Carter County, KY Population

Overview

26,820

Total Population

41.5

Median age

50.65%

Female population %

97.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

61.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

255

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Carter County is 41.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Carter County's population under 18 was 22.83%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Carter County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.81% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Carter County, 19.08% were under the age of 15, 18.48% aged 15 to 29, 43.63% aged 30 to 64, 16.92% aged 65 to 84, and 1.89% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 350 more females than males in Carter County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.65% females and 49.35% males in Carter County, KY.
The Carter County, KY gender ratio is 97.4:100 i.e. 97.4 men to 100 women (0.974).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,039.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,017.

Carter County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Carter County population: 96.42% are White, 0.37% are Black or African American, 0.39% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.12% are some other race and 2.70% are multiracial.
Carter County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 255 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 26,565 (99.05% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Carter County is White with a population of 25,861 (96.42% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 27,739 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Carter County's population increased by 883 (3.29%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Carter County's population decreased by 1,132 (4.08%), 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, Carter County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 26,395.