RANKING · 2025 ESTIMATES · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Most population gained, Kentucky counties

Kentucky counties that added the most residents from the 2020 census to 2025, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 120 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 120 is +317. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Lincoln County, KY, up 55 places to #29.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01▲2Warren County, KYKY149,375+14,821−6%

02▼1Jefferson County, KYKY795,222+12,253−57%

03▲1Boone County, KYKY145,316+9,348−67%

04▲2Madison County, KYKY101,696+8,995−33%

05▼3Fayette County, KYKY329,751+7,181−80%

06▲1Kenton County, KYKY175,779+6,715−29%

07▼2Scott County, KYKY62,262+5,107−44%

08Bullitt County, KYKY86,454+4,237−69%

09▲4Jessamine County, KYKY57,147+4,156−51%

10▼1Oldham County, KYKY70,986+3,379−74%

11Shelby County, KYKY51,243+3,178−63%

12Hardin County, KYKY113,482+2,780−44%

13▲3Campbell County, KYKY95,441+2,365−50%

14▲10Pulaski County, KYKY67,384+2,350−65%

15▲48Calloway County, KYKY39,421+2,318−33%

16▼1Nelson County, KYKY49,036+2,298−70%

17▲21Allen County, KYKY22,536+1,948−39%

18▼8Daviess County, KYKY104,898+1,586−64%

19▼1Spencer County, KYKY20,998+1,508−70%

20▼3Anderson County, KYKY25,225+1,373−70%

21▲36Garrard County, KYKY18,207+1,254−61%

22▲28Grant County, KYKY26,181+1,240−81%

23▲16Logan County, KYKY28,669+1,237−43%

24▼3Simpson County, KYKY20,788+1,194−5%

25▼6Barren County, KYKY45,641+1,156−71%

26▼12Laurel County, KYKY63,746+1,133−88%

27▼5Franklin County, KYKY52,649+1,108−72%

28▲3Mercer County, KYKY23,733+1,092−35%

29▲55Lincoln County, KYKY25,353+1,078−67%

30▲17Breckinridge County, KYKY21,503+1,071−54%

31▼8Boyle County, KYKY31,632+1,018−50%

32▼7Woodford County, KYKY27,883+1,012−69%

33▲3Grayson County, KYKY27,406+986−67%

34▲32Harrison County, KYKY19,627+935−46%

35▼6Clark County, KYKY37,888+916−75%

36▼3Hart County, KYKY20,117+829−68%

37▲15Henry County, KYKY16,447+769−66%

38▼11Taylor County, KYKY26,763+740−58%

39▲31Todd County, KYKY12,972+729−29%

40▼14Montgomery County, KYKY28,822+708−76%

41▼6Fleming County, KYKY15,787+705−53%

42▼14Meade County, KYKY30,699+696−68%

43▲26Morgan County, KYKY14,415+689−70%

44▲16Edmonson County, KYKY12,749+623−52%

45▼1Russell County, KYKY18,608+617−61%

46▼12Whitley County, KYKY37,297+585−77%

47▲18Green County, KYKY11,644+537−53%

48▲24Marion County, KYKY20,115+534−69%

49▲4Adair County, KYKY19,423+520−72%

50▲25Trigg County, KYKY14,512+451−80%

51▼3Lyon County, KYKY9,123+443−70%

52▼20Bath County, KYKY13,176+426−69%

53▼8Nicholas County, KYKY7,949+412+368%

54▲31Graves County, KYKY37,050+401−88%

55▲35Jackson County, KYKY13,325+370−76%

56▼7Washington County, KYKY12,368+341−28%

57▲1Carroll County, KYKY11,141+331−62%

58▼16Owen County, KYKY11,601+323−79%

59▼22Larue County, KYKY15,184+317−81%

60▲8Menifee County, KYKY6,430+317−78%

61▼6Metcalfe County, KYKY10,583+297−72%

62▼3Casey County, KYKY16,205+264−79%

63▲46McCreary County, KYKY17,124+236−84%

64▲16Trimble County, KYKY8,701+227−89%

65▼4Ohio County, KYKY23,934+162−91%

66▲5Pendleton County, KYKY14,800+156−93%

67▼11Gallatin County, KYKY8,840+150−94%

68▲9Butler County, KYKY12,520+149−92%

69▼5Robertson County, KYKY2,325+132−7%

70▼8Bracken County, KYKY8,511+111−78%

71▲31Rockcastle County, KYKY16,148+111−94%

72▲28Cumberland County, KYKY5,992+104−71%

73▲32Wayne County, KYKY19,597+42−98%

74▼20Marshall County, KYKY31,6590−100%

75▼24Bourbon County, KYKY20,243-9−107%

76▲17Livingston County, KYKY8,863-25−103%

77▲2Caldwell County, KYKY12,609-40−77%

78▼38Hancock County, KYKY9,050-45−109%

79▼5Carlisle County, KYKY4,747-79−170%

80▲12Webster County, KYKY12,929-88−153%

81▲1McLean County, KYKY9,064-88−128%

82▲5Elliott County, KYKY7,265-89−130%

83▲3Lee County, KYKY7,297-98−120%

84▲17Clinton County, KYKY9,139-114−123%

85▲10Owsley County, KYKY3,932-119−33%

86▲3Ballard County, KYKY7,594-134−135%

87▼41Monroe County, KYKY11,191-147−141%

88▼5Hickman County, KYKY4,372-149−51%

89▲7Lewis County, KYKY12,901-179−117%

90▼12Crittenden County, KYKY8,807-183−197%

91▼10Mason County, KYKY16,936-184−237%

92▼62Rowan County, KYKY24,476-186−111%

93▼5Estill County, KYKY13,962-201−129%

94▲3Wolfe County, KYKY6,298-264−147%

95▼4Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,634-294−156%

96▲15Hopkins County, KYKY45,127-296−175%

97▼21Fulton County, KYKY6,218-297−43%

98▼57Powell County, KYKY12,812-317−120%

99▼79McCracken County, KYKY67,553-322−112%

100▲3Carter County, KYKY26,149-478−119%

101▲5Boyd County, KYKY47,751-510−64%

102▲12Magoffin County, KYKY11,110-527−307%

103▼60Lawrence County, KYKY15,765-528−134%

104▲6Henderson County, KYKY44,255-538−130%

105▲7Martin County, KYKY10,697-590−1235%

106▼12Johnson County, KYKY22,051-629−419%

107▲6Knox County, KYKY29,532-661−131%

108▼9Greenup County, KYKY35,213-749−603%

109▼2Union County, KYKY12,839-829−10%

110▼2Clay County, KYKY19,465-880−131%

111▼13Leslie County, KYKY9,627-886−29%

112▲3Knott County, KYKY13,321-930+262%

113▼46Breathitt County, KYKY12,558-1,160−392%

114▲5Bell County, KYKY22,829-1,268−12%

115▲3Floyd County, KYKY34,401-1,541+35%

116▲1Letcher County, KYKY19,952-1,596−7%

117▼44Perry County, KYKY26,555-1,918+115%

118▼2Harlan County, KYKY24,725-2,106−38%

119▼15Christian County, KYKY70,115-2,633−179%

120Pike County, KYKY54,721-3,948+3%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES