Last official estimated population of McCreary County was 18,271 (year 2014)[1]. This was 0.006% of total US population and 0.4% of total Kentucky state population. Area of McCreary County is 430.9 mi² (=1116.1 km²), in this year population density was 42.40 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (-0.05%/yr), McCreary County population in 2026 would be 18,166 [0].
Historical population of McCreary County for period 1920-2014 [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

[1920-1930] +2.28 %/yr
[1930-1940] +1.18 %/yr
[1940-1950] +0.13 %/yr
[1950-1960] -2.86 %/yr
[1960-1970] +0.07 %/yr
[1970-1980] +2.22 %/yr
[1980-1990] -0.02 %/yr
[1990-2000] +0.91 %/yr
[2000-2005] +0.78 %/yr
[2005-2010] +0.61 %/yr
[2010-2014] -0.05 %/yr
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Population of McCreary County by age groups male (M) and female (F)[1b]
| Age Gr. | (M) | (F) | Total |
| 0 to 4 | 593 | 540 | 1,133 |
| 5 to 9 | 561 | 535 | 1,096 |
| 10 to 14 | 593 | 500 | 1,093 |
| 15 to 19 | 571 | 496 | 1,067 |
| 20 to 24 | 652 | 524 | 1,176 |
| 25 to 29 | 674 | 465 | 1,139 |
| 30 to 34 | 842 | 455 | 1,297 |
| 35 to 39 | 762 | 507 | 1,269 |
| 40 to 44 | 806 | 535 | 1,341 |
| 45 to 49 | 751 | 583 | 1,334 |
| 50 to 54 | 641 | 592 | 1,233 |
| 55 to 59 | 625 | 526 | 1,151 |
| 60 to 64 | 501 | 539 | 1,040 |
| 65 to 69 | 430 | 485 | 915 |
| 70 to 74 | 298 | 375 | 673 |
| 75 to 79 | 232 | 225 | 457 |
| 80 to 84 | 114 | 140 | 254 |
| 85+ | 70 | 125 | 195 |
McCreary 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 | 9355 | 8077 | 17,432 |
| WAC | 8580 | 8035 | 16,615 |
| WA | 8447 | 7930 | 16,377 |
| NHWAC | 8297 | 7977 | 16,274 |
| NHWA | 8177 | 7874 | 16,051 |
| BAC | 1058 | 91 | 1,149 |
| NHBAC | 992 | 79 | 1,071 |
| BA | 981 | 59 | 1,040 |
| NHBA | 926 | 49 | 975 |
| H | 361 | 70 | 431 |
| HWAC | 283 | 58 | 341 |
| HWA | 270 | 56 | 326 |
| IAC | 184 | 97 | 281 |
| TOM | 157 | 106 | 263 |
| NHIAC | 167 | 95 | 262 |
| NHTOM | 143 | 104 | 247 |
| IA | 100 | 38 | 138 |
| NHIA | 86 | 36 | 122 |
| HBAC | 66 | 12 | 78 |
| AAC | 44 | 27 | 71 |
| NHAAC | 39 | 27 | 66 |
| HBA | 55 | 10 | 65 |
| AA | 23 | 12 | 35 |
| NHAA | 20 | 12 | 32 |
| NAC | 20 | 5 | 25 |
| HIAC | 17 | 2 | 19 |
| NHNAC | 14 | 5 | 19 |
| HIA | 14 | 2 | 16 |
| HTOM | 14 | 2 | 16 |
| NA | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| HNAC | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| HAAC | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| HNA | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| NHNA | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| HAA | 3 | 0 | 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
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