Data provided in this issue of Kentucky: By The Numbers were compiled to correspond to the issues covered in the Youth Development section of the Cooperative Extension Statewide Community Needs Assessment.

The statewide needs assessment was conducted to identify and prioritize community needs, issues, and/or opportunities that Extension could address through targeted educational programming and engagement efforts.  

The survey was divided into 4 sections: 1) Agriculture and Natural Resources, 2) Youth Development, 3) Family and Individual Development, and 4) Community and Economic Development. 

The secondary data have been compiled to assist in using the survey results for local planning.  Data from many different sources were compiled and links to each data source are provided both in the pdf file and below. 

To access the other issues of Kentucky: By The Numbers produced for the Community Needs Assessment:

• Agriculture and Natural Resources
• Family and Individual Development
• Community and Economic Development

For counties with small populations and small population groups within larger counties, the margins of error can be quite large. 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

• Kentucky
• Adair County through Boyle County
• Bracken County through Carter County
• Casey County through Estill County
• Greenup County through Jackson County
• Jefferson County through Leslie County
• Letcher County through Magoffin County
• Marion County through Morgan County
• Muhlenberg County through Powell County
• Pulaski County through Todd County
• Trigg County through Woodford County

Data Sources

• 2022 Population Estimates, U.S. Census Bureau.  
• Population Projections. Vintage 2022. Kentucky State Data Center.  
• Table S1810. 2022 American Community Survey 5-year Estimates, U.S. Census Bureau.  
• Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, U.S. Census Bureau.  
• Small Areas Health Insurance Estimates, U.S. Census Bureau.  
• Map the Meal Gap. Feeding America.  
• Kids Count Data Center. Annie E. Casey Foundation.  
• Kentucky School Report Card. Kentucky Department of Education.  
• High School Feedback Report, August 2023. Kentucky Center for Statistics (KY Stats).