How many people live in Greenup County, KY?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 35,300 people living in Greenup County, KY. That makes Greenup County the 30th-most populous county in Kentucky. It is home to 0.77% of people living in the state.
35.3K
population of Greenup County, KY (2024)
0.77%
County share of the Kentucky population (2024)
About 35,300 people lived in Greenup County, KY in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Greenup County, KY’s age demographics?
About 8,100 Greenup County, KY residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 23% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 18.1% of Kentucky’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 7,300 Greenup County residents, or 20.7% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 22.4% of Kentucky’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.
A higher share of Greenup County, KY's population is aged 65 or older than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Greenup County, KY’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 95.4% of the Greenup County, KY population, higher than the national share of 57.5%.
In contrast, Greenup County’s Hispanic population accounts for 1.4%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Black or African American population makes up 0.9% of the county, compared with 12.6% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.
Greenup County, KY has a higher share of a non-Hispanic white population than Kentucky as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Greenup County, KY is Flatwoods with about 7,300 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Greenup County, KY ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Flatwoods | 7,250 |
| 2. | Russell | 3,638 |
| 3. | Raceland | 2,301 |
| 4. | Worthington | 1,452 |
| 5. | Greenup | 1,079 |
| 6. | South Shore | 1,042 |
| 7. | Wurtland | 971 |
| 8. | Bellefonte | 883 |
| 9. | Balance of Greenup County | 16,657 |
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