NEW: 2007 County Total Population Estimates Released March 20, 2008
Jefferson County remains the most populous and grows to 709,264 people. Robertson County continues to have the smallest population with only 2,202 residents which is less than half of the 4,613 people who live in Owsley County, the second least populous county in Kentucky.
Follow this link to the new 2007 county estimates for all Kentucky counties.
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Top 40 Counties by Income |
July 1, 2006 Population Estimate |
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Rank |
City |
Est. Pop. |
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Rank |
County |
Est. Pop. |
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Rank |
County |
Median |
1 |
Louisville/Jeff. Co.(balance) |
554,496 |
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1 |
Jefferson |
709,264 |
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1 |
Oldham County |
$68,011 |
2 |
Lexington-Fayette |
270,789 |
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2 |
Fayette |
279,044 |
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2 |
Woodford County |
$59,375 |
3 |
Owensboro city |
55,525 |
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3 |
Kenton |
156,675 |
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3 |
Boone County |
$56,262 |
4 |
Bowling Green city |
53,176 |
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4 |
Boone |
112,459 |
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4 |
Spencer County |
$54,288 |
5 |
Covington city |
42,797 |
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5 |
Warren |
104,023 |
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5 |
Shelby County |
$51,691 |
6 |
Hopkinsville city |
31,500 |
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6 |
Hardin |
97,949 |
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6 |
Scott County |
$50,148 |
7 |
Richmond city |
31,431 |
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7 |
Daviess |
93,756 |
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7 |
Bullitt County |
$49,464 |
8 |
Henderson city |
27,915 |
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8 |
Campbell |
86,858 |
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8 |
Kenton County |
$48,673 |
9 |
Frankfort city |
27,077 |
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9 |
Madison |
81,103 |
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9 |
Anderson County |
$47,415 |
10 |
Florence city |
26,929 |
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10 |
Christian |
80,868 |
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10 |
Campbell County |
$46,573 |
11 |
Jeffersontown city |
25,907 |
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11 |
Bullitt |
73,931 |
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11 |
Nelson County |
$45,691 |
12 |
Paducah city |
25,661 |
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12 |
Pike |
65,544 |
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12 |
Franklin County |
$44,446 |
13 |
Nicholasville city |
24,791 |
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13 |
McCracken |
64,765 |
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13 |
Grant County |
$43,996 |
14 |
Elizabethtown city |
23,406 |
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14 |
Pulaski |
60,148 |
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14 |
Hardin County |
$42,900 |
15 |
Radcliff city |
21,652 |
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15 |
Laurel |
57,351 |
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15 |
Fayette County |
$42,778 |
16 |
Ashland city |
21,570 |
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16 |
Oldham |
55,935 |
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16 |
Hancock County |
$42,450 |
17 |
Georgetown city |
20,685 |
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17 |
Boyd |
48,481 |
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17 |
Carroll County |
$42,186 |
18 |
Independence city |
20,254 |
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18 |
Franklin |
48,425 |
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18 |
Jessamine County |
$41,980 |
19 |
Madisonville city |
19,303 |
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19 |
Hopkins |
46,286 |
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19 |
Clark County |
$41,581 |
20 |
St. Matthews city |
17,681 |
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20 |
Jessamine |
45,555 |
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20 |
Livingston County |
$41,562 |
21 |
Erlanger city |
16,965 |
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21 |
Henderson |
45,296 |
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21 |
Trimble County |
$41,521 |
22 |
Winchester city |
16,556 |
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22 |
Scott |
42,954 |
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22 |
Meade County |
$41,380 |
23 |
Murray city |
15,725 |
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23 |
Nelson |
42,517 |
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23 |
Jefferson County |
$40,973 |
24 |
Newport city |
15,721 |
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24 |
Floyd |
42,021 |
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24 |
Pendleton County |
$40,901 |
25 |
Shively city |
15,616 |
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25 |
Barren |
41,184 |
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25 |
Warren County |
$40,611 |
26 |
Fort Thomas city |
15,413 |
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26 |
Shelby |
40,458 |
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26 |
Simpson County |
$40,388 |
27 |
Danville city |
15,385 |
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27 |
Whitley |
38,342 |
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27 |
Trigg County |
$39,933 |
28 |
Glasgow city |
14,107 |
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28 |
Graves |
37,557 |
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28 |
Henderson County |
$39,796 |
29 |
Berea city |
13,606 |
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29 |
Greenup |
37,270 |
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29 |
Henry County |
$39,749 |
30 |
Somerset city |
12,219 |
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30 |
Calloway |
36,189 |
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30 |
Harrison County |
$39,290 |
31 |
Mount Washington city |
11,761 |
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31 |
Clark |
35,550 |
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31 |
Bracken County |
$39,067 |
32 |
Bardstown city |
11,128 |
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32 |
Knox |
32,528 |
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32 |
Daviess County |
$38,845 |
33 |
Shelbyville city |
10,994 |
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33 |
Muhlenberg |
31,341 |
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33 |
Garrard County |
$38,796 |
34 |
Campbellsville city |
10,890 |
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34 |
Marshall |
31,258 |
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34 |
Marshall County |
$38,436 |
35 |
Lyndon city |
10,528 |
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35 |
Harlan |
31,065 |
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35 |
Gallatin County |
$38,018 |
36 |
Mayfield city |
10,336 |
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36 |
Perry |
29,213 |
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36 |
McCracken County |
$37,758 |
37 |
Middlesborough city |
10,116 |
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37 |
Bell |
28,987 |
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37 |
Mercer County |
$37,468 |
38 |
Lawrenceburg city |
9,656 |
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38 |
Boyle |
28,664 |
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38 |
Madison County |
$37,173 |
39 |
Paris city |
9,304 |
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39 |
Carter |
27,424 |
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39 |
Owen County |
$37,139 |
40 |
Maysville city |
9,179 |
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40 |
Meade |
27,270 |
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40 |
Logan County |
$37,066 |
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