Editing Owsley County, Kentucky (section)

==Demographics==
{{unreferenced section|date=March 2014}}
{{US Census population
| 1850 = 3774
| 1860 = 5335
| 1870 = 3889
| 1880 = 4942
| 1890 = 5975
| 1900 = 6874
| 1910 = 7979
| 1920 = 7820
| 1930 = 7223
| 1940 = 8957
| 1950 = 7324
| 1960 = 5369
| 1970 = 5023
| 1980 = 5709
| 1990 = 5036
| 2000 = 4858
| 2010 = 4755
| 2020 = 4051
| align-fn = center
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 19, 2014}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=August 19, 2014}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ky190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 19, 2014}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 19, 2014}}</ref> 2010–2021<ref name="QF"/>
| estimate = 3928
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{Cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident PopulaAtion for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html|access-date=March 13, 2025 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
| estyear = 2024
}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Racial Makeup
|-
! Race ''<small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>'' !! % 2020<ref>{{cite web |title=HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE (2020) |url=https://data.census.gov/table?t=Race+and+Ethnicity&g=050XX00US21189&d=DEC+Demographic+and+Housing+Characteristics |website=data.census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref> !! % 2010<ref>{{cite web |title=HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE (2010) |url=https://data.census.gov/table?t=Race+and+Ethnicity&g=050XX00US21189&y=2010 |website=data.census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref> !! % 2000<ref>{{cite book |title=Kentucky: 2000 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |pages=68-69 |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2002/dec/phc-1-19.pdf}}</ref> !! Pop. 2020 !! Pop. 2010 !! Pop. 2000
|-
| White Alone (NH) || 96.4%|| 98%|| 98.5%|| 3,905|| 4,659|| 4,785
|-
| Black Alone (NH) || 0.3%|| 0.3%|| 0.1%|| 11|| 13|| 5
|-
| American Indian Alone (NH) || 0%|| 0.3%|| 0.1%|| 1|| 12|| 3
|-
| Asian Alone (NH) || 0%|| 0%|| 0%|| 1|| 2|| 2
|-
| Pacific Islander Alone (NH) || 0.1%|| 0%|| 0%|| 5|| 0|| 1
|-
| Other Race Alone (NH) || 0.1%|| 0.1%|| 0%|| 4|| 3|| 1
|-
| Multiracial (NH) || 2%|| 0.6%|| 0.5%|| 82|| 27|| 26
|-
| Hispanic (Any race) || 1%|| 0.8%|| 0.7%|| 42|| 39|| 35
|}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/chart/AGE275210/21189|title=United States Census Quick Facts|date= April 1, 2010|website=www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 8, 2016}}</ref> of 2010, there were 4,755 people, 2,328 housing units, and 1,733 households residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|24.1|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the county was 98.7% [[White American|White]], 0.3% [[African American|Black or African American]], 0.3% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], ~ 0% [[Asian American|Asian]], 0% [[Pacific Islander American|Pacific Islander]], and 0.8% of the population were [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanics or Latinos]] of any race.

There were 1,894 households, out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.7% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.98.

The age distribution was 24.6% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 101.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $15,805, which is the third lowest in the nation and the lowest among counties with a non-Hispanic white majority population, and the median income for a family was $18,034. Males had a median income of $25,100 versus $18,203 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $10,742. About 41.7% of families and 45.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 56.3% of those under age 18 and 34.5% of those age 65 or over.

In 2009, government benefits accounted for 53.07% of personal income.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/02/12/us/entitlement-map.html], ''The New York Times''. Where Americans Most Depend on Government Benefits. Published: February 11, 2012. See the share of Americans' income that comes from government benefit programs like Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, veterans' benefits and food stamps.</ref>