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Most densely populated, Kentucky counties · 1990

Kentucky counties ranked by residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 120 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Jefferson County, KYKY795,2221,746−4%

02Kenton County, KYKY175,779886−6%

03Fayette County, KYKY329,751794−13%

04Campbell County, KYKY95,441554−5%

05Boyd County, KYKY47,751320+3%

06McCracken County, KYKY67,553253−4%

07Boone County, KYKY145,316234−33%

08Franklin County, KYKY52,649211−8%

09Daviess County, KYKY104,898190−5%

10Oldham County, KYKY70,986178−28%

11Jessamine County, KYKY57,147177−22%

12Bullitt County, KYKY86,454160−22%

13Hardin County, KYKY113,482143−5%

14Boyle County, KYKY31,632142−7%

15Warren County, KYKY149,375142−17%

16Madison County, KYKY101,696131−19%

17Clark County, KYKY37,888117−11%

18Floyd County, KYKY34,401111+3%

19Greenup County, KYKY35,213107−0%

20Woodford County, KYKY27,883105−14%

21Laurel County, KYKY63,746100−18%

22Montgomery County, KYKY28,82299−13%

23Henderson County, KYKY44,25599−4%

24Christian County, KYKY70,11596−5%

25Pike County, KYKY54,72192+6%

26Marshall County, KYKY31,65990−10%

27Perry County, KYKY26,55589+3%

28Johnson County, KYKY22,05189−1%

29Bell County, KYKY22,82988+5%

30Hopkins County, KYKY45,12785−1%

31Scott County, KYKY62,26285−28%

32Letcher County, KYKY19,95280+7%

33Calloway County, KYKY39,42180−10%

34Taylor County, KYKY26,76379−8%

35Meade County, KYKY30,69979−8%

36Harlan County, KYKY24,72579+10%

37Knox County, KYKY29,53277−7%

38Mercer County, KYKY23,73377−8%

39Whitley County, KYKY37,29776−7%

40Pulaski County, KYKY67,38475−12%

41Rowan County, KYKY24,47673−8%

42Carroll County, KYKY11,14172−8%

43Anderson County, KYKY25,22572−24%

44Nelson County, KYKY49,03671−21%

45Barren County, KYKY45,64170−11%

46Mason County, KYKY16,93669−1%

47Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,63467−2%

48Bourbon County, KYKY20,24366−1%

49Shelby County, KYKY51,24365−26%

50Powell County, KYKY12,81265−12%

51Simpson County, KYKY20,78865−8%

52Grant County, KYKY26,18161−30%

53Graves County, KYKY37,05061−9%

54Lincoln County, KYKY25,35360−14%

55Carter County, KYKY26,14959−9%

56Russell County, KYKY18,60858−10%

57Estill County, KYKY13,96258−5%

58Gallatin County, KYKY8,84055−31%

59Martin County, KYKY10,69755−0%

60Harrison County, KYKY19,62753−10%

61Knott County, KYKY13,32151+1%

62Garrard County, KYKY18,20750−22%

63Union County, KYKY12,83948+6%

64Marion County, KYKY20,11548−9%

65Rockcastle County, KYKY16,14847−11%

66Clinton County, KYKY9,13946−5%

67Clay County, KYKY19,46546−11%

68Henry County, KYKY16,44745−15%

69Larue County, KYKY15,18445−13%

70Logan County, KYKY28,66944−8%

71Pendleton County, KYKY14,80043−16%

72Allen County, KYKY22,53643−18%

73Magoffin County, KYKY11,11042−2%

74Grayson County, KYKY27,40642−12%

75Webster County, KYKY12,92942−1%

76Hancock County, KYKY9,05042−6%

77Trimble County, KYKY8,70141−25%

78Fulton County, KYKY6,21840+7%

79Caldwell County, KYKY12,60938+1%

80Bracken County, KYKY8,51138−6%

81Wayne County, KYKY19,59738−12%

82McLean County, KYKY9,06438−3%

83Adair County, KYKY19,42338−11%

84McCreary County, KYKY17,12437−9%

85Spencer County, KYKY20,99836−42%

86Green County, KYKY11,64436−10%

87Hart County, KYKY20,11736−15%

88Ohio County, KYKY23,93436−8%

89Lee County, KYKY7,29736−6%

90Fleming County, KYKY15,78735−11%

91Washington County, KYKY12,36835−4%

92Bath County, KYKY13,17635−13%

93Jackson County, KYKY13,32535−11%

94Monroe County, KYKY11,19135−3%

95Nicholas County, KYKY7,94934−1%

96Edmonson County, KYKY12,74934−11%

97Leslie County, KYKY9,62734+10%

98Lawrence County, KYKY15,76534−10%

99Casey County, KYKY16,20532−8%

100Ballard County, KYKY7,59432−5%

101Breathitt County, KYKY12,55832−2%

102Lyon County, KYKY9,12331−18%

103Metcalfe County, KYKY10,58331−11%

104Morgan County, KYKY14,41531−16%

105Wolfe County, KYKY6,29829−8%

106Todd County, KYKY12,97229−9%

107Livingston County, KYKY8,86329−8%

108Breckinridge County, KYKY21,50329−13%

109Carlisle County, KYKY4,74728−2%

110Elliott County, KYKY7,26528−4%

111Lewis County, KYKY12,90127−8%

112Butler County, KYKY12,52026−14%

113Owen County, KYKY11,60126−14%

114Crittenden County, KYKY8,80726−2%

115Owsley County, KYKY3,93226+4%

116Menifee County, KYKY6,43025−22%

117Trigg County, KYKY14,51223−18%

118Hickman County, KYKY4,37223+6%

119Cumberland County, KYKY5,99222−5%

120Robertson County, KYKY2,32521−6%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES