RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Most population gained, Kentucky counties · 2020

Kentucky counties that added the most residents from the 2010 census to 2020, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 120 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01Jefferson County, KYKY795,222+41,873+46%

02Fayette County, KYKY329,751+26,767−24%

03Warren County, KYKY149,375+20,762+31%

04Boone County, KYKY145,316+17,157−40%

05Scott County, KYKY62,262+9,982+9%

06Madison County, KYKY101,696+9,785−27%

07Kenton County, KYKY175,779+9,344−1%

08Bullitt County, KYKY86,454+7,898−42%

09Oldham County, KYKY70,986+7,291−44%

10Daviess County, KYKY104,898+6,656+53%

11Shelby County, KYKY51,243+5,991−30%

12Hardin County, KYKY113,482+5,159+5%

13Jessamine County, KYKY57,147+4,405−48%

14Laurel County, KYKY63,746+3,764−59%

15Nelson County, KYKY49,036+3,301−57%

16Campbell County, KYKY95,441+2,740−42%

17Anderson County, KYKY25,225+2,431−46%

18Spencer County, KYKY20,998+2,429−51%

19Barren County, KYKY45,641+2,312−43%

20McCracken County, KYKY67,553+2,310−12%

21Simpson County, KYKY20,788+2,267+80%

22Franklin County, KYKY52,649+2,256−42%

23Boyle County, KYKY31,632+2,182+6%

24Pulaski County, KYKY67,384+1,971−71%

25Woodford County, KYKY27,883+1,932−41%

26Montgomery County, KYKY28,822+1,615−46%

27Taylor County, KYKY26,763+1,511−15%

28Meade County, KYKY30,699+1,401−36%

29Clark County, KYKY37,888+1,359−63%

30Rowan County, KYKY24,476+1,329−24%

31Mercer County, KYKY23,733+1,310−22%

32Bath County, KYKY13,176+1,159−17%

33Hart County, KYKY20,117+1,089−57%

34Whitley County, KYKY37,297+1,075−58%

35Fleming County, KYKY15,787+734−51%

36Grayson County, KYKY27,406+674−78%

37Larue County, KYKY15,184+674−60%

38Allen County, KYKY22,536+632−80%

39Logan County, KYKY28,669+597−72%

40Hancock County, KYKY9,050+530+0%

41Powell County, KYKY12,812+516−67%

42Owen County, KYKY11,601+437−71%

43Lawrence County, KYKY15,765+433−72%

44Russell County, KYKY18,608+426−73%

45Nicholas County, KYKY7,949+402+357%

46Monroe County, KYKY11,191+375+6%

47Breckinridge County, KYKY21,503+373−84%

48Lyon County, KYKY9,123+366−75%

49Washington County, KYKY12,368+310−35%

50Grant County, KYKY26,181+279−96%

51Bourbon County, KYKY20,243+267+115%

52Henry County, KYKY16,447+262−88%

53Adair County, KYKY19,423+247−87%

54Marshall County, KYKY31,659+211−93%

55Metcalfe County, KYKY10,583+187−83%

56Gallatin County, KYKY8,840+101−96%

57Garrard County, KYKY18,207+41−99%

58Carroll County, KYKY11,141-1−100%

59Casey County, KYKY16,205-14−101%

60Edmonson County, KYKY12,749-35−103%

61Ohio County, KYKY23,934-70−104%

62Bracken County, KYKY8,511-88−117%

63Calloway County, KYKY39,421-88−103%

64Robertson County, KYKY2,325-89−163%

65Green County, KYKY11,644-151−113%

66Harrison County, KYKY19,627-154−109%

67Breathitt County, KYKY12,558-160−140%

68Menifee County, KYKY6,430-193−113%

69Morgan County, KYKY14,415-197−109%

70Todd County, KYKY12,972-217−121%

71Pendleton County, KYKY14,800-233−110%

72Marion County, KYKY20,115-239−114%

73Perry County, KYKY26,555-239−73%

74Carlisle County, KYKY4,747-278−346%

75Trigg County, KYKY14,512-278−112%

76Fulton County, KYKY6,218-298−43%

77Butler County, KYKY12,520-319−118%

78Crittenden County, KYKY8,807-325−273%

79Caldwell County, KYKY12,609-335+95%

80Trimble County, KYKY8,701-335−116%

81Mason County, KYKY16,936-370−376%

82McLean County, KYKY9,064-379−222%

83Hickman County, KYKY4,372-381+25%

84Lincoln County, KYKY25,353-467−114%

85Graves County, KYKY37,050-472−114%

86Lee County, KYKY7,297-492−200%

87Elliott County, KYKY7,265-498−270%

88Estill County, KYKY13,962-509−173%

89Ballard County, KYKY7,594-521−236%

90Jackson County, KYKY13,325-539−135%

91Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,634-571−210%

92Webster County, KYKY12,929-604−466%

93Livingston County, KYKY8,863-631−185%

94Johnson County, KYKY22,051-676−443%

95Owsley County, KYKY3,932-704+296%

96Lewis County, KYKY12,901-790−174%

97Wolfe County, KYKY6,298-793−241%

98Leslie County, KYKY9,627-797−36%

99Greenup County, KYKY35,213-948−736%

100Cumberland County, KYKY5,992-968−367%

101Clinton County, KYKY9,139-1,019−304%

102Rockcastle County, KYKY16,148-1,019−157%

103Carter County, KYKY26,149-1,093−143%

104Christian County, KYKY70,115-1,207−136%

105Wayne County, KYKY19,597-1,258−151%

106Boyd County, KYKY47,751-1,281−8%

107Union County, KYKY12,839-1,339+46%

108Clay County, KYKY19,465-1,385−149%

109McCreary County, KYKY17,124-1,418−196%

110Henderson County, KYKY44,255-1,457−182%

111Hopkins County, KYKY45,127-1,497−481%

112Martin County, KYKY10,697-1,642−3258%

113Knox County, KYKY29,532-1,690−180%

114Magoffin County, KYKY11,110-1,696−765%

115Knott County, KYKY13,321-2,095+715%

116Harlan County, KYKY24,725-2,447−27%

117Letcher County, KYKY19,952-2,971+72%

118Floyd County, KYKY34,401-3,509+206%

119Bell County, KYKY22,829-4,594+218%

120Pike County, KYKY54,721-6,355+65%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS