RANKING · 2025 ESTIMATES · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Most population lost, Kentucky counties

Kentucky counties that lost 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: McCracken County, KY, up 79 places to #22.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01Pike County, KYKY54,721-3,948+3%

02▲15Christian County, KYKY70,115-2,633−179%

03▲2Harlan County, KYKY24,725-2,106−38%

04▲45Perry County, KYKY26,555-1,918+115%

05▼1Letcher County, KYKY19,952-1,596−7%

06▼3Floyd County, KYKY34,401-1,541+35%

07▼5Bell County, KYKY22,829-1,268−12%

08▲46Breathitt County, KYKY12,558-1,160−392%

09▼3Knott County, KYKY13,321-930+262%

10▲13Leslie County, KYKY9,627-886−29%

11▲2Clay County, KYKY19,465-880−131%

12▲2Union County, KYKY12,839-829−10%

13▲9Greenup County, KYKY35,213-749−603%

14▼6Knox County, KYKY29,532-661−131%

15▲12Johnson County, KYKY22,051-629−419%

16▼7Martin County, KYKY10,697-590−1235%

17▼6Henderson County, KYKY44,255-538−130%

18▲60Lawrence County, KYKY15,765-528−134%

19▼12Magoffin County, KYKY11,110-527−307%

20▼5Boyd County, KYKY47,751-510−64%

21▼3Carter County, KYKY26,149-478−119%

22▲79McCracken County, KYKY67,553-322−112%

23▲57Powell County, KYKY12,812-317−120%

24▲21Fulton County, KYKY6,218-297−43%

25▼15Hopkins County, KYKY45,127-296−175%

26▲4Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,634-294−156%

27▼3Wolfe County, KYKY6,298-264−147%

28▲5Estill County, KYKY13,962-201−129%

29▲62Rowan County, KYKY24,476-186−111%

30▲10Mason County, KYKY16,936-184−237%

31▲12Crittenden County, KYKY8,807-183−197%

32▼7Lewis County, KYKY12,901-179−117%

33▲5Hickman County, KYKY4,372-149−51%

34▲41Monroe County, KYKY11,191-147−141%

35▼3Ballard County, KYKY7,594-134−135%

36▼10Owsley County, KYKY3,932-119−33%

37▼18Clinton County, KYKY9,139-114−123%

38▼3Lee County, KYKY7,297-98−120%

39▼5Elliott County, KYKY7,265-89−130%

40▼11Webster County, KYKY12,929-88−153%

41▼2McLean County, KYKY9,064-88−128%

42▲4Carlisle County, KYKY4,747-79−170%

43▲38Hancock County, KYKY9,050-45−109%

44▼3Caldwell County, KYKY12,609-40−77%

45▼17Livingston County, KYKY8,863-25−103%

46▲24Bourbon County, KYKY20,243-9−107%

47▲20Marshall County, KYKY31,6590−100%

48▼32Wayne County, KYKY19,597+42−98%

49▼28Cumberland County, KYKY5,992+104−71%

50▲8Bracken County, KYKY8,511+111−78%

51▼31Rockcastle County, KYKY16,148+111−94%

52▲5Robertson County, KYKY2,325+132−7%

53▼9Butler County, KYKY12,520+149−92%

54▲11Gallatin County, KYKY8,840+150−94%

55▼5Pendleton County, KYKY14,800+156−93%

56▲4Ohio County, KYKY23,934+162−91%

57▼15Trimble County, KYKY8,701+227−89%

58▼46McCreary County, KYKY17,124+236−84%

59▲3Casey County, KYKY16,205+264−79%

60▲6Metcalfe County, KYKY10,583+297−72%

61▲24Larue County, KYKY15,184+317−81%

62▼9Menifee County, KYKY6,430+317−78%

63▲16Owen County, KYKY11,601+323−79%

64▼1Carroll County, KYKY11,141+331−62%

65▲7Washington County, KYKY12,368+341−28%

66▼35Jackson County, KYKY13,325+370−76%

67▼31Graves County, KYKY37,050+401−88%

68▲8Nicholas County, KYKY7,949+412+368%

69▲20Bath County, KYKY13,176+426−69%

70▲3Lyon County, KYKY9,123+443−70%

71▼24Trigg County, KYKY14,512+451−80%

72▼4Adair County, KYKY19,423+520−72%

73▼25Marion County, KYKY20,115+534−69%

74▼18Green County, KYKY11,644+537−53%

75▲12Whitley County, KYKY37,297+585−77%

76▲1Russell County, KYKY18,608+617−61%

77▼16Edmonson County, KYKY12,749+623−52%

78▼26Morgan County, KYKY14,415+689−70%

79▲14Meade County, KYKY30,699+696−68%

80▲6Fleming County, KYKY15,787+705−53%

81▲14Montgomery County, KYKY28,822+708−76%

82▼31Todd County, KYKY12,972+729−29%

83▲11Taylor County, KYKY26,763+740−58%

84▼15Henry County, KYKY16,447+769−66%

85▲3Hart County, KYKY20,117+829−68%

86▲6Clark County, KYKY37,888+916−75%

87▼32Harrison County, KYKY19,627+935−46%

88▼4Grayson County, KYKY27,406+986−67%

89▲7Woodford County, KYKY27,883+1,012−69%

90▲8Boyle County, KYKY31,632+1,018−50%

91▼17Breckinridge County, KYKY21,503+1,071−54%

92▼55Lincoln County, KYKY25,353+1,078−67%

93▼3Mercer County, KYKY23,733+1,092−35%

94▲5Franklin County, KYKY52,649+1,108−72%

95▲12Laurel County, KYKY63,746+1,133−88%

96▲6Barren County, KYKY45,641+1,156−71%

97▲3Simpson County, KYKY20,788+1,194−5%

98▼16Logan County, KYKY28,669+1,237−43%

99▼28Grant County, KYKY26,181+1,240−81%

100▼36Garrard County, KYKY18,207+1,254−61%

101▲3Anderson County, KYKY25,225+1,373−70%

102▲1Spencer County, KYKY20,998+1,508−70%

103▲8Daviess County, KYKY104,898+1,586−64%

104▼21Allen County, KYKY22,536+1,948−39%

105▲1Nelson County, KYKY49,036+2,298−70%

106▼47Calloway County, KYKY39,421+2,318−33%

107▼10Pulaski County, KYKY67,384+2,350−65%

108▼3Campbell County, KYKY95,441+2,365−50%

109Hardin County, KYKY113,482+2,780−44%

110Shelby County, KYKY51,243+3,178−63%

111▲1Oldham County, KYKY70,986+3,379−74%

112▼4Jessamine County, KYKY57,147+4,156−51%

113Bullitt County, KYKY86,454+4,237−69%

114▲2Scott County, KYKY62,262+5,107−44%

115▼1Kenton County, KYKY175,779+6,715−29%

116▲3Fayette County, KYKY329,751+7,181−80%

117▼2Madison County, KYKY101,696+8,995−33%

118▼1Boone County, KYKY145,316+9,348−67%

119▲1Jefferson County, KYKY795,222+12,253−57%

120▼2Warren County, KYKY149,375+14,821−6%

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