Demographics of Leslie County, Kentucky

Leslie County, Kentucky had 9,627 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −843 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.

Leslie County, in four figures

9,627
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −8.1%
Change since July 2020: −843 people.; 42.3 ±1.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $35,934 ±$5,237
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.

Leslie County, Kentucky's population shrank 8.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Leslie 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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Leslie County, Kentucky's population shrank 8.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Leslie 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	10,470	100.0	100.0
2021	10,285	98.2	100.2
2022	10,045	95.9	100.7
2023	9,871	94.3	101.6
2024	9,749	93.1	102.5
2025	9,627	91.9	103.1

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Population of Leslie County, Kentucky on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From elsewhere in the country
2020	10,470	−45	−5	−37
2021	10,285	−185	−84	−103
2022	10,045	−240	−120	−123
2023	9,871	−174	−84	−90
2024	9,749	−122	−68	−54
2025	9,627	−122	−71	−52

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.3 ±1.2: for men 41.7 ±1.2 and for women 43.5 ±2.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Leslie County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under 5	496 ±126	4.9% ±1.2	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,589 ±218	15.8% ±2.2	16.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	762 ±231	7.6% ±2.3	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,640 ±377	26.2% ±3.7	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,674 ±272	26.5% ±2.7	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,918 ±299	19.0% ±3.0	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $35,934 ±$5,237, and income per person $23,827 ±$2,445, 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 Leslie County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under $25,000	1,340 ±341	31.7% ±7.9	19.6% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,245 ±307	29.4% ±7.1	20.4% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	626 ±251	14.8% ±5.9	17.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	368 ±152	8.7% ±3.6	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	402 ±190	9.5% ±4.5	15.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	52 to 264	1.2% to 6.2%	7.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	12 to 172	0.3% to 4.1%	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 Leslie County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kentucky	United States
All ages	2,947 ±610	30.3% ±6.3	16.1% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	934 ±257	44.8% ±9.3	20.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,500 ±404	29.1% ±7.2	15.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	513 ±179	20.5% ±6.8	13.4% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Leslie County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Leslie County	Kentucky	United States
Housing units	4,925 ±23	2,023,116 ±474	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	85.9% ±4.6	89.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.1% ±4.6	10.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	85.5% ±4.7	68.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	14.5% ±5.2	31.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$69,000 ±$14,026	$205,600 ±$1,096	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$585 ±$149	$967 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1984 ±5	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 Leslie County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 36	0% to 0.4%	5.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,727 ±86	96.5% ±0.9	81.5% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3 to 37	< 0.1% to 0.4%	7.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 34	0% to 0.3%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	311 ±97	3.1% ±1.0	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 Leslie County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Born in the state	9,163 ±222	90.9% ±2.2	67.3% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	884 ±229	8.8% ±2.3	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 66	0% to 0.7%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 34	0% to 0.3%	4.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 33	0% to 0.3%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 4	0% to < 0.1%	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%.

Leslie County among the counties of Kentucky

99th of 120 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Kentucky page.

Counties of Kentucky near Leslie County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Monroe County	11,191	−1.1%
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%

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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