Demographics of Clinton County, Kentucky

Clinton County, Kentucky had 9,139 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −92 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Clinton County, in four figures

9,139
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.0%
Change since July 2020: −92 people.; 42.9 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $44,844 ±$4,439
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Clinton County, Kentucky's population shrank 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Clinton County, Kentucky's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Clinton County, Kentucky's population shrank 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Clinton County, Kentucky's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	9,231	100.0	100.0
2021	9,285	100.6	100.2
2022	9,140	99.0	100.7
2023	9,192	99.6	101.6
2024	9,172	99.4	102.5
2025	9,139	99.0	103.1

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Population of Clinton County, Kentucky on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	9,231	−21	−8	0	−15
2021	9,285	+54	−63	+3	+113
2022	9,140	−145	−42	+10	−116
2023	9,192	+52	−10	+20	+44
2024	9,172	−20	−38	+31	−13
2025	9,139	−33	−51	+24	−6

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.9 ±0.8: for men 42.9 ±1.4 and for women 42.8 ±0.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Clinton County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under 5	544 ±41	5.9% ±0.4	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,430 ±204	15.5% ±2.2	16.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	654 ±134	7.1% ±1.5	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,198 ±236	23.9% ±2.6	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,482 ±270	27.0% ±2.9	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,894 ±202	20.6% ±2.2	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $44,844 ±$4,439, and income per person $24,457 ±$1,737, in 2024 dollars. The median is $63,726 ±$429 in Kentucky and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Clinton County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under $25,000	1,055 ±218	27.4% ±5.5	19.6% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,042 ±199	27.0% ±5.0	20.4% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	707 ±168	18.3% ±4.3	17.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	339 ±111	8.8% ±2.9	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	591 ±188	15.3% ±4.8	15.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	41 to 155	1.1% to 4.0%	7.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1 to 43	< 0.1% to 1.1%	7.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Clinton County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kentucky	United States
All ages	1,583 ±340	17.5% ±3.8	16.1% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	376 ±146	19.7% ±7.3	20.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	772 ±197	17.0% ±4.2	15.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	435 ±115	16.6% ±4.2	13.4% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Clinton County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Clinton County	Kentucky	United States
Housing units	4,850 ±20	2,023,116 ±474	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	79.5% ±3.7	89.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	20.5% ±3.6	10.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	71.1% ±4.3	68.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	28.9% ±4.9	31.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$122,200 ±$18,044	$205,600 ±$1,096	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$617 ±$73	$967 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1983 ±4	1982 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Clinton County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Hispanic or Latino	315 ±0	3.4% ±<0.1	5.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,563 ±65	93.1% ±0.7	81.5% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	7.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2 to 64	< 0.1% to 0.7%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	4 to 96	< 0.1% to 1.0%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 48	0% to 0.5%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	224 ±80	2.4% ±0.9	3.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Clinton County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Born in the state	6,217 ±351	67.6% ±3.8	67.3% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,865 ±340	31.1% ±3.7	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 18	0% to 0.2%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	27 to 213	0.3% to 2.3%	4.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1 to 57	< 0.1% to 0.6%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	3 to 179	< 0.1% to 1.9%	2.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Clinton County among the counties of Kentucky

100th of 120 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Kentucky page.

Counties of Kentucky near Clinton County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Carroll County	11,141	+2.9%
Magoffin County	11,110	−4.3%
Martin County	10,697	−4.9%
Metcalfe County	10,583	+2.9%
Leslie County	9,627	−8.1%
Clinton County	9,139	−1.0%
Lyon County	9,123	+5.2%
McLean County	9,064	−0.8%
Hancock County	9,050	−0.6%
Livingston County	8,863	−0.1%
Gallatin County	8,840	+1.9%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026