# Population — Nelson, KY (persons)

Population — Nelson, KY (persons) was 48,706 persons in 2024, up 1.5% from 2023.
That is the highest reading since the series began in 1969.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 45,004 persons (2014) to 48,706 persons (2024), averaging 46,591 persons.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (Regional Economic Accounts)
- Makrognosis code: `US-KY-21179.POP.A.NSA`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: persons
- Coverage: 1969-01-01 to 2024-01-01 (56 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/population-nelson-ky

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 48,706 persons |
| 2023 | 47,981 persons |
| 2022 | 47,429 persons |
| 2021 | 47,135 persons |
| 2020 | 46,779 persons |
| 2019 | 46,532 persons |
| 2018 | 46,058 persons |
| 2017 | 45,850 persons |
| 2016 | 45,727 persons |
| 2015 | 45,296 persons |
| 2014 | 45,004 persons |
| 2013 | 44,650 persons |
| 2012 | 44,477 persons |
| 2011 | 44,102 persons |
| 2010 | 43,635 persons |
| 2009 | 42,974 persons |
| 2008 | 42,588 persons |
| 2007 | 42,020 persons |
| 2006 | 41,424 persons |
| 2005 | 40,582 persons |
| 2004 | 39,947 persons |
| 2003 | 39,307 persons |
| 2002 | 38,681 persons |
| 2001 | 38,128 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21179.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-KY-21179.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```