Kentucky Population 1900-2024
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the state of Kentucky from 1900 to 2024.
- The population of Kentucky in 2024 was 4,588,372, a 0.83% increase from 2023.
- The population of Kentucky in 2023 was 4,550,595, a 0.69% increase from 2022.
- The population of Kentucky in 2022 was 4,519,233, a 0.26% increase from 2021.
- The population of Kentucky in 2021 was 4,507,583, a 0.02% decline from 2020.
State Population Ranking |
State Name |
Population |
California |
39,431,263 |
Texas |
31,290,831 |
Florida |
23,372,215 |
New York |
19,867,248 |
Pennsylvania |
13,078,751 |
Illinois |
12,710,158 |
Ohio |
11,883,304 |
Georgia |
11,180,878 |
North Carolina |
11,046,024 |
Michigan |
10,140,459 |
New Jersey |
9,500,851 |
Virginia |
8,811,195 |
Washington |
7,958,180 |
Arizona |
7,582,384 |
Tennessee |
7,227,750 |
Massachusetts |
7,136,171 |
Indiana |
6,924,275 |
Maryland |
6,263,220 |
Missouri |
6,245,466 |
Wisconsin |
5,960,975 |
Colorado |
5,957,493 |
Minnesota |
5,793,151 |
South Carolina |
5,478,831 |
Alabama |
5,157,699 |
Louisiana |
4,597,740 |
Kentucky |
4,588,372 |
Oregon |
4,272,371 |
Oklahoma |
4,095,393 |
Connecticut |
3,675,069 |
Utah |
3,503,613 |
Nevada |
3,267,467 |
Iowa |
3,241,488 |
Arkansas |
3,088,354 |
Kansas |
2,970,606 |
Mississippi |
2,943,045 |
New Mexico |
2,130,256 |
Nebraska |
2,005,465 |
Idaho |
2,001,619 |
West Virginia |
1,769,979 |
Hawaii |
1,446,146 |
New Hampshire |
1,409,032 |
Maine |
1,405,012 |
Montana |
1,137,233 |
Rhode Island |
1,112,308 |
Delaware |
1,051,917 |
North Dakota |
796,568 |
Alaska |
740,133 |
Wyoming |
587,618 |
Kentucky - Historical Population Data
|
Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
2024 |
4,588,372 |
0.83% |
2023 |
4,550,595 |
0.69% |
2022 |
4,519,233 |
0.26% |
2021 |
4,507,583 |
-0.02% |
2020 |
4,508,318 |
0.80% |
2019 |
4,472,345 |
0.18% |
2018 |
4,464,273 |
0.19% |
2017 |
4,455,590 |
0.34% |
2016 |
4,440,306 |
0.25% |
2015 |
4,429,126 |
0.27% |
2014 |
4,416,992 |
0.23% |
2013 |
4,406,906 |
0.43% |
2012 |
4,387,865 |
0.39% |
2011 |
4,370,817 |
0.51% |
2010 |
4,348,464 |
0.73% |
2009 |
4,317,074 |
0.63% |
2008 |
4,289,878 |
0.78% |
2007 |
4,256,672 |
0.89% |
2006 |
4,219,239 |
0.87% |
2005 |
4,182,742 |
0.88% |
2004 |
4,146,101 |
0.70% |
2003 |
4,117,170 |
0.67% |
2002 |
4,089,875 |
0.53% |
2001 |
4,068,132 |
0.47% |
2000 |
4,049,021 |
2.23% |
1999 |
3,960,825 |
0.67% |
1998 |
3,934,310 |
0.68% |
1997 |
3,907,816 |
0.69% |
1996 |
3,881,051 |
0.67% |
1995 |
3,855,248 |
0.84% |
1994 |
3,823,215 |
0.82% |
1993 |
3,792,288 |
0.96% |
1992 |
3,756,358 |
1.12% |
1991 |
3,714,686 |
0.60% |
1990 |
3,692,584 |
0.42% |
1989 |
3,677,306 |
-0.07% |
1988 |
3,679,999 |
-0.09% |
1987 |
3,683,329 |
-0.12% |
1986 |
3,687,809 |
-0.19% |
1985 |
3,694,826 |
-0.02% |
1984 |
3,695,453 |
0.03% |
1983 |
3,694,484 |
0.30% |
1982 |
3,683,445 |
0.36% |
1981 |
3,670,394 |
0.17% |
1980 |
3,664,221 |
0.62% |
1979 |
3,641,804 |
0.88% |
1978 |
3,609,976 |
1.02% |
1977 |
3,573,693 |
1.26% |
1976 |
3,529,257 |
1.77% |
1975 |
3,467,769 |
1.51% |
1974 |
3,416,315 |
1.34% |
1973 |
3,371,024 |
1.06% |
1972 |
3,335,728 |
1.14% |
1971 |
3,298,053 |
2.40% |
1970 |
3,220,711 |
0.71% |
1969 |
3,198,000 |
0.09% |
1968 |
3,195,000 |
0.73% |
1967 |
3,172,000 |
0.79% |
1966 |
3,147,000 |
0.22% |
1965 |
3,140,000 |
0.35% |
1964 |
3,129,000 |
1.07% |
1963 |
3,096,000 |
0.55% |
1962 |
3,079,000 |
0.82% |
1961 |
3,054,000 |
0.43% |
1960 |
3,041,000 |
1.40% |
1959 |
2,999,000 |
1.28% |
1958 |
2,961,000 |
1.13% |
1957 |
2,928,000 |
1.04% |
1956 |
2,898,000 |
-0.41% |
1955 |
2,910,000 |
0.28% |
1954 |
2,902,000 |
-0.03% |
1953 |
2,903,000 |
-0.58% |
1952 |
2,920,000 |
-0.71% |
1951 |
2,941,000 |
0.17% |
1950 |
2,936,000 |
3.05% |
1949 |
2,849,000 |
1.14% |
1948 |
2,817,000 |
0.50% |
1947 |
2,803,000 |
1.52% |
1946 |
2,761,000 |
6.31% |
1945 |
2,597,000 |
-1.29% |
1944 |
2,631,000 |
-2.30% |
1943 |
2,693,000 |
-3.72% |
1942 |
2,797,000 |
-0.96% |
1941 |
2,824,000 |
-1.22% |
1940 |
2,859,000 |
1.20% |
1939 |
2,825,000 |
0.89% |
1938 |
2,800,000 |
0.57% |
1937 |
2,784,000 |
0.58% |
1936 |
2,768,000 |
0.73% |
1935 |
2,748,000 |
0.96% |
1934 |
2,722,000 |
0.89% |
1933 |
2,698,000 |
0.82% |
1932 |
2,676,000 |
0.90% |
1931 |
2,652,000 |
1.11% |
1930 |
2,623,000 |
0.65% |
1929 |
2,606,000 |
1.52% |
1928 |
2,567,000 |
0.63% |
1927 |
2,551,000 |
0.24% |
1926 |
2,545,000 |
0.99% |
1925 |
2,520,000 |
-0.43% |
1924 |
2,531,000 |
2.06% |
1923 |
2,480,000 |
1.22% |
1922 |
2,450,000 |
0.57% |
1921 |
2,436,000 |
0.62% |
1920 |
2,421,000 |
0.33% |
1919 |
2,413,000 |
-0.49% |
1918 |
2,425,000 |
0.17% |
1917 |
2,421,000 |
0.41% |
1916 |
2,411,000 |
0.42% |
1915 |
2,401,000 |
0.25% |
1914 |
2,395,000 |
0.88% |
1913 |
2,374,000 |
1.15% |
1912 |
2,347,000 |
0.99% |
1911 |
2,324,000 |
1.09% |
1910 |
2,299,000 |
0.92% |
1909 |
2,278,000 |
0.66% |
1908 |
2,263,000 |
0.62% |
1907 |
2,249,000 |
0.67% |
1906 |
2,234,000 |
0.63% |
1905 |
2,220,000 |
0.68% |
1904 |
2,205,000 |
0.64% |
1903 |
2,191,000 |
0.64% |
1902 |
2,177,000 |
0.69% |
1901 |
2,162,000 |
0.65% |
1900 |
2,148,000 |
0.00% |