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Knott County, Kentucky

Knott County had 13,438 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 351.5 square miles of land. It ranks 79th of 120 in Kentucky by population and 43rd by land area.

Population
13,438
#79 of 120 in Kentucky · #2,194 in US
Area
351.5 sq mi
#43 of 120 in Kentucky · #2,677 in US
Density
38 / sq mi
#91 of 120 in Kentucky · #1,716 in US
Median household income
$42,345
#103 of 120 in Kentucky · #3,044 in US

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

Knott County within Kentucky. Pin: Frankfort.

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Knott County population, land area and income

Knott County had 13,438 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 351.5 square miles of land. It ranks 79th of 120 in Kentucky by population and 43rd by land area. That works out to 38.2 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Kentucky has 19,740 residents; Knott County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $42,345 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

13,438

3144th1st

2194th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

352 sq mi

3144th1st

2677th of 3,144 (US)

Density

38.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

1716th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$42,345

3143rd1st

3044th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kentucky (120)

Population

13,438

120th1st

79th of 120 (KY)

Land area

352 sq mi

120th1st

43rd of 120 (KY)

Density

38.2 / sq mi

120th1st

91st of 120 (KY)

Median household income

$42,345

120th1st

103rd of 120 (KY)

How Knott County's population changed since 2020

Knott County lost 725 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 5.1%. That ranks 114th 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, Knott County recorded 455 births and 1,116 deaths, a natural change of -661. Net international migration added +54 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -195. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 661 people.

14.2k202014.0k202113.8k202213.7k202313.4k2024
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
455
Deaths
1,116
Net international migration
+54
Net domestic migration
-195
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-222

Where Knott County is

The Census internal point of Knott County is at 37.354400, -82.952500. It sits in UTM zone 17N. The map shades Kentucky's 120 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Knott 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: Knott County internal point. Dark pin: Frankfort.

Internal point

Decimal
37.354400, -82.952500
DMS
37°21'15.84"N 82°57'9.00"W
UTM
17N 327074.9E 4135976.4N
Geohash
dnth825v4
Plus code
869V923X+Q2

Towns in Knott County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Knott County. Its 13,438 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Knott County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Knott County. The most populous is Pike County, KY, with 55,430 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Frankfort and the nearest big city

Frankfort is 119.7 miles WNW of Knott County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Lexington-Fayette, KY (population 329,437), 95.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Kingsport, TN (population 57,109), 62.0 miles away.

Knott County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Knott County is 21119: state code 21 for Kentucky plus county code 119. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $42,345.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Knott County, Kentucky?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 13,438. That is down 725 people (5.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 14,163.

What is the FIPS code of Knott County?

21119. The first two digits (21) are Kentucky; the last three (119) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Knott County?

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Knott County. Its people live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Which counties border Knott County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Pike County, KY; Floyd County, KY; Perry County, KY; Letcher County, KY; Breathitt County, KY; Magoffin 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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