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Bourbon County, Kentucky

Bourbon County had 20,333 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 289.8 square miles of land. It ranks 57th of 120 in Kentucky by population and 67th by land area.

Population
20,333
#57 of 120 in Kentucky · #1,807 in US
Area
289.8 sq mi
#67 of 120 in Kentucky · #2,824 in US
Density
70 / sq mi
#53 of 120 in Kentucky · #1,182 in US
Median household income
$61,530
#38 of 120 in Kentucky · #1,684 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Bourbon County within Kentucky. Pin: Frankfort.

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Bourbon County population, land area and income

Bourbon County had 20,333 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 289.8 square miles of land. It ranks 57th of 120 in Kentucky by population and 67th by land area. That works out to 70.2 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Kentucky has 19,740 residents, about the same as Bourbon County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $61,530 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

20,333

3144th1st

1807th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

290 sq mi

3144th1st

2824th of 3,144 (US)

Density

70.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

1182nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$61,530

3143rd1st

1684th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kentucky (120)

Population

20,333

120th1st

57th of 120 (KY)

Land area

290 sq mi

120th1st

67th of 120 (KY)

Density

70.2 / sq mi

120th1st

53rd of 120 (KY)

Median household income

$61,530

120th1st

38th of 120 (KY)

How Bourbon County's population changed since 2020

Bourbon County gained 49 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.2%. That ranks 72nd of 120 in Kentucky for growth. The median Kentucky county changed by +1.4%, and the state as a whole by +1.8%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Bourbon County recorded 871 births and 1,189 deaths, a natural change of -318. Net international migration added +159 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +246. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 318 people.

20.3k202020.2k202120.1k202220.2k202320.3k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
871
Deaths
1,189
Net international migration
+159
Net domestic migration
+246
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+113

Where Bourbon County is

The Census internal point of Bourbon County is at 38.202600, -84.209900. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Kentucky's 120 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Bourbon County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Adair County: +1.9%Kenton County: +3.3%Owen County: +1.2%Morgan County: +4.1%Bracken County: +1.1%Edmonson County: +4.0%Trigg County: +3.4%Jackson County: +3.0%Spencer County: +6.8%Clark County: +1.7%Jessamine County: +6.6%Green County: +3.8%Henry County: +3.2%Graves County: +0.8%Webster County: -1.3%Washington County: +1.9%Ohio County: +0.8%Knott County: -5.1%Meade County: +1.4%Carroll County: +2.5%Scott County: +7.2%Lincoln County: +2.7%Greenup County: -1.7%Boyle County: +2.1%Hardin County: +1.8%Nelson County: +4.1%Hart County: +3.2%Christian County: -2.4%Carlisle County: -0.6%Crittenden County: -0.2%Elliott County: -1.0%Garrard County: +6.3%Larue County: +1.7%Lee County: -0.7%Leslie County: -7.1%Hancock County: -1.0%Lewis County: -1.6%Lyon County: +4.6%McLean County: -0.1%Magoffin County: -4.2%Martin County: -4.9%Mason County: -1.1%Rockcastle County: +1.0%Menifee County: +3.2%Russell County: +2.6%Whitley County: +1.5%Todd County: +3.9%Union County: -3.5%Wolfe County: -2.9%Bell County: -3.9%Boyd County: -0.9%Butler County: +1.9%Metcalfe County: +2.7%Grant County: +2.8%Simpson County: +3.7%Pike County: -5.2%Gallatin County: +1.5%Harlan County: -6.4%Fayette County: +2.1%Logan County: +3.5%Muhlenberg County: -1.2%Bath County: +1.8%Mercer County: +3.8%Barren County: +2.5%Franklin County: +1.6%Bullitt County: +4.2%Boone County: +5.6%Campbell County: +0.9%Jefferson County: +1.4%Wayne County: +0.4%Ballard County: -1.1%Anderson County: +4.1%Pulaski County: +2.7%Knox County: -1.7%Laurel County: +1.0%Breckinridge County: +3.8%Oldham County: +4.2%Letcher County: -6.2%Lawrence County: -3.1%McCracken County: -0.6%Nicholas County: +3.7%Owsley County: -2.6%Powell County: -1.3%Bourbon County: +0.2%Calloway County: +3.7%Henderson County: -1.1%Clinton County: -0.5%Warren County: +9.6%Montgomery County: +2.4%Floyd County: -3.5%Woodford County: +3.1%Hopkins County: -0.3%Johnson County: -2.4%Marshall County: +0.1%Estill County: -1.1%Cumberland County: +3.2%Fleming County: +3.3%Madison County: +7.1%Carter County: -1.9%Allen County: +7.1%Daviess County: +1.0%Harrison County: +4.3%Perry County: -5.7%Fulton County: -3.5%Clay County: -3.5%Robertson County: +9.1%Trimble County: +1.5%Taylor County: +3.1%Shelby County: +3.9%McCreary County: -0.2%Breathitt County: -6.5%Livingston County: -0.6%Hickman County: -3.0%Rowan County: -0.2%Casey County: +0.2%Monroe County: -1.4%Marion County: +1.3%Grayson County: +2.3%Caldwell County: -0.2%Pendleton County: +1.3%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -1.6%
  2. < +0.2%
  3. < +1.9%
  4. < +3.7%
  5. ≥ +3.7%
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Orange pin: Bourbon County internal point. Dark pin: Frankfort.

Internal point

Decimal
38.202600, -84.209900
DMS
38°12'9.36"N 84°12'35.64"W
UTM
16N 744310.8E 4231974.8N
Geohash
dnu17f84r
Plus code
86CQ6Q3R+22

Towns in Bourbon County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Bourbon County, 10,185 people together, or 50% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Bourbon County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Paris with 10,185.

  1. 01Paris10,185
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Bourbon County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Bourbon County. The most populous is Fayette County, KY, with 329,437 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Frankfort and the nearest big city

Frankfort is 36.1 miles W of Bourbon County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Lexington-Fayette, KY (population 329,437), 17.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Paris, KY (population 10,185), 3.4 miles away.

Bourbon County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Bourbon County is 21017: state code 21 for Kentucky plus county code 017. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $61,530.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Bourbon County, Kentucky?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 20,333. That is up 49 people (0.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 20,284.

What is the FIPS code of Bourbon County?

21017. The first two digits (21) are Kentucky; the last three (017) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Bourbon County?

Paris, with 10,185 residents inside Bourbon County in 2024.

Which counties border Bourbon County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Fayette County, KY; Scott County, KY; Clark County, KY; Montgomery County, KY; Harrison County, KY; Bath County, KY; Nicholas County, KY.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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