RANKING · 2024 ACS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Largest senior population, Kentucky counties

Kentucky counties home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 2024. Ranked by number of people, not the senior share. This list covers the 120 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 120 is 3,666. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Lawrence County, KY, up 6 places to #66.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS 65 AND OVERVS 2000

01Jefferson County, KYKY795,222134,317+43%

02Fayette County, KYKY329,75147,626+82%

03Kenton County, KYKY175,77926,958+61%

04Boone County, KYKY145,31620,788+199%

05▲1Warren County, KYKY149,37518,620+92%

06▼1Daviess County, KYKY104,89818,320+45%

07Hardin County, KYKY113,48216,922+86%

08Campbell County, KYKY95,44116,377+47%

09▲3Bullitt County, KYKY86,45414,585+204%

10▼1Madison County, KYKY101,69614,190+105%

11▼1McCracken County, KYKY67,55313,825+32%

12▼1Pulaski County, KYKY67,38412,825+51%

13Pike County, KYKY54,72111,401+35%

14Laurel County, KYKY63,74610,779+78%

15Oldham County, KYKY70,98610,096+211%

16Boyd County, KYKY47,7519,825+27%

17Franklin County, KYKY52,6499,696+65%

18Christian County, KYKY70,1159,168+30%

19▲1Jessamine County, KYKY57,1478,878+139%

20▼1Hopkins County, KYKY45,1278,597+25%

21Henderson County, KYKY44,2558,484+44%

22▲1Nelson County, KYKY49,0368,291+108%

23▲1Shelby County, KYKY51,2438,184+128%

24▼2Barren County, KYKY45,6418,152+43%

25▲1Scott County, KYKY62,2627,978+172%

26▼1Greenup County, KYKY35,2137,823+45%

27Marshall County, KYKY31,6597,165+36%

28▲2Floyd County, KYKY34,4016,907+34%

29▲2Clark County, KYKY37,8886,777+64%

30▼2Graves County, KYKY37,0506,753+13%

31▼2Calloway County, KYKY39,4216,477+26%

32▲1Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6346,170+25%

33▼1Whitley County, KYKY37,2975,784+25%

34Boyle County, KYKY31,6325,773+48%

35▲1Woodford County, KYKY27,8835,657+134%

36▲3Logan County, KYKY28,6695,339+46%

37Carter County, KYKY26,1495,250+56%

38▼3Knox County, KYKY29,5325,203+28%

39▼1Harlan County, KYKY24,7255,020+8%

40▲1Perry County, KYKY26,5554,948+50%

41▼1Grayson County, KYKY27,4064,834+43%

42▲1Montgomery County, KYKY28,8224,806+66%

43▼1Taylor County, KYKY26,7634,794+37%

44▲5Meade County, KYKY30,6994,708+120%

45▼1Lincoln County, KYKY25,3534,537+49%

46▼1Bell County, KYKY22,8294,453+8%

47Ohio County, KYKY23,9344,425+34%

48▼2Mercer County, KYKY23,7334,363+44%

49▲1Letcher County, KYKY19,9524,340+36%

50▲3Wayne County, KYKY19,5974,298+58%

51▼3Johnson County, KYKY22,0514,278+45%

52Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5034,260+61%

53▼2Anderson County, KYKY25,2254,132+99%

54Bourbon County, KYKY20,2433,951+50%

55▲3Allen County, KYKY22,5363,807+56%

56▲3Adair County, KYKY19,4233,755+49%

57▼2Russell County, KYKY18,6083,748+39%

58▼2Grant County, KYKY26,1813,690+73%

59▼2Rowan County, KYKY24,4763,683+60%

60Harrison County, KYKY19,6273,666+52%

61▲1Hart County, KYKY20,1173,449+42%

62▼1Marion County, KYKY20,1153,424+46%

63▲1Mason County, KYKY16,9363,346+28%

64▲4Casey County, KYKY16,2053,314+42%

65▲2Garrard County, KYKY18,2073,289+71%

66▲6Lawrence County, KYKY15,7653,279+69%

67▼4Simpson County, KYKY20,7883,219+50%

68▼2Trigg County, KYKY14,5123,213+54%

69▼4Clay County, KYKY19,4653,180+26%

70▲1Spencer County, KYKY20,9983,128+192%

71▼2Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1483,116+42%

72▼2Henry County, KYKY16,4472,914+57%

73▲5Knott County, KYKY13,3212,862+43%

74▼1Fleming County, KYKY15,7872,851+55%

75Estill County, KYKY13,9622,749+33%

76Larue County, KYKY15,1842,737+36%

77▼3McCreary County, KYKY17,1242,737+51%

78▼1Caldwell County, KYKY12,6092,704+15%

79▲6Edmonson County, KYKY12,7492,690+61%

80▼1Union County, KYKY12,8392,631+31%

81▲1Pendleton County, KYKY14,8002,573+71%

82▲4Green County, KYKY11,6442,555+31%

83Lewis County, KYKY12,9012,527+44%

84▲5Morgan County, KYKY14,4152,484+51%

85▼5Breathitt County, KYKY12,5582,481+34%

86▲2Butler County, KYKY12,5202,406+44%

87▼3Jackson County, KYKY13,3252,378+49%

88▼1Washington County, KYKY12,3682,367+45%

89▼8Webster County, KYKY12,9292,323+10%

90▲5Owen County, KYKY11,6012,272+54%

91▼1Bath County, KYKY13,1762,221+37%

92▲2Lyon County, KYKY9,1232,193+62%

93▼1Magoffin County, KYKY11,1102,157+53%

94▲4Todd County, KYKY12,9722,118+27%

95▼2Powell County, KYKY12,8122,113+51%

96▼5Monroe County, KYKY11,1912,104+17%

97▼1Livingston County, KYKY8,8631,995+36%

98▲1Metcalfe County, KYKY10,5831,990+32%

99▲2Martin County, KYKY10,6971,972+61%

100Leslie County, KYKY9,6271,918+35%

101▲2Clinton County, KYKY9,1391,894+31%

102Crittenden County, KYKY8,8071,891+24%

103▼6McLean County, KYKY9,0641,865+30%

104Carroll County, KYKY11,1411,803+42%

105▲1Ballard County, KYKY7,5941,665+24%

106▼1Hancock County, KYKY9,0501,657+80%

107Trimble County, KYKY8,7011,586+71%

108▲5Elliott County, KYKY7,2651,573+75%

109▼1Bracken County, KYKY8,5111,533+37%

110▲6Menifee County, KYKY6,4301,459+89%

111▲1Lee County, KYKY7,2971,435+26%

112▲2Gallatin County, KYKY8,8401,390+72%

113▼3Cumberland County, KYKY5,9921,351+6%

114▼3Fulton County, KYKY6,2181,318−3%

115▼6Nicholas County, KYKY7,9491,299+24%

116▼1Wolfe County, KYKY6,2981,249+40%

117Hickman County, KYKY4,3721,120+15%

118Carlisle County, KYKY4,747958−2%

119Owsley County, KYKY3,932816+12%

120Robertson County, KYKY2,325379−1%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES