Demographics of Ohio County, Kentucky

Ohio County, Kentucky had 23,934 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +187 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.

Ohio County, in four figures

23,934
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.8%
Change since July 2020: +187 people.; 40.5 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $57,798 ±$3,573
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.

Ohio County, Kentucky's population grew 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Ohio 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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Ohio County, Kentucky's population grew 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Ohio 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	23,747	100.0	100.0
2021	23,730	99.9	100.2
2022	23,556	99.2	100.7
2023	23,763	100.1	101.6
2024	23,900	100.6	102.5
2025	23,934	100.8	103.1

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Population of Ohio 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	23,747	−23	0	0	−27
2021	23,730	−17	−61	+2	+21
2022	23,556	−174	−157	+97	−104
2023	23,763	+207	−40	+107	+144
2024	23,900	+137	−70	+49	+160
2025	23,934	+34	−62	+22	+72

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.5 ±0.7: for men 40.3 ±0.7 and for women 40.9 ±1.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Ohio County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under 5	1,281 ±89	5.4% ±0.4	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,382 ±276	18.5% ±1.2	16.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,855 ±210	7.8% ±0.9	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,769 ±321	24.3% ±1.4	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,023 ±337	25.4% ±1.4	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,425 ±333	18.6% ±1.4	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $57,798 ±$3,573, and income per person $28,772 ±$2,094, 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 Ohio County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under $25,000	1,625 ±276	17.8% ±3.0	19.6% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,163 ±348	23.8% ±3.8	20.4% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,116 ±339	23.2% ±3.7	17.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	990 ±169	10.9% ±1.8	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,568 ±241	17.2% ±2.6	15.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	349 ±118	3.8% ±1.3	7.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	296 ±95	3.3% ±1.0	7.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

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 Ohio County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kentucky	United States
All ages	2,919 ±492	12.5% ±2.1	16.1% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	748 ±190	13.6% ±3.3	20.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,521 ±332	13.0% ±2.8	15.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	650 ±167	10.7% ±2.7	13.4% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Ohio County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Ohio County	Kentucky	United States
Housing units	10,241 ±24	2,023,116 ±474	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.9% ±2.7	89.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.1% ±2.6	10.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.2% ±2.8	68.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	22.8% ±2.6	31.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$121,400 ±$6,846	$205,600 ±$1,096	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$739 ±$71	$967 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1984 ±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 Ohio County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,131 ±0	4.8% ±<0.1	5.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	21,819 ±121	91.9% ±0.5	81.5% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	139 ±49	0.6% ±0.2	7.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 78	0% to 0.3%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 89	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 166	0% to 0.7%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	483 ±105	2.0% ±0.4	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 Ohio County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Born in the state	18,367 ±566	77.4% ±2.4	67.3% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,733 ±583	19.9% ±2.5	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	13 to 251	0.1% to 1.1%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	503 ±180	2.1% ±0.8	4.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	55 to 349	0.2% to 1.5%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	114 to 488	0.5% to 2.1%	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%.

Ohio County among the counties of Kentucky

49th of 120 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Kentucky page.

Counties of Kentucky near Ohio County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Carter County	26,149	−1.7%
Lincoln County	25,353	+4.6%
Anderson County	25,225	+5.5%
Harlan County	24,725	−7.6%
Rowan County	24,476	−1.0%
Ohio County	23,934	+0.8%
Mercer County	23,733	+4.8%
Bell County	22,829	−4.8%
Allen County	22,536	+9.5%
Johnson County	22,051	−2.6%
Breckinridge County	21,503	+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