Demographics of Trigg County, Kentucky

Trigg County, Kentucky had 14,512 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +435 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.

Trigg County, in four figures

14,512
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.1%
Change since July 2020: +435 people.; 45.8 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $59,857 ±$5,728
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.

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

The July 1 estimate of Trigg 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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Trigg County, Kentucky's population grew 3.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Trigg 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	14,077	100.0	100.0
2021	14,219	101.0	100.2
2022	14,331	101.8	100.7
2023	14,353	102.0	101.6
2024	14,513	103.1	102.5
2025	14,512	103.1	103.1

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Population of Trigg 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	14,077	+24	−12	0	+36
2021	14,219	+142	−61	+1	+208
2022	14,331	+112	−107	0	+218
2023	14,353	+22	−57	+3	+79
2024	14,513	+160	−61	+4	+220
2025	14,512	−1	−63	−1	+62

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.8 ±0.8: for men 44.7 ±1.0 and for women 46.7 ±1.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Trigg County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under 5	814 ±51	5.7% ±0.4	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,314 ±219	16.2% ±1.5	16.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	971 ±154	6.8% ±1.1	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,985 ±237	20.9% ±1.7	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,018 ±281	28.1% ±2.0	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,213 ±309	22.4% ±2.2	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $59,857 ±$5,728, and income per person $32,472 ±$2,635, 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 Trigg County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under $25,000	1,296 ±247	21.4% ±4.0	19.6% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,401 ±259	23.1% ±4.2	20.4% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,063 ±204	17.5% ±3.3	17.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	709 ±151	11.7% ±2.4	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	895 ±210	14.8% ±3.4	15.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	374 ±142	6.2% ±2.3	7.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	322 ±138	5.3% ±2.3	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 Trigg County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kentucky	United States
All ages	2,930 ±588	20.6% ±4.1	16.1% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,089 ±240	35.4% ±6.6	20.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,341 ±334	20.5% ±4.9	15.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	500 ±146	10.9% ±3.1	13.4% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Trigg County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Trigg County	Kentucky	United States
Housing units	7,652 ±20	2,023,116 ±474	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	79.2% ±3.2	89.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	20.8% ±3.3	10.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.9% ±2.4	68.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.1% ±3.9	31.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$207,700 ±$13,511	$205,600 ±$1,096	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$803 ±$78	$967 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1985 ±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 Trigg County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Hispanic or Latino	387 ±0	2.7% ±<0.1	5.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,356 ±108	86.3% ±0.8	81.5% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	604 ±130	4.2% ±0.9	7.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 50	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 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 55	0% to 0.4%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	919 ±174	6.4% ±1.2	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 Trigg County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Born in the state	8,035 ±593	56.1% ±4.1	67.3% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,944 ±561	41.5% ±3.9	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	69 to 237	0.5% to 1.7%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	45 to 321	0.3% to 2.2%	4.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 107	0% to 0.7%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	35 to 235	0.2% to 1.6%	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%.

Trigg County among the counties of Kentucky

76th of 120 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Kentucky page.

Counties of Kentucky near Trigg County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Rockcastle County	16,148	+0.6%
Fleming County	15,787	+4.6%
Lawrence County	15,765	−3.3%
Larue County	15,184	+2.0%
Pendleton County	14,800	+1.1%
Trigg County	14,512	+3.1%
Morgan County	14,415	+5.0%
Estill County	13,962	−1.4%
Jackson County	13,325	+2.7%
Knott County	13,321	−5.9%
Bath County	13,176	+3.6%

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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