RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Largest senior population, Kentucky counties · 2020

Kentucky counties home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 2020. 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, KYKY795,222131,174+40%

02Fayette County, KYKY329,75146,023+76%

03Kenton County, KYKY175,77925,681+53%

04Boone County, KYKY145,31618,912+172%

05Daviess County, KYKY104,89818,202+44%

06Warren County, KYKY149,37518,100+87%

07Hardin County, KYKY113,48216,688+84%

08Campbell County, KYKY95,44115,375+38%

09Madison County, KYKY101,69613,852+100%

10McCracken County, KYKY67,55313,784+32%

11Pulaski County, KYKY67,38413,157+55%

12Bullitt County, KYKY86,45412,944+170%

13Pike County, KYKY54,72111,160+32%

14Laurel County, KYKY63,74610,590+75%

15Oldham County, KYKY70,9869,578+195%

16Boyd County, KYKY47,7519,547+23%

17Franklin County, KYKY52,6499,545+62%

18Christian County, KYKY70,1159,320+32%

19Hopkins County, KYKY45,1278,853+29%

20Jessamine County, KYKY57,1478,437+127%

21Henderson County, KYKY44,2558,260+40%

22Barren County, KYKY45,6418,166+43%

23Nelson County, KYKY49,0368,013+101%

24Shelby County, KYKY51,2437,895+120%

25Greenup County, KYKY35,2137,628+42%

26Scott County, KYKY62,2627,317+149%

27Marshall County, KYKY31,6597,178+36%

28Graves County, KYKY37,0507,084+19%

29Calloway County, KYKY39,4216,973+36%

30Floyd County, KYKY34,4016,696+30%

31Clark County, KYKY37,8886,615+60%

32Whitley County, KYKY37,2976,229+34%

33Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6346,067+23%

34Boyle County, KYKY31,6325,933+52%

35Knox County, KYKY29,5325,576+37%

36Woodford County, KYKY27,8835,200+115%

37Carter County, KYKY26,1495,166+53%

38Harlan County, KYKY24,7255,112+10%

39Logan County, KYKY28,6695,060+38%

40Grayson County, KYKY27,4064,941+47%

41Perry County, KYKY26,5554,909+49%

42Taylor County, KYKY26,7634,906+41%

43Montgomery County, KYKY28,8224,765+64%

44Lincoln County, KYKY25,3534,640+52%

45Bell County, KYKY22,8294,629+12%

46Mercer County, KYKY23,7334,497+48%

47Ohio County, KYKY23,9344,486+36%

48Johnson County, KYKY22,0514,307+46%

49Meade County, KYKY30,6994,247+99%

50Letcher County, KYKY19,9524,212+32%

51Anderson County, KYKY25,2254,020+94%

52Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5034,008+51%

53Wayne County, KYKY19,5973,935+45%

54Bourbon County, KYKY20,2433,806+45%

55Russell County, KYKY18,6083,670+37%

56Grant County, KYKY26,1813,638+70%

57Rowan County, KYKY24,4763,600+57%

58Allen County, KYKY22,5363,573+47%

59Adair County, KYKY19,4233,549+41%

60Harrison County, KYKY19,6273,436+42%

61Marion County, KYKY20,1153,394+45%

62Hart County, KYKY20,1173,384+39%

63Simpson County, KYKY20,7883,355+56%

64Mason County, KYKY16,9363,342+28%

65Clay County, KYKY19,4653,339+32%

66Trigg County, KYKY14,5123,329+59%

67Garrard County, KYKY18,2073,182+65%

68Casey County, KYKY16,2053,171+36%

69Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1483,112+42%

70Henry County, KYKY16,4472,952+59%

71Spencer County, KYKY20,9982,943+174%

72Lawrence County, KYKY15,7652,932+51%

73Fleming County, KYKY15,7872,807+52%

74McCreary County, KYKY17,1242,796+54%

75Estill County, KYKY13,9622,775+35%

76Larue County, KYKY15,1842,756+37%

77Caldwell County, KYKY12,6092,749+17%

78Knott County, KYKY13,3212,731+36%

79Union County, KYKY12,8392,564+27%

80Breathitt County, KYKY12,5582,505+35%

81Webster County, KYKY12,9292,414+14%

82Pendleton County, KYKY14,8002,409+60%

83Lewis County, KYKY12,9012,402+37%

84Jackson County, KYKY13,3252,381+49%

85Edmonson County, KYKY12,7492,369+41%

86Green County, KYKY11,6442,339+20%

87Washington County, KYKY12,3682,303+41%

88Butler County, KYKY12,5202,301+38%

89Morgan County, KYKY14,4152,231+36%

90Bath County, KYKY13,1762,225+37%

91Monroe County, KYKY11,1912,207+23%

92Magoffin County, KYKY11,1102,197+56%

93Powell County, KYKY12,8122,180+55%

94Lyon County, KYKY9,1232,164+59%

95Owen County, KYKY11,6012,064+40%

96Livingston County, KYKY8,8632,063+41%

97McLean County, KYKY9,0641,960+36%

98Todd County, KYKY12,9721,955+17%

99Metcalfe County, KYKY10,5831,953+29%

100Leslie County, KYKY9,6271,907+34%

101Martin County, KYKY10,6971,888+54%

102Crittenden County, KYKY8,8071,878+23%

103Clinton County, KYKY9,1391,873+29%

104Carroll County, KYKY11,1411,777+40%

105Hancock County, KYKY9,0501,704+85%

106Ballard County, KYKY7,5941,652+23%

107Trimble County, KYKY8,7011,602+73%

108Bracken County, KYKY8,5111,492+34%

109Nicholas County, KYKY7,9491,412+35%

110Cumberland County, KYKY5,9921,405+10%

111Fulton County, KYKY6,2181,387+2%

112Lee County, KYKY7,2971,356+19%

113Elliott County, KYKY7,2651,336+48%

114Gallatin County, KYKY8,8401,329+64%

115Wolfe County, KYKY6,2981,261+41%

116Menifee County, KYKY6,4301,252+62%

117Hickman County, KYKY4,3721,141+17%

118Carlisle County, KYKY4,7471,038+6%

119Owsley County, KYKY3,932880+20%

120Robertson County, KYKY2,325490+28%

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