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Most densely populated, Kentucky counties · 2020

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, KYKY795,2222,056+13%

02Fayette County, KYKY329,7511,136+24%

03Kenton County, KYKY175,7791,054+12%

04Campbell County, KYKY95,441615+5%

05Boone County, KYKY145,316552+58%

06Oldham County, KYKY70,986361+46%

07Jessamine County, KYKY57,147308+36%

08Boyd County, KYKY47,751302−3%

09Bullitt County, KYKY86,454277+34%

10McCracken County, KYKY67,553273+4%

11Warren County, KYKY149,375248+45%

12Franklin County, KYKY52,649248+8%

13Daviess County, KYKY104,898225+13%

14Madison County, KYKY101,696212+31%

15Scott County, KYKY62,262203+73%

16Hardin County, KYKY113,482177+18%

17Boyle County, KYKY31,632170+11%

18Clark County, KYKY37,888146+12%

19Laurel County, KYKY63,746144+19%

20Montgomery County, KYKY28,822142+25%

21Woodford County, KYKY27,883142+16%

22Shelby County, KYKY51,243127+44%

23Anderson County, KYKY25,225118+25%

24Nelson County, KYKY49,036112+25%

25Marshall County, KYKY31,659105+5%

26Spencer County, KYKY20,998104+66%

27Greenup County, KYKY35,213104−3%

28Henderson County, KYKY44,255103−0%

29Christian County, KYKY70,115101+1%

30Pulaski County, KYKY67,38499+16%

31Meade County, KYKY30,69998+14%

32Taylor County, KYKY26,76398+14%

33Grant County, KYKY26,18197+11%

34Calloway County, KYKY39,42196+9%

35Floyd County, KYKY34,40191−15%

36Barren County, KYKY45,64191+17%

37Mercer County, KYKY23,73391+9%

38Gallatin County, KYKY8,84088+10%

39Rowan County, KYKY24,47688+12%

40Johnson County, KYKY22,05187−3%

41Carroll County, KYKY11,14184+6%

42Whitley County, KYKY37,29784+2%

43Perry County, KYKY26,55584−3%

44Hopkins County, KYKY45,12784−2%

45Simpson County, KYKY20,78884+19%

46Knox County, KYKY29,53278−5%

47Pike County, KYKY54,72175−15%

48Garrard County, KYKY18,20774+15%

49Powell County, KYKY12,81273−1%

50Lincoln County, KYKY25,35373+4%

51Mason County, KYKY16,93671+2%

52Russell County, KYKY18,60871+10%

53Bourbon County, KYKY20,24370+5%

54Bell County, KYKY22,82967−20%

55Graves County, KYKY37,05066−1%

56Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,63466−3%

57Carter County, KYKY26,14965−1%

58Letcher County, KYKY19,95264−15%

59Harrison County, KYKY19,62761+4%

60Allen County, KYKY22,53660+16%

61Harlan County, KYKY24,72558−19%

62Trimble County, KYKY8,70157+4%

63Marion County, KYKY20,11557+8%

64Larue County, KYKY15,18457+11%

65Estill County, KYKY13,96256−7%

66Henry County, KYKY16,44755+4%

67Grayson County, KYKY27,40653+10%

68Pendleton County, KYKY14,80053+2%

69Rockcastle County, KYKY16,14851−3%

70Logan County, KYKY28,66950+3%

71Martin County, KYKY10,69749−10%

72Hancock County, KYKY9,05048+8%

73Clinton County, KYKY9,13947−4%

74Hart County, KYKY20,11747+11%

75Adair County, KYKY19,42347+10%

76Bath County, KYKY13,17646+15%

77Clay County, KYKY19,46543−17%

78Fleming County, KYKY15,78743+9%

79Wayne County, KYKY19,59743−2%

80Bracken County, KYKY8,51141+1%

81Lyon County, KYKY9,12341+7%

82Knott County, KYKY13,32141−19%

83Ohio County, KYKY23,93440+4%

84Washington County, KYKY12,36840+10%

85Edmonson County, KYKY12,74940+4%

86Union County, KYKY12,83940−13%

87McCreary County, KYKY17,12440−1%

88Webster County, KYKY12,92939−8%

89Lawrence County, KYKY15,76539+5%

90Green County, KYKY11,64439−4%

91Nicholas County, KYKY7,94939+11%

92Magoffin County, KYKY11,11038−13%

93Jackson County, KYKY13,32538−4%

94Caldwell County, KYKY12,60937−3%

95McLean County, KYKY9,06436−8%

96Morgan County, KYKY14,41536−2%

97Casey County, KYKY16,20536+3%

98Breckinridge County, KYKY21,50336+10%

99Metcalfe County, KYKY10,58336+2%

100Lee County, KYKY7,29735−7%

101Monroe County, KYKY11,19134−4%

102Todd County, KYKY12,97233+2%

103Owen County, KYKY11,60132+7%

104Trigg County, KYKY14,51232+12%

105Fulton County, KYKY6,21832−16%

106Elliott County, KYKY7,26531+9%

107Ballard County, KYKY7,59431−7%

108Menifee County, KYKY6,43030−7%

109Wolfe County, KYKY6,29830−7%

110Butler County, KYKY12,52029−5%

111Livingston County, KYKY8,86328−9%

112Breathitt County, KYKY12,55828−15%

113Lewis County, KYKY12,90127−7%

114Leslie County, KYKY9,62726−15%

115Carlisle County, KYKY4,74725−10%

116Crittenden County, KYKY8,80725−4%

117Robertson County, KYKY2,32522−3%

118Owsley County, KYKY3,93221−17%

119Cumberland County, KYKY5,99219−18%

120Hickman County, KYKY4,37219−14%

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