Last official estimated population of Whitley County was 35,681 (year 2014)[1]. This was 0.011% of total US population and 0.8% of total Kentucky state population. Area of Whitley County is 445.1 mi² (=1152.9 km²), in this year population density was 80.16 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (+0.03%/yr), Whitley County population in 2026 would be 35,813 [0].
Historical population of Whitley 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] +4.98 %/yr
[1830-1840] +2.07 %/yr
[1840-1850] +4.77 %/yr
[1850-1860] +0.42 %/yr
[1860-1870] +0.65 %/yr
[1870-1880] +3.78 %/yr
[1880-1890] +3.9 %/yr
[1890-1900] +3.58 %/yr
[1900-1910] +2.49 %/yr
[1910-1920] -1.41 %/yr
[1920-1930] +0.69 %/yr
[1930-1940] +1.11 %/yr
[1940-1950] -0.38 %/yr
[1950-1960] -2.11 %/yr
[1960-1970] -0.67 %/yr
[1970-1980] +3.3 %/yr
[1980-1990] -0.02 %/yr
[1990-2000] +0.74 %/yr
[2000-2005] +0.21 %/yr
[2005-2010] -0.34 %/yr
[2010-2014] +0.03 %/yr
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Population of Whitley County by age groups male (M) and female (F)[1b]
| Age Gr. | (M) | (F) | Total |
| 0 to 4 | 1230 | 1233 | 2,463 |
| 5 to 9 | 1178 | 1057 | 2,235 |
| 10 to 14 | 1222 | 1151 | 2,373 |
| 15 to 19 | 1320 | 1278 | 2,598 |
| 20 to 24 | 1474 | 1428 | 2,902 |
| 25 to 29 | 1071 | 1050 | 2,121 |
| 30 to 34 | 991 | 1007 | 1,998 |
| 35 to 39 | 1015 | 1059 | 2,074 |
| 40 to 44 | 1051 | 1092 | 2,143 |
| 45 to 49 | 1126 | 1246 | 2,372 |
| 50 to 54 | 1215 | 1195 | 2,410 |
| 55 to 59 | 1108 | 1229 | 2,337 |
| 60 to 64 | 1037 | 1082 | 2,119 |
| 65 to 69 | 899 | 984 | 1,883 |
| 70 to 74 | 637 | 747 | 1,384 |
| 75 to 79 | 423 | 536 | 959 |
| 80 to 84 | 234 | 356 | 590 |
| 85+ | 200 | 342 | 542 |
Whitley 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 | 17246 | 17891 | 35,137 |
| WAC | 17120 | 17805 | 34,925 |
| NHWAC | 16953 | 17635 | 34,588 |
| WA | 16874 | 17563 | 34,437 |
| NHWA | 16721 | 17404 | 34,125 |
| TOM | 254 | 248 | 502 |
| NHTOM | 239 | 236 | 475 |
| BAC | 265 | 200 | 465 |
| NHBAC | 254 | 193 | 447 |
| IAC | 179 | 188 | 367 |
| H | 185 | 181 | 366 |
| NHIAC | 164 | 179 | 343 |
| HWAC | 167 | 170 | 337 |
| HWA | 153 | 159 | 312 |
| BA | 172 | 116 | 288 |
| NHBA | 169 | 113 | 282 |
| AAC | 109 | 121 | 230 |
| NHAAC | 103 | 115 | 218 |
| AA | 69 | 76 | 145 |
| NHAA | 66 | 73 | 139 |
| IA | 53 | 59 | 112 |
| NHIA | 45 | 55 | 100 |
| NAC | 17 | 19 | 36 |
| NHNAC | 14 | 17 | 31 |
| HTOM | 15 | 12 | 27 |
| HIAC | 15 | 9 | 24 |
| NA | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| HBAC | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| NHNA | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| HIA | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| HAAC | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| HBA | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| HAA | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| HNAC | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| HNA | 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
*Knox Kentucky Notes
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