Kentucky

4,588,372Population

1.8 %Change since 2020

-1,899Natural change, 2023

4.8 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population: 4,588,372 (2024)
Change since 2020: 1.8 %
Natural change, 2023: -1,899
Unemployment rate: 4.8 % (2024)
Population base, April 2020: 4,506,302 (2020)
Births: 52,506 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023: 11.4
Deaths: 54,405 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023: 11.9
International migration: 26,161 (2023)
Domestic migration: 7,297 (2023)
Net migration: 33,458 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023: 7.3
Postal code: KY
FIPS code: 21

Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS

Population estimates, 2020–2024

Period	Value
2024	4,588,372
2023	4,550,595
2022	4,519,233
2021	4,507,583
2020	4,508,318

Unemployment rate, annual average

Period	Value
2024	4.8 %
2023	4.2 %
2022	4.0 %
2021	4.4 %
2020	6.5 %

Counties · 120

#	County	Population	Change since 2020	Unemployment rate
1	Jefferson County	793,881	1.4 %	4.5 %
2	Fayette County	329,437	2.1 %	3.8 %
3	Kenton County	174,862	3.4 %	4.0 %
4	Warren County	147,936	9.9 %	4.2 %
5	Boone County	144,135	6.0 %	3.9 %
6	Hardin County	112,826	1.9 %	4.9 %
7	Daviess County	104,457	1.1 %	4.2 %
8	Madison County	99,582	7.4 %	4.7 %
9	Campbell County	94,008	1.0 %	4.0 %
10	Bullitt County	85,802	4.4 %	4.5 %
11	Christian County	71,006	-2.5 %	5.5 %
12	Oldham County	70,525	4.3 %	3.9 %
13	McCracken County	67,550	-0.5 %	4.5 %
14	Pulaski County	66,842	2.8 %	4.8 %
15	Laurel County	63,353	1.2 %	5.6 %
16	Scott County	61,700	7.9 %	3.8 %
17	Jessamine County	56,495	6.6 %	4.0 %
18	Pike County	55,430	-5.5 %	6.2 %
19	Franklin County	52,442	1.7 %	4.1 %
20	Shelby County	50,124	4.2 %	3.9 %
21	Nelson County	48,706	4.2 %	4.4 %
22	Boyd County	47,777	-1.0 %	5.5 %
23	Barren County	45,609	2.5 %	4.9 %
24	Hopkins County	45,218	-0.4 %	4.8 %
25	Henderson County	44,175	-1.4 %	4.5 %
26	Calloway County	38,975	3.8 %	5.0 %
27	Clark County	37,673	1.8 %	4.3 %
28	Whitley County	37,233	1.4 %	4.7 %
29	Graves County	36,821	0.5 %	4.1 %
30	Greenup County	35,273	-1.9 %	6.0 %
31	Floyd County	34,532	-3.9 %	6.2 %
32	Marshall County	31,734	0.2 %	5.1 %
33	Boyle County	31,394	2.5 %	4.9 %
34	Muhlenberg County	30,512	-1.4 %	5.8 %
35	Meade County	30,442	1.4 %	4.7 %
36	Knox County	29,657	-1.8 %	6.2 %
37	Montgomery County	28,771	2.4 %	5.1 %
38	Logan County	28,467	3.8 %	4.7 %
39	Woodford County	27,728	3.2 %	3.5 %
40	Grayson County	27,070	2.5 %	5.9 %
41	Taylor County	26,809	3.1 %	5.0 %
42	Perry County	26,739	-6.1 %	4.9 %
43	Carter County	26,098	-2.0 %	7.3 %
44	Grant County	25,722	3.1 %	4.4 %
45	Harlan County	25,052	-6.6 %	6.8 %
46	Lincoln County	24,910	2.6 %	5.4 %
47	Anderson County	24,883	4.2 %	4.4 %
48	Rowan County	24,675	0.1 %	5.6 %
49	Ohio County	23,933	0.7 %	5.6 %
50	Mercer County	23,515	3.9 %	4.6 %
51	Bell County	23,051	-4.3 %	6.2 %
52	Johnson County	22,098	-2.6 %	6.4 %
53	Allen County	22,037	7.1 %	4.4 %
54	Breckinridge County	21,221	3.9 %	5.3 %
55	Spencer County	20,823	7.2 %	4.3 %
56	Simpson County	20,350	3.8 %	4.5 %
57	Bourbon County	20,333	0.4 %	4.0 %
58	Letcher County	20,139	-6.5 %	5.7 %
59	Hart County	19,923	3.3 %	4.6 %
60	Marion County	19,851	1.4 %	5.2 %
61	Wayne County	19,629	0.4 %	5.9 %
62	Clay County	19,592	-3.7 %	6.4 %
63	Harrison County	19,525	4.5 %	4.0 %
64	Adair County	19,239	1.8 %	4.7 %
65	Russell County	18,458	2.6 %	5.0 %
66	Garrard County	18,040	6.5 %	4.4 %
67	Mason County	16,956	-1.0 %	6.0 %
68	McCreary County	16,824	-0.4 %	5.9 %
69	Rockcastle County	16,226	1.2 %	5.1 %
70	Henry County	16,198	3.3 %	4.4 %
71	Casey County	15,948	0.0 %	5.1 %
72	Lawrence County	15,798	-3.0 %	7.0 %
73	Fleming County	15,591	3.4 %	5.5 %
74	Larue County	15,128	1.8 %	4.5 %
75	Pendleton County	14,844	1.4 %	4.7 %
76	Trigg County	14,559	3.6 %	4.8 %
77	Morgan County	14,300	4.2 %	6.0 %
78	Estill County	14,002	-1.1 %	5.9 %
79	Knott County	13,438	-5.7 %	6.4 %
80	Jackson County	13,358	3.1 %	7.1 %
81	Union County	13,178	-3.6 %	4.2 %
82	Bath County	12,951	1.6 %	6.2 %
83	Powell County	12,928	-1.5 %	4.6 %
84	Lewis County	12,875	-1.6 %	8.2 %
85	Webster County	12,854	-1.3 %	4.7 %
86	Breathitt County	12,804	-6.7 %	6.5 %
87	Todd County	12,757	4.2 %	3.9 %
88	Edmonson County	12,635	4.2 %	5.6 %
89	Caldwell County	12,611	-0.3 %	4.2 %
90	Butler County	12,551	1.5 %	5.1 %
91	Washington County	12,269	2.0 %	4.0 %
92	Green County	11,552	4.0 %	5.1 %
93	Owen County	11,435	1.5 %	4.4 %
94	Monroe County	11,163	-1.5 %	4.6 %
95	Magoffin County	11,118	-4.5 %	8.8 %
96	Carroll County	11,111	2.8 %	4.3 %
97	Martin County	10,696	-5.2 %	9.1 %
98	Metcalfe County	10,558	2.6 %	4.7 %
99	Leslie County	9,729	-7.5 %	5.5 %
100	Clinton County	9,183	-0.7 %	5.4 %
101	McLean County	9,126	-0.3 %	4.7 %
102	Lyon County	9,078	4.5 %	5.0 %
103	Hancock County	9,013	-0.9 %	4.8 %
104	Crittenden County	8,982	-0.1 %	4.9 %
105	Livingston County	8,815	-0.8 %	5.2 %
106	Gallatin County	8,805	1.3 %	4.5 %
107	Trimble County	8,591	1.4 %	4.3 %
108	Bracken County	8,497	1.1 %	5.5 %
109	Nicholas County	7,816	3.8 %	4.3 %
110	Ballard County	7,626	-1.4 %	5.0 %
111	Lee County	7,313	-1.0 %	4.9 %
112	Elliott County	7,263	-1.2 %	7.9 %
113	Wolfe County	6,364	-3.0 %	8.5 %
114	Menifee County	6,341	3.7 %	6.9 %
115	Fulton County	6,282	-3.5 %	4.8 %
116	Cumberland County	6,047	2.7 %	4.3 %
117	Carlisle County	4,777	-0.8 %	4.6 %
118	Hickman County	4,393	-2.9 %	4.5 %
119	Owsley County	3,928	-3.1 %	5.7 %
120	Robertson County	2,382	8.5 %	5.8 %