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.

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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%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12Pulaski 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%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

28Floyd County, KYKY34,4016,907+34%

29Clark County, KYKY37,8886,777+64%

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

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

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

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

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

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

36Logan County, KYKY28,6695,339+46%

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

38Knox County, KYKY29,5325,203+28%

39Harlan County, KYKY24,7255,020+8%

40Perry County, KYKY26,5554,948+50%

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

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

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

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

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

46Bell County, KYKY22,8294,453+8%

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

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

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

50Wayne County, KYKY19,5974,298+58%

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

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

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

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

55Allen County, KYKY22,5363,807+56%

56Adair County, KYKY19,4233,755+49%

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

58Grant County, KYKY26,1813,690+73%

59Rowan County, KYKY24,4763,683+60%

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

61Hart County, KYKY20,1173,449+42%

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

63Mason County, KYKY16,9363,346+28%

64Casey County, KYKY16,2053,314+42%

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

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

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

68Trigg County, KYKY14,5123,213+54%

69Clay County, KYKY19,4653,180+26%

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

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

72Henry County, KYKY16,4472,914+57%

73Knott County, KYKY13,3212,862+43%

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

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

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

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

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

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

80Union County, KYKY12,8392,631+31%

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

82Green County, KYKY11,6442,555+31%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

90Owen County, KYKY11,6012,272+54%

91Bath County, KYKY13,1762,221+37%

92Lyon County, KYKY9,1232,193+62%

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

94Todd County, KYKY12,9722,118+27%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

111Lee County, KYKY7,2971,435+26%

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

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

114Fulton County, KYKY6,2181,318−3%

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

116Wolfe 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 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES