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. The median across all 120 is 941. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Carter County, KY, up 27 places to #36.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERAN POPULATIONVS 2020

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

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

03Hardin County, KYKY113,48212,344−6%

04▲1Boone County, KYKY145,3168,130−8%

05▼1Kenton County, KYKY175,7797,465−18%

06Warren County, KYKY149,3756,579−5%

07▲1Madison County, KYKY101,6965,522−3%

08▼1Daviess 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%

13▲1McCracken County, KYKY67,5533,712−3%

14▼1Oldham County, KYKY70,9863,634−10%

15▲1Boyd County, KYKY47,7513,238−1%

16▼1Scott County, KYKY62,2623,032−14%

17▲1Meade County, KYKY30,6992,790−13%

18▲2Laurel County, KYKY63,7462,675−15%

19▲3Shelby County, KYKY51,2432,673−2%

20▼1Nelson County, KYKY49,0362,614−18%

21▼4Jessamine County, KYKY57,1472,541−21%

22▼1Franklin County, KYKY52,6492,523−19%

23▲5Clark County, KYKY37,8882,053−5%

24▲5Barren County, KYKY45,6412,044−2%

25▲1Greenup County, KYKY35,2132,043−13%

26▼2Henderson County, KYKY44,2551,925−24%

27▼4Pike County, KYKY54,7211,911−28%

28▼1Marshall County, KYKY31,6591,879−18%

29▼4Hopkins County, KYKY45,1271,801−24%

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

31▲1Graves County, KYKY37,0501,689−6%

32▲8Boyle County, KYKY31,6321,680+12%

33▲1Lincoln County, KYKY25,3531,615−1%

34▼1Calloway County, KYKY39,4211,578−12%

35▲9Taylor County, KYKY26,7631,504+11%

36▲27Carter County, KYKY26,1491,500+48%

37▲5Logan County, KYKY28,6691,459+6%

38▼1Woodford County, KYKY27,8831,430−10%

39▲15Allen County, KYKY22,5361,421+25%

40▼2Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5031,384−12%

41▲23Anderson County, KYKY25,2251,350+34%

42▲1Floyd County, KYKY34,4011,331−2%

43▼2Mercer County, KYKY23,7331,311−9%

44▼9Montgomery County, KYKY28,8221,254−23%

45▲1Grayson County, KYKY27,4061,207−8%

46▲12Simpson County, KYKY20,7881,177+13%

47▲6Adair County, KYKY19,4231,174+3%

48▼1Garrard County, KYKY18,2071,150−10%

49▼18Whitley County, KYKY37,2971,124−39%

50▼11Grant County, KYKY26,1811,122−28%

51▼2Harlan County, KYKY24,7251,115−9%

52▲9Spencer County, KYKY20,9981,090+6%

53▲3Rowan County, KYKY24,4761,0740%

54▼4Perry County, KYKY26,5551,056−13%

55Marion County, KYKY20,1151,026−5%

56▲15Letcher County, KYKY19,9521,012+19%

57▼6Hart County, KYKY20,1171,002−15%

58▼22Trigg County, KYKY14,512996−38%

59▼11Wayne County, KYKY19,597983−20%

60▼1Henry County, KYKY16,447941−10%

61▲6Harrison County, KYKY19,6279270%

62▲14Mason County, KYKY16,936908+20%

63▼18Ohio County, KYKY23,934874−35%

64▼12Knox County, KYKY29,532853−25%

65▼3Johnson County, KYKY22,051851−17%

66▲6Larue County, KYKY15,184846−1%

67▲8Lyon County, KYKY9,123835+10%

68▼8Russell County, KYKY18,608835−20%

69▼1Bourbon County, KYKY20,243809−12%

70▼13McCreary County, KYKY17,124785−25%

71▲21Caldwell County, KYKY12,609773+30%

72▲8Green County, KYKY11,644751+5%

73▲10Edmonson County, KYKY12,749743+7%

74▼4Pendleton County, KYKY14,800737−14%

75▼1Casey County, KYKY16,205728−13%

76▼10Bell County, KYKY22,829714−25%

77▼12Union County, KYKY12,839709−28%

78▼9Fleming County, KYKY15,787669−27%

79▼1Trimble County, KYKY8,701662−8%

80▲2Morgan County, KYKY14,415620−12%

81▲3Clay County, KYKY19,465615−9%

82▲5Todd County, KYKY12,972614−4%

83▲16Lawrence County, KYKY15,765612+15%

84▼7Owen County, KYKY11,601598−19%

85▲3Clinton County, KYKY9,139596−7%

86▲4Hancock County, KYKY9,050594−2%

87▲8Estill County, KYKY13,962591+1%

88▼9Lewis County, KYKY12,901589−18%

89▼4Rockcastle County, KYKY16,148588−11%

90▲10Jackson County, KYKY13,325583+10%

91▼2Powell County, KYKY12,812576−6%

92▼19Butler County, KYKY12,520564−33%

93▼12Webster County, KYKY12,929527−26%

94▲8Knott County, KYKY13,321469−4%

95▲14Bracken County, KYKY8,511462+20%

96▲7Livingston County, KYKY8,863442−7%

97▲1Crittenden County, KYKY8,807440−19%

98▼5McLean County, KYKY9,064430−27%

99▲5Gallatin County, KYKY8,840427−8%

100▲1Washington County, KYKY12,368421−17%

101▼7Carroll County, KYKY11,141419−29%

102▲4Breathitt County, KYKY12,558406−5%

103▲5Magoffin County, KYKY11,110404+4%

104▼7Metcalfe County, KYKY10,583397−28%

105▼9Monroe County, KYKY11,191391−30%

106▲5Elliott County, KYKY7,265379+12%

107▲10Menifee County, KYKY6,430375+48%

108▼1Fulton County, KYKY6,218360−9%

109▼23Ballard County, KYKY7,594354−46%

110▲6Lee County, KYKY7,297342+32%

111▼20Bath County, KYKY13,176333−45%

112▼7Cumberland County, KYKY5,992322−27%

113▲5Carlisle County, KYKY4,747270+18%

114▼1Leslie County, KYKY9,627263−16%

115▼3Martin County, KYKY10,697246−27%

116▼2Nicholas County, KYKY7,949237−23%

117▲3Robertson County, KYKY2,325198+125%

118▼8Hickman County, KYKY4,372185−49%

119▼4Wolfe County, KYKY6,298150−51%

120▼1Owsley County, KYKY3,93264−56%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES