US Census Data

Most densely populated in Kentucky

Kentucky counties and cities ranked by population density.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Kentucky by population density — which have the most people per square mile, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Jefferson County leads at 2,041/sq mi.

Among cities & places, Poplar Hills leads at 24,437/sq mi.

Counties

Top 100.
#NamePeople / sq mi
1Jefferson County2,041/sq mi
2Fayette County1,131/sq mi
3Kenton County1,059/sq mi
4Campbell County616/sq mi
5Boone County559/sq mi
6Oldham County366/sq mi
7Jessamine County313/sq mi
8Boyd County301/sq mi
9Bullitt County280/sq mi
10McCracken County272/sq mi
11Warren County254/sq mi
12Franklin County248/sq mi
13Daviess County225/sq mi
14Madison County215/sq mi
15Scott County206/sq mi
16Hardin County179/sq mi
17Boyle County170/sq mi
18Clark County147/sq mi
19Laurel County145/sq mi
20Montgomery County143/sq mi
21Woodford County143/sq mi
22Shelby County128/sq mi
23Anderson County119/sq mi
24Nelson County112/sq mi
25Spencer County106/sq mi
26Marshall County105/sq mi
27Greenup County103/sq mi
28Henderson County102/sq mi
29Christian County101/sq mi
30Pulaski County100/sq mi
31Calloway County98/sq mi
32Taylor County98/sq mi
33Meade County98/sq mi
34Grant County98/sq mi
35Barren County92/sq mi
36Mercer County92/sq mi
37Floyd County90/sq mi
38Gallatin County89/sq mi
39Rowan County88/sq mi
40Johnson County86/sq mi
41Carroll County85/sq mi
42Simpson County84/sq mi
43Whitley County84/sq mi
44Hopkins County83/sq mi
45Perry County82/sq mi
46Knox County78/sq mi
47Garrard County75/sq mi
48Lincoln County73/sq mi
49Pike County73/sq mi
50Powell County73/sq mi
51Russell County72/sq mi
52Mason County71/sq mi
53Bourbon County70/sq mi
54Bell County67/sq mi
55Graves County66/sq mi
56Muhlenberg County66/sq mi
57Carter County65/sq mi
58Letcher County63/sq mi
59Harrison County62/sq mi
60Allen County61/sq mi
61Trimble County58/sq mi
62Larue County58/sq mi
63Marion County57/sq mi
64Harlan County56/sq mi
65Estill County56/sq mi
66Henry County55/sq mi
67Grayson County53/sq mi
68Pendleton County53/sq mi
69Rockcastle County51/sq mi
70Logan County50/sq mi
71Martin County49/sq mi
72Hancock County48/sq mi
73Hart County47/sq mi
74Adair County47/sq mi
75Clinton County47/sq mi
76Bath County46/sq mi
77Fleming County44/sq mi
78Clay County43/sq mi
79Wayne County43/sq mi
80Bracken County42/sq mi
81Lyon County41/sq mi
82Washington County41/sq mi
83Edmonson County40/sq mi
84Ohio County40/sq mi
85Knott County40/sq mi
86McCreary County40/sq mi
87Green County39/sq mi
88Nicholas County39/sq mi
89Union County39/sq mi
90Lawrence County39/sq mi
91Webster County39/sq mi
92Jackson County38/sq mi
93Magoffin County37/sq mi
94Caldwell County37/sq mi
95Morgan County37/sq mi
96Breckinridge County36/sq mi
97McLean County36/sq mi
98Casey County36/sq mi
99Metcalfe County36/sq mi
100Lee County35/sq mi

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NamePeople / sq mi
1Poplar Hills24,437/sq mi
2Louisville10,204/sq mi
3Strathmoor Manor8,094/sq mi
4Worthington Hills7,308/sq mi
5Parkway Village6,995/sq mi
6Sycamore6,586/sq mi
7Spring Mill6,524/sq mi
8Bellevue6,183/sq mi
9Coldstream5,758/sq mi
10Hurstbourne Acres5,735/sq mi
11Maryhill Estates5,713/sq mi
12Kingsley5,632/sq mi
13Moorland5,624/sq mi
14Norbourne Estates5,599/sq mi
15Langdon Place5,456/sq mi
16Hickory Hill5,439/sq mi
17Rolling Hills5,407/sq mi
18Strathmoor Village5,335/sq mi
19Audubon Park5,250/sq mi
20St. Regis Park5,231/sq mi
21Orchard Grass Hills5,170/sq mi
22Houston Acres5,108/sq mi
23Goshen5,093/sq mi
24Newport5,090/sq mi
25Creekside4,982/sq mi
26Manor Creek4,941/sq mi
27Hunters Hollow4,878/sq mi
28Goose Creek4,852/sq mi
29Plantation4,842/sq mi
30Meadowview Estates4,829/sq mi
31Wellington4,781/sq mi
32Ludlow4,781/sq mi
33Beechwood Village4,691/sq mi
34Seneca Gardens4,506/sq mi
35Murray Hill4,464/sq mi
36Briarwood4,409/sq mi
37Dayton4,391/sq mi
38Crossgate4,351/sq mi
39Meadow Vale4,312/sq mi
40Brownsboro Village4,232/sq mi
41Douglass Hills4,101/sq mi
42Meadowbrook Farm4,069/sq mi
43Park Hills4,060/sq mi
44St. Matthews3,968/sq mi
45Blue Ridge Manor3,870/sq mi
46Westwood3,861/sq mi
47Graymoor-Devondale3,834/sq mi
48Spring Valley3,826/sq mi
49Lakeside Park3,605/sq mi
50Thornhill3,587/sq mi
51Broeck Pointe3,555/sq mi
52Elsmere3,482/sq mi
53Shively3,403/sq mi
54Druid Hills3,372/sq mi
55Norwood3,357/sq mi
56Lynnview3,277/sq mi
57Richlawn3,270/sq mi
58Woodlawn Park3,261/sq mi
59Bancroft3,254/sq mi
60Glenview Hills3,222/sq mi
61Covington3,107/sq mi
62Bellewood3,099/sq mi
63Barbourmeade3,057/sq mi
64Lyndon3,042/sq mi
65Fort Thomas3,039/sq mi
66Bellemeade3,033/sq mi
67Woodland Hills2,965/sq mi
68Wildwood2,959/sq mi
69Oakbrook2,958/sq mi
70Crescent Springs2,946/sq mi
71Florence2,893/sq mi
72Millstone2,879/sq mi
73Fincastle2,845/sq mi
74Owensboro2,822/sq mi
75Fort Mitchell2,801/sq mi
76Hollow Creek2,783/sq mi
77Old Brownsboro Place2,777/sq mi
78Woodlawn2,773/sq mi
79Jeffersontown2,719/sq mi
80Butler2,702/sq mi
81Kenton Vale2,691/sq mi
82Crestview2,683/sq mi
83Benham2,681/sq mi
84Pleasureville2,658/sq mi
85Rolling Fields2,635/sq mi
86Hurstbourne2,593/sq mi
87West Buechel2,540/sq mi
88Southgate2,524/sq mi
89Riverwood2,523/sq mi
90Highland Heights2,492/sq mi
91Lakeview Heights2,434/sq mi
92Lynch2,428/sq mi
93Cambridge2,422/sq mi
94Brownsboro Farm2,415/sq mi
95Louisville2,384/sq mi
96Windy Hills2,377/sq mi
97Erlanger2,345/sq mi
98Northfield2,344/sq mi
99River Bluff2,245/sq mi
100Glenview Manor2,238/sq mi

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