Bath County, KY

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2024 Population
12,851
US Senator
Mitch McConnell
Republican Party
US Senator
Rand Paul
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
38.7
0.769% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
25.3%
7.9% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$56,541
4.46% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$129,800
16.1% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
5,207
5.68% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Bath 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.

99.9% of the residents in Bath County, KY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Bath County, KY was $129,800, and the homeownership rate was 74.7%.

Most people in Bath County, KY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30 minutes. The average car ownership in Bath County, KY was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Bath County, KY is home to a population of 12.9k people, from which 99.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.272% of Bath County, KY residents were born outside of the country (35 people).

In 2024, there were 36.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (12.2k people) in Bath County, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 333 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 141 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.9%
2024 Citizenship
99.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.9% of Bath County, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Bath County, KY was 99.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bath County, KY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    12.2k ± 30
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    333 ± 60
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    141 ± 40
1.83%
Hispanic Population
235 people

In 2024, there were 36.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (12.2k people) in Bath County, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 333 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 141 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

1.83% of the people in Bath County, KY are hispanic (235 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Bath County, KY as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Kentucky.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    34,091 ± 4,516 people
  2. Cuba
    20,475 ± 3,505 people
  3. India
    12,629 ± 2,755 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kentucky was Mexico, the natal country of 34,091 Kentucky residents, followed by Cuba with 20,475 and India with 12,629.

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Foreign-Born Population

0.272%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
35 people
0.172%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
22 people

As of 2024, 0.272% of Bath County, KY residents (35 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Bath County, KY was 0.172%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    116 ± 64
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    76 ± 51
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    35 ± 34

Bath County, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.53 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Bath County, KY employs 5.21k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Bath County, KY were Manufacturing (1,036 people), Retail Trade (797 people), and Construction (527 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($57,589), Other Services Except Public Administration ($52,841), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($51,449).

Employment

Occupations

5.21k
2024 Value
± 513
5.68%
1 Year growth
± 13.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bath County, KY grew at a rate of 5.68%, from 4.93k employees to 5.21k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bath County, KY, are Production Occupations (801 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (649 people), and Management Occupations (561 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bath County, KY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kentucky.

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

5.21k
2024 Value
± 513
5.68%
1 Year growth
± 13.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bath County, KY grew at a rate of 5.68%, from 4.93k employees to 5.21k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bath County, KY, are Manufacturing (1,036 people), Retail Trade (797 people), and Construction (527 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bath County, KY, though some of these residents may live in Bath County, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$41,868
Median earning men ± $4,895
$39,083
Median earning women ± $4,545

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($74,018), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($59,911), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($58,438).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($51,032), Information ($48,409), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($46,548).

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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.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 18
    Retail Trade
  2. 12
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  3. 9
    Finance and Insurance

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The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $15.3k
    Manufacturing
  2. $11.2k
    Construction
  3. $10.4k
    Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kentucky went to Donald J. Trump with 64.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.808%).

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

Voting results are not available for Bath County, KY. Showing the available data for Kentucky.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (64.5%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (33.9%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (0.808%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kentucky went to Donald J. Trump with 64.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.808%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Kentucky for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Kentucky

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Mitch McConnell
Senator from Kentucky2
Assumed office on January 3, 1985
Rand Paul
Senator from Kentucky3
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.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Bath County, KY was $129,800 in 2024, which is 0.39 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $111,800 to $129,800, a 16.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Bath County, KY is 74.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Bath County, KY have an average commute time of 30 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bath County, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 10.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Bath County, KY. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 8.8%.

Housing

Property

$129,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$14,799
$3,510
Median Property Taxes
±$361

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 Bath County, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

74.7%
Homeownership
2024
69.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 74.7% of the housing units in Bath County, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 72.8%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$56,541
Median Household Income
± $8,587
4.7k
Number of Households
± 462

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.7k households in Bath County, KY grew to $56,541 from the previous year's value of $54,128.

The following chart displays the households in Bath 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Bath County, KY is from Kentucky.
0.449
2023 Wage GINI in Kentucky
0.452
2022 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2023, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.449 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.729% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.476. 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (80.4%)
  2. Carpooled (11.2%)
  3. Worked At Home (5.52%)

In 2024, 80.4% of workers in Bath County, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.2%) and those who worked at home (5.52%).

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.

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Commute Time

30 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bath County, KY have a longer commute time (30 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.34% of the workforce in Bath County, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 10.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Bath County, KY. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 8.8%.

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Poverty & Diversity

25.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bath County, KY (3.22k out of 12.7k 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 Males < 5, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bath County, KY is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

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.

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Children in Poverty

In 2025, 26.6% of the children was living in poverty in Bath County, KY. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 9.9%.

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Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 28.7 in Bath County, KY. From 2017 to 2022, the indicator grew 3.61 per 100,000 population.

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Health

89.2% of the population of Bath County, KY has health coverage, with 38% on employee plans, 29% on Medicaid, 14.8% on Medicare, 6.3% on non-group plans, and 1.21% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Bath County, KY see 6,389 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (6,389 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 12829 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 360 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.2% were men and 49.8% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

6,389 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Bath County, KY

Primary care physicians in Bath County, KY see an average of 6,389 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (6,389 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.9% under 18 years, 19.8% between 18 and 34 years, 37.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.2% were men and 49.8% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

10.8%
Uninsured
38%
Employer Coverage
29%
Medicaid
14.8%
Medicare
6.3%
Non-Group
1.21%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Bath County, KY grew by 40% from 7.68% to 10.8%.

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Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 115 in Bath County, KY.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, 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 38.4% in Bath County, KY.

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Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 6.28% in Bath County, KY.

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