Kentucky

Kentucky is one of the state of United States, located towards the Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. The population of state in 2000 stood at 4041769 as per the Census data. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 4269245, It is the 25th largest by population in the U.S. state of America. The state encompasses an area of 40409.02 mi˛ (104658.88 square kilometre ), of which, 39728.18 square miles (102895.51 square kilometre) of it is land and 680.85 square miles (1763.39 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 14th smallest by area in the U.S. state of America.

Kentucky United States
Map of Kentucky in United States

As of the census of 2000, there were 4041769 people in the state, organized into 1590647 households, and 1104398 families residing in the state. The population density was 101.7 people per square mile (39.27/km˛), making its United States's 23rd most densely populated state. There were 1750927 housing units at an average density of 44.1 per square mile (17.03/km˛). The average household size was 2.47 people, and the average family size was 2.97 people. In the state the population is diverse age-wise, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 30% from 25 to 44, 23% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.5 males. The median age is 35.9 years, the median age of male residents at 34.6 and the median age of female residents at 37.1. The July 2008 population estimate is 4041769, The racial makeup of the state was 90.08% White, 7.32% Black or African American, 0.21% American Indian, 0.74% Asian, 0.04% Native Hawaiian, 1.05% from two or more races and 0.56% Other races.

Kentucky Population
Population 2000-2008
Kentucky School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Kentucky Races
Races 2000
Kentucky GDP
GDP 2000 - 2008
Kentucky GDP per capita
GDP Per Capita 2008

The median income for a household in the state was $33672, it is the seventh poorest state in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the state was $40939, making it the eighth lowest state by median family income in United States. The per capita income for the state was $18093, it is the 11th lowest state by per capita income in the U.S. state of America. The median income was $20951, The median income for males was $26288 versus $16163 for females. The Bureau of Economic Analysis estimates that the total GDP in 2008 was $156.4 billion, it is United States's 27th wealthiest state by GDP. Per capita personal income in 2008 was $29740.

In 2000, 1007452 pupils and students, of which 50.08% are male and 49.92% are female, 24.93% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 6.19% nursery or pri school, 5.48% kindergarten, 45.54% elementary school, 22.32% high school and 20.48% College graduate school.

Rank County Total Area mi2 Land Area mi2 Water Area mi2 Population Density mi2 Per capita Income House hold Income Family Income
1 Adair County 412.23 406.84 5.39 17244 42.4 14931 24055 29779
2 Allen County 352.04 346.12 5.92 17800 51.4 14506 31238 36815
3 Anderson County 204.28 202.67 1.61 19111 94.3 18621 45433 50837
4 Ballard County 273.6 251.16 22.44 8286 33 19035 32130 41386
5 Barren County 499.93 490.97 8.96 38033 77.5 16816 31240 37231
6 Bath County 283.94 279.46 4.48 11085 39.7 15326 26018 31758
7 Bell County 361.35 360.77 0.58 30060 83.3 11526 19057 23818
8 Boone County 256.96 246.26 10.7 85991 349.2 23535 53593 61114
9 Bourbon County 291.66 291.43 0.23 19360 66.4 18335 35038 42294
10 Boyd County 161.82 160.17 1.65 49752 310.6 18212 32749 41125
11 Boyle County 182.99 181.9 1.09 27697 152.3 18288 35241 42699
12 Bracken County 208.89 203.22 5.67 8279 40.7 16478 34823 40469
13 Breathitt County 495.29 495.19 0.09 16100 32.5 11044 19155 23721
14 Breckinridge County 585.53 572.41 13.12 18648 32.6 15402 30554 36575
15 Bullitt County 300.2 299.08 1.12 61236 204.8 18339 45106 49481
16 Butler County 431.52 428.08 3.44 13010 30.4 14617 29405 35317
17 Caldwell County 348.18 346.98 1.2 13060 37.6 16264 28686 35258
18 Calloway County 410.79 386.25 24.53 34177 88.5 16566 30134 39914
19 Campbell County 159.43 151.55 7.87 88616 584.7 20637 41903 51481
20 Carlisle County 199.02 192.49 6.54 5351 27.8 16276 30087 33433
21 Carroll County 137.27 130.09 7.18 10155 78.1 17057 35925 44037
22 Carter County 412.15 410.6 1.55 26889 65.5 13442 26427 31278
23 Casey County 445.73 445.61 0.12 15447 34.7 12867 21580 27044
24 Christian County 724.01 721.32 2.69 72265 100.2 14611 31177 35240
25 Clark County 255.16 254.31 0.85 33144 130.3 19170 39946 45647
26 Clay County 471.08 471.01 0.07 24556 52.1 9716 16271 18925
27 Clinton County 205.54 197.46 8.09 9634 48.8 13286 19563 25919
28 Crittenden County 370.95 362.14 8.81 9384 25.9 15262 29060 36462
29 Cumberland County 310.85 305.82 5.02 7147 23.4 12643 21572 28701
30 Daviess County 476.27 462.39 13.88 91545 198 18739 36813 45404
31 Edmonson County 308.01 302.62 5.39 11644 38.5 14480 25413 31843
32 Elliott County 235.2 233.96 1.24 6748 28.8 12067 21014 27125
33 Estill County 255.7 253.93 1.76 15307 60.3 12285 23318 27284
34 Fayette County 285.52 284.52 1 260512 915.6 23109 39813 53264
35 Fleming County 351.47 350.84 0.62 13792 39.3 14214 27990 33300
36 Floyd County 395.46 394.29 1.16 42441 107.6 12442 21168 25717
37 Franklin County 212.11 210.46 1.65 47687 226.6 21229 40011 51052
38 Fulton County 230.55 208.95 21.6 7752 37.1 14309 24382 30788
39 Gallatin County 104.67 98.81 5.87 7870 79.7 16416 36422 41136
40 Garrard County 233.88 231.21 2.67 14792 64 16915 34284 41250
41 Grant County 260.79 259.93 0.86 22384 86.1 16776 38438 42605
42 Graves County 556.46 555.59 0.87 37028 66.6 16834 30874 38054
43 Grayson County 510.85 503.68 7.17 24053 47.8 14759 27639 33080
44 Green County 288.78 288.66 0.12 11518 39.9 16107 25463 31852
45 Greenup County 354.51 346.11 8.41 36891 106.6 17137 32142 38928
46 Hancock County 198.92 188.8 10.12 8392 44.4 16623 36914 42994
47 Hardin County 629.86 627.98 1.88 94174 150 17487 37744 43610
48 Harlan County 467.97 467.2 0.78 33202 71.1 11585 18665 23536
49 Harrison County 309.88 309.68 0.2 17983 58.1 17478 36210 42065
50 Hart County 417.91 415.93 1.98 17445 41.9 13495 25378 31746
51 Henderson County 467.24 440.12 27.11 44829 101.9 18470 35892 44703
52 Henry County 291.11 289.32 1.79 15060 52.1 17846 37263 45009
53 Hickman County 252.94 244.44 8.49 5262 21.5 17279 31615 37049
54 Hopkins County 554.23 550.56 3.67 46519 84.5 17382 30868 36794
55 Jackson County 346.57 346.33 0.24 13495 39 10711 20177 23638
56 Jefferson County 398.58 385.09 13.49 693604 1801.2 22352 39457 49161
57 Jessamine County 174.45 173.13 1.32 39041 225.5 18842 40096 46152
58 Johnson County 263.94 261.54 2.4 23445 89.6 14051 24911 29142
59 Kenton County 164.38 161.97 2.42 151464 935.2 22085 43906 52953
60 Knott County 353.01 352.19 0.82 17649 50.1 11297 20373 24930
61 Knox County 387.71 387.66 0.04 31795 82 10660 18294 23136
62 Larue County 263.72 263.2 0.53 13373 50.8 15865 32056 37786
63 Laurel County 443.74 435.67 8.07 52715 121 14165 27015 31318
64 Lawrence County 420.12 418.78 1.35 15569 37.2 12008 21610 26113
65 Lee County 211.22 209.86 1.36 7916 37.7 13325 18544 24918
66 Leslie County 404.36 404.03 0.33 12401 30.7 10429 18546 22225
67 Letcher County 339.12 339.04 0.07 25277 74.6 11984 21110 24869
68 Lewis County 495.7 484.49 11.21 14092 29.1 12031 22208 26109
69 Lincoln County 336.47 336.26 0.21 23361 69.5 13602 26542 32284
70 Livingston County 342.2 316.08 26.12 9804 31 17072 31776 39486
71 Logan County 557.1 555.68 1.41 26573 47.8 15962 32474 39307
72 Lyon County 256.42 215.7 40.71 8080 37.5 16016 31694 39940
73 McCracken County 268.08 251.02 17.05 65514 261 19533 33865 42513
74 McCreary County 430.64 427.7 2.94 17080 39.9 9896 19348 22261
75 McLean County 256.17 254.3 1.88 9938 39.1 16046 29675 35322
76 Madison County 443.11 440.68 2.42 70872 160.8 16790 32861 41383
77 Magoffin County 309.44 309.44 0.01 13332 43.1 10685 19421 24031
78 Marion County 346.86 346.39 0.47 18212 52.6 14472 30387 35648
79 Marshall County 340.32 304.89 35.43 30125 98.8 18069 35573 43670
80 Martin County 230.81 230.7 0.11 12578 54.5 10650 18279 21574
81 Mason County 246.6 241.11 5.49 16800 69.7 16589 30195 37257
82 Meade County 324.22 308.51 15.71 26349 85.4 16000 36966 40592
83 Menifee County 206.03 203.9 2.13 6556 32.2 11399 22064 26325
84 Mercer County 253.11 250.92 2.2 20817 83 17972 35555 43121
85 Metcalfe County 290.96 290.9 0.07 10037 34.5 13236 23540 29178
86 Monroe County 332.11 330.81 1.3 11756 35.5 14365 22356 27112
87 Montgomery County 198.8 198.59 0.21 22554 113.6 16701 31746 36939
88 Morgan County 383.73 381.26 2.47 13948 36.6 12657 21869 26135
89 Muhlenberg County 479.43 474.72 4.71 31839 67.1 14798 28566 33513
90 Nelson County 424.07 422.63 1.45 37477 88.7 18120 39010 44600
91 Nicholas County 196.85 196.61 0.24 6813 34.7 15880 29886 35491
92 Ohio County 596.73 593.79 2.94 22916 38.6 15317 29557 34970
93 Oldham County 196.54 189.19 7.36 46178 244.1 25374 63229 70495
94 Owen County 354.16 352.14 2.02 10547 30 15521 33310 38844
95 Owsley County 198.09 198.09 0 4858 24.5 10742 15805 18034
96 Pendleton County 281.87 280.54 1.33 14390 51.3 16551 38125 42589
97 Perry County 342.64 342.15 0.49 29390 85.9 12224 22089 26718
98 Pike County 788.84 787.69 1.15 68736 87.3 14005 23930 29302
99 Powell County 180.2 180.14 0.07 13237 73.5 13060 25515 30483
100 Pulaski County 677.05 661.6 15.45 56217 85 15352 27370 32350
101 Robertson County 100.11 100.07 0.04 2266 22.6 13404 30581 35521
102 Rockcastle County 318.06 317.53 0.54 16582 52.2 12337 23475 30278
103 Rowan County 286.25 280.82 5.43 22094 78.7 13888 28055 34338
104 Russell County 282.82 253.53 29.29 16315 64.4 13183 22042 27803
105 Scott County 285.3 284.72 0.57 33061 116.1 21490 47081 54117
106 Shelby County 385.65 384.19 1.46 33337 86.8 20195 45534 52764
107 Simpson County 236.19 236.19 0 16405 69.5 17150 36432 42525
108 Spencer County 191.8 185.9 5.89 11766 63.3 19848 47042 52038
109 Taylor County 277.05 269.83 7.22 22927 85 15162 28089 33854
110 Todd County 376.97 376.35 0.62 11971 31.8 15462 29718 36043
111 Trigg County 481.13 443.12 38.01 12597 28.4 17184 33002 40886
112 Trimble County 156.23 148.85 7.38 8125 54.6 16354 36192 41925
113 Union County 363.43 345.1 18.33 15637 45.3 17465 35018 43103
114 Warren County 547.69 545.21 2.48 92522 169.7 18847 36151 45142
115 Washington County 301.52 300.59 0.93 10916 36.3 15722 33136 39240
116 Wayne County 484.2 459.4 24.8 19923 43.4 12601 20863 24869
117 Webster County 335.68 334.75 0.93 14120 42.2 15657 31529 38208
118 Whitley County 445.15 440.15 4.99 35865 81.5 12777 22075 27871
119 Wolfe County 222.86 222.78 0.08 7065 31.7 10321 19310 23333
120 Woodford County 191.98 190.68 1.3 23208 121.7 22839 49491 58218