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Pulaski County, Kentucky

Pulaski County had 66,842 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 658.1 square miles of land. It ranks 14th of 120 in Kentucky by population and 3rd by land area.

Population
66,842
#14 of 120 in Kentucky · #817 in US
Area
658.1 sq mi
#3 of 120 in Kentucky · #1,427 in US
Density
102 / sq mi
#28 of 120 in Kentucky · #891 in US
Median household income
$54,487
#66 of 120 in Kentucky · #2,371 in US

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

Pulaski County within Kentucky. Pin: Frankfort.

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Pulaski County population, land area and income

Pulaski County had 66,842 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 658.1 square miles of land. It ranks 14th of 120 in Kentucky by population and 3rd by land area. That works out to 101.6 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Kentucky has 19,740 residents, so Pulaski County is 3.4 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $54,487 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

66,842

3144th1st

817th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

658 sq mi

3144th1st

1427th of 3,144 (US)

Density

101.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

891st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$54,487

3143rd1st

2371st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kentucky (120)

Population

66,842

120th1st

14th of 120 (KY)

Land area

658 sq mi

120th1st

3rd of 120 (KY)

Density

101.6 / sq mi

120th1st

28th of 120 (KY)

Median household income

$54,487

120th1st

66th of 120 (KY)

How Pulaski County's population changed since 2020

Pulaski County gained 1,730 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.7%. That ranks 39th 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, Pulaski County recorded 2,891 births and 4,136 deaths, a natural change of -1,245. Net international migration added +224 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +2,819. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 2,819 people.

65.1k202065.5k202165.8k202266.2k202366.8k2024
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
2,891
Deaths
4,136
Net international migration
+224
Net domestic migration
+2,819
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+623

Where Pulaski County is

The Census internal point of Pulaski County is at 37.107400, -84.577000. 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 Pulaski 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: Pulaski County internal point. Dark pin: Frankfort.

Internal point

Decimal
37.107400, -84.577000
DMS
37°06'26.64"N 84°34'37.20"W
UTM
16N 715303.0E 4109534.2N
Geohash
dneg57hym
Plus code
869Q4C4F+X6

Towns in Pulaski County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Pulaski County, 12,389 people together, or 19% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Pulaski County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Somerset with 12,389.

  1. 01Somerset12,389
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Pulaski County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Pulaski County. The most populous is Laurel County, KY, with 63,353 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Frankfort and the nearest big city

Frankfort is 76.4 miles NNW of Pulaski County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Lexington-Fayette, KY (population 329,437), 64.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Somerset, KY (population 12,389), 2.1 miles away.

Pulaski County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Pulaski County is 21199: state code 21 for Kentucky plus county code 199. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $54,487.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Pulaski County, Kentucky?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 66,842. That is up 1,730 people (2.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 65,112.

What is the FIPS code of Pulaski County?

21199. The first two digits (21) are Kentucky; the last three (199) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Pulaski County?

Somerset, with 12,389 residents inside Pulaski County in 2024.

Which counties border Pulaski County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Laurel County, KY; Lincoln County, KY; Wayne County, KY; Russell County, KY; McCreary County, KY; Rockcastle County, KY; Casey 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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