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.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

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

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

03Harlan County, KYKY24,725-2,106−38%

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

05Letcher County, KYKY19,952-1,596−7%

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

07Bell County, KYKY22,829-1,268−12%

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

09Knott County, KYKY13,321-930+262%

10Leslie County, KYKY9,627-886−29%

11Clay County, KYKY19,465-880−131%

12Union County, KYKY12,839-829−10%

13Greenup County, KYKY35,213-749−603%

14Knox County, KYKY29,532-661−131%

15Johnson County, KYKY22,051-629−419%

16Martin County, KYKY10,697-590−1235%

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

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

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

20Boyd County, KYKY47,751-510−64%

21Carter County, KYKY26,149-478−119%

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

23Powell County, KYKY12,812-317−120%

24Fulton County, KYKY6,218-297−43%

25Hopkins County, KYKY45,127-296−175%

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

27Wolfe County, KYKY6,298-264−147%

28Estill County, KYKY13,962-201−129%

29Rowan County, KYKY24,476-186−111%

30Mason County, KYKY16,936-184−237%

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

32Lewis County, KYKY12,901-179−117%

33Hickman County, KYKY4,372-149−51%

34Monroe County, KYKY11,191-147−141%

35Ballard County, KYKY7,594-134−135%

36Owsley County, KYKY3,932-119−33%

37Clinton County, KYKY9,139-114−123%

38Lee County, KYKY7,297-98−120%

39Elliott County, KYKY7,265-89−130%

40Webster County, KYKY12,929-88−153%

41McLean County, KYKY9,064-88−128%

42Carlisle County, KYKY4,747-79−170%

43Hancock County, KYKY9,050-45−109%

44Caldwell County, KYKY12,609-40−77%

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

46Bourbon County, KYKY20,243-9−107%

47Marshall County, KYKY31,6590−100%

48Wayne County, KYKY19,597+42−98%

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

50Bracken County, KYKY8,511+111−78%

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

52Robertson County, KYKY2,325+132−7%

53Butler County, KYKY12,520+149−92%

54Gallatin County, KYKY8,840+150−94%

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

56Ohio County, KYKY23,934+162−91%

57Trimble County, KYKY8,701+227−89%

58McCreary County, KYKY17,124+236−84%

59Casey County, KYKY16,205+264−79%

60Metcalfe County, KYKY10,583+297−72%

61Larue County, KYKY15,184+317−81%

62Menifee County, KYKY6,430+317−78%

63Owen County, KYKY11,601+323−79%

64Carroll County, KYKY11,141+331−62%

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

66Jackson County, KYKY13,325+370−76%

67Graves County, KYKY37,050+401−88%

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

69Bath County, KYKY13,176+426−69%

70Lyon County, KYKY9,123+443−70%

71Trigg County, KYKY14,512+451−80%

72Adair County, KYKY19,423+520−72%

73Marion County, KYKY20,115+534−69%

74Green County, KYKY11,644+537−53%

75Whitley County, KYKY37,297+585−77%

76Russell County, KYKY18,608+617−61%

77Edmonson County, KYKY12,749+623−52%

78Morgan County, KYKY14,415+689−70%

79Meade County, KYKY30,699+696−68%

80Fleming County, KYKY15,787+705−53%

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

82Todd County, KYKY12,972+729−29%

83Taylor County, KYKY26,763+740−58%

84Henry County, KYKY16,447+769−66%

85Hart County, KYKY20,117+829−68%

86Clark County, KYKY37,888+916−75%

87Harrison County, KYKY19,627+935−46%

88Grayson County, KYKY27,406+986−67%

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

90Boyle County, KYKY31,632+1,018−50%

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

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

93Mercer County, KYKY23,733+1,092−35%

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

95Laurel County, KYKY63,746+1,133−88%

96Barren County, KYKY45,641+1,156−71%

97Simpson County, KYKY20,788+1,194−5%

98Logan County, KYKY28,669+1,237−43%

99Grant County, KYKY26,181+1,240−81%

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

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

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

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

104Allen County, KYKY22,536+1,948−39%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

114Scott County, KYKY62,262+5,107−44%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES