RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Largest by population, Kentucky counties · 1990

The most populous us counties as of the 2023 estimates. This list covers the 120 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPTOTAL POPULATIONVS 2000

01Jefferson County, KYKY795,222664,937−4%

02Fayette County, KYKY329,751225,366−13%

03Kenton County, KYKY175,779142,031−6%

04Hardin County, KYKY113,48289,240−5%

05Daviess County, KYKY104,89887,189−5%

06Campbell County, KYKY95,44183,866−5%

07Warren County, KYKY149,37576,673−17%

08Pike County, KYKY54,72172,583+6%

09Christian County, KYKY70,11568,941−5%

10McCracken County, KYKY67,55362,879−4%

11Boone County, KYKY145,31657,589−33%

12Madison County, KYKY101,69657,508−19%

13Boyd County, KYKY47,75151,150+3%

14Pulaski County, KYKY67,38449,489−12%

15Bullitt County, KYKY86,45447,567−22%

16Hopkins County, KYKY45,12746,126−1%

17Franklin County, KYKY52,64943,781−8%

18Floyd County, KYKY34,40143,586+3%

19Laurel County, KYKY63,74643,438−18%

20Henderson County, KYKY44,25543,044−4%

21Greenup County, KYKY35,21336,742−0%

22Harlan County, KYKY24,72536,574+10%

23Barren County, KYKY45,64134,001−11%

24Graves County, KYKY37,05033,550−9%

25Whitley County, KYKY37,29733,326−7%

26Oldham County, KYKY70,98633,263−28%

27Bell County, KYKY22,82931,506+5%

28Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,63431,318−2%

29Calloway County, KYKY39,42130,735−10%

30Jessamine County, KYKY57,14730,508−22%

31Perry County, KYKY26,55530,283+3%

32Nelson County, KYKY49,03629,710−21%

33Knox County, KYKY29,53229,676−7%

34Clark County, KYKY37,88829,496−11%

35Marshall County, KYKY31,65927,205−10%

36Letcher County, KYKY19,95227,000+7%

37Boyle County, KYKY31,63225,641−7%

38Shelby County, KYKY51,24324,824−26%

39Logan County, KYKY28,66924,416−8%

40Carter County, KYKY26,14924,340−9%

41Meade County, KYKY30,69924,170−8%

42Scott County, KYKY62,26223,867−28%

43Johnson County, KYKY22,05123,248−1%

44Clay County, KYKY19,46521,746−11%

45Taylor County, KYKY26,76321,146−8%

46Ohio County, KYKY23,93421,105−8%

47Grayson County, KYKY27,40621,050−12%

48Rowan County, KYKY24,47620,353−8%

49Lincoln County, KYKY25,35320,045−14%

50Woodford County, KYKY27,88319,955−14%

51Montgomery County, KYKY28,82219,561−13%

52Bourbon County, KYKY20,24319,236−1%

53Mercer County, KYKY23,73319,148−8%

54Knott County, KYKY13,32117,906+1%

55Wayne County, KYKY19,59717,468−12%

56Mason County, KYKY16,93616,666−1%

57Union County, KYKY12,83916,557+6%

58Marion County, KYKY20,11516,499−9%

59Breckinridge County, KYKY21,50316,312−13%

60Harrison County, KYKY19,62716,248−10%

61Grant County, KYKY26,18115,737−30%

62Breathitt County, KYKY12,55815,703−2%

63McCreary County, KYKY17,12415,603−9%

64Adair County, KYKY19,42315,360−11%

65Simpson County, KYKY20,78815,145−8%

66Hart County, KYKY20,11714,890−15%

67Rockcastle County, KYKY16,14814,803−11%

68Russell County, KYKY18,60814,716−10%

69Allen County, KYKY22,53614,628−18%

70Estill County, KYKY13,96214,614−5%

71Anderson County, KYKY25,22514,571−24%

72Casey County, KYKY16,20514,211−8%

73Lawrence County, KYKY15,76513,998−10%

74Webster County, KYKY12,92913,955−1%

75Leslie County, KYKY9,62713,642+10%

76Caldwell County, KYKY12,60913,232+1%

77Magoffin County, KYKY11,11013,077−2%

78Lewis County, KYKY12,90113,029−8%

79Henry County, KYKY16,44712,823−15%

80Martin County, KYKY10,69712,526−0%

81Fleming County, KYKY15,78712,292−11%

82Pendleton County, KYKY14,80012,036−16%

83Jackson County, KYKY13,32511,955−11%

84Powell County, KYKY12,81211,686−12%

85Larue County, KYKY15,18411,679−13%

86Morgan County, KYKY14,41511,648−16%

87Garrard County, KYKY18,20711,579−22%

88Monroe County, KYKY11,19111,401−3%

89Butler County, KYKY12,52011,245−14%

90Todd County, KYKY12,97210,940−9%

91Washington County, KYKY12,36810,441−4%

92Green County, KYKY11,64410,371−10%

93Trigg County, KYKY14,51210,361−18%

94Edmonson County, KYKY12,74910,357−11%

95Bath County, KYKY13,1769,692−13%

96McLean County, KYKY9,0649,628−3%

97Carroll County, KYKY11,1419,292−8%

98Crittenden County, KYKY8,8079,196−2%

99Clinton County, KYKY9,1399,135−5%

100Livingston County, KYKY8,8639,062−8%

101Owen County, KYKY11,6019,035−14%

102Metcalfe County, KYKY10,5838,963−11%

103Fulton County, KYKY6,2188,271+7%

104Ballard County, KYKY7,5947,902−5%

105Hancock County, KYKY9,0507,864−6%

106Bracken County, KYKY8,5117,766−6%

107Lee County, KYKY7,2977,422−6%

108Spencer County, KYKY20,9986,801−42%

109Cumberland County, KYKY5,9926,784−5%

110Nicholas County, KYKY7,9496,725−1%

111Lyon County, KYKY9,1236,624−18%

112Wolfe County, KYKY6,2986,503−8%

113Elliott County, KYKY7,2656,455−4%

114Trimble County, KYKY8,7016,090−25%

115Hickman County, KYKY4,3725,566+6%

116Gallatin County, KYKY8,8405,393−31%

117Carlisle County, KYKY4,7475,238−2%

118Menifee County, KYKY6,4305,092−22%

119Owsley County, KYKY3,9325,036+4%

120Robertson County, KYKY2,3252,124−6%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES