Total Population in McCreary County, KY

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Total Population
16,867
Rank #2,046 of 3,222
37th percentile

How McCreary County Compares

McCreary County
16,867
Kentucky Average
16,867
Rank #68 of 120 in state
National
330M
100.0% below

National Distribution

Where McCreary County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for total population.

33 9,808,667

■ McCreary County: 16,867

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,043 Burnett County, WI 16,916
#2,044 Chickasaw County, MS 16,915
#2,045 Tama County, IA 16,868
#2,046 McCreary County, KY 16,867
#2,047 Washburn County, WI 16,854
#2,048 Bristol city, VA 16,849
#2,049 Baker County, OR 16,840
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Total Population in McCreary County, Kentucky

McCreary County, Kentucky has a total population of 16,867, which ranks #2,046 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 100.0% below the national value of 330M.

Within Kentucky, McCreary County ranks #68 of 120 out of 120 counties. This places it in the 37th percentile nationally.

Total population count from the American Community Survey. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.