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Today, 22 of the 120 counties have fewer than 10,000 residents, and half have fewer than 20,000. The 20 largest counties by population all have populations of 49,000 or higher, and just 7 of the 120 have a population of 100,000 or higher. The average county population, based on the estimated 2023 state population of 4.526 million, was 37,718.
The United States Commonwealth of Kentucky currently has 32 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated 8 combined statistical areas, 9 metropolitan statistical areas, and 15 micropolitan statistical areas in Kentucky. [1] As of 2023, the largest of these is the ...
As of the 2010 census, the United States Commonwealth of Kentucky had an estimated population of 4,339,367, which is an increase of 297,174, or 7.4%, since the year 2000. Approximately 4.4% of Kentucky's population was foreign-born as of 2010. The population density of the state is 107.4 people per square mile.
Kentucky population density by census tract (2010), showing the concentration of settlement around Jefferson, Fayette and Kenton counties. The two-class system went into effect on January 1, 2015, following the 2014 passage of House Bill 331 by the Kentucky General Assembly and the bill's signing into law by Governor Steve Beshear. [4]
Woodford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,871. [1] Its county seat is Versailles. [2] The area was home to Pisgah Academy. Woodford County is part of the Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located in the center of the Bluegrass region of Kentucky.
Lee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,395. [1] Its county seat is Beattyville. [2] The county was formed in 1870 from parts of Breathitt, Estill, Owsley and Wolfe counties. [3] The county was named for Robert E. Lee. [4] The area of Kentucky where Lee County is located was a ...
Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky.As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,972. [1] Its county seat is Winchester. [2] The county was created in 1792 from Bourbon and Fayette counties and is named for Revolutionary War hero George Rogers Clark.
Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 51,541, making it the 2nd least populous capital county in the United States after Hughes County, South Dakota. [2] Its county seat is Frankfort, [3] the state capital. The county was formed in 1795 from parts of Woodford, Mercer and ...