Leslie County, KY Population

Overview

10,622

Total Population

42.9

Median age

49.31%

Female population %

102.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

55.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

14

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Leslie County is 42.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Leslie County's population under 18 was 21.05%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Leslie County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.90% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Leslie County, 17.59% were under the age of 15, 17.42% aged 15 to 29, 47.10% aged 30 to 64, 16.65% aged 65 to 84, and 1.24% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 146 less females than males in Leslie County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.31% females and 50.69% males in Leslie County, KY.
The Leslie County, KY gender ratio is 102.8:100 i.e. 102.8 men to 100 women (1.028).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 468.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 503.

Leslie County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Leslie County population: 97.09% are White, 0.36% are Black or African American, 0.30% are Asian and 2.25% are multiracial.
Leslie County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 14 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 10,608 (99.87% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Leslie County is White with a population of 10,313 (97.09% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 12,373 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Leslie County's population decreased by 1,095 (8.85%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Leslie County's population decreased by 807 (7.16%), 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, Leslie County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 9,880.