Total Population in Nelson County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
47,606
Rank #1,050/3,222 · #22 in KY
67th
Nelson 47,606
KY 4,534,824 -99.0%
US 330M
Total Population Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Population Change
National Distribution
How Nelson County's total population of 47,606 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 Nelson County for total population.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,047 | Monroe County, TN | 47,695 |
| #1,048 | Halifax County, NC | 47,675 |
| #1,049 | Curry County, NM | 47,638 |
| #1,050 | Nelson County, KY | 47,606 |
| #1,051 | Bedford County, PA | 47,513 |
| #1,052 | Noble County, IN | 47,495 |
| #1,053 | Greene County, NY | 47,409 |
About Total Population
Nelson County, Kentucky has a total population of 47,606, ranking #1,050 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 100.0% below the national value of 330M. Within Kentucky, it ranks #22 of 120. This places it in the 67th 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.