Adair County, KY

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2022 Population

18,887

0.292% 1-year growth

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

40.3

0.75% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

19.8%

8.51% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$49,690

6.51% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$126,900

14.7% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

7,825

2.42% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Adair County, KY had a population of 18.9k people with a median age of 40.3 and a median household income of $49,690. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Adair County, KY grew from 18,832 to 18,887, a 0.292% increase and its median household income grew from $46,652 to $49,690, a 6.51% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Adair County, KY are White (Non-Hispanic) (91.6%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.77%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.63%), Two+ (Hispanic) (1.17%), and White (Hispanic) (0.72%).

None of the households in Adair County, KY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.7% of the residents in Adair County, KY are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Adair County, KY are Lindsey Wilson College (750 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2022, the median property value in Adair County, KY was $126,900, and the homeownership rate was 76.5%.

Most people in Adair County, KY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Adair County, KY was 2 cars per household.

Adair County, KY borders Casey County, KY, Cumberland County, KY, Green County, KY, Metcalfe County, KY, Russell County, KY, and Taylor County, KY.

United States Kentucky

Population & Diversity

Adair County, KY is home to a population of 18.9k people, from which 97.7% are citizens. As of 2022, 2.89% of Adair County, KY residents were born outside of the country (545 people).

In 2022, there were 24.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (17.3k people) in Adair County, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 712 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 307 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.7%

2022 Citizenship

98.3%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 97.7% of Adair County, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Adair County, KY was 98.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Adair County, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Adair County, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
17.3k ± 170
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
712 ± 183
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
307 ± 98

2.48%

Hispanic Population

468 people

2.48% of the people in Adair County, KY are hispanic (468 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Adair County, KY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Kentucky.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
28,651 ± 4,142 people
Cuba
14,970 ± 2,999 people
India
12,312 ± 2,720 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kentucky was Mexico, the natal country of 28,651 Kentucky residents, followed by Cuba with 14,970 and India with 12,312.

Foreign-Born Population

2.89%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

545 people

2.25%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

423 people

As of 2022, 2.89% of Adair County, KY residents (545 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Adair County, KY was 2.25%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Adair County, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
324 ± 90
Gulf War (2001-)
316 ± 144
Gulf War (1990s)
227 ± 119

Adair County, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.03 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Adair County, KY employs 7.83k people. The largest industries in Adair County, KY are Manufacturing (1,306 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,267 people), and Retail Trade (1,250 people), and the highest paying industries are Educational Services ($53,073), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($47,540), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($35,385).

Males in Kentucky have an average income that is 1.32 times higher than the average income of females, which is $52,220. The income inequality in Kentucky (measured using the Gini index) is 0.452, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

7.83k

2022 Value

± 603

2.42%

1 Year growth

± 10.5%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Adair County, KY grew at a rate of 2.42%, from 7.64k employees to 7.83k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Adair County, KY, are Production Occupations (872 people), Sales & Related Occupations (749 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (743 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Adair County, KY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kentucky (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

7.83k

2022 Value

± 603

2.42%

1 Year growth

± 10.5%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Adair County, KY grew at a rate of 2.42%, from 7.64k employees to 7.83k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Adair County, KY, are Manufacturing (1,306 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,267 people), and Retail Trade (1,250 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Adair County, KY, though some of these residents may live in Adair County, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$32,478

Median earning men ± $3,654

$30,482

Median earning women ± $2,413

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($44,432), Other Services Except Public Administration ($37,571), and Public Administration ($37,083).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Construction ($41,250), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($37,704), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($33,087).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.51%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.98M people employed in Kentucky. This represents a 2.51% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kentucky.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

26
Retail Trade
26
Construction
20
Finance and Insurance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$26.7k
Finance and Insurance
$26k
Retail Trade
$23.5k
Health Care and Social Assistance

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Adair County, KY went to Donald J. Trump with 83% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (15.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.685%).

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing the state of Kentucky. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (83%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (15.9%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.685%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Adair County, KY went to Donald J. Trump with 83% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (15.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.685%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Adair County, KY for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kentucky

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Mitch McConnell

Senator from Kentucky

Assumed office on January 3, 1985

Rand Paul

Senator from Kentucky

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing Kentucky.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Kentucky over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Kentucky

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Kentucky have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Adair County, KY awarded 750 degrees. The student population of Adair County, KY in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 1,542 male students and 1,617 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Adair County, KY are White (485 and 67.5%), followed by Unknown (158 and 22%), Black or African American (46 and 6.4%), and Two or More Races (11 and 1.53%).

The largest universities in Adair County, KY by number of degrees awarded are Lindsey Wilson College (750 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Adair County, KY are Counseling Psychology (235 and 31.3%), General Human Services (170 and 22.7%), and General Business Administration & Management (69 and 9.2%).

The median tuition cost in Adair County, KY for private four year colleges is $25,944.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 3,159 students enrolled in Adair County, KY, 48.8% men and 51.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,670 records, of which 68% were women and 32% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
53 degrees awarded
General Psychology
26 degrees awarded
General Human Services
170 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Adair County, KY was General Business Administration & Management with 53 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Adair County, KY according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Lindsey Wilson College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

750 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Lindsey Wilson College with 750 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 206 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Adair County, KY, which is 0.379 times less than the 544 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 485 degrees mean that there were 3.07 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 158 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($25,944) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($284) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.821% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.756% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.17M), Some college (766k), and Secondary Education (551k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Adair County, KY was $126,900 in 2022, which is 0.45 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $110,600 to $126,900, a 14.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Adair County, KY is 76.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Adair County, KY have an average commute time of 25.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Adair County, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Adair County, KY is $49,690. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Adair County, KY was Census Tract 9705 with a value of $56,280, followed by Census Tract 9704.02 and Census Tract 9702, with respective values of $54,085 and $52,045.

In 2023, 12.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Adair County, KY. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 4.21%.

Housing

Property

$126,900

Median Property Value 2022

±$11,134

$5,202

Median Property Taxes

±$422

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Adair County, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Adair County, KY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

76.5%

Homeownership

2022

68.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 76.5% of the housing units in Adair County, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 76.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Adair County, KY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9705
Census Tract 9704.02
Census Tract 9702

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Adair County, KY was Census Tract 9705 with a value of $56,280, followed by Census Tract 9704.02 and Census Tract 9702, with respective values of $54,085 and $52,045.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Adair County, KY colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$49,690

Median Household Income

± $5,377

6.8k

Number of Households

± 521

In 2022, the median household income of the 6.8k households in Adair County, KY grew to $49,690 from the previous year's value of $46,652.

The following chart displays the households in Adair County, KY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Adair County, KY is from Kentucky.

0.452

2022 Wage GINI in Kentucky

0.453

2021 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2022, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.286% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kentucky in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kentucky across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (77.1%)
Worked At Home (11.3%)
Carpooled (9.04%)

In 2022, 77.1% of workers in Adair County, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.3%) and those who carpooled to work (9.04%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

25.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Adair County, KY have a shorter commute time (25.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 3.65% of the workforce in Adair County, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Adair County, KY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Adair County, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Adair County, KY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 12.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Adair County, KY. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 4.21%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

19.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Adair County, KY (3.49k out of 17.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Adair County, KY is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 35.1% of the children was living in poverty in Adair County, KY. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 4.1%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

92.5% of the population of Adair County, KY has health coverage, with 34.9% on employee plans, 28.6% on Medicaid, 13.6% on Medicare, 13.6% on non-group plans, and 1.88% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Adair County, KY see 3259 patients per year on average, which represents a 18.8% increase from the previous year (2743 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 9466 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 386 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,259 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Adair County, KY

Primary care physicians in Adair County, KY see an average of 3,259 patients per year. This represents a 18.8% increase from the previous year (2,743 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Adair County, KY in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.8% under 18 years, 22.1% between 18 and 34 years, 37.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

7.55%

Uninsured

34.9%

Employer Coverage

28.6%

Medicaid

13.6%

Medicare

13.6%

Non-Group

1.88%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Adair County, KY grew by 25.7% from 6% to 7.55%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Adair County, KY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 83.9 in Adair County, KY.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Adair County, KY.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 39.7% in Adair County, KY.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Adair County, KY.