Total Population in Mercer County, KY

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Total Population
23,028
Rank #1,731 of 3,222
46th percentile

How Mercer County Compares

Mercer County
23,028
Kentucky Average
23,028
Rank #51 of 120 in state
National
330M
100.0% below

National Distribution

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

33 9,808,667

■ Mercer County: 23,028

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,728 Naguabo Municipio, PR 23,054
#1,729 Saunders County, NE 23,048
#1,730 Lajas Municipio, PR 23,035
#1,731 Mercer County, KY 23,028
#1,732 Emanuel County, GA 23,026
#1,733 Franklin County, IN 23,020
#1,734 Hopewell city, VA 22,959
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Total Population in Mercer County, Kentucky

Mercer County, Kentucky has a total population of 23,028, which ranks #1,731 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 100.0% below the national value of 330M.

Within Kentucky, Mercer County ranks #51 of 120 out of 120 counties. This places it in the 46th 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.