Counties in Kentucky by population aged 18 to 64, 2025
Rowan County had the highest population aged 18 to 64 of 120 counties in 2025, at 64.9%. Cumberland County had the lowest, at 51.8%. The median was 57.3% and the figure for Kentucky was 59.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2025
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2025 (%) | Change on 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rowan County | 64.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 2 | Fayette County | 63.6 | -0 pts |
| 3 | Madison County | 63.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 4 | Martin County | 62.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 5 | Warren County | 62.5 | -0 pts |
| 6 | Morgan County | 62.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 7 | Calloway County | 62.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 8 | Lee County | 61.4 | -0.5 pts |
| 9 | Scott County | 61.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 10 | Campbell County | 60.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 11 | Elliott County | 60.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 12 | Clay County | 60.5 | -0.2 pts |
| 13 | Kenton County | 60.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 14 | McCreary County | 60.1 | +0.3 pts |
| 15 | Meade County | 60.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 16 | Bullitt County | 60.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 17 | Jefferson County | 59.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 18 | Edmonson County | 59.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 19 | Franklin County | 59.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 20 | Lyon County | 59.3 | -0.8 pts |
| 21 | Spencer County | 59.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 22 | Powell County | 59.3 | 0 pts |
| 23 | Boone County | 59.2 | -0 pts |
| 24 | Anderson County | 59.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 25 | Laurel County | 59 | -0.2 pts |
| 26 | Oldham County | 59 | -0.1 pts |
| 27 | Gallatin County | 58.9 | -0.3 pts |
| 28 | Clark County | 58.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 29 | Hardin County | 58.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 30 | Montgomery County | 58.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 31 | Pike County | 58.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 32 | Shelby County | 58.6 | -0.3 pts |
| 33 | Nelson County | 58.5 | -0 pts |
| 34 | Boyle County | 58.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 35 | Adair County | 58.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 36 | Estill County | 58.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 37 | Allen County | 58.3 | 0 pts |
| 38 | Floyd County | 58.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 39 | Breathitt County | 58.2 | -0 pts |
| 40 | Marion County | 58.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 41 | Jessamine County | 58.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 42 | Pendleton County | 58.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 43 | Perry County | 58.1 | -0.6 pts |
| 44 | Boyd County | 58.1 | 0 pts |
| 45 | Simpson County | 58.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 46 | Knott County | 58.1 | 0 pts |
| 47 | Christian County | 58.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 48 | Whitley County | 57.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 49 | Owen County | 57.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 50 | Rockcastle County | 57.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 51 | Bell County | 57.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 52 | Muhlenberg County | 57.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 53 | Grant County | 57.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 54 | Johnson County | 57.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 55 | Leslie County | 57.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 56 | Knox County | 57.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 57 | Wolfe County | 57.6 | +0.5 pts |
| 58 | Hancock County | 57.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 59 | Taylor County | 57.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 60 | Trimble County | 57.3 | -0.5 pts |
| 61 | Larue County | 57.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 62 | Lawrence County | 57.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 63 | Ohio County | 57.2 | 0 pts |
| 64 | Garrard County | 57.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 65 | Fulton County | 57.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 66 | Bracken County | 57.1 | +0.2 pts |
| 67 | Letcher County | 57.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 68 | Mercer County | 57.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 69 | Bourbon County | 57.1 | 0 pts |
| 70 | Metcalfe County | 57 | -0.2 pts |
| 71 | Henderson County | 57 | -0.3 pts |
| 72 | Harlan County | 56.9 | -0 pts |
| 73 | Hopkins County | 56.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 74 | Daviess County | 56.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 75 | Carter County | 56.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 76 | Nicholas County | 56.9 | -0.3 pts |
| 77 | Magoffin County | 56.8 | -0.5 pts |
| 78 | McCracken County | 56.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 79 | Jackson County | 56.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 80 | Pulaski County | 56.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 81 | Union County | 56.6 | -0.8 pts |
| 82 | Grayson County | 56.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 83 | Butler County | 56.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 84 | Logan County | 56.5 | -0.2 pts |
| 85 | Harrison County | 56.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 86 | Wayne County | 56.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 87 | Woodford County | 56.4 | -0.5 pts |
| 88 | Henry County | 56.4 | -0.5 pts |
| 89 | Menifee County | 56.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 90 | Lincoln County | 56.4 | -0 pts |
| 91 | Lewis County | 56.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 92 | Carroll County | 56.3 | -0.5 pts |
| 93 | Washington County | 56.2 | -0.5 pts |
| 94 | Bath County | 56.2 | 0 pts |
| 95 | Greenup County | 56.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 96 | Fleming County | 56.2 | -0 pts |
| 97 | Barren County | 56.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 98 | Graves County | 56.1 | +0.2 pts |
| 99 | Todd County | 55.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 100 | Hart County | 55.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 101 | Monroe County | 55.9 | -0.5 pts |
| 102 | Crittenden County | 55.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 103 | Breckinridge County | 55.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 104 | Mason County | 55.8 | -0.5 pts |
| 105 | Ballard County | 55.8 | -0.8 pts |
| 106 | Marshall County | 55.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 107 | Green County | 55.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 108 | Livingston County | 55.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 109 | Webster County | 55.4 | -0.5 pts |
| 110 | McLean County | 55.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 111 | Casey County | 55.3 | -0 pts |
| 112 | Carlisle County | 55.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 113 | Russell County | 55 | -0.2 pts |
| 114 | Clinton County | 54.9 | -0.3 pts |
| 115 | Owsley County | 54.6 | -0.7 pts |
| 116 | Robertson County | 54.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 117 | Caldwell County | 54.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 118 | Trigg County | 53.1 | -0.5 pts |
| 119 | Hickman County | 53 | +0.4 pts |
| 120 | Cumberland County | 51.8 | -0.3 pts |
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About this ranking
Residents aged 18 to 64 as a percentage of total population on 1 July. United States: Census Bureau county population estimates by age; states and the nation are sums of their counties.
Not comparable with working-age shares for ages 15 to 64 used in EU and World Bank statistics.
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.
How to cite
U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: residents aged 18 to 64 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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Questions
Which county has the highest population aged 18 to 64?
Rowan County, with 64.9% in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest population aged 18 to 64?
Cumberland County, with 51.8% in 2025.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: residents aged 18 to 64 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.