Total Population in Letcher County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
20,808
Rank #1,833/3,222 · #55 in KY
43th
Letcher 20,808
KY 4,534,824 -99.5%
US 330M
Total Population Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Population Change
National Distribution
How Letcher County's total population of 20,808 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 Letcher County for total population.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,830 | Ogemaw County, MI | 20,885 |
| #1,831 | Breckinridge County, KY | 20,881 |
| #1,832 | Union Parish, LA | 20,821 |
| #1,833 | Letcher County, KY | 20,808 |
| #1,834 | Adams County, WA | 20,800 |
| #1,835 | Sullivan County, IN | 20,780 |
| #1,836 | Nodaway County, MO | 20,774 |
About Total Population
Letcher County, Kentucky has a total population of 20,808, ranking #1,833 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 100.0% below the national value of 330M. Within Kentucky, it ranks #55 of 120. This places it in the 43th 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.