RANKING · 2024 ACS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Largest veteran population, Kentucky counties

Kentucky counties home to the most civilian veterans 18 and over, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of veterans, not the veteran share. This list covers the 120 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERAN POPULATIONVS 2020

01Jefferson County, KYKY795,22237,679−13%

02Fayette County, KYKY329,75112,848−14%

03Hardin County, KYKY113,48212,344−6%

04Boone County, KYKY145,3168,130−8%

05Kenton County, KYKY175,7797,465−18%

06Warren County, KYKY149,3756,579−5%

07Madison County, KYKY101,6965,522−3%

08Daviess County, KYKY104,8985,241−10%

09Christian County, KYKY70,1155,110−9%

10Bullitt County, KYKY86,4544,923−12%

11Pulaski County, KYKY67,3843,911−15%

12Campbell County, KYKY95,4413,877−16%

13McCracken County, KYKY67,5533,712−3%

14Oldham County, KYKY70,9863,634−10%

15Boyd County, KYKY47,7513,238−1%

16Scott County, KYKY62,2623,032−14%

17Meade County, KYKY30,6992,790−13%

18Laurel County, KYKY63,7462,675−15%

19Shelby County, KYKY51,2432,673−2%

20Nelson County, KYKY49,0362,614−18%

21Jessamine County, KYKY57,1472,541−21%

22Franklin County, KYKY52,6492,523−19%

23Clark County, KYKY37,8882,053−5%

24Barren County, KYKY45,6412,044−2%

25Greenup County, KYKY35,2132,043−13%

26Henderson County, KYKY44,2551,925−24%

27Pike County, KYKY54,7211,911−28%

28Marshall County, KYKY31,6591,879−18%

29Hopkins County, KYKY45,1271,801−24%

30Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6341,758−14%

31Graves County, KYKY37,0501,689−6%

32Boyle County, KYKY31,6321,680+12%

33Lincoln County, KYKY25,3531,615−1%

34Calloway County, KYKY39,4211,578−12%

35Taylor County, KYKY26,7631,504+11%

36Carter County, KYKY26,1491,500+48%

37Logan County, KYKY28,6691,459+6%

38Woodford County, KYKY27,8831,430−10%

39Allen County, KYKY22,5361,421+25%

40Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5031,384−12%

41Anderson County, KYKY25,2251,350+34%

42Floyd County, KYKY34,4011,331−2%

43Mercer County, KYKY23,7331,311−9%

44Montgomery County, KYKY28,8221,254−23%

45Grayson County, KYKY27,4061,207−8%

46Simpson County, KYKY20,7881,177+13%

47Adair County, KYKY19,4231,174+3%

48Garrard County, KYKY18,2071,150−10%

49Whitley County, KYKY37,2971,124−39%

50Grant County, KYKY26,1811,122−28%

51Harlan County, KYKY24,7251,115−9%

52Spencer County, KYKY20,9981,090+6%

53Rowan County, KYKY24,4761,074+0%

54Perry County, KYKY26,5551,056−13%

55Marion County, KYKY20,1151,026−5%

56Letcher County, KYKY19,9521,012+19%

57Hart County, KYKY20,1171,002−15%

58Trigg County, KYKY14,512996−38%

59Wayne County, KYKY19,597983−20%

60Henry County, KYKY16,447941−10%

61Harrison County, KYKY19,627927+0%

62Mason County, KYKY16,936908+20%

63Ohio County, KYKY23,934874−35%

64Knox County, KYKY29,532853−25%

65Johnson County, KYKY22,051851−17%

66Larue County, KYKY15,184846−1%

67Lyon County, KYKY9,123835+10%

68Russell County, KYKY18,608835−20%

69Bourbon County, KYKY20,243809−12%

70McCreary County, KYKY17,124785−25%

71Caldwell County, KYKY12,609773+30%

72Green County, KYKY11,644751+5%

73Edmonson County, KYKY12,749743+7%

74Pendleton County, KYKY14,800737−14%

75Casey County, KYKY16,205728−13%

76Bell County, KYKY22,829714−25%

77Union County, KYKY12,839709−28%

78Fleming County, KYKY15,787669−27%

79Trimble County, KYKY8,701662−8%

80Morgan County, KYKY14,415620−12%

81Clay County, KYKY19,465615−9%

82Todd County, KYKY12,972614−4%

83Lawrence County, KYKY15,765612+15%

84Owen County, KYKY11,601598−19%

85Clinton County, KYKY9,139596−7%

86Hancock County, KYKY9,050594−2%

87Estill County, KYKY13,962591+1%

88Lewis County, KYKY12,901589−18%

89Rockcastle County, KYKY16,148588−11%

90Jackson County, KYKY13,325583+10%

91Powell County, KYKY12,812576−6%

92Butler County, KYKY12,520564−33%

93Webster County, KYKY12,929527−26%

94Knott County, KYKY13,321469−4%

95Bracken County, KYKY8,511462+20%

96Livingston County, KYKY8,863442−7%

97Crittenden County, KYKY8,807440−19%

98McLean County, KYKY9,064430−27%

99Gallatin County, KYKY8,840427−8%

100Washington County, KYKY12,368421−17%

101Carroll County, KYKY11,141419−29%

102Breathitt County, KYKY12,558406−5%

103Magoffin County, KYKY11,110404+4%

104Metcalfe County, KYKY10,583397−28%

105Monroe County, KYKY11,191391−30%

106Elliott County, KYKY7,265379+12%

107Menifee County, KYKY6,430375+48%

108Fulton County, KYKY6,218360−9%

109Ballard County, KYKY7,594354−46%

110Lee County, KYKY7,297342+32%

111Bath County, KYKY13,176333−45%

112Cumberland County, KYKY5,992322−27%

113Carlisle County, KYKY4,747270+18%

114Leslie County, KYKY9,627263−16%

115Martin County, KYKY10,697246−27%

116Nicholas County, KYKY7,949237−23%

117Robertson County, KYKY2,325198+125%

118Hickman County, KYKY4,372185−49%

119Wolfe County, KYKY6,298150−51%

120Owsley County, KYKY3,93264−56%

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