Letcher County, KY Population

Overview

21,784

Total Population

42.5

Median age

50.36%

Female population %

98.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

60.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

201

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Letcher County is 42.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Letcher County's population under 18 was 22.01%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Letcher County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.28% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Letcher County, 18.34% were under the age of 15, 15.65% aged 15 to 29, 46.73% aged 30 to 64, 18.03% aged 65 to 84, and 1.25% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 156 more females than males in Letcher County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.36% females and 49.64% males in Letcher County, KY.
The Letcher 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 10-14 years with a population of 1,107.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 1,038.

Letcher County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Letcher County population: 97.49% are White, 0.41% are Black or African American, 0.06% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.27% are Asian, 0.23% are some other race and 1.54% are multiracial.
Letcher County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 201 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 21,583 (99.08% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Letcher County is White with a population of 21,238 (97.49% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 25,197 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Letcher County's population decreased by 663 (2.63%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Letcher County's population decreased by 3,069 (12.51%), 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, Letcher County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 20,893.