Knott County, KY Population

Overview

14,506

Total Population

44.0

Median age

50.35%

Female population %

98.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

54.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

143

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Knott County is 44.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Knott County's population under 18 was 19.98%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Knott County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.68% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Knott County, 16.43% were under the age of 15, 19.74% aged 15 to 29, 45.15% aged 30 to 64, 17.24% aged 65 to 84, and 1.44% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 102 more females than males in Knott County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.35% females and 49.65% males in Knott County, KY.
The Knott County, KY gender ratio is 98.6:100 i.e. 98.6 men to 100 women (0.986).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 608.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 629.

Knott County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Knott County population: 97.10% are White, 0.99% are Black or African American, 0.22% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.24% are Asian, 0.42% are some other race and 1.03% are multiracial.
Knott County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 143 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 14,363 (99.01% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Knott County is White with a population of 14,085 (97.10% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 17,642 in the year 2002
From 2000 to 2010, Knott County's population decreased by 1,259 (7.15%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Knott County's population decreased by 2,187 (13.38%), 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, Knott County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 13,874.