How many people live in Warren County, KY?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 147,900 people living in Warren County, KY. That makes Warren County the fourth-most populous county in Kentucky. It is home to 3.2% of people living in the state.
148K
population of Warren County, KY (2024)
3.2%
County share of the Kentucky population (2024)
About 147,900 people lived in Warren County, KY in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Warren County, KY’s age demographics?
About 20,200 Warren County residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 13.6% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 18.1% of Kentucky’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 35,300 Warren County residents, or 23.9% 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 Warren County, KY's population is aged 18–24 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Warren County, KY’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 72.4% of the Warren County, KY population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Warren County, KY also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander (0.92%) than the US overall (0.2%).
In contrast, Warren County’s Hispanic population accounts for 7.4%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Black or African American population makes up 10.3% 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.
Warren County, KY has a higher share of a non-Hispanic Asian population than Kentucky as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Warren County, KY is Bowling Green with about 79,100 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Warren County, KY ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bowling Green | 79,076 |
| 2. | Smiths Grove | 829 |
| 3. | Plum Springs | 549 |
| 4. | Woodburn | 331 |
| 5. | Oakland | 196 |
| 6. | Balance of Warren County | 66,955 |
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