Total Population in McCreary County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
16,867
Rank #2,046/3,222 · #68 in KY
37th
McCreary 16,867
KY 4,534,824 -99.6%
US 330M
Total Population Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Population Change
National Distribution
How McCreary County's total population of 16,867 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 McCreary County for total population.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,043 | Burnett County, WI | 16,916 |
| #2,044 | Chickasaw County, MS | 16,915 |
| #2,045 | Tama County, IA | 16,868 |
| #2,046 | McCreary County, KY | 16,867 |
| #2,047 | Washburn County, WI | 16,854 |
| #2,048 | Bristol city, VA | 16,849 |
| #2,049 | Baker County, OR | 16,840 |
About Total Population
McCreary County, Kentucky has a total population of 16,867, ranking #2,046 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 100.0% below the national value of 330M. Within Kentucky, it ranks #68 of 120. This places it in the 37th 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.