New Kentucky County 2009 Population Estimates Released Today

The United States Census Bureau has released 2009 County population estimates. The new estimates reveal that Spencer County has outpaced all other counties with a population growth of 50.7% since 2000.  Kentucky added 271,825 people in that period for a 6.7% gain.  There were 28 counties that had their populations increase at greater rates than the state, and 37 counties lost population in this period.

Kentucky's westernmost counties fared among the worst for population decline. Of the four counties that border the Mississippi River, Fulton (-12.1%) and Hickman (-7.8%) had the greatest percentage declines, ranking last and next-to-last among all 120 counties, with Carlisle (-2.7%) and Ballard (-1.5%) also seeing population declines.

You can see the Kentucky population estimates for each year from 2000 to 2009 here at the KSDC web site or visit the Census Bureau estimates page to see estimates for all available geographies in the United States.

% Change		July	April	Number	Percent
Rank		2009	2000	Change	Change
	Kentucky	4,314,113	4,042,288	271,825	6.7%
1	Spencer County	17,737	11,766	5,971	50.7%
2	Scott County	45,841	33,061	12,780	38.7%
3	Boone County	118,576	85,991	32,585	37.9%
4	Elliott County	9,083	6,756	2,327	34.4%
5	Shelby County	42,078	33,337	8,741	26.2%
6	Oldham County	58,095	46,618	11,477	24.6%
7	Bullitt County	75,653	61,236	14,417	23.5%
8	Jessamine County	47,589	39,041	8,548	21.9%
9	Madison County	83,258	70,872	12,386	17.5%
10	Warren County	108,669	92,522	16,147	17.5%
11	Nelson County	43,550	37,477	6,073	16.2%
12	Garrard County	17,085	14,792	2,293	15.5%
13	Montgomery County	25,835	22,554	3,281	14.5%
14	Grant County	25,542	22,384	3,158	14.1%
15	Anderson County	21,790	19,111	2,679	14.0%
16	Fayette County	296,545	260,512	36,033	13.8%
17	Christian County	80,938	72,308	8,630	11.9%
18	Trimble County	8,958	8,125	833	10.3%
19	Barren County	41,747	38,033	3,714	9.8%
20	Laurel County	57,749	52,715	5,034	9.5%
21	Clark County	36,159	33,144	3,015	9.1%
22	Pulaski County	60,853	56,217	4,636	8.2%
23	Whitley County	38,813	35,870	2,943	8.2%
24	Owen County	11,380	10,547	833	7.9%
25	Lincoln County	25,172	23,361	1,811	7.8%
26	Woodford County	24,986	23,208	1,778	7.7%
27	Marion County	19,486	18,215	1,271	7.0%
28	Casey County	16,498	15,447	1,051	6.8%
29	Allen County	18,982	17,797	1,185	6.7%
30	Henry County	16,060	15,060	1,000	6.6%
31	Taylor County	24,420	22,924	1,496	6.5%
32	Russell County	17,377	16,315	1,062	6.5%
33	Lawrence County	16,573	15,569	1,004	6.4%
34	Calloway County	36,348	34,177	2,171	6.4%
35	Fleming County	14,667	13,792	875	6.3%
36	Grayson County	25,581	24,055	1,526	6.3%
37	Hardin County	99,770	94,174	5,596	5.9%
38	Boyle County	29,263	27,697	1,566	5.7%
39	Trigg County	13,290	12,597	693	5.5%
40	Hart County	18,396	17,445	951	5.5%
41	Carroll County	10,703	10,155	548	5.4%
42	Mercer County	21,920	20,817	1,103	5.3%
43	Kenton County	158,729	151,464	7,265	4.8%
44	Bath County	11,618	11,094	524	4.7%
45	Adair County	18,029	17,244	785	4.6%
46	Bracken County	8,653	8,279	374	4.5%
47	Harrison County	18,794	17,983	811	4.5%
48	Gallatin County	8,202	7,870	332	4.2%
49	Daviess County	95,394	91,549	3,845	4.2%
50	McCreary County	17,795	17,080	715	4.2%
51	Wayne County	20,748	19,923	825	4.1%
52	Jefferson County	721,594	693,607	27,987	4.0%
53	Martin County	13,070	12,578	492	3.9%
54	Simpson County	17,019	16,405	614	3.7%
55	Marshall County	31,200	30,125	1,075	3.6%
56	Rowan County	22,872	22,094	778	3.5%
57	Pendleton County	14,887	14,390	497	3.5%
58	Mason County	17,378	16,803	575	3.4%
59	Washington County	11,257	10,916	341	3.1%
60	Greenup County	38,020	36,888	1,132	3.1%
61	Knox County	32,710	31,783	927	2.9%
62	Hancock County	8,635	8,393	242	2.9%
63	Ohio County	23,534	22,916	618	2.7%
64	Franklin County	48,968	47,687	1,281	2.7%
65	Lyon County	8,291	8,080	211	2.6%
66	Powell County	13,566	13,237	329	2.5%
67	Butler County	13,329	13,009	320	2.5%
68	Edmonson County	11,926	11,646	280	2.4%
69	Todd County	12,253	11,972	281	2.3%
70	Logan County	27,174	26,573	601	2.3%
71	Breckinridge County	19,057	18,648	409	2.2%
72	Larue County	13,663	13,376	287	2.1%
73	Bourbon County	19,729	19,360	369	1.9%
74	Graves County	37,719	37,028	691	1.9%
75	Johnson County	23,827	23,446	381	1.6%
76	Henderson County	45,496	44,829	667	1.5%
77	Morgan County	14,092	13,948	144	1.0%
78	Nicholas County	6,874	6,813	61	0.9%
79	Meade County	26,501	26,349	152	0.6%
80	Menifee County	6,593	6,556	37	0.6%
81	McCracken County	65,880	65,514	366	0.6%
82	Wolfe County	7,099	7,065	34	0.5%
83	Metcalfe County	10,063	10,037	26	0.3%
84	Green County	11,510	11,515	-5	0.0%
85	Campbell County	88,423	88,616	-193	-0.2%
86	Carter County	26,771	26,880	-109	-0.4%
87	Rockcastle County	16,504	16,582	-78	-0.5%
88	Hopkins County	46,167	46,517	-350	-0.8%
89	Perry County	29,136	29,422	-286	-1.0%
90	Robertson County	2,237	2,263	-26	-1.1%
91	Magoffin County	13,166	13,332	-166	-1.2%
92	Floyd County	41,899	42,443	-544	-1.3%
93	Caldwell County	12,870	13,062	-192	-1.5%
94	Ballard County	8,161	8,286	-125	-1.5%
95	Monroe County	11,569	11,756	-187	-1.6%
96	Muhlenberg County	31,274	31,839	-565	-1.8%
97	Jackson County	13,243	13,495	-252	-1.9%
98	Livingston County	9,598	9,804	-206	-2.1%
99	Clinton County	9,403	9,634	-231	-2.4%
100	Lewis County	13,752	14,092	-340	-2.4%
101	Boyd County	48,527	49,752	-1,225	-2.5%
102	Carlisle County	5,209	5,351	-142	-2.7%
103	Crittenden County	9,110	9,384	-274	-2.9%
104	Estill County	14,859	15,307	-448	-2.9%
105	Webster County	13,706	14,120	-414	-2.9%
106	Knott County	17,126	17,649	-523	-3.0%
107	Breathitt County	15,575	16,100	-525	-3.3%
108	McLean County	9,607	9,934	-327	-3.3%
109	Bell County	28,972	30,060	-1,088	-3.6%
110	Clay County	23,629	24,556	-927	-3.8%
111	Union County	14,990	15,637	-647	-4.1%
112	Pike County	65,446	68,734	-3,288	-4.8%
113	Owsley County	4,619	4,858	-239	-4.9%
114	Cumberland County	6,706	7,147	-441	-6.2%
115	Letcher County	23,633	25,277	-1,644	-6.5%
116	Harlan County	30,956	33,202	-2,246	-6.8%
117	Leslie County	11,503	12,401	-898	-7.2%
118	Lee County	7,339	7,916	-577	-7.3%
119	Hickman County	4,851	5,262	-411	-7.8%
120	Fulton County	6,814	7,752	-938	-12.1%