Fastest Growing Counties in Kentucky (2025)

County
Rank
Change (2020) ↓
2025 Pop.
2020 Pop.
Warren County112.52%151,943135,033
Robertson County211.26%2,4302,184
Madison County39.22%101,56592,990
Scott County49.15%62,80057,535
Jessamine County58.41%57,47953,019
Allen County68.38%22,29520,572
Spencer County78.13%21,08919,503
Boone County87.53%146,759136,476
Garrard County97.24%18,19216,964
Nelson County105.67%49,43146,779
Nicholas County115.54%7,9587,540
Edmonson County125.41%12,80412,147
Todd County135.33%12,93812,283
Anderson County145.26%25,14823,892
Mercer County155.25%23,84122,652
Bullitt County165.15%86,60482,364
Shelby County174.92%50,63148,255
Harrison County184.91%19,64118,721
Calloway County194.86%39,43037,601
Kenton County204.84%177,476169,276
Henry County214.79%16,44515,693
Trigg County224.74%14,74814,081
Jackson County234.7%13,57812,968
Green County244.66%11,65011,131
Oldham County254.5%70,74267,696
Fleming County264.5%15,77715,098
Cumberland County274.35%6,1145,859
Simpson County284.32%20,47719,629
Breckinridge County294.3%21,32520,445
Hart County304.27%20,12019,296
Menifee County314.25%6,4036,142
Logan County324.12%28,64927,515
Taylor County334.01%27,03625,994
Woodford County343.82%27,93426,907
Carroll County353.7%11,23610,835
Pulaski County363.61%67,46565,112
Fayette County373.6%334,250322,628
Barren County383.54%46,08644,511
Morgan County393.52%14,21513,732
Lincoln County403.44%25,08224,248
Russell County413.4%18,60817,997
Grant County423.33%25,84825,014
Lyon County433.32%8,9668,678
Grayson County443.32%27,33426,456
Metcalfe County453.27%10,62110,285
Montgomery County463.22%29,01128,105
Boyle County473.03%31,69230,761
Butler County482.88%12,67212,317
Franklin County492.82%53,05851,603
Jefferson County502.74%804,381782,896
Clark County512.6%38,00937,047
Whitley County522.33%37,54936,694
Meade County532.3%30,71830,028
Owen County542.29%11,56111,302
Hardin County552.18%113,256110,840
Washington County562.02%12,28112,038
Bracken County571.83%8,5598,405
Ohio County581.7%24,14723,744
Bath County591.67%12,93012,717
Pendleton County601.62%14,88414,647
Adair County611.54%19,17218,881
Daviess County621.54%104,987103,398
Graves County631.4%37,04236,530
Marion County641.37%19,86219,594
Rockcastle County651.36%16,28116,063
Gallatin County661.29%8,7878,675
Trimble County671.22%8,5668,463
Campbell County681.1%94,15793,134
Laurel County690.99%63,35462,735
Bourbon County700.8%20,44620,284
Casey County710.55%16,00915,921
Rowan County720.51%24,84724,721
McLean County730.47%9,1769,133
Wayne County740.43%19,62819,543
Larue County750.34%14,92814,877
Marshall County760.2%31,75131,688
Caldwell County770.2%12,66112,636
Hopkins County780.19%45,45145,365
Carlisle County790.15%4,8124,805
Hancock County80-0.15%9,0909,104
Crittenden County81-0.39%8,9689,003
McCracken County82-0.42%67,64467,926
Clinton County83-0.43%9,1889,228
Mason County84-0.48%17,05517,137
Webster County85-0.51%12,95513,022
Lee County86-0.53%7,3257,364
Estill County87-0.66%14,06714,160
Boyd County88-0.88%47,78348,206
Ballard County89-0.91%7,6447,714
Henderson County90-1.01%44,22344,673
Elliott County91-1.09%7,2557,335
Muhlenberg County92-1.29%30,49730,897
Livingston County93-1.48%8,7418,872
McCreary County94-1.62%16,57916,852
Greenup County95-1.79%35,24735,890
Powell County96-1.88%12,85313,099
Knox County97-1.97%29,59130,185
Lewis County98-2.25%12,79413,088
Monroe County99-2.34%11,05511,320
Carter County100-2.53%25,94126,614
Johnson County101-2.61%22,05722,648
Christian County102-2.71%70,77772,748
Union County103-3%13,24013,650
Wolfe County104-3.03%6,3586,557
Hickman County105-3.69%4,3634,530
Clay County106-3.86%19,52620,309
Owsley County107-3.97%3,8724,032
Lawrence County108-4.17%15,62216,302
Bell County109-4.54%22,89423,982
Floyd County110-4.77%34,09335,802
Magoffin County111-4.92%11,03411,605
Fulton County112-4.99%6,1866,511
Pike County113-6.13%54,86258,447
Knott County114-6.69%13,21614,163
Perry County115-6.95%26,39628,369
Martin County116-6.98%10,46511,250
Harlan County117-7.31%24,80226,758
Letcher County118-7.47%19,86421,468
Breathitt County119-7.7%12,64613,701
Leslie County120-8.39%9,59310,471

Kentucky Counties Growth Overview

Kentucky's counties show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Warren County leads with 12.52% annualized growth, followed by Robertson County (11.26%) and Madison County (9.22%). The largest counties are Jefferson County (804,381), Fayette County (334,250), and Kenton County (177,476). Of the 120 counties in Kentucky, 79 are growing while 41 have experienced population decline. Overall, counties averaged 1.34% annualized growth, with total population growing by 2.61% annually.

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