Last official estimated population of Bell County was 28,705 (year 2014)[1]. This was 0.009% of total US population and 0.6% of total Kentucky state population. Area of Bell County is 361.1 mi² (=935.3 km²), in this year population density was 79.49 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (+0.01%/yr), Bell County population in 2026 would be 28,747 [0].
Historical population of Bell County for period 1870-2014 [1] , [2] , [3]:
Estimated population for 2014[1]. Population density is in p./sq.mi [4]. Changes are for period 2010-2015. Value is %/year. Boundary lines are approx. 2012 [5]. Click on flag to hide it.
Population • Density • Changes • Legends • Position
[1870-1880] +4.96 %/yr
[1880-1890] +5.47 %/yr
[1890-1900] +4.29 %/yr
[1900-1910] +6.12 %/yr
[1910-1920] +1.8 %/yr
[1920-1930] +1.32 %/yr
[1930-1940] +1.24 %/yr
[1940-1950] +0.83 %/yr
[1950-1960] -2.94 %/yr
[1960-1970] -1.27 %/yr
[1970-1980] +1 %/yr
[1980-1990] -0.85 %/yr
[1990-2000] -0.47 %/yr
[2000-2005] -0.62 %/yr
[2005-2010] -0.3 %/yr
[2010-2014] +0.01 %/yr
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Population of Bell County by age groups male (M) and female (F)[1b]
| Age Gr. | (M) | (F) | Total |
| 0 to 4 | 909 | 879 | 1,788 |
| 5 to 9 | 785 | 803 | 1,588 |
| 10 to 14 | 846 | 760 | 1,606 |
| 15 to 19 | 820 | 763 | 1,583 |
| 20 to 24 | 958 | 898 | 1,856 |
| 25 to 29 | 793 | 842 | 1,635 |
| 30 to 34 | 849 | 776 | 1,625 |
| 35 to 39 | 796 | 852 | 1,648 |
| 40 to 44 | 946 | 936 | 1,882 |
| 45 to 49 | 902 | 970 | 1,872 |
| 50 to 54 | 1043 | 1039 | 2,082 |
| 55 to 59 | 971 | 1012 | 1,983 |
| 60 to 64 | 867 | 970 | 1,837 |
| 65 to 69 | 776 | 881 | 1,657 |
| 70 to 74 | 566 | 690 | 1,256 |
| 75 to 79 | 341 | 457 | 798 |
| 80 to 84 | 212 | 373 | 585 |
| 85+ | 151 | 346 | 497 |
Bell County resident population estimates by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin[1b]. For full list of abbrevations see: population.us/about page.
| Race | Male | Female | Total |
| NH | 13400 | 14110 | 27,510 |
| WAC | 13043 | 13869 | 26,912 |
| NHWAC | 12929 | 13740 | 26,669 |
| WA | 12822 | 13633 | 26,455 |
| NHWA | 12716 | 13507 | 26,223 |
| BAC | 482 | 393 | 875 |
| NHBAC | 473 | 384 | 857 |
| BA | 389 | 288 | 677 |
| NHBA | 385 | 280 | 665 |
| TOM | 225 | 242 | 467 |
| NHTOM | 217 | 239 | 456 |
| IAC | 150 | 146 | 296 |
| NHIAC | 146 | 145 | 291 |
| H | 131 | 137 | 268 |
| HWAC | 114 | 129 | 243 |
| HWA | 106 | 126 | 232 |
| AAC | 66 | 76 | 142 |
| NHAAC | 65 | 74 | 139 |
| AA | 48 | 57 | 105 |
| NHAA | 47 | 57 | 104 |
| IA | 33 | 24 | 57 |
| NHIA | 32 | 24 | 56 |
| NAC | 21 | 13 | 34 |
| NHNAC | 10 | 11 | 21 |
| HBAC | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| NA | 14 | 3 | 17 |
| HNAC | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| HBA | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| HNA | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| HTOM | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| NHNA | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| HIAC | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| HAAC | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| HIA | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| HAA | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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[0] Calculated by population.us from last known population growth rate, not official data.
[1] County population - 2014, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[1b] Annual County Resident Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin, (used only data for 2014) archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[2] County population - 2000-2010, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[3] Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to 1992, PDF, 15 Mb, census.gov, retrieved 02/23/2016
[4] County area, latitude longitude data, retrieved 02/23/2016
[5] County boundaries, CSV files on boundaries.us, retrived 03/18/2016
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