How many people live in Hardin County, KY?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 112,800 people living in Hardin County, KY. That makes Hardin County the sixth-most populous county in Kentucky. It is home to 2.4% of people living in the state.
113K
population of Hardin County, KY (2024)
2.4%
County share of the Kentucky population (2024)
About 112,800 people lived in Hardin County, KY in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Hardin County, KY’s age demographics?
About 17,900 Hardin County, KY residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 15.9% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 18.1% of Kentucky’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 27,500 Hardin County residents, or 24.4% 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 Hardin County, KY's population is aged under 18 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Hardin County, KY’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 74.4% of the Hardin County, KY population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Hardin County, KY also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic two or more races (4%) than the US overall (2.5%).
In contrast, Hardin County’s Hispanic population accounts for 6.9%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Asian population makes up 2.4% of the county, compared with 6.5% 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.
Hardin County, KY has a higher share of a non-Hispanic Black or African American population than Kentucky as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Hardin County, KY is Elizabethtown with about 34,600 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Hardin County, KY ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Elizabethtown | 34,565 |
| 2. | Radcliff | 22,706 |
| 3. | Vine Grove | 6,933 |
| 4. | West Point | 909 |
| 5. | Sonora | 566 |
| 6. | Upton (pt.) | 381 |
| 7. | Muldraugh (pt.) | |
| 8. | Balance of Hardin County | 46,766 |
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