Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Population Density from Census 2020
Updated on February 1, 2026.
According to the data from the US 2020 Census, as at April 2020, among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest population density per square mile (2.06K people per sqr mile), followed by Fayette County (1.14K people per sqr mile), and Kenton County (1.06K people per sqr mile).
On the other hand, Hickman County had the lowest population density (18.66 people per sqr mile), followed by Cumberland County (19.29 people per sqr mile), and Owsley County (20.52 people per sqr mile).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high population density, and the table below shows the ranking of all Kentucky counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census.
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Population Density from Census 2020
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| Rank | County | Population Density |
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| 1 | Jefferson County | 2056.11 |
| 2 | Fayette County | 1137.26 |
| 3 | Kenton County | 1054.73 |
| 4 | Campbell County | 615.01 |
| 5 | Boone County | 552.07 |
| 6 | Oldham County | 361.06 |
| 7 | Jessamine County | 307.79 |
| 8 | Boyd County | 301.88 |
| 9 | Bullitt County | 276.78 |
| 10 | McCracken County | 272.89 |
| 11 | Warren County | 248.39 |
| 12 | Franklin County | 247.98 |
| 13 | Daviess County | 225.38 |
| 14 | Madison County | 211.96 |
| 15 | Scott County | 202.84 |
| 16 | Hardin County | 177.58 |
| 17 | Boyle County | 169.75 |
| 18 | Clark County | 146.43 |
| 19 | Laurel County | 144.27 |
| 20 | Montgomery County | 142.46 |
| 21 | Woodford County | 141.34 |
| 22 | Shelby County | 126.56 |
| 23 | Anderson County | 117.98 |
| 24 | Nelson County | 111.94 |
| 25 | Marshall County | 104.76 |
| 26 | Greenup County | 104.40 |
| 27 | Spencer County | 104.38 |
| 28 | Henderson County | 102.66 |
| 29 | Christian County | 101.39 |
| 30 | Pulaski County | 98.77 |
| 31 | Meade County | 98.23 |
| 32 | Taylor County | 97.70 |
| 33 | Grant County | 96.68 |
| 34 | Calloway County | 96.36 |
| 35 | Floyd County | 91.39 |
| 36 | Barren County | 91.24 |
| 37 | Mercer County | 90.90 |
| 38 | Gallatin County | 88.35 |
| 39 | Rowan County | 88.13 |
| 40 | Johnson County | 86.58 |
| 41 | Carroll County | 84.01 |
| 42 | Whitley County | 83.85 |
| 43 | Perry County | 83.82 |
| 44 | Hopkins County | 83.79 |
| 45 | Simpson County | 83.66 |
| 46 | Knox County | 78.16 |
| 47 | Pike County | 74.57 |
| 48 | Garrard County | 73.67 |
| 49 | Powell County | 73.35 |
| 50 | Lincoln County | 72.93 |
| 51 | Mason County | 71.30 |
| 52 | Russell County | 70.92 |
| 53 | Bourbon County | 69.90 |
| 54 | Bell County | 67.11 |
| 55 | Graves County | 66.42 |
| 56 | Muhlenberg County | 66.18 |
| 57 | Carter County | 65.02 |
| 58 | Letcher County | 63.77 |
| 59 | Harrison County | 61.00 |
| 60 | Allen County | 59.79 |
| 61 | Harlan County | 57.60 |
| 62 | Marion County | 57.08 |
| 63 | Larue County | 56.84 |
| 64 | Estill County | 55.96 |
| 65 | Trimble County | 55.88 |
| 66 | Henry County | 54.76 |
| 67 | Grayson County | 52.85 |
| 68 | Pendleton County | 52.84 |
| 69 | Rockcastle County | 50.66 |
| 70 | Logan County | 49.68 |
| 71 | Martin County | 49.16 |
| 72 | Hancock County | 48.46 |
| 73 | Clinton County | 46.91 |
| 74 | Hart County | 46.75 |
| 75 | Adair County | 46.64 |
| 76 | Bath County | 45.73 |
| 77 | Clay County | 43.35 |
| 78 | Fleming County | 43.27 |
| 79 | Wayne County | 42.68 |
| 80 | Bracken County | 41.44 |
| 81 | Lyon County | 40.59 |
| 82 | Knott County | 40.54 |
| 83 | Washington County | 40.50 |
| 84 | Ohio County | 40.48 |
| 85 | Edmonson County | 40.03 |
| 86 | Union County | 39.87 |
| 87 | McCreary County | 39.57 |
| 88 | Lawrence County | 39.20 |
| 88 | Webster County | 39.20 |
| 89 | Green County | 38.83 |
| 90 | Nicholas County | 38.62 |
| 91 | Magoffin County | 37.73 |
| 92 | Jackson County | 37.53 |
| 93 | Caldwell County | 36.69 |
| 94 | McLean County | 36.24 |
| 95 | Morgan County | 36.01 |
| 96 | Casey County | 35.88 |
| 97 | Breckinridge County | 35.86 |
| 98 | Metcalfe County | 35.51 |
| 99 | Lee County | 35.41 |
| 100 | Monroe County | 34.42 |
| 101 | Todd County | 32.69 |
| 102 | Owen County | 32.12 |
| 103 | Trigg County | 31.85 |
| 104 | Fulton County | 31.64 |
| 105 | Elliott County | 31.39 |
| 106 | Ballard County | 31.30 |
| 107 | Menifee County | 30.03 |
| 108 | Wolfe County | 29.54 |
| 109 | Butler County | 29.03 |
| 110 | Livingston County | 28.37 |
| 111 | Breathitt County | 27.86 |
| 112 | Lewis County | 27.09 |
| 113 | Leslie County | 26.23 |
| 114 | Carlisle County | 25.48 |
| 115 | Crittenden County | 24.98 |
| 116 | Robertson County | 21.95 |
| 117 | Owsley County | 20.52 |
| 118 | Cumberland County | 19.29 |
| 119 | Hickman County | 18.66 |
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