Total Population in Barren County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
44,938
Rank #1,103/3,222 · #24 in KY
66th
Barren 44,938
KY 4,534,824 -99.0%
US 330M
Total Population Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Population Change
National Distribution
How Barren County's total population of 44,938 compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 33 to 9,808,667.
Distribution of Total Population Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Barren County for total population.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,100 | Washington Parish, LA | 45,120 |
| #1,101 | Hopkins County, KY | 45,119 |
| #1,102 | Lawrence County, IN | 45,102 |
| #1,103 | Barren County, KY | 44,938 |
| #1,104 | Shenandoah County, VA | 44,925 |
| #1,105 | McDowell County, NC | 44,817 |
| #1,106 | Callaway County, MO | 44,741 |
About Total Population
Barren County, Kentucky has a total population of 44,938, ranking #1,103 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 100.0% below the national value of 330M. Within Kentucky, it ranks #24 of 120. This places it in the 66th percentile nationally.
Total population count from the American Community Survey. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.