New Estimate: Kentucky Population was 4,314,113 as of July 1, 2009

There were 26,182 more Kentuckians in 2009 than in 2008 according to new state population estimates released December 23, 2009. That is an increase of 0.61%, slightly less than the United States increase of 0.86%.  As of July 1, 2009 the Bureau estimates that there were 4,314,113 people living in Kentucky.  All of the new estimates data, including the components of change, are available from the Census Bureau at the 2009 Estimates web site.
Below is a table showing how Kentucky and its seven border states compare for population growth in the past year and since the 2000 Census. Tennessee and Virginia were the only two to add people at a faster rate than Kentucky in the past year:

	2000	Est. Pop.	Est. Pop.		# Change	% Change		# Change	% Change
Area	Census	July 1, 2008	July 1, 2009		2000-2009	2000-2009		2008-2009	2008-2009
USA	281,421,906	304,374,846	307,006,550		25,584,644	9.09%		2,631,704	0.86%
Illinois	12,419,293	12,842,954	12,910,409		491,116	3.95%		67,455	0.53%
Indiana	6,080,485	6,388,309	6,423,113		342,628	5.63%		34,804	0.54%
Kentucky	4,041,769	4,287,931	4,314,113		272,344	6.74%		26,182	0.61%
Missouri	5,595,211	5,956,335	5,987,580		392,369	7.01%		31,245	0.52%
Ohio	11,353,140	11,528,072	11,542,645		189,505	1.67%		14,573	0.13%
Tennessee	5,689,283	6,240,456	6,296,254		606,971	10.67%		55,798	0.89%
Virginia	7,078,515	7,795,424	7,882,590		804,075	11.36%		87,166	1.12%
West Virginia	1,808,344	1,814,873	1,819,777		11,433	0.63%		4,904	0.27%

Here is a link to the News Release from the Census Bureau with some notes about the new state estimates.