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Jessamine County, Kentucky

Jessamine County had 56,495 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 172.1 square miles of land. It ranks 17th of 120 in Kentucky by population and 113th by land area.

Population
56,495
#17 of 120 in Kentucky · #930 in US
Area
172.1 sq mi
#113 of 120 in Kentucky · #3,039 in US
Density
328 / sq mi
#7 of 120 in Kentucky · #404 in US
Median household income
$75,155
#11 of 120 in Kentucky · #660 in US

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

Jessamine County within Kentucky. Pin: Frankfort.

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Jessamine County population, land area and income

Jessamine County had 56,495 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 172.1 square miles of land. It ranks 17th of 120 in Kentucky by population and 113th by land area. That works out to 328.2 people per square mile, 3.4 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Kentucky has 19,740 residents, so Jessamine County is 2.9 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $75,155 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

56,495

3144th1st

930th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

172 sq mi

3144th1st

3039th of 3,144 (US)

Density

328.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

404th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$75,155

3143rd1st

660th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kentucky (120)

Population

56,495

120th1st

17th of 120 (KY)

Land area

172 sq mi

120th1st

113th of 120 (KY)

Density

328.2 / sq mi

120th1st

7th of 120 (KY)

Median household income

$75,155

120th1st

11th of 120 (KY)

How Jessamine County's population changed since 2020

Jessamine County gained 3,476 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 6.6%. That ranks 7th 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, Jessamine County recorded 2,615 births and 2,385 deaths, a natural change of +230. Net international migration added +1,298 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,948. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,948 people.

53.0k202053.6k202154.3k202255.5k202356.5k2024
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
2,615
Deaths
2,385
Net international migration
+1,298
Net domestic migration
+1,948
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+984

Where Jessamine County is

The Census internal point of Jessamine County is at 37.873300, -84.584000. 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 Jessamine 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: Jessamine County internal point. Dark pin: Frankfort.

Internal point

Decimal
37.873300, -84.584000
DMS
37°52'23.88"N 84°35'2.40"W
UTM
16N 712498.4E 4194509.0N
Geohash
dnez7nxgc
Plus code
869QVCF8+8C

Towns in Jessamine County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Jessamine County, 39,726 people together, or 70% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Jessamine County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Nicholasville with 33,458.

  1. 01Nicholasville33,458
  2. 02Wilmore6,268
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Jessamine County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Jessamine 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 26.8 miles NW of Jessamine County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Lexington-Fayette, KY (population 329,437), 13.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Nicholasville, KY (population 33,458), 1.7 miles away.

Jessamine County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Jessamine County is 21113: state code 21 for Kentucky plus county code 113. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $75,155.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Jessamine County, Kentucky?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 56,495. That is up 3,476 people (6.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 53,019.

What is the FIPS code of Jessamine County?

21113. The first two digits (21) are Kentucky; the last three (113) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Jessamine County?

Nicholasville, with 33,458 residents inside Jessamine County in 2024.

Which counties border Jessamine County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Fayette County, KY; Madison County, KY; Woodford County, KY; Mercer County, KY; Garrard 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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