3-Year Estimates Released October 27, 2009

The new estimates are from the 2006-2008 American Community Survey sample and are available for geographic areas with populations of 20,000 or more (this includes 55 Kentucky counties). Here is the Census Bureau press release.

Kentucky has 55 counties with more than 20,000 people and therefore included in the newest ACS data. Here is a link to some tables for those counties showing estimates for poverty status, median household income and home values.  Many other tables are available at the American Fact Finder web site.

If all of these ACS data releases have you confused, there is a discussion of the ACS data sets and various releases in the KSDC Blog.

1-Year American Community Survey Estimates Released September 21, 2009

Newly released American Community Survey data has 2008 estimates for geographic areas with population of 65,000 or more. Kentucky has two cities, thirteen counties, ten school districts and twelve Metropolitan/Micropolitan Statistical Areas that meet this population threshold.

The new data include estimates for three new variables; health insurance coverage, marital history and Veterans Adminstration disability rating. The Kentucky State Data Center has added quick links to the new data profiles and these are available here on the KSDC web site.  You can query all of the newly released data, as well as previously releases, on the Census Bureau's American Fact Finder.

2010 Census in Kentucky

The 2010 Census is coming soon. KSDC has created a web page where you can find information and materials to learn about and promote a complete count in Kentucky in the next Census!  This web page will be updated regularly with information about the 2010 Census, so be sure to check it out in the future. 

The Cenus Bureau has also created a new 2010 Census web site with information and promotional materials.

2008 City Population Estimates (released July 1, 2009)

Six Kentucky Cities Have Fewer Than 100 Residents

The Census Bureau has released the 2008 population estimates for incorporated places. These are the estimated populations for Kentucky's 419 cities on July 1, 2008:

2008 Kentucky City Population Estimates (sorted alphabetically)

2008 Kentucky City Population Estimates (ranked by total population)

The new estimates reveal that there are six Kentucky cities with fewer than 100 people. Concord is the smallest, with only 27 residents, followed by Carrsville (71), Fairfield (77), California (82), Woodbury (87) and Gratz (95). Smithfield, with 101 residents, is the only other Kentucky city near the 100 mark, as the next smallest cities are Blackey and Germantown, each with 141 people.

Louisville (557,224) and Lexington (282,114) are the only two cities in Kentucky to have more than 100,000 people. The next closest is Owensboro, with 55,516 people. Lexington (+3,070) and Bowling Green (+853) added the most people from 2007 to 2008, while Louisville saw the greatest number decline of 565 people in that period. The fastest growing from 2007 to 2008 was Coal Run Village which increased 17.3% and the greatest percentage decline was Lakeview Heights at -17.6%.

Keep up with the newest Kentucky Census data at the KSDC blog.