# Population — Kentucky

Population — Kentucky was 4,606,864 persons in 2025, up 0.5% from 2024.
That is the highest reading since the series began in 1929.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 4,443,778 persons (2015) to 4,606,864 persons (2025), averaging 4,512,868 persons.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (Regional Economic Accounts)
- Makrognosis code: `US-KY.POP.A.NSA`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: persons
- Coverage: 1929-01-01 to 2025-01-01 (97 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/population-kentucky

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 4,606,864 persons |
| 2024 | 4,584,046 persons |
| 2023 | 4,549,953 persons |
| 2022 | 4,521,238 persons |
| 2021 | 4,508,348 persons |
| 2020 | 4,508,271 persons |
| 2019 | 4,498,163 persons |
| 2018 | 4,487,302 persons |
| 2017 | 4,475,829 persons |
| 2016 | 4,457,755 persons |
| 2015 | 4,443,778 persons |
| 2014 | 4,428,854 persons |
| 2013 | 4,415,978 persons |
| 2012 | 4,394,147 persons |
| 2011 | 4,374,302 persons |
| 2010 | 4,349,159 persons |
| 2009 | 4,317,074 persons |
| 2008 | 4,289,878 persons |
| 2007 | 4,256,672 persons |
| 2006 | 4,219,239 persons |
| 2005 | 4,182,742 persons |
| 2004 | 4,146,101 persons |
| 2003 | 4,117,170 persons |
| 2002 | 4,089,875 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```