RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Most population gained, Kentucky counties · 2000

Kentucky counties that added the most residents from the 1990 census to 2000, 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 +1,694.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS –

01Fayette County, KYKY329,751+35,146–

02Jefferson County, KYKY795,222+28,667–

03Boone County, KYKY145,316+28,402–

04Warren County, KYKY149,375+15,849–

05Bullitt County, KYKY86,454+13,669–

06Madison County, KYKY101,696+13,364–

07Oldham County, KYKY70,986+12,915–

08Kenton County, KYKY175,779+9,433–

09Laurel County, KYKY63,746+9,277–

10Scott County, KYKY62,262+9,194–

11Jessamine County, KYKY57,147+8,533–

12Shelby County, KYKY51,243+8,513–

13Nelson County, KYKY49,036+7,767–

14Pulaski County, KYKY67,384+6,728–

15Grant County, KYKY26,181+6,647–

16Spencer County, KYKY20,998+4,965–

17Hardin County, KYKY113,482+4,934–

18Campbell County, KYKY95,441+4,750–

19Anderson County, KYKY25,225+4,540–

20Daviess County, KYKY104,898+4,356–

21Barren County, KYKY45,641+4,032–

22Franklin County, KYKY52,649+3,906–

23Clark County, KYKY37,888+3,648–

24Graves County, KYKY37,050+3,478–

25Calloway County, KYKY39,421+3,442–

26Christian County, KYKY70,115+3,324–

27Lincoln County, KYKY25,353+3,316–

28Woodford County, KYKY27,883+3,253–

29Garrard County, KYKY18,207+3,213–

30Allen County, KYKY22,536+3,172–

31Grayson County, KYKY27,406+3,003–

32Montgomery County, KYKY28,822+2,993–

33Marshall County, KYKY31,659+2,920–

34Clay County, KYKY19,465+2,810–

35McCracken County, KYKY67,553+2,635–

36Hart County, KYKY20,117+2,555–

37Carter County, KYKY26,149+2,549–

38Whitley County, KYKY37,297+2,539–

39Gallatin County, KYKY8,840+2,477–

40Wayne County, KYKY19,597+2,455–

41Pendleton County, KYKY14,800+2,354–

42Breckinridge County, KYKY21,503+2,336–

43Morgan County, KYKY14,415+2,300–

44Henry County, KYKY16,447+2,237–

45Trigg County, KYKY14,512+2,236–

46Meade County, KYKY30,699+2,179–

47Logan County, KYKY28,669+2,157–

48Knox County, KYKY29,532+2,119–

49Boyle County, KYKY31,632+2,056–

50Trimble County, KYKY8,701+2,035–

51Adair County, KYKY19,423+1,884–

52Ohio County, KYKY23,934+1,811–

53Henderson County, KYKY44,255+1,785–

54Taylor County, KYKY26,763+1,781–

55Rockcastle County, KYKY16,148+1,779–

56Butler County, KYKY12,520+1,765–

57Rowan County, KYKY24,476+1,741–

58Harrison County, KYKY19,627+1,735–

59Marion County, KYKY20,115+1,713–

60Larue County, KYKY15,184+1,694–

61Mercer County, KYKY23,733+1,669–

62Russell County, KYKY18,608+1,599–

63Lawrence County, KYKY15,765+1,571–

64Powell County, KYKY12,812+1,551–

65Jackson County, KYKY13,325+1,540–

66Owen County, KYKY11,601+1,512–

67Fleming County, KYKY15,787+1,500–

68McCreary County, KYKY17,124+1,477–

69Menifee County, KYKY6,430+1,464–

70Lyon County, KYKY9,123+1,456–

71Bath County, KYKY13,176+1,393–

72Edmonson County, KYKY12,749+1,287–

73Simpson County, KYKY20,788+1,260–

74Casey County, KYKY16,205+1,236–

75Green County, KYKY11,644+1,147–

76Metcalfe County, KYKY10,583+1,074–

77Lewis County, KYKY12,901+1,063–

78Todd County, KYKY12,972+1,031–

79Carroll County, KYKY11,141+863–

80Livingston County, KYKY8,863+742–

81Estill County, KYKY13,962+693–

82Wolfe County, KYKY6,298+562–

83Hancock County, KYKY9,050+528–

84Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,634+521–

85Bracken County, KYKY8,511+513–

86Clinton County, KYKY9,139+499–

87Lee County, KYKY7,297+494–

88Washington County, KYKY12,368+475–

89Breathitt County, KYKY12,558+397–

90Hopkins County, KYKY45,127+393–

91Ballard County, KYKY7,594+384–

92Cumberland County, KYKY5,992+363–

93Monroe County, KYKY11,191+355–

94McLean County, KYKY9,064+310–

95Elliott County, KYKY7,265+293–

96Magoffin County, KYKY11,110+255–

97Johnson County, KYKY22,051+197–

98Crittenden County, KYKY8,807+188–

99Webster County, KYKY12,929+165–

100Greenup County, KYKY35,213+149–

101Robertson County, KYKY2,325+142–

102Mason County, KYKY16,936+134–

103Bourbon County, KYKY20,243+124–

104Carlisle County, KYKY4,747+113–

105Nicholas County, KYKY7,949+88–

106Martin County, KYKY10,697+52–

107Caldwell County, KYKY12,609-172–

108Owsley County, KYKY3,932-178–

109Knott County, KYKY13,321-257–

110Hickman County, KYKY4,372-304–

111Fulton County, KYKY6,218-519–

112Perry County, KYKY26,555-893–

113Union County, KYKY12,839-920–

114Floyd County, KYKY34,401-1,145–

115Leslie County, KYKY9,627-1,241–

116Boyd County, KYKY47,751-1,398–

117Bell County, KYKY22,829-1,446–

118Letcher County, KYKY19,952-1,723–

119Harlan County, KYKY24,725-3,372–

120Pike County, KYKY54,721-3,847–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS