Total Population in Carter County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
26,341
Rank #1,603/3,222 · #43 in KY
50th
Carter 26,341
KY 4,534,824 -99.4%
US 330M
Total Population Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Population Change
National Distribution
How Carter County's total population of 26,341 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 Carter County for total population.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,600 | Goochland County, VA | 26,410 |
| #1,601 | Clay County, IN | 26,409 |
| #1,602 | Taylor County, KY | 26,397 |
| #1,603 | Carter County, KY | 26,341 |
| #1,604 | Union County, GA | 26,304 |
| #1,605 | Crook County, OR | 26,277 |
| #1,606 | Macon County, TN | 26,240 |
About Total Population
Carter County, Kentucky has a total population of 26,341, ranking #1,603 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 100.0% below the national value of 330M. Within Kentucky, it ranks #43 of 120. This places it in the 50th 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.