Demographics of Perry County, Kentucky

Perry County, Kentucky had 26,555 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,815 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.

Perry County, in four figures

26,555
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −6.4%
Change since July 2020: −1,815 people.; 41.5 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $42,181 ±$7,458
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.

Perry County, Kentucky's population shrank 6.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Perry 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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Perry County, Kentucky's population shrank 6.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Perry 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	28,370	100.0	100.0
2021	27,926	98.4	100.2
2022	27,366	96.5	100.7
2023	27,069	95.4	101.6
2024	26,805	94.5	102.5
2025	26,555	93.6	103.1

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Population of Perry 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	28,370	−103	−57	0	−48
2021	27,926	−444	−232	+5	−225
2022	27,366	−560	−259	+6	−308
2023	27,069	−297	−185	−4	−110
2024	26,805	−264	−122	−2	−138
2025	26,555	−250	−121	−2	−127

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.5 ±0.7: for men 40.4 ±0.6 and for women 42.7 ±1.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Perry County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under 5	1,648 ±42	6.0% ±0.2	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,787 ±380	17.4% ±1.4	16.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,813 ±209	6.6% ±0.8	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,810 ±392	24.8% ±1.4	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,493 ±457	27.2% ±1.7	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,948 ±494	18.0% ±1.8	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $42,181 ±$7,458, and income per person $28,931 ±$2,911, 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 Perry County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under $25,000	3,314 ±495	29.9% ±4.4	19.6% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,652 ±409	23.9% ±3.6	20.4% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,661 ±342	15.0% ±3.1	17.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,339 ±327	12.1% ±2.9	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,219 ±293	11.0% ±2.6	15.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	478 ±174	4.3% ±1.6	7.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	415 ±181	3.7% ±1.6	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 Perry County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kentucky	United States
All ages	7,175 ±1,153	26.8% ±4.3	16.1% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,937 ±469	31.3% ±6.7	20.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,158 ±664	30.2% ±4.3	15.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,080 ±284	15.9% ±4.0	13.4% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Perry County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Perry County	Kentucky	United States
Housing units	13,295 ±29	2,023,116 ±474	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.3% ±2.5	89.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.7% ±2.5	10.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	70.4% ±3.7	68.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	29.6% ±4.1	31.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$91,800 ±$5,380	$205,600 ±$1,096	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$798 ±$64	$967 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1985 ±2	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 Perry County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 146	0% to 0.5%	5.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	25,765 ±327	93.7% ±1.2	81.5% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	470 ±197	1.7% ±0.7	7.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	20 to 310	0.1% to 1.1%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	6 to 62	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 178	0% to 0.6%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 35	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	920 ±348	3.3% ±1.3	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 Perry County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Born in the state	24,132 ±464	87.8% ±1.7	67.3% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,040 ±441	11.1% ±1.6	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	3 to 141	< 0.1% to 0.5%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	73 to 437	0.3% to 1.6%	4.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 228	0% to 0.8%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	20 to 266	0.1% to 1.0%	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%.

Perry County among the counties of Kentucky

42nd of 120 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Kentucky page.

Counties of Kentucky near Perry County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Montgomery County	28,822	+2.5%
Logan County	28,669	+4.2%
Woodford County	27,883	+3.7%
Grayson County	27,406	+3.6%
Taylor County	26,763	+2.9%
Perry County	26,555	−6.4%
Grant County	26,181	+4.7%
Carter County	26,149	−1.7%
Lincoln County	25,353	+4.6%
Anderson County	25,225	+5.5%
Harlan County	24,725	−7.6%

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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