RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Largest senior population, Kentucky counties · 2000

Kentucky counties home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 2000. 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 1990

01Jefferson County, KYKY795,22293,982+5%

02Fayette County, KYKY329,75126,174+17%

03Kenton County, KYKY175,77916,769+3%

04Daviess County, KYKY104,89812,643+13%

05Campbell County, KYKY95,44111,165+4%

06McCracken County, KYKY67,55310,445+3%

07Warren County, KYKY149,3759,677+12%

08Hardin County, KYKY113,4829,094+31%

09Pulaski County, KYKY67,3848,486+20%

10Pike County, KYKY54,7218,448+9%

11Boyd County, KYKY47,7517,758+2%

12Christian County, KYKY70,1157,053+3%

13Boone County, KYKY145,3166,941+46%

14Madison County, KYKY101,6966,933+16%

15Hopkins County, KYKY45,1276,858+1%

16Laurel County, KYKY63,7466,042+22%

17Graves County, KYKY37,0505,958−2%

18Henderson County, KYKY44,2555,893+7%

19Franklin County, KYKY52,6495,885+11%

20Barren County, KYKY45,6415,707+6%

21Greenup County, KYKY35,2135,389+21%

22Marshall County, KYKY31,6595,271+12%

23Floyd County, KYKY34,4015,169+3%

24Calloway County, KYKY39,4215,124+3%

25Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6344,926+4%

26Bullitt County, KYKY86,4544,792+47%

27Whitley County, KYKY37,2974,634+8%

28Harlan County, KYKY24,7254,629−2%

29Bell County, KYKY22,8294,129−1%

30Clark County, KYKY37,8884,125+12%

31Knox County, KYKY29,5324,056+5%

32Nelson County, KYKY49,0363,983+19%

33Boyle County, KYKY31,6323,894+4%

34Jessamine County, KYKY57,1473,717+39%

35Logan County, KYKY28,6693,656−0%

36Shelby County, KYKY51,2433,590+11%

37Taylor County, KYKY26,7633,487+18%

38Carter County, KYKY26,1493,374+9%

39Grayson County, KYKY27,4063,372+11%

40Ohio County, KYKY23,9343,296+1%

41Perry County, KYKY26,5553,288+3%

42Oldham County, KYKY70,9863,247+45%

43Letcher County, KYKY19,9523,183+1%

44Lincoln County, KYKY25,3533,051+7%

45Mercer County, KYKY23,7333,037+6%

46Johnson County, KYKY22,0512,954+8%

47Scott County, KYKY62,2622,936+12%

48Montgomery County, KYKY28,8222,900+14%

49Wayne County, KYKY19,5972,715+12%

50Russell County, KYKY18,6082,688+13%

51Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5032,652+7%

52Bourbon County, KYKY20,2432,631+0%

53Mason County, KYKY16,9362,604−4%

54Clay County, KYKY19,4652,529+9%

55Adair County, KYKY19,4232,513+3%

56Allen County, KYKY22,5362,437+3%

57Hart County, KYKY20,1172,433+7%

58Woodford County, KYKY27,8832,414+14%

59Harrison County, KYKY19,6272,412−5%

60Caldwell County, KYKY12,6092,348−5%

61Marion County, KYKY20,1152,339+9%

62Casey County, KYKY16,2052,337+9%

63Rowan County, KYKY24,4762,295+13%

64Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1482,196+12%

65Simpson County, KYKY20,7882,153−2%

66Meade County, KYKY30,6992,139+29%

67Grant County, KYKY26,1812,137+17%

68Webster County, KYKY12,9292,113−9%

69Trigg County, KYKY14,5122,090+4%

70Anderson County, KYKY25,2252,072+14%

71Estill County, KYKY13,9622,062+3%

72Union County, KYKY12,8392,012−1%

73Larue County, KYKY15,1842,007+8%

74Knott County, KYKY13,3212,004+7%

75Green County, KYKY11,6441,952+5%

76Lawrence County, KYKY15,7651,937+7%

77Garrard County, KYKY18,2071,929+8%

78Breathitt County, KYKY12,5581,857+8%

79Henry County, KYKY16,4471,854+2%

80Fleming County, KYKY15,7871,845−2%

81McCreary County, KYKY17,1241,810+4%

82Monroe County, KYKY11,1911,796−2%

83Lewis County, KYKY12,9011,756−0%

84Edmonson County, KYKY12,7491,675+19%

85Butler County, KYKY12,5201,671+0%

86Todd County, KYKY12,9721,671−4%

87Morgan County, KYKY14,4151,643+13%

88Washington County, KYKY12,3681,633−3%

89Bath County, KYKY13,1761,622+10%

90Jackson County, KYKY13,3251,597+1%

91Crittenden County, KYKY8,8071,529−6%

92Metcalfe County, KYKY10,5831,509+7%

93Pendleton County, KYKY14,8001,502+3%

94Owen County, KYKY11,6011,479+6%

95Livingston County, KYKY8,8631,463+5%

96Clinton County, KYKY9,1391,448+0%

97McLean County, KYKY9,0641,438−5%

98Leslie County, KYKY9,6271,424+12%

99Magoffin County, KYKY11,1101,407+6%

100Powell County, KYKY12,8121,402+14%

101Fulton County, KYKY6,2181,360−19%

102Lyon County, KYKY9,1231,357+16%

103Ballard County, KYKY7,5941,344+0%

104Cumberland County, KYKY5,9921,278+4%

105Carroll County, KYKY11,1411,266−3%

106Martin County, KYKY10,6971,225+12%

107Lee County, KYKY7,2971,135+6%

108Bracken County, KYKY8,5111,117−7%

109Spencer County, KYKY20,9981,073+30%

110Nicholas County, KYKY7,9491,047−3%

111Carlisle County, KYKY4,747978+0%

112Hickman County, KYKY4,372972−16%

113Trimble County, KYKY8,701926+10%

114Hancock County, KYKY9,050921+13%

115Elliott County, KYKY7,265901+12%

116Wolfe County, KYKY6,298895+17%

117Gallatin County, KYKY8,840810+20%

118Menifee County, KYKY6,430772+25%

119Owsley County, KYKY3,932731−6%

120Robertson County, KYKY2,325384+3%

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