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Counties in Kentucky by households, 2024

Jefferson County had the highest households of 120 counties in 2024, at 331,554. Robertson County had the lowest, at 810. The median was 7,469 and the figure for Kentucky was 1.81 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest331,554Jefferson County
Lowest810Robertson County
Median7,469120 counties
Kentucky1,814,469History

Map of counties, 2024

Adair County: 7,136 countAllen County: 8,035 countAnderson County: 9,653 countBallard County: 3,209 countBarren County: 18,017 countBath County: 4,698 countBell County: 9,939 countBoone County: 50,963 countBourbon County: 8,134 countBoyd County: 19,309 countBoyle County: 12,045 countBracken County: 3,364 countBreathitt County: 5,464 countBreckinridge County: 8,069 countBullitt County: 31,747 countButler County: 4,567 countCaldwell County: 5,025 countCalloway County: 15,239 countCampbell County: 39,232 countCarlisle County: 1,865 countCarroll County: 4,178 countCarter County: 10,794 countCasey County: 6,482 countChristian County: 25,725 countClark County: 15,055 countClay County: 7,288 countClinton County: 3,854 countCrittenden County: 3,543 countCumberland County: 2,630 countDaviess County: 41,639 countEdmonson County: 5,099 countElliott County: 2,440 countEstill County: 5,975 countFayette County: 139,715 countFleming County: 5,859 countFloyd County: 14,700 countFranklin County: 22,718 countFulton County: 2,550 countGallatin County: 3,265 countGarrard County: 6,695 countGrant County: 9,224 countGraves County: 14,139 countGrayson County: 10,129 countGreen County: 4,421 countGreenup County: 14,739 countHancock County: 3,638 countHardin County: 44,622 countHarlan County: 10,731 countHarrison County: 7,293 countHart County: 7,376 countHenderson County: 18,522 countHenry County: 6,147 countHickman County: 1,731 countHopkins County: 18,397 countJackson County: 5,122 countJefferson County: 331,554 countJessamine County: 19,913 countJohnson County: 9,040 countKenton County: 67,367 countKnott County: 5,521 countKnox County: 11,711 countLarue County: 5,996 countLaurel County: 23,996 countLawrence County: 6,342 countLee County: 2,595 countLeslie County: 4,231 countLetcher County: 8,463 countLewis County: 5,019 countLincoln County: 9,705 countLivingston County: 3,603 countLogan County: 11,005 countLyon County: 3,419 countMcCracken County: 27,601 countMcCreary County: 5,861 countMcLean County: 3,641 countMadison County: 37,051 countMagoffin County: 4,734 countMarion County: 7,724 countMarshall County: 13,209 countMartin County: 3,854 countMason County: 7,131 countMeade County: 11,007 countMenifee County: 2,478 countMercer County: 9,181 countMetcalfe County: 4,100 countMonroe County: 4,645 countMontgomery County: 11,005 countMorgan County: 4,882 countMuhlenberg County: 12,123 countNelson County: 19,150 countNicholas County: 2,776 countOhio County: 9,107 countOldham County: 23,025 countOwen County: 4,252 countOwsley County: 1,567 countPendleton County: 5,442 countPerry County: 11,078 countPike County: 24,284 countPowell County: 4,790 countPulaski County: 26,210 countRobertson County: 810 countRockcastle County: 6,534 countRowan County: 9,592 countRussell County: 7,562 countScott County: 22,642 countShelby County: 18,484 countSimpson County: 8,025 countSpencer County: 7,308 countTaylor County: 10,260 countTodd County: 4,559 countTrigg County: 6,060 countTrimble County: 3,382 countUnion County: 5,198 countWarren County: 55,643 countWashington County: 4,852 countWayne County: 8,074 countWebster County: 4,923 countWhitley County: 13,541 countWolfe County: 2,673 countWoodford County: 10,814 count
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count, 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Jefferson County: 331,554 countJefferson County331,554Fayette County: 139,715 countFayette County139,715Kenton County: 67,367 countKenton County67,367Warren County: 55,643 countWarren County55,643Boone County: 50,963 countBoone County50,963Hardin County: 44,622 countHardin County44,622Daviess County: 41,639 countDaviess County41,639Campbell County: 39,232 countCampbell County39,232Madison County: 37,051 countMadison County37,051Bullitt County: 31,747 countBullitt County31,747McCracken County: 27,601 countMcCracken County27,601Pulaski County: 26,210 countPulaski County26,210Christian County: 25,725 countChristian County25,725Pike County: 24,284 countPike County24,284Laurel County: 23,996 countLaurel County23,996Oldham County: 23,025 countOldham County23,025Franklin County: 22,718 countFranklin County22,718Scott County: 22,642 countScott County22,642Jessamine County: 19,913 countJessamine County19,913Boyd County: 19,309 countBoyd County19,309Nelson County: 19,150 countNelson County19,150Henderson County: 18,522 countHenderson County18,522Shelby County: 18,484 countShelby County18,484Hopkins County: 18,397 countHopkins County18,397Barren County: 18,017 countBarren County18,017Calloway County: 15,239 countCalloway County15,239Clark County: 15,055 countClark County15,055Greenup County: 14,739 countGreenup County14,739Floyd County: 14,700 countFloyd County14,700Graves County: 14,139 countGraves County14,139Whitley County: 13,541 countWhitley County13,541Marshall County: 13,209 countMarshall County13,209Muhlenberg County: 12,123 countMuhlenberg County12,123Boyle County: 12,045 countBoyle County12,045Knox County: 11,711 countKnox County11,711Perry County: 11,078 countPerry County11,078Meade County: 11,007 countMeade County11,007Logan County: 11,005 countLogan County11,005Montgomery County: 11,005 countMontgomery County11,005Woodford County: 10,814 countWoodford County10,814Jefferson County: 331,554 countJefferson County331,554Fayette County: 139,715 countFayette County139,715Kenton County: 67,367 countKenton County67,367Warren County: 55,643 countWarren County55,643Boone County: 50,963 countBoone County50,963Hardin County: 44,622 countHardin County44,622Daviess County: 41,639 countDaviess County41,639Campbell County: 39,232 countCampbell County39,232Madison County: 37,051 countMadison County37,051Bullitt County: 31,747 countBullitt County31,747McCracken County: 27,601 countMcCracken County27,601Pulaski County: 26,210 countPulaski County26,210Christian County: 25,725 countChristian County25,725Pike County: 24,284 countPike County24,284Laurel County: 23,996 countLaurel County23,996Oldham County: 23,025 countOldham County23,025Franklin County: 22,718 countFranklin County22,718Scott County: 22,642 countScott County22,642Jessamine County: 19,913 countJessamine County19,913Boyd County: 19,309 countBoyd County19,309Nelson County: 19,150 countNelson County19,150Henderson County: 18,522 countHenderson County18,522Shelby County: 18,484 countShelby County18,484Hopkins County: 18,397 countHopkins County18,397Barren County: 18,017 countBarren County18,017Calloway County: 15,239 countCalloway County15,239Clark County: 15,055 countClark County15,055Greenup County: 14,739 countGreenup County14,739Floyd County: 14,700 countFloyd County14,700Graves County: 14,139 countGraves County14,139Whitley County: 13,541 countWhitley County13,541Marshall County: 13,209 countMarshall County13,209Muhlenberg County: 12,123 countMuhlenberg County12,123Boyle County: 12,045 countBoyle County12,045Knox County: 11,711 countKnox County11,711Perry County: 11,078 countPerry County11,078Meade County: 11,007 countMeade County11,007Logan County: 11,005 countLogan County11,005Montgomery County: 11,005 countMontgomery County11,005Woodford County: 10,814 countWoodford County10,814
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
count		Change on 2023
1Jefferson County331,554+0.7%
2Fayette County139,715+1.4%
3Kenton County67,367-0.3%
4Warren County55,643+2.6%
5Boone County50,963+1.2%
6Hardin County44,622+2.6%
7Daviess County41,639+1.2%
8Campbell County39,2320%
9Madison County37,051+0.9%
10Bullitt County31,747+1%
11McCracken County27,601+1.2%
12Pulaski County26,210+1.1%
13Christian County25,725+0.2%
14Pike County24,284-0.7%
15Laurel County23,996+0.7%
16Oldham County23,025+2.5%
17Franklin County22,718+0.8%
18Scott County22,642+2.4%
19Jessamine County19,913+1.4%
20Boyd County19,309+1.5%
21Nelson County19,150+1.9%
22Henderson County18,522+0.3%
23Shelby County18,484+3.6%
24Hopkins County18,397+1.3%
25Barren County18,017+0.3%
26Calloway County15,239+1%
27Clark County15,055+0.8%
28Greenup County14,739+1%
29Floyd County14,700+1.7%
30Graves County14,139-0.1%
31Whitley County13,541-0.2%
32Marshall County13,209+0.4%
33Muhlenberg County12,123+1.6%
34Boyle County12,045+2%
35Knox County11,711+3.4%
36Perry County11,078-1.9%
37Meade County11,007+1.9%
38Logan County11,005+0.8%
38Montgomery County11,005+0.5%
40Woodford County10,814+0.7%
41Carter County10,794+4.1%
42Harlan County10,731+2.2%
43Taylor County10,260+2.1%
44Grayson County10,129+3.7%
45Bell County9,939+4.3%
46Lincoln County9,705+0.2%
47Anderson County9,653+1.7%
48Rowan County9,592+2.6%
49Grant County9,224-0.1%
50Mercer County9,181+0.5%
51Ohio County9,107-0.5%
52Johnson County9,040+2.2%
53Letcher County8,463+1.1%
54Bourbon County8,134+0.1%
55Wayne County8,074+0.6%
56Breckinridge County8,069+5.5%
57Allen County8,035+2.3%
58Simpson County8,025+4.4%
59Marion County7,724+1.8%
60Russell County7,562+4.9%
61Hart County7,376+2.1%
62Spencer County7,308+3.5%
63Harrison County7,293+0.7%
64Clay County7,288+1.5%
65Adair County7,136+2.1%
66Mason County7,131+2.9%
67Garrard County6,695+1.1%
68Rockcastle County6,534+1.6%
69Casey County6,482+4.3%
70Lawrence County6,342+3.1%
71Henry County6,1470%
72Trigg County6,060+0.8%
73Larue County5,996+0.5%
74Estill County5,975+1.3%
75McCreary County5,861+4.8%
76Fleming County5,859+1.4%
77Knott County5,521+1.3%
78Breathitt County5,464-1.2%
79Pendleton County5,442+2%
80Union County5,198+1.4%
81Jackson County5,122+2.1%
82Edmonson County5,099+2.9%
83Caldwell County5,025-3.1%
84Lewis County5,019+2.3%
85Webster County4,923+0.1%
86Morgan County4,882+2.8%
87Washington County4,852+4.3%
88Powell County4,790+3.5%
89Magoffin County4,734+3.7%
90Bath County4,698-0.9%
91Monroe County4,645+1.3%
92Butler County4,567+0.1%
93Todd County4,559+2.8%
94Green County4,421+0.6%
95Owen County4,252-0.2%
96Leslie County4,231+8.2%
97Carroll County4,178+2.2%
98Metcalfe County4,100-3.4%
99Clinton County3,854+2.4%
99Martin County3,854-2.1%
101McLean County3,641+0.9%
102Hancock County3,638+2.9%
103Livingston County3,603+2.9%
104Crittenden County3,543-0.3%
105Lyon County3,419+3.1%
106Trimble County3,382+3.2%
107Bracken County3,364+3.1%
108Gallatin County3,265+0.5%
109Ballard County3,209+2.8%
110Nicholas County2,776+1.1%
111Wolfe County2,673+5%
112Cumberland County2,630+8.2%
113Lee County2,595-0.4%
114Fulton County2,550+2.2%
115Menifee County2,478+3.8%
116Elliott County2,440+6.6%
117Carlisle County1,865-0.6%
118Hickman County1,731+5.5%
119Owsley County1,567+4.1%
120Robertson County810+2.4%

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Number of households, which equals the number of occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households) (Counties in Kentucky by households, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in Kentucky by households, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/kentucky-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest households?

Jefferson County, with 331,554 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Robertson County, with 810 in 2024.

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