Leslie County, KY

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2024 Population
10,079
US Senator
Mitch McConnell
Republican Party
US Senator
Rand Paul
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
42.3
0.237% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
30.3%
10.9% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$35,934
10.6% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$69,000
6.88% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
3,356
3.67% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Leslie 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.

100% of the residents in Leslie County, KY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Leslie County, KY was $69,000, and the homeownership rate was 85.5%.

Most people in Leslie County, KY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 36.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Leslie County, KY was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Leslie County, KY is home to a population of 10.1k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.0992% of Leslie County, KY residents were born outside of the country (10 people).

In 2024, there were 38.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.73k people) in Leslie County, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 252 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 59 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
99.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Leslie County, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Leslie County, KY was 99.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Leslie County, KY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    9.73k ± 86
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    252 ± 44
  3. Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
    59 ± 86
0.109%
Hispanic Population
11 people

In 2024, there were 38.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.73k people) in Leslie County, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 252 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 59 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

0.109% of the people in Leslie County, KY are hispanic (11 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Leslie 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

0.0992%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
10 people
0.429%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
44 people

As of 2024, 0.0992% of Leslie County, KY residents (10 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 Leslie County, KY was 0.429%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    66 ± 56
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    40 ± 60
  3. Korea
    17 ± 33

Leslie County, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.65 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Leslie County, KY employs 3.36k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Leslie County, KY were Health Care & Social Assistance (544 people), Retail Trade (506 people), and Manufacturing (419 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($125,750), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($86,809), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($60,125).

Employment

Occupations

3.36k
2024 Value
± 505
−3.67%
1 Year decline
± 22%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Leslie County, KY declined at a rate of −3.67%, from 3.48k employees to 3.36k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Leslie County, KY, are Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (469 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (367 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (326 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Leslie County, KY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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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

3.36k
2024 Value
± 505
−3.67%
1 Year decline
± 22%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Leslie County, KY declined at a rate of −3.67%, from 3.48k employees to 3.36k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Leslie County, KY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (544 people), Retail Trade (506 people), and Manufacturing (419 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Leslie County, KY, though some of these residents may live in Leslie 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

$51,427
Median earning men ± $7,758
$29,014
Median earning women ± $6,586

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($86,809), Public Administration ($60,611), and Manufacturing ($57,885).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($35,897), Retail Trade ($35,727), and Manufacturing ($33,679).

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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. 8
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  2. 8
    Retail Trade
  3. 6
    Other Services (except Public Administration)

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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. $14.3k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  2. $6.91k
    Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
  3. $4.89k
    Retail Trade

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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 Leslie 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 Leslie County, KY was $69,000 in 2024, which is 0.207 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $74,100 to $69,000, a 6.88% decrease. The homeownership rate in Leslie County, KY is 85.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Leslie County, KY have an average commute time of 36.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Leslie County, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 16.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Leslie County, KY. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 3.52%.

Housing

Property

$69,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$14,026
$3,619
Median Property Taxes
±$493

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

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

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Rent vs Own

85.5%
Homeownership
2024
63.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 85.5% of the housing units in Leslie County, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 82.6%.

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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.
$35,934
Median Household Income
± $5,237
4.23k
Number of Households
± 592

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.23k households in Leslie County, KY declined from $35,934 from the previous year's value of $40,176.

The following chart displays the households in Leslie 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 Leslie 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (80%)
  2. Carpooled (15.9%)
  3. Worked At Home (4.04%)

In 2024, 80% of workers in Leslie County, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (15.9%) and those who worked at home (4.04%).

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.

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Commute Time

36.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Leslie County, KY have a longer commute time (36.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 6.23% of the workforce in Leslie 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 Leslie County, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Leslie County, KY have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 16.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Leslie County, KY. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 3.52%.

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Poverty & Diversity

30.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Leslie County, KY (2.95k out of 9.73k 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 55 - 64, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Leslie 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.

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Children in Poverty

In 2025, 30.6% of the children was living in poverty in Leslie County, KY. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 4.1%.

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Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 37.7 in Leslie County, KY. From 2017 to 2022, the indicator declined 9.02 per 100,000 population.

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Health

97.7% of the population of Leslie County, KY has health coverage, with 29.4% on employee plans, 42.4% on Medicaid, 19.1% on Medicare, 5.77% on non-group plans, and 1.05% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Leslie County, KY see 5,139 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (5,139 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 5046 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1644 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

5,139 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Leslie County, KY

Primary care physicians in Leslie County, KY see an average of 5,139 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (5,139 patients).

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

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.9% under 18 years, 16% between 18 and 34 years, 43.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

2.33%
Uninsured
29.4%
Employer Coverage
42.4%
Medicaid
19.1%
Medicare
5.77%
Non-Group
1.05%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Leslie County, KY grew by 6.67% from 2.19% to 2.33%.

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Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2015, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 123 in Leslie 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 43.7% in Leslie County, KY.

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Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 5.36% in Leslie County, KY.

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