Total Population in Harlan County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
25,772
Rank #1,624/3,222 · #44 in KY
50th
Harlan 25,772
KY 4,534,824 -99.4%
US 330M
Total Population Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Population Change
National Distribution
How Harlan County's total population of 25,772 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 Harlan County for total population.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,621 | Garvin County, OK | 25,860 |
| #1,622 | Churchill County, NV | 25,805 |
| #1,623 | Brown County, MN | 25,800 |
| #1,624 | Harlan County, KY | 25,772 |
| #1,625 | Plymouth County, IA | 25,747 |
| #1,626 | Fannin County, GA | 25,742 |
| #1,627 | Benton County, IA | 25,724 |
About Total Population
Harlan County, Kentucky has a total population of 25,772, ranking #1,624 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 100.0% below the national value of 330M. Within Kentucky, it ranks #44 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.