Floyd County, KY

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2024 Population

35,224

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

42.8

0.696% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

28%

5.45% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$41,279

0.729% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$98,700

5.79% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

11,396

1.59% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Floyd 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.

99.7% of the residents in Floyd County, KY are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Floyd County, KY are Big Sandy Community and Technical College (1,308 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Floyd County, KY was $98,700, and the homeownership rate was 72.2%.

Most people in Floyd County, KY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Floyd County, KY was 2 cars per household.

Floyd County, KY borders Johnson County, KY, Knott County, KY, Magoffin County, KY, Martin County, KY, and Pike County, KY.

United States Kentucky

Population & Diversity

Floyd County, KY is home to a population of 35.2k people, from which 99.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.542% of Floyd County, KY residents were born outside of the country (191 people).

In 2024, there were 59.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (33.6k people) in Floyd County, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 562 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 340 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.7%

2024 Citizenship

99.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.7% of Floyd County, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Floyd County, KY was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Floyd County, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
33.6k ± 227
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
562 ± 217
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
340 ± 71

0.934%

Hispanic Population

329 people

0.934% of the people in Floyd County, KY are hispanic (329 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Floyd 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
34,091 ± 4,516 people
Cuba
20,475 ± 3,505 people
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.

Foreign-Born Population

0.542%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

191 people

0.444%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

157 people

As of 2024, 0.542% of Floyd County, KY residents (191 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 Floyd County, KY was 0.444%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
560 ± 196
Gulf War (1990s)
261 ± 169
Gulf War (2001-)
225 ± 124

Floyd County, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.15 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Floyd County, KY.

Economy

The economy of Floyd County, KY employs 11.4k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Floyd County, KY were Health Care & Social Assistance (2,344 people), Educational Services (1,490 people), and Retail Trade (1,403 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($78,214), Utilities ($76,190), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation ($73,387).

Employment

Occupations

11.4k

2024 Value

± 918

−1.59%

1 Year decline

± 11.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Floyd County, KY declined at a rate of −1.59%, from 11.6k employees to 11.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Floyd County, KY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,424 people), Management Occupations (1,287 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (941 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Floyd County, KY.

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

11.4k

2024 Value

± 918

−1.59%

1 Year decline

± 11.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Floyd County, KY declined at a rate of −1.59%, from 11.6k employees to 11.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Floyd County, KY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,344 people), Educational Services (1,490 people), and Retail Trade (1,403 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Floyd County, KY, though some of these residents may live in Floyd County, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$50,754

Median earning men ± $3,292

$33,665

Median earning women ± $2,675

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($86,538), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($73,572), and Wholesale Trade ($62,083).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($50,882), Wholesale Trade ($47,417), and Public Administration ($46,619).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

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

68
Health Care and Social Assistance
56
Retail Trade
49
Retail Trade

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

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

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$124k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$45.2k
Retail Trade
$24.1k
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction

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

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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Floyd County, KY. Showing the available data for Kentucky.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (64.5%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (33.9%)
Democratic Party
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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kentucky

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Kentucky.

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.

Education

In 2023, universities in Floyd County, KY awarded 1,308 degrees. The student population of Floyd County, KY in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1,010 male students and 1,573 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Floyd County, KY are White (1,259 and 96.3%), Two or More Races (17 and 1.3%), Unknown (13 and 0.994%), and American Indian or Alaska Native (10 and 0.765%).

The largest universities in Floyd County, KY by number of degrees awarded are Big Sandy Community and Technical College (1,308 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Floyd County, KY are Electrician (251 and 19.2%), Liberal Arts & Sciences (188 and 14.4%), and General Computer & Information Sciences (95 and 7.26%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 2,583 students enrolled in Floyd County, KY, 39.1% men and 60.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2,405 records, of which 62.2% were women and 37.8% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Electrician
148 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
54 degrees awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences
47 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in Floyd County, KY was Electrician with 148 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years from schools in Floyd County, KY according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Big Sandy Community and Technical College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

1,308 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Big Sandy Community and Technical College with 1,308 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 846 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Floyd County, KY, which is 1.83 times more than the 462 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,259 degrees mean that there were 74.1 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Two or More Races, with 17 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

Public, 2-year ($4,464) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($192) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,152) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

Housing & Living

The median property value in Floyd County, KY was $98,700 in 2024, which is 0.297 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $93,300 to $98,700, a 5.79% increase. The homeownership rate in Floyd County, KY is 72.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Floyd County, KY have an average commute time of 27.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Floyd County, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 14.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Floyd County, KY. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 0.0231%.

Housing

Property

$98,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$8,147

$10,611

Median Property Taxes

±$780

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

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

Rent vs Own

72.2%

Homeownership

2024

61.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 72.2% of the housing units in Floyd County, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 72.1%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$41,279

Median Household Income

± $4,939

14.7k

Number of Households

± 964

In 2024, the median household income of the 14.7k households in Floyd County, KY declined from $41,279 from the previous year's value of $41,582.

The following chart displays the households in Floyd 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 Floyd 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.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (82.9%)
Carpooled (10.6%)
Worked At Home (3.21%)

In 2024, 82.9% of workers in Floyd County, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.6%) and those who worked at home (3.21%).

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

27.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Floyd County, KY have a longer commute time (27.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.64% of the workforce in Floyd County, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Floyd 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 Floyd County, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Floyd County, KY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 14.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Floyd County, KY. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 0.0231%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

28% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Floyd County, KY (9.61k out of 34.3k 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 55 - 64, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 45 - 54.

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

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 30.6% of the children was living in poverty in Floyd County, KY. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 13.3%.

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.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 51.6 in Floyd County, KY. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 2.1 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

94.8% of the population of Floyd County, KY has health coverage, with 32% on employee plans, 38.1% on Medicaid, 16.7% on Medicare, 7.27% on non-group plans, and 0.754% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Floyd County, KY see 1,764 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,764 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1345 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 27 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,764 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Floyd County, KY

Primary care physicians in Floyd County, KY see an average of 1,764 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,764 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.3% under 18 years, 17.6% between 18 and 34 years, 39.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.

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

Uninsured People

5.17%

Uninsured

32%

Employer Coverage

38.1%

Medicaid

16.7%

Medicare

7.27%

Non-Group

0.754%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Floyd County, KY grew by 16.5% from 4.43% to 5.17%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 67 in Floyd County, KY.

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

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 39.9% in Floyd County, KY.

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