Kentucky Population 1900-2023
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the state of Kentucky from 1900 to 2023.
- The population of Kentucky in 2023 was 4,526,154, a 0.32% increase from 2022.
- The population of Kentucky in 2022 was 4,511,563, a 0.09% increase from 2021.
- The population of Kentucky in 2021 was 4,507,600, a 0.01% decline from 2020.
- The population of Kentucky in 2020 was 4,508,155, a 0.8% increase from 2019.
| State Population Ranking |
| State Name |
Population |
| California |
38,965,193 |
| Texas |
30,503,301 |
| Florida |
22,610,726 |
| New York |
19,571,216 |
| Pennsylvania |
12,961,683 |
| Illinois |
12,549,689 |
| Ohio |
11,785,935 |
| Georgia |
11,029,227 |
| North Carolina |
10,835,491 |
| Michigan |
10,037,261 |
| New Jersey |
9,290,841 |
| Virginia |
8,715,698 |
| Washington |
7,812,880 |
| Arizona |
7,431,344 |
| Tennessee |
7,126,489 |
| Massachusetts |
7,001,399 |
| Indiana |
6,862,199 |
| Missouri |
6,196,156 |
| Maryland |
6,180,253 |
| Wisconsin |
5,910,955 |
| Colorado |
5,877,610 |
| Minnesota |
5,737,915 |
| South Carolina |
5,373,555 |
| Alabama |
5,108,468 |
| Louisiana |
4,573,749 |
| Kentucky |
4,526,154 |
| Oregon |
4,233,358 |
| Oklahoma |
4,053,824 |
| Connecticut |
3,617,176 |
| Utah |
3,417,734 |
| Iowa |
3,207,004 |
| Nevada |
3,194,176 |
| Arkansas |
3,067,732 |
| Kansas |
2,940,546 |
| Mississippi |
2,939,690 |
| New Mexico |
2,114,371 |
| Nebraska |
1,978,379 |
| Idaho |
1,964,726 |
| West Virginia |
1,770,071 |
| Hawaii |
1,435,138 |
| New Hampshire |
1,402,054 |
| Maine |
1,395,722 |
| Montana |
1,132,812 |
| Rhode Island |
1,095,962 |
| Delaware |
1,031,890 |
| North Dakota |
783,926 |
| Alaska |
733,406 |
| Wyoming |
584,057 |
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Kentucky - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2023 |
4,526,154 |
0.32% |
| 2022 |
4,511,563 |
0.09% |
| 2021 |
4,507,600 |
-0.01% |
| 2020 |
4,508,155 |
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% |
