The population ages 65 and over is growing. In Kentucky between 2010 and 2020, the number of people ages 65 and over increased from 578,227 to 767,159 persons moving from 13.3% to 17.0% of the state’s population. In 2023, that number grew even more to 806,757 persons.  While many factors contribute to this increase in the older population, demographically the aging of the baby boom generation is playing an important role as the first of that generation began turning 65 years old in 2011.

For more on national trends in older populations, see the Census Bureau brief “The Older Population: 2020” 

County Data Sheets

The format of these files varies from the originals

For reference, the original design for individual counties can be found in the data archive.

Kentucky

Adair County through Daviess County

Edmonson County through Knox County

LaRue County through Ohio County

Oldham County through Woodford County

Data Sources

These data are from the Census Bureau’s 2023 Population Estimates.

Additional data are available at the Census Bureau’s Population Estimates Program webpage.