Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Kentucky by County
Population: Non-Hispanic (Origin Recode)
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Rank
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Non-Hispanic [Origin Recode])
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | N/A | 95.3 | 4,298,562 | 10 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 81.0 | 269,255,951 | N/A |
| Owsley County | Rural | 100.0 | 4,021 | 1 |
| Lewis County | Rural | 99.9 | 13,017 | 16 |
| Harlan County | Rural | 99.8 | 26,145 | 29 |
| Perry County | Rural | 99.7 | 27,757 | 40 |
| Johnson County | Rural | 99.5 | 22,344 | 59 |
| Leslie County | Rural | 99.5 | 10,210 | 59 |
| Washington County | Rural | 99.5 | 12,036 | 59 |
| Lawrence County | Urban | 99.4 | 16,066 | 74 |
| Bell County | Rural | 99.3 | 23,701 | 83 |
| Hancock County | Rural | 99.3 | 8,969 | 83 |
| Robertson County | Rural | 99.3 | 2,224 | 83 |
| Letcher County | Rural | 99.2 | 20,987 | 98 |
| Bracken County | Urban | 99.1 | 8,349 | 118 |
| Estill County | Rural | 99.1 | 13,948 | 118 |
| Floyd County | Rural | 99.1 | 35,012 | 118 |
| Knott County | Rural | 99.1 | 13,926 | 118 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 99.0 | 12,878 | 144 |
| Lee County | Rural | 99.0 | 7,303 | 144 |
| Nicholas County | Rural | 99.0 | 7,577 | 144 |
| Carter County | Urban | 98.9 | 26,226 | 164 |
| Greenup County | Urban | 98.9 | 35,253 | 164 |
| Lyon County | Rural | 98.9 | 8,737 | 164 |
| Breathitt County | Rural | 98.8 | 13,283 | 193 |
| Clay County | Rural | 98.8 | 19,861 | 193 |
| Knox County | Rural | 98.8 | 29,669 | 193 |
| Pike County | Rural | 98.8 | 56,765 | 193 |
| Rockcastle County | Rural | 98.8 | 15,954 | 193 |
| Fulton County | Rural | 98.7 | 6,354 | 219 |
| Magoffin County | Rural | 98.7 | 11,345 | 219 |
| Ballard County | Urban | 98.6 | 7,568 | 247 |
| Powell County | Rural | 98.6 | 12,878 | 247 |
| Grayson County | Rural | 98.5 | 26,177 | 267 |
| Breckinridge County | Rural | 98.4 | 20,395 | 313 |
| Edmonson County | Urban | 98.4 | 12,048 | 313 |
| Fleming County | Rural | 98.4 | 14,983 | 313 |
| Pendleton County | Urban | 98.4 | 14,453 | 313 |
| Union County | Rural | 98.4 | 13,159 | 313 |
| Wolfe County | Rural | 98.4 | 6,382 | 313 |
| Boyd County | Urban | 98.3 | 47,227 | 355 |
| Laurel County | Rural | 98.3 | 61,692 | 355 |
| Bath County | Rural | 98.2 | 12,585 | 396 |
| Cumberland County | Rural | 98.2 | 5,841 | 396 |
| McCreary County | Rural | 98.2 | 16,609 | 396 |
| Marshall County | Rural | 98.1 | 31,128 | 447 |
| Martin County | Rural | 98.1 | 10,968 | 447 |
| Muhlenberg County | Rural | 98.1 | 30,117 | 447 |
| Whitley County | Rural | 98.1 | 36,043 | 447 |
| Elliott County | Rural | 98.0 | 7,188 | 501 |
| Hart County | Rural | 98.0 | 19,086 | 501 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 98.0 | 23,917 | 501 |
| McLean County | Urban | 98.0 | 8,941 | 501 |
| Harrison County | Rural | 97.8 | 18,551 | 609 |
| Metcalfe County | Rural | 97.8 | 10,139 | 609 |
| Rowan County | Rural | 97.8 | 23,982 | 609 |
| Green County | Rural | 97.7 | 11,018 | 658 |
| Mason County | Rural | 97.7 | 16,611 | 658 |
| Anderson County | Rural | 97.6 | 23,520 | 706 |
| Caldwell County | Rural | 97.6 | 12,332 | 706 |
| Crittenden County | Rural | 97.6 | 8,756 | 706 |
| Hickman County | Rural | 97.6 | 4,362 | 706 |
| Livingston County | Urban | 97.6 | 8,723 | 706 |
| Campbell County | Urban | 97.5 | 90,831 | 751 |
| Hopkins County | Rural | 97.5 | 44,003 | 751 |
| Menifee County | Rural | 97.5 | 6,049 | 751 |
| Owen County | Rural | 97.5 | 10,992 | 751 |
| Spencer County | Urban | 97.4 | 19,365 | 796 |
| Trigg County | Urban | 97.4 | 13,845 | 796 |
| Garrard County | Rural | 97.3 | 16,878 | 833 |
| Nelson County | Urban | 97.3 | 45,824 | 833 |
| Trimble County | Rural | 97.3 | 8,297 | 833 |
| Allen County | Urban | 97.2 | 20,445 | 876 |
| Carlisle County | Urban | 97.2 | 4,630 | 876 |
| Bullitt County | Urban | 97.1 | 80,808 | 920 |
| Taylor County | Rural | 97.1 | 25,452 | 920 |
| Clinton County | Rural | 97.0 | 8,960 | 966 |
| Pulaski County | Rural | 97.0 | 63,555 | 966 |
| Grant County | Urban | 96.8 | 24,439 | 1,042 |
| Henderson County | Rural | 96.8 | 43,057 | 1,042 |
| Mercer County | Rural | 96.8 | 22,094 | 1,042 |
| Morgan County | Rural | 96.8 | 13,498 | 1,042 |
| Adair County | Rural | 96.7 | 18,390 | 1,077 |
| Casey County | Rural | 96.7 | 15,419 | 1,077 |
| Larue County | Urban | 96.7 | 14,533 | 1,077 |
| McCracken County | Urban | 96.7 | 65,374 | 1,077 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 96.7 | 27,329 | 1,077 |
| Logan County | Rural | 96.6 | 26,794 | 1,123 |
| Madison County | Rural | 96.6 | 90,884 | 1,123 |
| Simpson County | Rural | 96.6 | 19,107 | 1,123 |
| Calloway County | Rural | 96.5 | 36,568 | 1,158 |
| Marion County | Rural | 96.5 | 18,984 | 1,158 |
| Henry County | Urban | 96.2 | 15,168 | 1,271 |
| Clark County | Urban | 96.0 | 35,511 | 1,336 |
| Daviess County | Urban | 96.0 | 99,020 | 1,336 |
| Meade County | Urban | 96.0 | 28,819 | 1,336 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 95.9 | 49,454 | 1,371 |
| Ohio County | Rural | 95.8 | 22,697 | 1,392 |
| Barren County | Rural | 95.7 | 42,766 | 1,417 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 95.6 | 10,818 | 1,437 |
| Russell County | Rural | 95.6 | 17,326 | 1,437 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 95.6 | 18,731 | 1,437 |
| Jessamine County | Urban | 95.4 | 51,325 | 1,491 |
| Kenton County | Urban | 95.4 | 162,059 | 1,491 |
| Boyle County | Rural | 95.3 | 29,270 | 1,511 |
| Oldham County | Urban | 95.2 | 65,299 | 1,534 |
| Butler County | Urban | 95.0 | 11,757 | 1,590 |
| Todd County | Rural | 94.9 | 11,706 | 1,607 |
| Gallatin County | Urban | 94.6 | 8,277 | 1,679 |
| Scott County | Urban | 94.5 | 55,077 | 1,705 |
| Boone County | Urban | 94.3 | 129,849 | 1,749 |
| Hardin County | Urban | 93.7 | 104,445 | 1,843 |
| Webster County | Rural | 93.5 | 12,032 | 1,874 |
| Warren County | Urban | 93.1 | 128,006 | 1,936 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 92.7 | 10,082 | 2,005 |
| Woodford County | Urban | 92.7 | 25,034 | 2,005 |
| Bourbon County | Urban | 92.5 | 18,651 | 2,033 |
| Graves County | Rural | 92.2 | 33,774 | 2,067 |
| Jefferson County | Urban | 92.2 | 716,519 | 2,067 |
| Christian County | Urban | 91.6 | 66,479 | 2,146 |
| Fayette County | Urban | 90.8 | 291,551 | 2,215 |
| Shelby County | Urban | 89.2 | 43,360 | 2,352 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/03/2025 9:16 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Non-Hispanic (Origin Recode), see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/03/2025 9:16 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Non-Hispanic (Origin Recode), see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.