Last official estimated population of Laurel County was 59,017 (year 2014)[1]. This was 0.019% of total US population and 1.3% of total Kentucky state population. Area of Laurel County is 443.7 mi² (=1149.2 km²), in this year population density was 133.01 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (+0.07%/yr), Laurel County population in 2026 would be 59,524 [0].
Historical population of Laurel County for period 1830-2014 [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
[1830-1840] +3.39 %/yr
[1840-1850] +3.02 %/yr
[1850-1860] +2.85 %/yr
[1860-1870] +0.92 %/yr
[1870-1880] +4.26 %/yr
[1880-1890] +4.18 %/yr
[1890-1900] +2.5 %/yr
[1900-1910] +1.23 %/yr
[1910-1920] -0.03 %/yr
[1920-1930] +0.64 %/yr
[1930-1940] +1.96 %/yr
[1940-1950] +0.06 %/yr
[1950-1960] -0.35 %/yr
[1960-1970] +0.96 %/yr
[1970-1980] +3.59 %/yr
[1980-1990] +1.09 %/yr
[1990-2000] +1.95 %/yr
[2000-2005] +1.39 %/yr
[2005-2010] +0.83 %/yr
[2010-2014] +0.07 %/yr
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Population of Laurel County by age groups male (M) and female (F)[1b]
| Age Gr. | (M) | (F) | Total |
| 0 to 4 | 1915 | 1762 | 3,677 |
| 5 to 9 | 1935 | 1940 | 3,875 |
| 10 to 14 | 2103 | 2041 | 4,144 |
| 15 to 19 | 1901 | 1744 | 3,645 |
| 20 to 24 | 1797 | 1858 | 3,655 |
| 25 to 29 | 1853 | 1890 | 3,743 |
| 30 to 34 | 1897 | 1953 | 3,850 |
| 35 to 39 | 1889 | 2005 | 3,894 |
| 40 to 44 | 2053 | 2020 | 4,073 |
| 45 to 49 | 2051 | 2114 | 4,165 |
| 50 to 54 | 2124 | 2240 | 4,364 |
| 55 to 59 | 1976 | 2273 | 4,249 |
| 60 to 64 | 1815 | 1862 | 3,677 |
| 65 to 69 | 1623 | 1634 | 3,257 |
| 70 to 74 | 1058 | 1214 | 2,272 |
| 75 to 79 | 743 | 925 | 1,668 |
| 80 to 84 | 412 | 604 | 1,016 |
| 85+ | 256 | 535 | 791 |
Laurel 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 | 28951 | 30227 | 59,178 |
| WAC | 28851 | 30086 | 58,937 |
| WA | 28543 | 29759 | 58,302 |
| NHWAC | 28445 | 29741 | 58,186 |
| NHWA | 28159 | 29434 | 57,593 |
| H | 450 | 387 | 837 |
| HWAC | 406 | 345 | 751 |
| BAC | 416 | 324 | 740 |
| HWA | 384 | 325 | 709 |
| NHBAC | 392 | 307 | 699 |
| TOM | 318 | 337 | 655 |
| NHTOM | 296 | 314 | 610 |
| IAC | 267 | 323 | 590 |
| BA | 289 | 220 | 509 |
| NHIAC | 226 | 283 | 509 |
| NHBA | 273 | 209 | 482 |
| AAC | 191 | 214 | 405 |
| NHAAC | 188 | 207 | 395 |
| AA | 156 | 178 | 334 |
| NHAA | 155 | 176 | 331 |
| IA | 89 | 114 | 203 |
| NHIA | 65 | 91 | 156 |
| HIAC | 41 | 40 | 81 |
| HIA | 24 | 23 | 47 |
| HTOM | 22 | 23 | 45 |
| HBAC | 24 | 17 | 41 |
| NAC | 21 | 19 | 40 |
| NHNAC | 17 | 14 | 31 |
| HBA | 16 | 11 | 27 |
| NA | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| HAAC | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| HNAC | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| NHNA | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| HNA | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| HAA | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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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
See note 36 Kentucky Notes
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