Lewis County, KY Population

Overview

13,103

Total Population

42.6

Median age

49.59%

Female population %

101.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

59.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

7

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Lewis County is 42.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lewis County's population under 18 was 23.09%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lewis County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.43% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lewis County, 18.95% were under the age of 15, 17.13% aged 15 to 29, 45.49% aged 30 to 64, 16.43% aged 65 to 84, and 2.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 107 less females than males in Lewis County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.59% females and 50.41% males in Lewis County, KY.
The Lewis County, KY gender ratio is 101.6:100 i.e. 101.6 men to 100 women (1.016).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 591.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 572.

Lewis County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Lewis County population: 97.44% are White, 0.07% are Black or African American, 0.17% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.08% are Asian, 0.35% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.05% are some other race and 1.85% are multiracial.
Lewis County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 7 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 13,096 (99.95% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lewis County is White with a population of 12,767 (97.44% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 14,253 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Lewis County's population decreased by 417 (2.93%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lewis County's population decreased by 754 (5.45%), 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, Lewis County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 12,954.