Total Population in Nelson County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Nelson County Compares
National Distribution
Where Nelson County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for total population.
■ Nelson County: 47,606
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,047 | Monroe County, TN | 47,695 |
| #1,048 | Halifax County, NC | 47,675 |
| #1,049 | Curry County, NM | 47,638 |
| #1,050 | Nelson County, KY | 47,606 |
| #1,051 | Bedford County, PA | 47,513 |
| #1,052 | Noble County, IN | 47,495 |
| #1,053 | Greene County, NY | 47,409 |
Total Population in Nelson County, Kentucky
Nelson County, Kentucky has a total population of 47,606, which ranks #1,050 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 100.0% below the national value of 330M.
Within Kentucky, Nelson County ranks #22 of 120 out of 120 counties. This places it in the 67th 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.