Part of having 21^st century skills for a 21^st century world means being able to find and use secondary data. 

This issue of the Kentucky: By The Numbers Data Series is designed to provide a data-based overview for each county in Kentucky and information on some of the available data sources.

To learn more about finding data online, see:  “By the Numbers: Finding and Using Data from the Internet”

For small counties with small populations, the margins of error can be quite large or confusing.  The margin of error tells us how precise the estimate is by indicating the range within which the estimate most likely falls.  For help in understanding the margin of error, see the  brief Kentucky: By The Numbers publication “And Now for the Grain of Salt.”

County Data Sheets

To find your county, click on the file that contains your county name. All counties are listed alphabetically.

To print your county, scroll down to it and print the current page(s) only. To print the entire series, print all pages in each file.

~ ~ Each Data Sheet is 2 Pages Long ~ ~

EACH OF THE FILES CONTAINS 10 COUNTIES.

To view these files, you will need Adobe Acrobat

Kentucky

Adair County through Boyd County                                 Boyle County through Carlisle County

Carroll County through Daviess County                          Edmonson County through Garrard County

Grant County through Hart County                                 Henderson County through Knott County

Knox County through Livingston County                         Logan County through Martin County

Mason County through Nelson County                           Nicholas County through Pulaski County

Robertson County through Todd County                         Trigg County through Woodford County

Data Sources

2000, 2010, and 2020 Decennial Census. U.S. Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/

2022 Population Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest.html

2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates 2018-2022. https://data.census.gov/

2022 Census of Agriculture.  U.S. Department of Agriculture. https://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/AgCensus/2022/index.php

2022 Vintage Population Projections.  Kentucky State Data Center. http://ksdc.louisville.edu/data-downloads/projections/

Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates.  U.S. Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe.html