Kentucky Trivia:


Capital : Frankfort
State Tree : Tulip Poplar
State Flower : Goldenrod
State Insect : Viceroy Butterfly
State Bird : Cardinal

Kentucky People:


Kentucky has a total population of 4,206,074 (2006 est) and ranks 26th in population of U.S. states. By age, 999,531 (23.8%) Kentuckians are under 18 years of age, 2,669,249 (63.4%) are age 19 to 64, and 537,294 (12.8%) are 65 years of age or older. By gender, females make up 51.0%, and males 49% of the total population.


Kentucky Population By Age and Gender

AgePopulation Percentage
18 and under23.8  
65 and older12.8  
19 to 6463.4  
Female51.0  
Male49  

9,988 (0.2%) Kentuckians are American Indian or Alaska Native, 41,752 (1.0%) are Asian, 316,945 (7.5%) are Black, 1,765 (0.0%) are Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 3,793,438 (90.2%) are White, 42,186 (1.0%) are of mixed race.
 

Kentucky Population By Race

RacePopulation
WhiteKentucky White population 3,793,4383,793,438  
BlackKentucky Black population 316,945316,945
MixedKentucky Mixed population 42,18642,186
AsianKentucky Asian population 41,75241,752
American IndianKentucky American Indian population 9,9889,988
Hawaiian & Pacific IslanderKentucky Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population 1,7651,765

85,938 (2.0%) declare Hispanic or Latino origin.

2.0% of Kentuckians were born in a foreign country.

3.9% of Kentuckians over the age of 5 speak a language other than English at home.

74.1% of Kentuckians over the age of 25 are high school graduates or higher, and 17.1% have bachelor's degrees or higher.

Kentucky had 55,720 births and 38,646 deaths in 2004.

Kentucky Land:


Kentucky has a land area of 39,728 square miles and is ranked 36th amoung U.S. states in total area. Kentucky has a population density of 102 people per square mile. Kentucky had 13,843,706 acres in farm use in 2002, or about 0.54% of the total area.