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Residents per square mile of land (water excluded). Under 50 is rural, a few hundred is small-town, 2,500+ is urban, and 10,000+ is big-city dense.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024).

U.S.
95/sq mi
Kentucky
115/sq mi
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Top and bottom zip codes in Kentucky

Zip codes with 1,000+ residents

Most densely populated zip codes

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  1. 140526Lexington39,066/sq mi
  2. 241014Covington7,319/sq mi
  3. 341073Bellevue6,228/sq mi
  4. 440203Louisville6,129/sq mi
  5. 540208Louisville5,981/sq mi
  6. 640215Louisville5,881/sq mi
  7. 740517Lexington5,777/sq mi
  8. 840514Lexington5,673/sq mi
  9. 940508Lexington5,647/sq mi
  10. 1040404Berea5,626/sq mi

Most sparsely populated zip codes

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  1. 142259Mammoth Cave15/sq mi
  2. 241250Pilgrim16/sq mi
  3. 342343Fordsville16/sq mi
  4. 440972Oneida17/sq mi
  5. 542328Centertown18/sq mi
  6. 640119Falls Of Rough18/sq mi
  7. 742634Parkers Lake19/sq mi
  8. 842133Fountain Run19/sq mi
  9. 942081Smithland19/sq mi
  10. 1040104Battletown19/sq mi

Population density by county in Kentucky

  1. 1Jefferson County2,056/sq mi
  2. 2Fayette County1,141/sq mi
  3. 3Kenton County1,068/sq mi
  4. 4Campbell County617/sq mi
  5. 5Boone County568/sq mi
  6. 6Oldham County370/sq mi
  7. 7Jessamine County317/sq mi
  8. 8Boyd County300/sq mi
  9. 9Bullitt County283/sq mi
  10. 10McCracken County272/sq mi
  11. 11Warren County260/sq mi
  12. 12Franklin County249/sq mi
  13. 13Daviess County226/sq mi
  14. 14Madison County219/sq mi
  15. 15Scott County211/sq mi
  16. 16Hardin County179/sq mi
  17. 17Boyle County172/sq mi
  18. 18Clark County147/sq mi
  19. 19Laurel County145/sq mi
  20. 20Montgomery County144/sq mi
  21. 21Woodford County144/sq mi
  22. 22Shelby County129/sq mi
  23. 23Anderson County120/sq mi
  24. 24Nelson County114/sq mi
  25. 25Spencer County108/sq mi
  26. 26Marshall County105/sq mi
  27. 27Greenup County103/sq mi
  28. 28Henderson County102/sq mi
  29. 29Christian County100/sq mi
  30. 30Pulaski County100/sq mi
  31. 31Calloway County99/sq mi
  32. 32Taylor County99/sq mi
  33. 33Meade County99/sq mi
  34. 34Grant County99/sq mi
  35. 35Mercer County92/sq mi
  36. 36Barren County92/sq mi
  37. 37Floyd County90/sq mi
  38. 38Gallatin County89/sq mi
  39. 39Rowan County88/sq mi
  40. 40Johnson County85/sq mi
  41. 41Simpson County85/sq mi
  42. 42Carroll County85/sq mi
  43. 43Whitley County84/sq mi
  44. 44Hopkins County83/sq mi
  45. 45Perry County81/sq mi
  46. 46Knox County77/sq mi
  47. 47Garrard County76/sq mi
  48. 48Lincoln County74/sq mi
  49. 49Powell County73/sq mi
  50. 50Pike County72/sq mi
  51. 51Russell County72/sq mi
  52. 52Mason County71/sq mi
  53. 53Bourbon County70/sq mi
  54. 54Graves County66/sq mi
  55. 55Bell County66/sq mi
  56. 56Muhlenberg County66/sq mi
  57. 57Carter County64/sq mi
  58. 58Harrison County63/sq mi
  59. 59Allen County62/sq mi
  60. 60Letcher County62/sq mi
  61. 61Larue County58/sq mi
  62. 62Trimble County58/sq mi
  63. 63Marion County58/sq mi
  64. 64Estill County56/sq mi
  65. 65Henry County55/sq mi
  66. 66Harlan County55/sq mi
  67. 67Grayson County54/sq mi
  68. 68Pendleton County53/sq mi
  69. 69Rockcastle County51/sq mi
  70. 70Logan County51/sq mi
  71. 71Hancock County48/sq mi
  72. 72Martin County48/sq mi
  73. 73Hart County48/sq mi
  74. 74Adair County47/sq mi
  75. 75Clinton County47/sq mi
  76. 76Bath County46/sq mi
  77. 77Fleming County44/sq mi
  78. 78Wayne County43/sq mi
  79. 79Clay County42/sq mi
  80. 80Bracken County42/sq mi
  81. 81Lyon County42/sq mi
  82. 82Edmonson County41/sq mi
  83. 83Washington County41/sq mi
  84. 84Ohio County40/sq mi
  85. 85Green County40/sq mi
  86. 86McCreary County40/sq mi
  87. 87Nicholas County40/sq mi
  88. 88Knott County39/sq mi
  89. 89Lawrence County39/sq mi
  90. 90Union County39/sq mi
  91. 91Webster County39/sq mi
  92. 92Jackson County38/sq mi
  93. 93Morgan County37/sq mi
  94. 94Magoffin County37/sq mi
  95. 95Breckinridge County37/sq mi
  96. 96Caldwell County37/sq mi
  97. 97McLean County36/sq mi
  98. 98Metcalfe County36/sq mi
  99. 99Casey County36/sq mi
  100. 100Lee County35/sq mi
  101. 101Monroe County34/sq mi
  102. 102Todd County33/sq mi
  103. 103Trigg County32/sq mi
  104. 104Owen County32/sq mi
  105. 105Elliott County31/sq mi
  106. 106Fulton County31/sq mi
  107. 107Ballard County31/sq mi
  108. 108Menifee County31/sq mi
  109. 109Butler County29/sq mi
  110. 110Wolfe County29/sq mi
  111. 111Livingston County28/sq mi
  112. 112Breathitt County27/sq mi
  113. 113Lewis County27/sq mi
  114. 114Carlisle County25/sq mi
  115. 115Leslie County25/sq mi
  116. 116Crittenden County25/sq mi
  117. 117Robertson County23/sq mi
  118. 118Owsley County20/sq mi
  119. 119Cumberland County20/sq mi
  120. 120Hickman County18/sq mi

Questions about this map

Which zip code has the highest population density in Kentucky?

Among zip codes with at least 1,000 residents, 40526 (Lexington, KY) has the highest: 39,066/sq mi.

Which zip code has the lowest population density in Kentucky?

42259 (Mammoth Cave, KY) has the lowest: 15/sq mi.

What is the population density for the United States?

95/sq mi; in Kentucky it is 115/sq mi.

Where does this data come from?

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024). Residents per square mile of land (water excluded). Under 50 is rural, a few hundred is small-town, 2,500+ is urban, and 10,000+ is big-city dense.

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