RANKING · 2024 ACS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Most public transit riders, Kentucky counties

Kentucky counties with the most workers commuting by public transportation, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of commuters, not the transit share. This list covers the 120 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 120 is 9. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Owen County, KY, up 82 places to #32.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPTRANSIT COMMUTERSVS 2020

01Jefferson County, KYKY795,2225,872−39%

02Fayette County, KYKY329,7512,494−15%

03Kenton County, KYKY175,779752−53%

04Campbell County, KYKY95,441385−35%

05Boone County, KYKY145,316279−39%

06▲4McCracken County, KYKY67,553220+52%

07Daviess County, KYKY104,898208−5%

08▲3Franklin County, KYKY52,649170+70%

09▼1Hardin County, KYKY113,482103−31%

10▲44Jessamine County, KYKY57,14799+450%

11▲7Breckinridge County, KYKY21,50392+53%

12▲1Warren County, KYKY149,37585+21%

13▲6Oldham County, KYKY70,98677+33%

14▲11Barren County, KYKY45,64174+51%

15▲18Henderson County, KYKY44,25573+92%

16▲58Garrard County, KYKY18,20765+829%

17▲7Hickman County, KYKY4,37261+20%

18▲30Livingston County, KYKY8,86357+159%

19▼10Christian County, KYKY70,11555−62%

20▼5Green County, KYKY11,64452−21%

21▲16Harlan County, KYKY24,72551+65%

22▼16Shelby County, KYKY51,24351−81%

23▲43Morgan County, KYKY14,41548+380%

24▼3Rowan County, KYKY24,47642−25%

25▼5Pike County, KYKY54,72141−29%

26▲31Scott County, KYKY62,26237+164%

27Jackson County, KYKY13,32535−26%

28▼11Madison County, KYKY101,69628−57%

29▲39Clay County, KYKY19,46527+200%

30▲20Boyd County, KYKY47,75126+30%

31▲12Casey County, KYKY16,205250%

32▲82Owen County, KYKY11,60123–

33▼3Pendleton County, KYKY14,80023−47%

34▲12Mason County, KYKY16,93622−4%

35▲82Simpson County, KYKY20,78822–

36Calloway County, KYKY39,42121−38%

37▼6Graves County, KYKY37,05021−50%

38▲21Grayson County, KYKY27,40621+62%

39Bourbon County, KYKY20,24320−29%

40▲73Ohio County, KYKY23,93420–

41▲35Bell County, KYKY22,82919+217%

42▲2Lawrence County, KYKY15,76518−28%

43▲9Laurel County, KYKY63,74617−11%

44▼18Meade County, KYKY30,69917−65%

45▲17Washington County, KYKY12,36816+45%

46▲66Montgomery County, KYKY28,82216–

47▼5Whitley County, KYKY37,29715−40%

48▲25Spencer County, KYKY20,99815+114%

49▲67Rockcastle County, KYKY16,14814–

50▲13Carlisle County, KYKY4,74713+30%

51▼17Bullitt County, KYKY86,45412−67%

52▼36Wayne County, KYKY19,59712−82%

53▲43Nelson County, KYKY49,03612–

54▲48Larue County, KYKY15,18412–

55▲17Clark County, KYKY37,88811+57%

56▼28Lincoln County, KYKY25,35310−78%

57▼2Magoffin County, KYKY11,11010−41%

58▲62Trigg County, KYKY14,51210–

59▼30Boyle County, KYKY31,6329−79%

60▲9Bracken County, KYKY8,5119+13%

61▲10Perry County, KYKY26,5559+13%

62▲8Ballard County, KYKY7,59480%

63▼31Floyd County, KYKY34,4018−79%

64▲19Marshall County, KYKY31,6597+250%

65▲27Wolfe County, KYKY6,2986–

66▼44Allen County, KYKY22,5366−89%

67▲32Estill County, KYKY13,9626–

68▼15Hart County, KYKY20,1176−68%

69▼57Pulaski County, KYKY67,3846−93%

70▲25Grant County, KYKY26,1815–

71▲38Martin County, KYKY10,6975–

72▲46Taylor County, KYKY26,7635–

73▲5Elliott County, KYKY7,2654−33%

74▼60Letcher County, KYKY19,9524−94%

75▲33McLean County, KYKY9,0644–

76▲17Breathitt County, KYKY12,5583–

77▼12Greenup County, KYKY35,2133−70%

78▼55Hopkins County, KYKY45,1273−94%

79▲28McCreary County, KYKY17,1243–

80▲39Todd County, KYKY12,9723–

81▲6Bath County, KYKY13,1762–

82▲19Knox County, KYKY29,5322–

83▲20Lee County, KYKY7,2972–

84▼37Monroe County, KYKY11,1912−91%

85▼50Butler County, KYKY12,5200−100%

86▼2Caldwell County, KYKY12,6090−100%

87▲1Henry County, KYKY16,4470–

88▲1Robertson County, KYKY2,3250–

89▲1Trimble County, KYKY8,7010–

90▲1Union County, KYKY12,8390–

91▼10Webster County, KYKY12,9290−100%

92▼54Woodford County, KYKY27,8830−100%

93▼48Logan County, KYKY28,6690−100%

94▼27Cumberland County, KYKY5,9920−100%

95▼1Edmonson County, KYKY12,7490–

96▲1Adair County, KYKY19,4230–

97▼20Anderson County, KYKY25,2250−100%

98▼13Carroll County, KYKY11,1410−100%

99▼1Carter County, KYKY26,1490–

100▼18Clinton County, KYKY9,1390−100%

101▼52Crittenden County, KYKY8,8070−100%

102▼38Fleming County, KYKY15,7870−100%

103▼45Fulton County, KYKY6,2180−100%

104▼18Gallatin County, KYKY8,8400−100%

105▼49Hancock County, KYKY9,0500−100%

106▼6Harrison County, KYKY19,6270–

107▼46Johnson County, KYKY22,0510−100%

108▼68Knott County, KYKY13,3210−100%

109▼5Leslie County, KYKY9,6270–

110▼5Lewis County, KYKY12,9010–

111▼5Lyon County, KYKY9,1230–

112▼33Marion County, KYKY20,1150−100%

113▼3Menifee County, KYKY6,4300–

114▼63Mercer County, KYKY23,7330−100%

115▼4Metcalfe County, KYKY10,5830–

116▼36Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6340−100%

117▼57Nicholas County, KYKY7,9490−100%

118▼3Owsley County, KYKY3,9320–

119▼44Powell County, KYKY12,8120−100%

120▼79Russell County, KYKY18,6080−100%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES