Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Kentucky by County
Population: Age 65 and over
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Age 65 And Over)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | N/A | 17.3 | 784,676 | 28 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 17.2 | 57,633,628 | N/A |
| Adair County | Rural | 19.7 | 3,755 | 1,655 |
| Allen County | Urban | 17.9 | 3,807 | 2,188 |
| Anderson County | Rural | 17.0 | 4,132 | 2,419 |
| Ballard County | Urban | 21.8 | 1,665 | 1,031 |
| Barren County | Rural | 18.1 | 8,152 | 2,136 |
| Bath County | Rural | 17.3 | 2,221 | 2,330 |
| Bell County | Rural | 18.9 | 4,453 | 1,890 |
| Boone County | Urban | 14.9 | 20,788 | 2,799 |
| Bourbon County | Urban | 19.5 | 3,951 | 1,713 |
| Boyd County | Urban | 20.5 | 9,825 | 1,385 |
| Boyle County | Rural | 18.7 | 5,773 | 1,950 |
| Bracken County | Urban | 18.2 | 1,533 | 2,104 |
| Breathitt County | Rural | 18.7 | 2,481 | 1,950 |
| Breckinridge County | Rural | 20.4 | 4,260 | 1,414 |
| Bullitt County | Urban | 17.4 | 14,585 | 2,309 |
| Butler County | Urban | 19.4 | 2,406 | 1,743 |
| Caldwell County | Rural | 21.4 | 2,704 | 1,116 |
| Calloway County | Rural | 16.9 | 6,477 | 2,444 |
| Campbell County | Urban | 17.5 | 16,377 | 2,284 |
| Carlisle County | Urban | 20.1 | 958 | 1,518 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 16.5 | 1,803 | 2,529 |
| Carter County | Urban | 19.9 | 5,250 | 1,589 |
| Casey County | Rural | 20.8 | 3,314 | 1,291 |
| Christian County | Urban | 12.7 | 9,168 | 3,017 |
| Clark County | Urban | 18.2 | 6,777 | 2,104 |
| Clay County | Rural | 16.0 | 3,180 | 2,614 |
| Clinton County | Rural | 20.6 | 1,894 | 1,349 |
| Crittenden County | Rural | 21.1 | 1,891 | 1,197 |
| Cumberland County | Rural | 22.7 | 1,351 | 823 |
| Daviess County | Urban | 17.7 | 18,320 | 2,247 |
| Edmonson County | Urban | 21.8 | 2,690 | 1,031 |
| Elliott County | Rural | 21.5 | 1,573 | 1,094 |
| Estill County | Rural | 19.6 | 2,749 | 1,686 |
| Fayette County | Urban | 14.7 | 47,626 | 2,833 |
| Fleming County | Rural | 18.6 | 2,851 | 1,988 |
| Floyd County | Rural | 19.6 | 6,907 | 1,686 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 18.7 | 9,696 | 1,950 |
| Fulton County | Rural | 20.6 | 1,318 | 1,349 |
| Gallatin County | Urban | 15.9 | 1,390 | 2,631 |
| Garrard County | Rural | 18.7 | 3,289 | 1,950 |
| Grant County | Urban | 14.5 | 3,690 | 2,857 |
| Graves County | Rural | 18.4 | 6,753 | 2,046 |
| Grayson County | Rural | 18.1 | 4,834 | 2,136 |
| Green County | Rural | 22.5 | 2,555 | 864 |
| Greenup County | Urban | 22.0 | 7,823 | 986 |
| Hancock County | Rural | 18.3 | 1,657 | 2,073 |
| Hardin County | Urban | 15.1 | 16,922 | 2,774 |
| Harlan County | Rural | 19.5 | 5,020 | 1,713 |
| Harrison County | Rural | 19.2 | 3,666 | 1,794 |
| Hart County | Rural | 17.6 | 3,449 | 2,271 |
| Henderson County | Rural | 19.2 | 8,484 | 1,794 |
| Henry County | Urban | 18.4 | 2,914 | 2,046 |
| Hickman County | Rural | 25.2 | 1,120 | 451 |
| Hopkins County | Rural | 19.1 | 8,597 | 1,818 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 18.2 | 2,378 | 2,104 |
| Jefferson County | Urban | 17.2 | 134,317 | 2,358 |
| Jessamine County | Urban | 16.3 | 8,878 | 2,558 |
| Johnson County | Rural | 19.2 | 4,278 | 1,794 |
| Kenton County | Urban | 15.7 | 26,958 | 2,670 |
| Knott County | Rural | 20.7 | 2,862 | 1,322 |
| Knox County | Rural | 17.4 | 5,203 | 2,309 |
| Larue County | Urban | 18.1 | 2,737 | 2,136 |
| Laurel County | Rural | 17.1 | 10,779 | 2,381 |
| Lawrence County | Urban | 20.4 | 3,279 | 1,414 |
| Lee County | Rural | 19.6 | 1,435 | 1,686 |
| Leslie County | Rural | 19.0 | 1,918 | 1,855 |
| Letcher County | Rural | 20.9 | 4,340 | 1,263 |
| Lewis County | Rural | 19.5 | 2,527 | 1,713 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 18.5 | 4,537 | 2,021 |
| Livingston County | Urban | 22.4 | 1,995 | 887 |
| Logan County | Rural | 19.1 | 5,339 | 1,818 |
| Lyon County | Rural | 24.6 | 2,193 | 523 |
| Madison County | Rural | 14.8 | 14,190 | 2,811 |
| Magoffin County | Rural | 19.0 | 2,157 | 1,855 |
| Marion County | Rural | 17.3 | 3,424 | 2,330 |
| Marshall County | Rural | 22.6 | 7,165 | 841 |
| Martin County | Rural | 17.9 | 1,972 | 2,188 |
| Mason County | Rural | 19.7 | 3,346 | 1,655 |
| McCracken County | Urban | 20.5 | 13,825 | 1,385 |
| McCreary County | Rural | 16.2 | 2,737 | 2,579 |
| McLean County | Urban | 20.5 | 1,865 | 1,385 |
| Meade County | Urban | 15.6 | 4,708 | 2,687 |
| Menifee County | Rural | 23.4 | 1,459 | 698 |
| Mercer County | Rural | 18.9 | 4,363 | 1,890 |
| Metcalfe County | Rural | 19.1 | 1,990 | 1,818 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 18.7 | 2,104 | 1,950 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 16.9 | 4,806 | 2,444 |
| Morgan County | Rural | 17.7 | 2,484 | 2,247 |
| Muhlenberg County | Rural | 20.2 | 6,170 | 1,486 |
| Nelson County | Urban | 17.4 | 8,291 | 2,309 |
| Nicholas County | Rural | 16.9 | 1,299 | 2,444 |
| Ohio County | Rural | 18.6 | 4,425 | 1,988 |
| Oldham County | Urban | 14.6 | 10,096 | 2,843 |
| Owen County | Rural | 20.1 | 2,272 | 1,518 |
| Owsley County | Rural | 20.5 | 816 | 1,385 |
| Pendleton County | Urban | 17.5 | 2,573 | 2,284 |
| Perry County | Rural | 18.0 | 4,948 | 2,168 |
| Pike County | Rural | 20.1 | 11,401 | 1,518 |
| Powell County | Rural | 16.2 | 2,113 | 2,579 |
| Pulaski County | Rural | 19.5 | 12,825 | 1,713 |
| Robertson County | Rural | 16.6 | 379 | 2,508 |
| Rockcastle County | Rural | 19.3 | 3,116 | 1,766 |
| Rowan County | Rural | 15.0 | 3,683 | 2,791 |
| Russell County | Rural | 20.6 | 3,748 | 1,349 |
| Scott County | Urban | 13.4 | 7,978 | 2,961 |
| Shelby County | Urban | 16.7 | 8,184 | 2,475 |
| Simpson County | Rural | 16.1 | 3,219 | 2,594 |
| Spencer County | Urban | 15.5 | 3,128 | 2,702 |
| Taylor County | Rural | 18.2 | 4,794 | 2,104 |
| Todd County | Rural | 17.0 | 2,118 | 2,419 |
| Trigg County | Urban | 22.4 | 3,213 | 887 |
| Trimble County | Rural | 18.5 | 1,586 | 2,021 |
| Union County | Rural | 19.8 | 2,631 | 1,625 |
| Warren County | Urban | 13.2 | 18,620 | 2,976 |
| Washington County | Rural | 19.5 | 2,367 | 1,713 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 21.9 | 4,298 | 1,009 |
| Webster County | Rural | 18.1 | 2,323 | 2,136 |
| Whitley County | Rural | 15.7 | 5,784 | 2,670 |
| Wolfe County | Rural | 19.4 | 1,249 | 1,743 |
| Woodford County | Urban | 20.7 | 5,657 | 1,322 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/22/2026 6:49 pm.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Age 65 and over, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.