Kentucky Trivia:
Capital : Frankfort
State Tree : Tulip Poplar
State Flower : Goldenrod
State Insect : Viceroy Butterfly
State Bird : Cardinal
Capital : Frankfort
State Tree : Tulip Poplar
State Flower : Goldenrod
State Insect : Viceroy Butterfly
State Bird : Cardinal
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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.
| Age | Population Percentage |
| 18 and under | |
| 65 and older | |
| 19 to 64 | |
| Female | |
| Male |
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.
| Race | Population |
| White | |
| Black | |
| Mixed | |
| Asian | |
| American Indian | |
| Hawaiian & Pacific Islander |
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 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.