Demographics of Magoffin County, Kentucky

Magoffin County, Kentucky had 11,110 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −496 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.

Magoffin County, in four figures

11,110
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −4.3%
Change since July 2020: −496 people.; 42.6 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $33,080 ±$6,707
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.

Magoffin County, Kentucky's population shrank 4.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Magoffin 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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Magoffin County, Kentucky's population shrank 4.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Magoffin 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	11,606	100.0	100.0
2021	11,491	99.0	100.2
2022	11,321	97.5	100.7
2023	11,224	96.7	101.6
2024	11,171	96.3	102.5
2025	11,110	95.7	103.1

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Population of Magoffin 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	11,606	−33	−8	0	−25
2021	11,491	−115	−55	+2	−68
2022	11,321	−170	−106	−1	−60
2023	11,224	−97	−45	−4	−48
2024	11,171	−53	−38	−5	−8
2025	11,110	−61	−39	−9	−14

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.6 ±0.8: for men 42.1 ±1.0 and for women 44.2 ±1.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Magoffin County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under 5	686 ±29	6.0% ±0.3	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,859 ±242	16.4% ±2.1	16.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	789 ±222	7.0% ±2.0	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,642 ±191	23.3% ±1.7	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,215 ±256	28.3% ±2.3	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,157 ±240	19.0% ±2.1	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $33,080 ±$6,707, and income per person $21,190 ±$2,442, 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 Magoffin County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under $25,000	1,994 ±314	42.1% ±6.4	19.6% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	965 ±242	20.4% ±5.0	20.4% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	793 ±213	16.8% ±4.4	17.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	441 ±160	9.3% ±3.4	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	343 ±134	7.2% ±2.8	15.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	38 to 176	0.8% to 3.7%	7.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	12 to 170	0.3% to 3.6%	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 Magoffin County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kentucky	United States
All ages	4,255 ±714	38.2% ±6.4	16.1% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,163 ±245	47.2% ±7.0	20.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,182 ±404	37.8% ±5.8	15.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	910 ±187	31.3% ±5.7	13.4% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Magoffin County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Magoffin County	Kentucky	United States
Housing units	5,489 ±19	2,023,116 ±474	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.2% ±3.7	89.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.8% ±3.8	10.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.4% ±4.2	68.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.6% ±5.2	31.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$89,000 ±$11,866	$205,600 ±$1,096	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$730 ±$44	$967 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1986 ±3	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 Magoffin County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2 to 206	< 0.1% to 1.8%	5.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	11,035 ±59	97.2% ±0.5	81.5% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 42	0% to 0.4%	7.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 67	0% to 0.6%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 61	0% to 0.5%	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	43 to 251	0.4% to 2.2%	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 Magoffin County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Born in the state	9,320 ±342	82.1% ±3.0	67.3% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,967 ±349	17.3% ±3.1	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 23	0% to 0.2%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 110	0% to 1.0%	4.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 46	0% to 0.4%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 96	0% to 0.8%	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%.

Magoffin County among the counties of Kentucky

96th of 120 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Kentucky page.

Counties of Kentucky near Magoffin County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Washington County	12,368	+2.7%
Green County	11,644	+4.6%
Owen County	11,601	+2.6%
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%

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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