Fastest growing counties in Kentucky.
County | Rank | Change (2020) | 2024 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
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Robertson County | 1 | 8.93% | 2,379 | 2,184 |
Allen County | 2 | 8.36% | 22,293 | 20,574 |
Warren County | 3 | 6.95% | 144,412 | 135,028 |
Lyon County | 4 | 6.87% | 9,275 | 8,679 |
Spencer County | 5 | 6.86% | 20,850 | 19,511 |
Garrard County | 6 | 6.66% | 18,092 | 16,963 |
Scott County | 7 | 6.48% | 61,259 | 57,531 |
Madison County | 8 | 5.73% | 98,319 | 92,993 |
Harrison County | 9 | 5.37% | 19,725 | 18,719 |
Jessamine County | 10 | 5.23% | 55,798 | 53,024 |
Morgan County | 11 | 4.99% | 14,420 | 13,735 |
Oldham County | 12 | 4.77% | 70,922 | 67,693 |
Anderson County | 13 | 4.48% | 24,953 | 23,883 |
Bullitt County | 14 | 4.35% | 85,952 | 82,366 |
Logan County | 15 | 4.35% | 28,710 | 27,513 |
Simpson County | 16 | 4.12% | 20,442 | 19,633 |
Breckinridge County | 17 | 4.11% | 21,287 | 20,447 |
Shelby County | 18 | 4.03% | 50,188 | 48,244 |
Boone County | 19 | 4.01% | 141,947 | 136,468 |
Larue County | 20 | 3.92% | 15,456 | 14,873 |
Green County | 21 | 3.7% | 11,544 | 11,132 |
Edmonson County | 22 | 3.64% | 12,594 | 12,152 |
Lincoln County | 23 | 3.62% | 25,133 | 24,255 |
Washington County | 24 | 3.58% | 12,474 | 12,043 |
Fleming County | 25 | 3.34% | 15,606 | 15,101 |
Bath County | 26 | 3.19% | 13,122 | 12,716 |
Henry County | 27 | 3.11% | 16,186 | 15,698 |
Menifee County | 28 | 3.09% | 6,336 | 6,146 |
Grant County | 29 | 2.99% | 25,764 | 25,015 |
Cumberland County | 30 | 2.99% | 6,031 | 5,856 |
Hart County | 31 | 2.92% | 19,854 | 19,290 |
Adair County | 32 | 2.9% | 19,431 | 18,883 |
McCreary County | 33 | 2.83% | 17,317 | 16,840 |
Nelson County | 34 | 2.83% | 48,101 | 46,779 |
Mercer County | 35 | 2.82% | 23,294 | 22,655 |
Trimble County | 36 | 2.68% | 8,687 | 8,460 |
Metcalfe County | 37 | 2.6% | 10,556 | 10,288 |
Todd County | 38 | 2.49% | 12,594 | 12,288 |
Calloway County | 39 | 2.32% | 38,467 | 37,596 |
Pulaski County | 40 | 2.3% | 66,615 | 65,116 |
Trigg County | 41 | 2.22% | 14,390 | 14,078 |
Woodford County | 42 | 2.15% | 27,483 | 26,904 |
Montgomery County | 43 | 2.08% | 28,697 | 28,112 |
Grayson County | 44 | 2.07% | 27,007 | 26,460 |
Russell County | 45 | 2.06% | 18,373 | 18,002 |
Jackson County | 46 | 1.97% | 13,219 | 12,963 |
Carroll County | 47 | 1.94% | 11,035 | 10,825 |
Taylor County | 48 | 1.88% | 26,490 | 26,000 |
Pendleton County | 49 | 1.84% | 14,917 | 14,648 |
Kenton County | 50 | 1.83% | 172,362 | 169,271 |
Hardin County | 51 | 1.78% | 112,803 | 110,829 |
Marion County | 52 | 1.67% | 19,920 | 19,592 |
Gallatin County | 53 | 1.59% | 8,811 | 8,673 |
Laurel County | 54 | 1.57% | 63,713 | 62,727 |
Clark County | 55 | 1.57% | 37,616 | 37,035 |
Barren County | 56 | 1.44% | 45,144 | 44,505 |
Boyle County | 57 | 1.21% | 31,125 | 30,753 |
Campbell County | 58 | 1.08% | 94,132 | 93,127 |
Meade County | 59 | 0.75% | 30,252 | 30,026 |
Rockcastle County | 60 | 0.6% | 16,155 | 16,059 |
Nicholas County | 61 | 0.6% | 7,586 | 7,541 |
Butler County | 62 | 0.56% | 12,385 | 12,316 |
Daviess County | 63 | 0.31% | 103,727 | 103,405 |
Owsley County | 64 | 0.3% | 4,044 | 4,032 |
Franklin County | 65 | 0.28% | 51,740 | 51,594 |
Owen County | 66 | 0.27% | 11,332 | 11,301 |
Bracken County | 67 | 0.2% | 8,417 | 8,400 |
Whitley County | 68 | 0.12% | 36,742 | 36,698 |
Casey County | 69 | 0.04% | 15,925 | 15,918 |
Ohio County | 70 | 0.04% | 23,756 | 23,747 |
Marshall County | 71 | 0.02% | 31,698 | 31,691 |
Wayne County | 72 | -0.07% | 19,526 | 19,539 |
Graves County | 73 | -0.27% | 36,429 | 36,528 |
Crittenden County | 74 | -0.51% | 8,957 | 9,003 |
Monroe County | 75 | -0.53% | 11,259 | 11,319 |
Lewis County | 76 | -0.6% | 13,009 | 13,087 |
Livingston County | 77 | -0.62% | 8,816 | 8,871 |
Bourbon County | 78 | -0.63% | 20,159 | 20,286 |
McCracken County | 79 | -0.63% | 67,490 | 67,917 |
Lee County | 80 | -0.75% | 7,313 | 7,368 |
Fayette County | 81 | -0.81% | 320,027 | 322,627 |
Clinton County | 82 | -0.81% | 9,157 | 9,232 |
Carter County | 83 | -0.83% | 26,389 | 26,609 |
Hopkins County | 84 | -0.96% | 44,932 | 45,369 |
Henderson County | 85 | -1.06% | 44,206 | 44,678 |
Caldwell County | 86 | -1.12% | 12,494 | 12,635 |
Rowan County | 87 | -1.12% | 24,446 | 24,722 |
Knox County | 88 | -1.23% | 29,815 | 30,185 |
Boyd County | 89 | -1.27% | 47,593 | 48,206 |
Christian County | 90 | -1.35% | 71,778 | 72,762 |
Powell County | 91 | -1.45% | 12,903 | 13,093 |
Muhlenberg County | 92 | -1.47% | 30,440 | 30,894 |
McLean County | 93 | -1.48% | 9,001 | 9,136 |
Jefferson County | 94 | -1.49% | 771,193 | 782,845 |
Hickman County | 95 | -1.52% | 4,460 | 4,529 |
Elliott County | 96 | -1.85% | 7,198 | 7,334 |
Mason County | 97 | -2.07% | 16,779 | 17,133 |
Estill County | 98 | -2.21% | 13,848 | 14,161 |
Greenup County | 99 | -2.26% | 35,067 | 35,877 |
Webster County | 100 | -2.34% | 12,713 | 13,018 |
Lawrence County | 101 | -2.45% | 15,903 | 16,303 |
Carlisle County | 102 | -2.45% | 4,689 | 4,807 |
Ballard County | 103 | -2.48% | 7,522 | 7,713 |
Johnson County | 104 | -2.87% | 21,997 | 22,648 |
Fulton County | 105 | -3.16% | 6,305 | 6,511 |
Hancock County | 106 | -3.16% | 8,813 | 9,101 |
Union County | 107 | -3.98% | 13,108 | 13,652 |
Bell County | 108 | -4.01% | 23,023 | 23,984 |
Magoffin County | 109 | -4.27% | 11,108 | 11,603 |
Martin County | 110 | -4.38% | 10,760 | 11,253 |
Clay County | 111 | -4.38% | 19,422 | 20,312 |
Pike County | 112 | -4.81% | 55,629 | 58,441 |
Knott County | 113 | -4.85% | 13,471 | 14,158 |
Perry County | 114 | -5.18% | 26,899 | 28,367 |
Floyd County | 115 | -5.22% | 33,928 | 35,798 |
Wolfe County | 116 | -6.27% | 6,148 | 6,559 |
Harlan County | 117 | -6.57% | 24,996 | 26,754 |
Letcher County | 118 | -6.74% | 20,019 | 21,465 |
Leslie County | 119 | -7.54% | 9,679 | 10,468 |
Breathitt County | 120 | -8.36% | 12,548 | 13,693 |