RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Largest senior population, Kentucky counties · 1990

Kentucky counties home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 1990. 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 2,246.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS 65 AND OVERVS –

01Jefferson County, KYKY795,22289,367–

02Fayette County, KYKY329,75122,303–

03Kenton County, KYKY175,77916,323–

04Daviess County, KYKY104,89811,192–

05Campbell County, KYKY95,44110,783–

06McCracken County, KYKY67,55310,174–

07Warren County, KYKY149,3758,617–

08Pike County, KYKY54,7217,723–

09Boyd County, KYKY47,7517,572–

10Pulaski County, KYKY67,3847,047–

11Hardin County, KYKY113,4826,939–

12Christian County, KYKY70,1156,853–

13Hopkins County, KYKY45,1276,781–

14Graves County, KYKY37,0506,096–

15Madison County, KYKY101,6965,974–

16Henderson County, KYKY44,2555,486–

17Barren County, KYKY45,6415,403–

18Franklin County, KYKY52,6495,322–

19Floyd County, KYKY34,4015,024–

20Calloway County, KYKY39,4214,967–

21Laurel County, KYKY63,7464,956–

22Boone County, KYKY145,3164,755–

23Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6344,743–

24Harlan County, KYKY24,7254,740–

25Marshall County, KYKY31,6594,702–

26Greenup County, KYKY35,2134,465–

27Whitley County, KYKY37,2974,277–

28Bell County, KYKY22,8294,165–

29Knox County, KYKY29,5323,868–

30Boyle County, KYKY31,6323,734–

31Clark County, KYKY37,8883,673–

32Logan County, KYKY28,6693,659–

33Nelson County, KYKY49,0363,353–

34Bullitt County, KYKY86,4543,258–

35Ohio County, KYKY23,9343,252–

36Shelby County, KYKY51,2433,247–

37Perry County, KYKY26,5553,195–

38Letcher County, KYKY19,9523,160–

39Carter County, KYKY26,1493,108–

40Grayson County, KYKY27,4063,048–

41Taylor County, KYKY26,7632,965–

42Mercer County, KYKY23,7332,856–

43Lincoln County, KYKY25,3532,843–

44Johnson County, KYKY22,0512,728–

45Mason County, KYKY16,9362,702–

46Jessamine County, KYKY57,1472,665–

47Bourbon County, KYKY20,2432,628–

48Scott County, KYKY62,2622,627–

49Montgomery County, KYKY28,8222,535–

50Harrison County, KYKY19,6272,530–

51Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5032,470–

52Caldwell County, KYKY12,6092,463–

53Adair County, KYKY19,4232,429–

54Wayne County, KYKY19,5972,427–

55Russell County, KYKY18,6082,373–

56Allen County, KYKY22,5362,356–

57Webster County, KYKY12,9292,320–

58Clay County, KYKY19,4652,318–

59Hart County, KYKY20,1172,268–

60Oldham County, KYKY70,9862,246–

61Simpson County, KYKY20,7882,193–

62Marion County, KYKY20,1152,154–

63Casey County, KYKY16,2052,138–

64Woodford County, KYKY27,8832,113–

65Union County, KYKY12,8392,038–

66Rowan County, KYKY24,4762,038–

67Estill County, KYKY13,9622,010–

68Trigg County, KYKY14,5122,009–

69Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1481,962–

70Fleming County, KYKY15,7871,878–

71Knott County, KYKY13,3211,878–

72Larue County, KYKY15,1841,862–

73Green County, KYKY11,6441,857–

74Monroe County, KYKY11,1911,825–

75Grant County, KYKY26,1811,822–

76Henry County, KYKY16,4471,819–

77Lawrence County, KYKY15,7651,817–

78Anderson County, KYKY25,2251,814–

79Garrard County, KYKY18,2071,790–

80Lewis County, KYKY12,9011,760–

81Todd County, KYKY12,9721,744–

82McCreary County, KYKY17,1241,740–

83Breathitt County, KYKY12,5581,713–

84Fulton County, KYKY6,2181,689–

85Washington County, KYKY12,3681,681–

86Butler County, KYKY12,5201,670–

87Meade County, KYKY30,6991,658–

88Crittenden County, KYKY8,8071,620–

89Jackson County, KYKY13,3251,578–

90McLean County, KYKY9,0641,518–

91Bath County, KYKY13,1761,476–

92Pendleton County, KYKY14,8001,454–

93Clinton County, KYKY9,1391,448–

94Morgan County, KYKY14,4151,448–

95Edmonson County, KYKY12,7491,412–

96Metcalfe County, KYKY10,5831,408–

97Livingston County, KYKY8,8631,399–

98Owen County, KYKY11,6011,394–

99Ballard County, KYKY7,5941,341–

100Magoffin County, KYKY11,1101,329–

101Carroll County, KYKY11,1411,303–

102Leslie County, KYKY9,6271,270–

103Cumberland County, KYKY5,9921,226–

104Powell County, KYKY12,8121,225–

105Bracken County, KYKY8,5111,195–

106Lyon County, KYKY9,1231,174–

107Hickman County, KYKY4,3721,161–

108Martin County, KYKY10,6971,089–

109Nicholas County, KYKY7,9491,076–

110Lee County, KYKY7,2971,066–

111Carlisle County, KYKY4,747978–

112Trimble County, KYKY8,701844–

113Spencer County, KYKY20,998825–

114Hancock County, KYKY9,050814–

115Elliott County, KYKY7,265807–

116Owsley County, KYKY3,932780–

117Wolfe County, KYKY6,298766–

118Gallatin County, KYKY8,840675–

119Menifee County, KYKY6,430619–

120Robertson County, KYKY2,325373–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS