Greenup County, KY Population

Overview

35,996

Total Population

43.6

Median age

51.03%

Female population %

96:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

62.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

407

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Greenup County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Greenup County is 43.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Greenup County's population under 18 was 21.63%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Greenup County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.94% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Greenup County, 17.53% were under the age of 15, 16.94% aged 15 to 29, 44.59% aged 30 to 64, 18.56% aged 65 to 84, and 2.38% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 742 more females than males in Greenup County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.03% females and 48.97% males in Greenup County, KY.
The Greenup County, KY gender ratio is 96:100 i.e. 96 men to 100 women (0.960).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 1,271.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,392.

Greenup County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Greenup County population: 96.05% are White, 0.87% are Black or African American, 0.14% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.55% are Asian, 0.05% are some other race and 2.35% are multiracial.
Greenup County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 407 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 35,589 (98.87% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Greenup County is White with a population of 34,574 (96.05% of the total population).

Greenup County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 38,122 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Greenup County's population increased by 32 (0.09%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Greenup County's population decreased by 1,002 (2.72%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Greenup County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 35,164.