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Counties in Kentucky by housing units

Jefferson County had the highest housing units of 120 counties in 2022, at 356,155. Robertson County had the lowest, at 1,044. The median was 8,630 and the figure for Kentucky was 2 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest356,155Jefferson County
Lowest1,044Robertson County
Median8,630120 counties
Kentucky1,999,202History

Map of counties, 2022

Adair County: 8,629 countAllen County: 9,237 countAnderson County: 10,055 countBallard County: 3,710 countBarren County: 19,929 countBath County: 5,463 countBell County: 11,634 countBoone County: 51,773 countBourbon County: 9,134 countBoyd County: 21,745 countBoyle County: 12,933 countBracken County: 3,844 countBreathitt County: 6,563 countBreckinridge County: 10,725 countBullitt County: 32,854 countButler County: 5,465 countCaldwell County: 6,092 countCalloway County: 17,983 countCampbell County: 41,465 countCarlisle County: 2,305 countCarroll County: 4,675 countCarter County: 12,249 countCasey County: 7,388 countChristian County: 29,273 countClark County: 16,165 countClay County: 8,630 countClinton County: 4,872 countCrittenden County: 4,344 countCumberland County: 3,408 countDaviess County: 43,927 countEdmonson County: 6,389 countElliott County: 3,056 countEstill County: 6,839 countFayette County: 146,345 countFleming County: 6,753 countFloyd County: 17,446 countFranklin County: 23,983 countFulton County: 3,195 countGallatin County: 3,726 countGarrard County: 7,284 countGrant County: 10,099 countGraves County: 16,526 countGrayson County: 13,346 countGreen County: 5,278 countGreenup County: 16,248 countHancock County: 3,902 countHardin County: 46,920 countHarlan County: 13,016 countHarrison County: 8,101 countHart County: 8,841 countHenderson County: 20,098 countHenry County: 6,634 countHickman County: 2,163 countHopkins County: 20,949 countJackson County: 6,007 countJefferson County: 356,155 countJessamine County: 20,733 countJohnson County: 10,526 countKenton County: 72,564 countKnott County: 6,718 countKnox County: 13,817 countLarue County: 6,485 countLaurel County: 26,569 countLawrence County: 7,534 countLee County: 3,226 countLeslie County: 4,909 countLetcher County: 10,614 countLewis County: 6,058 countLincoln County: 10,832 countLivingston County: 4,624 countLogan County: 12,462 countLyon County: 4,788 countMcCracken County: 32,093 countMcCreary County: 6,933 countMcLean County: 4,180 countMadison County: 39,382 countMagoffin County: 5,462 countMarion County: 8,381 countMarshall County: 16,391 countMartin County: 4,831 countMason County: 8,181 countMeade County: 12,043 countMenifee County: 3,437 countMercer County: 10,355 countMetcalfe County: 4,704 countMonroe County: 5,239 countMontgomery County: 12,122 countMorgan County: 5,633 countMuhlenberg County: 13,518 countNelson County: 19,799 countNicholas County: 3,318 countOhio County: 10,196 countOldham County: 23,195 countOwen County: 5,370 countOwsley County: 1,948 countPendleton County: 6,278 countPerry County: 13,226 countPike County: 28,918 countPowell County: 5,599 countPulaski County: 31,615 countRobertson County: 1,044 countRockcastle County: 7,353 countRowan County: 10,539 countRussell County: 10,102 countScott County: 22,930 countShelby County: 18,944 countSimpson County: 8,302 countSpencer County: 7,480 countTaylor County: 11,201 countTodd County: 5,143 countTrigg County: 7,596 countTrimble County: 3,864 countUnion County: 5,884 countWarren County: 57,080 countWashington County: 5,206 countWayne County: 10,169 countWebster County: 5,731 countWhitley County: 15,492 countWolfe County: 3,067 countWoodford County: 11,501 count
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count, 2022. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Jefferson County: 356,155 countJefferson County356,155Fayette County: 146,345 countFayette County146,345Kenton County: 72,564 countKenton County72,564Warren County: 57,080 countWarren County57,080Boone County: 51,773 countBoone County51,773Hardin County: 46,920 countHardin County46,920Daviess County: 43,927 countDaviess County43,927Campbell County: 41,465 countCampbell County41,465Madison County: 39,382 countMadison County39,382Bullitt County: 32,854 countBullitt County32,854McCracken County: 32,093 countMcCracken County32,093Pulaski County: 31,615 countPulaski County31,615Christian County: 29,273 countChristian County29,273Pike County: 28,918 countPike County28,918Laurel County: 26,569 countLaurel County26,569Franklin County: 23,983 countFranklin County23,983Oldham County: 23,195 countOldham County23,195Scott County: 22,930 countScott County22,930Boyd County: 21,745 countBoyd County21,745Hopkins County: 20,949 countHopkins County20,949Jessamine County: 20,733 countJessamine County20,733Henderson County: 20,098 countHenderson County20,098Barren County: 19,929 countBarren County19,929Nelson County: 19,799 countNelson County19,799Shelby County: 18,944 countShelby County18,944Calloway County: 17,983 countCalloway County17,983Floyd County: 17,446 countFloyd County17,446Graves County: 16,526 countGraves County16,526Marshall County: 16,391 countMarshall County16,391Greenup County: 16,248 countGreenup County16,248Clark County: 16,165 countClark County16,165Whitley County: 15,492 countWhitley County15,492Knox County: 13,817 countKnox County13,817Muhlenberg County: 13,518 countMuhlenberg County13,518Grayson County: 13,346 countGrayson County13,346Perry County: 13,226 countPerry County13,226Harlan County: 13,016 countHarlan County13,016Boyle County: 12,933 countBoyle County12,933Logan County: 12,462 countLogan County12,462Carter County: 12,249 countCarter County12,249Jefferson County: 356,155 countJefferson County356,155Fayette County: 146,345 countFayette County146,345Kenton County: 72,564 countKenton County72,564Warren County: 57,080 countWarren County57,080Boone County: 51,773 countBoone County51,773Hardin County: 46,920 countHardin County46,920Daviess County: 43,927 countDaviess County43,927Campbell County: 41,465 countCampbell County41,465Madison County: 39,382 countMadison County39,382Bullitt County: 32,854 countBullitt County32,854McCracken County: 32,093 countMcCracken County32,093Pulaski County: 31,615 countPulaski County31,615Christian County: 29,273 countChristian County29,273Pike County: 28,918 countPike County28,918Laurel County: 26,569 countLaurel County26,569Franklin County: 23,983 countFranklin County23,983Oldham County: 23,195 countOldham County23,195Scott County: 22,930 countScott County22,930Boyd County: 21,745 countBoyd County21,745Hopkins County: 20,949 countHopkins County20,949Jessamine County: 20,733 countJessamine County20,733Henderson County: 20,098 countHenderson County20,098Barren County: 19,929 countBarren County19,929Nelson County: 19,799 countNelson County19,799Shelby County: 18,944 countShelby County18,944Calloway County: 17,983 countCalloway County17,983Floyd County: 17,446 countFloyd County17,446Graves County: 16,526 countGraves County16,526Marshall County: 16,391 countMarshall County16,391Greenup County: 16,248 countGreenup County16,248Clark County: 16,165 countClark County16,165Whitley County: 15,492 countWhitley County15,492Knox County: 13,817 countKnox County13,817Muhlenberg County: 13,518 countMuhlenberg County13,518Grayson County: 13,346 countGrayson County13,346Perry County: 13,226 countPerry County13,226Harlan County: 13,016 countHarlan County13,016Boyle County: 12,933 countBoyle County12,933Logan County: 12,462 countLogan County12,462Carter County: 12,249 countCarter County12,249
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
count		Change on 2021
1Jefferson County356,155+0.6%
2Fayette County146,345+0.9%
3Kenton County72,564+0.5%
4Warren County57,080+2.5%
5Boone County51,773+1.4%
6Hardin County46,920+0.7%
7Daviess County43,927+0.5%
8Campbell County41,465+0.7%
9Madison County39,382+1.3%
10Bullitt County32,854+1.3%
11McCracken County32,093+0.2%
12Pulaski County31,615+0.2%
13Christian County29,2730%
14Pike County28,918-0.1%
15Laurel County26,569+0.4%
16Franklin County23,983+0.4%
17Oldham County23,195+1.3%
18Scott County22,930+1.7%
19Boyd County21,745-0%
20Hopkins County20,9490%
21Jessamine County20,733+0.9%
22Henderson County20,098-0%
23Barren County19,929+1%
24Nelson County19,799+1.3%
25Shelby County18,944+1.9%
26Calloway County17,9830%
27Floyd County17,446-0.1%
28Graves County16,5260%
29Marshall County16,391+0.5%
30Greenup County16,248-0.1%
31Clark County16,165+0.6%
32Whitley County15,492+0.3%
33Knox County13,817-0.1%
34Muhlenberg County13,518-0%
35Grayson County13,346+0.2%
36Perry County13,226+0.3%
37Harlan County13,016-0.1%
38Boyle County12,933+0.4%
39Logan County12,4620%
40Carter County12,249+0.1%
41Montgomery County12,122+0.5%
42Meade County12,043+0.6%
43Bell County11,634-0.6%
44Woodford County11,501+0.9%
45Taylor County11,201+0.2%
46Lincoln County10,832+0.5%
47Breckinridge County10,725+0.1%
48Letcher County10,614-0.5%
49Rowan County10,539+0.5%
50Johnson County10,526+0.3%
51Mercer County10,355+0.4%
52Ohio County10,196+0.1%
53Wayne County10,169-0.4%
54Russell County10,102+0.3%
55Grant County10,099+0.5%
56Anderson County10,055+1.1%
57Allen County9,237+0.1%
58Bourbon County9,134+0.3%
59Hart County8,841+0.3%
60Clay County8,6300%
61Adair County8,629+0.4%
62Marion County8,381+0.6%
63Simpson County8,302+2%
64Mason County8,181+0.1%
65Harrison County8,101+0.3%
66Trigg County7,596+0.2%
67Lawrence County7,534+0.3%
68Spencer County7,480+1.7%
69Casey County7,388-0%
70Rockcastle County7,353-0.3%
71Garrard County7,284+0.1%
72McCreary County6,933-0.5%
73Estill County6,839+0.1%
74Fleming County6,753+0.4%
75Knott County6,718-0.4%
76Henry County6,634+0.1%
77Breathitt County6,563+0.5%
78Larue County6,485+0.6%
79Edmonson County6,389+0.1%
80Pendleton County6,278+0.2%
81Caldwell County6,092-0.2%
82Lewis County6,058-0.5%
83Jackson County6,007-0.2%
84Union County5,884-0.3%
85Webster County5,731-0.1%
86Morgan County5,633-0.1%
87Powell County5,5990%
88Butler County5,465-0.3%
89Bath County5,463+0.4%
90Magoffin County5,462-0.2%
91Owen County5,370+0.1%
92Green County5,278+0.1%
93Monroe County5,239+0.2%
94Washington County5,206+0.3%
95Todd County5,143+0.1%
96Leslie County4,909-0.3%
97Clinton County4,872-0.6%
98Martin County4,831-0.2%
99Lyon County4,7880%
100Metcalfe County4,704+0.2%
101Carroll County4,6750%
102Livingston County4,6240%
103Crittenden County4,344-0.5%
104McLean County4,180+0.1%
105Hancock County3,902+0.6%
106Trimble County3,864+0.2%
107Bracken County3,844+0.3%
108Gallatin County3,726+0.6%
109Ballard County3,7100%
110Menifee County3,437+1.8%
111Cumberland County3,408-0.1%
112Nicholas County3,318+0.1%
113Lee County3,226-0.4%
114Fulton County3,195-0.1%
115Wolfe County3,067-0.9%
116Elliott County3,056-0.4%
117Carlisle County2,305-0.5%
118Hickman County2,163-0.5%
119Owsley County1,948-0.9%
120Robertson County1,044-6.6%

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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.

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Which county has the highest housing units?

Jefferson County, with 356,155 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest housing units?

Robertson County, with 1,044 in 2022.

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