Total Population in Shelby County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
49,096
Rank #1,024/3,222 · #20 in KY
68th
Shelby 49,096
KY 4,534,824 -98.9%
US 330M
Total Population Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Population Change
National Distribution
How Shelby County's total population of 49,096 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 Shelby County for total population.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,021 | Dale County, AL | 49,599 |
| #1,022 | Montgomery County, NY | 49,528 |
| #1,023 | Duplin County, NC | 49,335 |
| #1,024 | Shelby County, KY | 49,096 |
| #1,025 | Le Flore County, OK | 49,053 |
| #1,026 | Knox County, IL | 49,046 |
| #1,027 | Henry County, IN | 48,970 |
About Total Population
Shelby County, Kentucky has a total population of 49,096, ranking #1,024 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 100.0% below the national value of 330M. Within Kentucky, it ranks #20 of 120. This places it in the 68th 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.