Last official estimated population of Harlan County was 29,238 (year 2014)[1]. This was 0.009% of total US population and 0.7% of total Kentucky state population. Area of Harlan County is 468.2 mi² (=1212.5 km²), in this year population density was 62.45 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (-0.03%/yr), Harlan County population in 2024 would be 29,138 [0].
Historical population of Harlan County for period 1820-2014 [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
[1820-1830] +4.09 %/yr
[1830-1840] +0.29 %/yr
[1840-1850] +3.54 %/yr
[1850-1860] +2.56 %/yr
[1860-1870] -2.16 %/yr
[1870-1880] +1.8 %/yr
[1880-1890] +1.62 %/yr
[1890-1900] +4.73 %/yr
[1900-1910] +0.72 %/yr
[1910-1920] +11.56 %/yr
[1920-1930] +7.42 %/yr
[1930-1940] +1.55 %/yr
[1940-1950] -0.48 %/yr
[1950-1960] -3.34 %/yr
[1960-1970] -3.08 %/yr
[1970-1980] +1.15 %/yr
[1980-1990] -1.35 %/yr
[1990-2000] -0.97 %/yr
[2000-2005] -1.82 %/yr
[2005-2010] -0.67 %/yr
[2010-2014] -0.03 %/yr
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Population of Harlan County by age groups male (M) and female (F)[1b]
| Age Gr. | (M) | (F) | Total |
| 0 to 4 | 1001 | 977 | 1,978 |
| 5 to 9 | 925 | 856 | 1,781 |
| 10 to 14 | 847 | 815 | 1,662 |
| 15 to 19 | 784 | 752 | 1,536 |
| 20 to 24 | 863 | 903 | 1,766 |
| 25 to 29 | 859 | 876 | 1,735 |
| 30 to 34 | 799 | 815 | 1,614 |
| 35 to 39 | 796 | 829 | 1,625 |
| 40 to 44 | 868 | 886 | 1,754 |
| 45 to 49 | 945 | 956 | 1,901 |
| 50 to 54 | 934 | 1061 | 1,995 |
| 55 to 59 | 1034 | 1134 | 2,168 |
| 60 to 64 | 1032 | 1026 | 2,058 |
| 65 to 69 | 796 | 898 | 1,694 |
| 70 to 74 | 506 | 560 | 1,066 |
| 75 to 79 | 352 | 453 | 805 |
| 80 to 84 | 209 | 320 | 529 |
| 85+ | 157 | 339 | 496 |
Harlan 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 | 13596 | 14338 | 27,934 |
| WAC | 13273 | 14017 | 27,290 |
| NHWAC | 13169 | 13910 | 27,079 |
| WA | 13122 | 13861 | 26,983 |
| NHWA | 13028 | 13758 | 26,786 |
| BAC | 418 | 395 | 813 |
| NHBAC | 414 | 390 | 804 |
| BA | 336 | 309 | 645 |
| NHBA | 334 | 306 | 640 |
| TOM | 157 | 156 | 313 |
| NHTOM | 147 | 152 | 299 |
| H | 111 | 118 | 229 |
| HWAC | 104 | 107 | 211 |
| HWA | 94 | 103 | 197 |
| IAC | 91 | 94 | 185 |
| NHIAC | 84 | 88 | 172 |
| AAC | 69 | 54 | 123 |
| NHAAC | 64 | 54 | 118 |
| AA | 51 | 44 | 95 |
| NHAA | 50 | 44 | 94 |
| NAC | 15 | 55 | 70 |
| NHNAC | 14 | 51 | 65 |
| IA | 30 | 34 | 64 |
| NA | 11 | 52 | 63 |
| NHNA | 10 | 48 | 58 |
| NHIA | 27 | 30 | 57 |
| HTOM | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| HIAC | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| HBAC | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| HIA | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| HAAC | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| HBA | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| HNAC | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| HNA | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 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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