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Kentucky
Demographic Data






Kentucky Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Kentucky Population & Age Distribution

The Total Population of Kentucky is:

4,526,154

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.9%
5 - 17:
16.7%
18 - 24:
9.1%
25 - 34:
13.0%
35 - 54:
25.0%
55 - 64:
13.2%
Over 65 Years:
17.0%

Educational Attainment of Adults

High School Graduates
College Graduated
Attending College
88.5%
88.5%
27.0%
27.0%
4.3%
4.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Kentucky
USA
$34,960
$34,960
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Kentucky
USA
$62,417
$62,417
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

16.1%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Manufacturing
Retail
Education
Accommodation
Construction
Transportation
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Other
Finance
Public Service
Administration
Wholesale
Arts
Real Estate
Agriculture
Information Technology
Utilities
Mining
Management
14.6%
14.6%
14.3%
14.3%
11.8%
11.8%
9.6%
9.6%
6.5%
6.5%
6.3%
6.3%
5.8%
5.8%
4.9%
4.9%
4.5%
4.5%
4.3%
4.3%
4.2%
4.2%
4.0%
4.0%
2.2%
2.2%
1.5%
1.5%
1.3%
1.3%
1.3%
1.3%
1.3%
1.3%
1.1%
1.1%
0.5%
0.5%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black Or African American
Hispanic Or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
American Indian And Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian And Other Pacific Islanders
82.3%
82.3%
7.8%
7.8%
4.7%
4.7%
3.6%
3.6%
1.5%
1.5%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Unclassified
Other groups
English
German
Irish
Italian
Scottish
European
French
Scots-Irish
Polish
Dutch
Welsh
African
British
Swedish
Norwegian
Swiss
Scandinavian
Other Subsaharan African
33.4%
33.4%
18.9%
18.9%
13.6%
13.6%
12.8%
12.8%
10.9%
10.9%
2.0%
2.0%
1.9%
1.9%
1.7%
1.7%
1.3%
1.3%
1.2%
1.2%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
German
French
Indic languages
Arabic
African languages
Chinese
Other Asian languages
West Germanic languages
Tagalog
Slavic languages
Serbo-Croatian
Russian
Native American languages
Vietnamese
Korean
Hindi
Gujarathi
Japanese
93.6%
93.6%
3.3%
3.3%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
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0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born KY Residents

4.4%


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