Letcher County is located in the state of Kentucky, with a total population of 21553. The land area spans approximately 875.192042 square miles, contributing to its total area of 878.090614 square miles.

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About Letcher County, Kentucky

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Letcher County, Kentucky Population Demographics

As of the last census, Letcher County has a total population of 21553, out of which 10533 are Male while 11020 are female.

You can check the total population for every year in the below table:

Year Population
2010 24534
2011 24376
2012 24011
2013 23540
2014 23357
2015 23049
2016 22759
2017 22303
2018 21813
2019 21553

Race Demographics

Category Percentage
non_hispanic_white_alone_male 47.5%
non_hispanic_white_alone_female 49.9%
black_alone_male 0.3%
black_alone_female 0.3%
asian_alone_male 0.1%
asian_alone_female 0.1%
hispanic_male 0.5%
hispanic_female 0.4%

Age Demographics

Category Percentage
0-4 5.8%
5-9 6.1%
10-14 6.3%
15-19 5.3%
20-24 4.7%
25-29 5.6%
30-34 5.8%
35-39 6.1%
40-44 6.1%
45-49 6.3%
50-54 6.7%
55-59 7.5%
60-64 7.7%
65-69 7.1%
70-74 5.5%
75-79 3.4%
80-84 2.3%
85+ 1.5%

Additional Information

  • Average Income: 30852
  • Number of Police officers: 26
  • Letcher County FIPS code: 21133

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Source: Census.gov, Wikipedia.org