Counties in Kentucky by housing units, 2024

Jefferson County had the highest housing units of 120 counties in 2024, at 359,710. Robertson County had the lowest, at 1,003. The median was 8,656 and the figure for Kentucky was 2.02 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest359,710Jefferson County
Lowest1,003Robertson County
Median8,656120 counties
Kentucky2,023,116History

Top 40 counties, 2024

Jefferson County: 359,710 countJefferson County359,710Fayette County: 148,959 countFayette County148,959Kenton County: 73,221 countKenton County73,221Warren County: 59,868 countWarren County59,868Boone County: 53,195 countBoone County53,195Hardin County: 48,108 countHardin County48,108Daviess County: 44,431 countDaviess County44,431Campbell County: 42,065 countCampbell County42,065Madison County: 40,456 countMadison County40,456Bullitt County: 33,608 countBullitt County33,608McCracken County: 32,280 countMcCracken County32,280Pulaski County: 31,722 countPulaski County31,722Christian County: 29,362 countChristian County29,362Pike County: 29,044 countPike County29,044Laurel County: 26,818 countLaurel County26,818Franklin County: 24,163 countFranklin County24,163Oldham County: 23,837 countOldham County23,837Scott County: 23,725 countScott County23,725Boyd County: 21,742 countBoyd County21,742Jessamine County: 21,198 countJessamine County21,198Hopkins County: 21,001 countHopkins County21,001Nelson County: 20,330 countNelson County20,330Barren County: 20,283 countBarren County20,283Henderson County: 20,151 countHenderson County20,151Shelby County: 19,531 countShelby County19,531Calloway County: 18,106 countCalloway County18,106Floyd County: 17,505 countFloyd County17,505Marshall County: 16,572 countMarshall County16,572Graves County: 16,425 countGraves County16,425Clark County: 16,418 countClark County16,418Greenup County: 16,271 countGreenup County16,271Whitley County: 15,629 countWhitley County15,629Knox County: 13,866 countKnox County13,866Muhlenberg County: 13,557 countMuhlenberg County13,557Grayson County: 13,369 countGrayson County13,369Perry County: 13,295 countPerry County13,295Harlan County: 13,036 countHarlan County13,036Boyle County: 13,010 countBoyle County13,010Logan County: 12,473 countLogan County12,473Carter County: 12,316 countCarter County12,316
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
count
Change on 2023
1Jefferson County359,710+0.5%
2Fayette County148,959+0.8%
3Kenton County73,221+0.4%
4Warren County59,868+2.2%
5Boone County53,195+1.4%
6Hardin County48,108+1.6%
7Daviess County44,431+0.5%
8Campbell County42,065+0.7%
9Madison County40,456+1.3%
10Bullitt County33,608+1.2%
11McCracken County32,280+0.4%
12Pulaski County31,722+0.2%
13Christian County29,362+0.2%
14Pike County29,044+0.3%
15Laurel County26,818+0.4%
16Franklin County24,163+0.3%
17Oldham County23,837+1.4%
18Scott County23,725+1.7%
19Boyd County21,742+0.1%
20Jessamine County21,198+1.3%
21Hopkins County21,001+0.2%
22Nelson County20,330+1.3%
23Barren County20,283+0.9%
24Henderson County20,151+0.2%
25Shelby County19,531+1.6%
26Calloway County18,106+0.4%
27Floyd County17,505+0.2%
28Marshall County16,572+0.7%
29Graves County16,425-0.1%
30Clark County16,418+0.9%
31Greenup County16,271+0.1%
32Whitley County15,629+0.5%
33Knox County13,866+0.3%
34Muhlenberg County13,557+0.2%
35Grayson County13,369+0.2%
36Perry County13,295+0.3%
37Harlan County13,036+0.2%
38Boyle County13,010+0.3%
39Logan County12,473+0.1%
40Carter County12,316+0.3%
41Meade County12,237+1%
42Montgomery County12,231+0.2%
43Woodford County11,686+0.9%
44Bell County11,631+0.2%
45Taylor County11,2100%
46Lincoln County10,938+0.6%
47Breckinridge County10,799+0.4%
48Rowan County10,623+0.4%
49Letcher County10,603+0.1%
50Johnson County10,583+0.5%
51Mercer County10,472+0.6%
52Anderson County10,326+1.3%
53Grant County10,245+0.6%
54Ohio County10,241+0.4%
55Russell County10,169+0.2%
56Wayne County10,134-0.1%
57Allen County9,275+0.2%
58Bourbon County9,181+0.4%
59Hart County8,929+0.5%
60Clay County8,664+0.3%
61Adair County8,648+0.2%
62Simpson County8,627+2%
63Marion County8,477+0.6%
64Mason County8,1900%
65Harrison County8,186+0.6%
66Spencer County7,712+1.5%
67Trigg County7,652+0.4%
68Lawrence County7,604+0.4%
69Casey County7,420+0.3%
70Rockcastle County7,391+0.2%
71Garrard County7,280+0.1%
72McCreary County6,9200%
73Estill County6,864+0.2%
74Fleming County6,793+0.3%
75Henry County6,705+0.4%
76Knott County6,680-0.2%
77Breathitt County6,575+0.2%
78Larue County6,573+0.5%
79Edmonson County6,449+0.5%
80Pendleton County6,299+0.2%
81Lewis County6,066-0.1%
82Caldwell County6,064-0.3%
83Jackson County6,006+0.1%
84Union County5,846-0.4%
85Webster County5,723-0.1%
86Morgan County5,685+0.6%
87Powell County5,647+0.5%
88Bath County5,499+0.4%
89Magoffin County5,489+0.4%
90Butler County5,4550%
91Owen County5,388+0.2%
92Green County5,289-0.1%
93Monroe County5,279+0.7%
94Washington County5,244+0.4%
95Todd County5,187+0.5%
96Leslie County4,925+0.2%
97Martin County4,862+0.3%
98Clinton County4,850-0.3%
99Lyon County4,847+0.9%
100Metcalfe County4,735+0.3%
101Carroll County4,693+0.2%
102Livingston County4,640+0.5%
103Crittenden County4,346-0.1%
104McLean County4,1730%
105Hancock County3,928+0.4%
106Trimble County3,880+0.3%
107Bracken County3,860+0.3%
108Gallatin County3,816+1.4%
109Ballard County3,702-0.1%
110Cumberland County3,404+0.1%
111Menifee County3,367-0.6%
112Nicholas County3,3330%
113Lee County3,229+0.1%
114Fulton County3,158-0.5%
115Wolfe County3,053+0.3%
116Elliott County3,052-0.4%
117Carlisle County2,307-0.3%
118Hickman County2,156-0.2%
119Owsley County2,052+1.4%
120Robertson County1,003+0.7%

Other periods

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All housing units, occupied and vacant: houses, apartments, mobile homes and rooms intended as separate living quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A survey estimate averaged over five years, not a count on one date.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, Counties in Kentucky by housing units, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/kentucky-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Jefferson County, with 359,710 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Robertson County, with 1,003 in 2024.

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