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Menifee County, Kentucky

Menifee County had 6,341 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 203.5 square miles of land. It ranks 114th of 120 in Kentucky by population and 99th by land area.

Population
6,341
#114 of 120 in Kentucky · #2,710 in US
Area
203.5 sq mi
#99 of 120 in Kentucky · #2,991 in US
Density
31 / sq mi
#105 of 120 in Kentucky · #1,888 in US
Median household income
$44,734
#93 of 120 in Kentucky · #2,979 in US

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

Menifee County within Kentucky. Pin: Frankfort.

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Menifee County population, land area and income

Menifee County had 6,341 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 203.5 square miles of land. It ranks 114th of 120 in Kentucky by population and 99th by land area. That works out to 31.2 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, so Menifee County has 32% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $44,734 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

6,341

3144th1st

2710th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

204 sq mi

3144th1st

2991st of 3,144 (US)

Density

31.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

1888th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$44,734

3143rd1st

2979th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kentucky (120)

Population

6,341

120th1st

114th of 120 (KY)

Land area

204 sq mi

120th1st

99th of 120 (KY)

Density

31.2 / sq mi

120th1st

105th of 120 (KY)

Median household income

$44,734

120th1st

93rd of 120 (KY)

How Menifee County's population changed since 2020

Menifee County gained 199 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 3.2%. That ranks 31st 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, Menifee County recorded 311 births and 445 deaths, a natural change of -134. Net international migration added -1 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +365. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 365 people.

6,14220206,17520216,21520226,27920236,3412024
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
311
Deaths
445
Net international migration
-1
Net domestic migration
+365
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+62

Where Menifee County is

The Census internal point of Menifee County is at 37.935500, -83.589400. 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 Menifee 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: Menifee County internal point. Dark pin: Frankfort.

Internal point

Decimal
37.935500, -83.589400
DMS
37°56'7.80"N 83°35'21.84"W
UTM
17N 272439.5E 4201821.1N
Geohash
dnsxccun3
Plus code
869RWCP6+56

Towns in Menifee County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Menifee County. Its 6,341 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Menifee County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Menifee County. The most populous is Montgomery County, KY, with 28,771 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Frankfort and the nearest big city

Frankfort is 72.1 miles WNW of Menifee County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Lexington-Fayette, KY (population 329,437), 47.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Winchester, KY (population 19,413), 33.1 miles away.

Menifee County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Menifee County is 21165: state code 21 for Kentucky plus county code 165. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $44,734.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Menifee County, Kentucky?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 6,341. That is up 199 people (3.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 6,142.

What is the FIPS code of Menifee County?

21165. The first two digits (21) are Kentucky; the last three (165) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Menifee County?

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

Which counties border Menifee County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Montgomery County, KY; Rowan County, KY; Morgan County, KY; Bath County, KY; Powell County, KY; Wolfe 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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