RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Most population lost, Kentucky counties · 2020

Kentucky counties that lost 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

01Pike County, KYKY54,721-6,355+65%

02Bell County, KYKY22,829-4,594+218%

03Floyd County, KYKY34,401-3,509+206%

04Letcher County, KYKY19,952-2,971+72%

05Harlan County, KYKY24,725-2,447−27%

06Knott County, KYKY13,321-2,095+715%

07Magoffin County, KYKY11,110-1,696−765%

08Knox County, KYKY29,532-1,690−180%

09Martin County, KYKY10,697-1,642−3258%

10Hopkins County, KYKY45,127-1,497−481%

11Henderson County, KYKY44,255-1,457−182%

12McCreary County, KYKY17,124-1,418−196%

13Clay County, KYKY19,465-1,385−149%

14Union County, KYKY12,839-1,339+46%

15Boyd County, KYKY47,751-1,281−8%

16Wayne County, KYKY19,597-1,258−151%

17Christian County, KYKY70,115-1,207−136%

18Carter County, KYKY26,149-1,093−143%

19Clinton County, KYKY9,139-1,019−304%

20Rockcastle County, KYKY16,148-1,019−157%

21Cumberland County, KYKY5,992-968−367%

22Greenup County, KYKY35,213-948−736%

23Leslie County, KYKY9,627-797−36%

24Wolfe County, KYKY6,298-793−241%

25Lewis County, KYKY12,901-790−174%

26Owsley County, KYKY3,932-704+296%

27Johnson County, KYKY22,051-676−443%

28Livingston County, KYKY8,863-631−185%

29Webster County, KYKY12,929-604−466%

30Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,634-571−210%

31Jackson County, KYKY13,325-539−135%

32Ballard County, KYKY7,594-521−236%

33Estill County, KYKY13,962-509−173%

34Elliott County, KYKY7,265-498−270%

35Lee County, KYKY7,297-492−200%

36Graves County, KYKY37,050-472−114%

37Lincoln County, KYKY25,353-467−114%

38Hickman County, KYKY4,372-381+25%

39McLean County, KYKY9,064-379−222%

40Mason County, KYKY16,936-370−376%

41Caldwell County, KYKY12,609-335+95%

42Trimble County, KYKY8,701-335−116%

43Crittenden County, KYKY8,807-325−273%

44Butler County, KYKY12,520-319−118%

45Fulton County, KYKY6,218-298−43%

46Carlisle County, KYKY4,747-278−346%

47Trigg County, KYKY14,512-278−112%

48Marion County, KYKY20,115-239−114%

49Perry County, KYKY26,555-239−73%

50Pendleton County, KYKY14,800-233−110%

51Todd County, KYKY12,972-217−121%

52Morgan County, KYKY14,415-197−109%

53Menifee County, KYKY6,430-193−113%

54Breathitt County, KYKY12,558-160−140%

55Harrison County, KYKY19,627-154−109%

56Green County, KYKY11,644-151−113%

57Robertson County, KYKY2,325-89−163%

58Bracken County, KYKY8,511-88−117%

59Calloway County, KYKY39,421-88−103%

60Ohio County, KYKY23,934-70−104%

61Edmonson County, KYKY12,749-35−103%

62Casey County, KYKY16,205-14−101%

63Carroll County, KYKY11,141-1−100%

64Garrard County, KYKY18,207+41−99%

65Gallatin County, KYKY8,840+101−96%

66Metcalfe County, KYKY10,583+187−83%

67Marshall County, KYKY31,659+211−93%

68Adair County, KYKY19,423+247−87%

69Henry County, KYKY16,447+262−88%

70Bourbon County, KYKY20,243+267+115%

71Grant County, KYKY26,181+279−96%

72Washington County, KYKY12,368+310−35%

73Lyon County, KYKY9,123+366−75%

74Breckinridge County, KYKY21,503+373−84%

75Monroe County, KYKY11,191+375+6%

76Nicholas County, KYKY7,949+402+357%

77Russell County, KYKY18,608+426−73%

78Lawrence County, KYKY15,765+433−72%

79Owen County, KYKY11,601+437−71%

80Powell County, KYKY12,812+516−67%

81Hancock County, KYKY9,050+530+0%

82Logan County, KYKY28,669+597−72%

83Allen County, KYKY22,536+632−80%

84Grayson County, KYKY27,406+674−78%

85Larue County, KYKY15,184+674−60%

86Fleming County, KYKY15,787+734−51%

87Whitley County, KYKY37,297+1,075−58%

88Hart County, KYKY20,117+1,089−57%

89Bath County, KYKY13,176+1,159−17%

90Mercer County, KYKY23,733+1,310−22%

91Rowan County, KYKY24,476+1,329−24%

92Clark County, KYKY37,888+1,359−63%

93Meade County, KYKY30,699+1,401−36%

94Taylor County, KYKY26,763+1,511−15%

95Montgomery County, KYKY28,822+1,615−46%

96Woodford County, KYKY27,883+1,932−41%

97Pulaski County, KYKY67,384+1,971−71%

98Boyle County, KYKY31,632+2,182+6%

99Franklin County, KYKY52,649+2,256−42%

100Simpson County, KYKY20,788+2,267+80%

101McCracken County, KYKY67,553+2,310−12%

102Barren County, KYKY45,641+2,312−43%

103Spencer County, KYKY20,998+2,429−51%

104Anderson County, KYKY25,225+2,431−46%

105Campbell County, KYKY95,441+2,740−42%

106Nelson County, KYKY49,036+3,301−57%

107Laurel County, KYKY63,746+3,764−59%

108Jessamine County, KYKY57,147+4,405−48%

109Hardin County, KYKY113,482+5,159+5%

110Shelby County, KYKY51,243+5,991−30%

111Daviess County, KYKY104,898+6,656+53%

112Oldham County, KYKY70,986+7,291−44%

113Bullitt County, KYKY86,454+7,898−42%

114Kenton County, KYKY175,779+9,344−1%

115Madison County, KYKY101,696+9,785−27%

116Scott County, KYKY62,262+9,982+9%

117Boone County, KYKY145,316+17,157−40%

118Warren County, KYKY149,375+20,762+31%

119Fayette County, KYKY329,751+26,767−24%

120Jefferson County, KYKY795,222+41,873+46%

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