,594+4.9%–

85Christian County, KYKY70,115+4.8%–

86Estill County, KYKY13,962+4.7%–

87Washington County, KYKY12,368+4.5%–

88Elliott County, KYKY7,265+4.5%–

89Jefferson County, KYKY795,222+4.3%–

90McCracken County, KYKY67,553+4.2%–

91Henderson County, KYKY44,255+4.1%–

92McLean County, KYKY9,064+3.2%–

93Monroe County, KYKY11,191+3.1%–

94Breathitt County, KYKY12,558+2.5%–

95Carlisle County, KYKY4,747+2.2%–

96Crittenden County, KYKY8,807+2.0%–

97Magoffin County, KYKY11,110+1.9%–

98Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,634+1.7%–

99Nicholas County, KYKY7,949+1.3%–

100Webster County, KYKY12,929+1.2%–

101Hopkins County, KYKY45,127+0.9%–

102Johnson County, KYKY22,051+0.8%–

103Mason County, KYKY16,936+0.8%–

104Bourbon County, KYKY20,243+0.6%–

105Martin County, KYKY10,697+0.4%–

106Greenup County, KYKY35,213+0.4%–

107Caldwell County, KYKY12,609-1.3%–

108Knott County, KYKY13,321-1.4%–

109Floyd County, KYKY34,401-2.6%–

110Boyd County, KYKY47,751-2.7%–

111Perry County, KYKY26,555-2.9%–

112Owsley County, KYKY3,932-3.5%–

113Bell County, KYKY22,829-4.6%–

114Pike County, KYKY54,721-5.3%–

115Hickman County, KYKY4,372-5.5%–

116Union County, KYKY12,839-5.6%–

117Fulton County, KYKY6,218-6.3%–

118Letcher County, KYKY19,952-6.4%–

119Leslie County, KYKY9,627-9.1%–

120Harlan County, KYKY24,725-9.2%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS