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Adair County, Kentucky

Adair County had 19,239 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 405.3 square miles of land. It ranks 64th of 120 in Kentucky by population and 32nd by land area.

Population
19,239
#64 of 120 in Kentucky · #1,869 in US
Area
405.3 sq mi
#32 of 120 in Kentucky · #2,499 in US
Density
47 / sq mi
#73 of 120 in Kentucky · #1,521 in US
Median household income
$45,974
#90 of 120 in Kentucky · #2,936 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Adair County within Kentucky. Pin: Frankfort.

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Adair County population, land area and income

Adair County had 19,239 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 405.3 square miles of land. It ranks 64th of 120 in Kentucky by population and 32nd by land area. That works out to 47.5 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Kentucky has 19,740 residents, about the same as Adair County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $45,974 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

19,239

3144th1st

1869th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

405 sq mi

3144th1st

2499th of 3,144 (US)

Density

47.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

1521st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$45,974

3143rd1st

2936th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kentucky (120)

Population

19,239

120th1st

64th of 120 (KY)

Land area

405 sq mi

120th1st

32nd of 120 (KY)

Density

47.5 / sq mi

120th1st

73rd of 120 (KY)

Median household income

$45,974

120th1st

90th of 120 (KY)

How Adair County's population changed since 2020

Adair County gained 358 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.9%. That ranks 50th of 120 in Kentucky for growth. The median Kentucky county changed by +1.4%, and the state as a whole by +1.8%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Adair County recorded 848 births and 1,187 deaths, a natural change of -339. Net international migration added +179 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +489. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 489 people.

18.9k202018.9k202119.1k202219.3k202319.2k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
848
Deaths
1,187
Net international migration
+179
Net domestic migration
+489
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-67

Where Adair County is

The Census internal point of Adair County is at 37.105600, -85.281400. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Kentucky's 120 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Adair County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Adair County: +1.9%Kenton County: +3.3%Owen County: +1.2%Morgan County: +4.1%Bracken County: +1.1%Edmonson County: +4.0%Trigg County: +3.4%Jackson County: +3.0%Spencer County: +6.8%Clark County: +1.7%Jessamine County: +6.6%Green County: +3.8%Henry County: +3.2%Graves County: +0.8%Webster County: -1.3%Washington County: +1.9%Ohio County: +0.8%Knott County: -5.1%Meade County: +1.4%Carroll County: +2.5%Scott County: +7.2%Lincoln County: +2.7%Greenup County: -1.7%Boyle County: +2.1%Hardin County: +1.8%Nelson County: +4.1%Hart County: +3.2%Christian County: -2.4%Carlisle County: -0.6%Crittenden County: -0.2%Elliott County: -1.0%Garrard County: +6.3%Larue County: +1.7%Lee County: -0.7%Leslie County: -7.1%Hancock County: -1.0%Lewis County: -1.6%Lyon County: +4.6%McLean County: -0.1%Magoffin County: -4.2%Martin County: -4.9%Mason County: -1.1%Rockcastle County: +1.0%Menifee County: +3.2%Russell County: +2.6%Whitley County: +1.5%Todd County: +3.9%Union County: -3.5%Wolfe County: -2.9%Bell County: -3.9%Boyd County: -0.9%Butler County: +1.9%Metcalfe County: +2.7%Grant County: +2.8%Simpson County: +3.7%Pike County: -5.2%Gallatin County: +1.5%Harlan County: -6.4%Fayette County: +2.1%Logan County: +3.5%Muhlenberg County: -1.2%Bath County: +1.8%Mercer County: +3.8%Barren County: +2.5%Franklin County: +1.6%Bullitt County: +4.2%Boone County: +5.6%Campbell County: +0.9%Jefferson County: +1.4%Wayne County: +0.4%Ballard County: -1.1%Anderson County: +4.1%Pulaski County: +2.7%Knox County: -1.7%Laurel County: +1.0%Breckinridge County: +3.8%Oldham County: +4.2%Letcher County: -6.2%Lawrence County: -3.1%McCracken County: -0.6%Nicholas County: +3.7%Owsley County: -2.6%Powell County: -1.3%Bourbon County: +0.2%Calloway County: +3.7%Henderson County: -1.1%Clinton County: -0.5%Warren County: +9.6%Montgomery County: +2.4%Floyd County: -3.5%Woodford County: +3.1%Hopkins County: -0.3%Johnson County: -2.4%Marshall County: +0.1%Estill County: -1.1%Cumberland County: +3.2%Fleming County: +3.3%Madison County: +7.1%Carter County: -1.9%Allen County: +7.1%Daviess County: +1.0%Harrison County: +4.3%Perry County: -5.7%Fulton County: -3.5%Clay County: -3.5%Robertson County: +9.1%Trimble County: +1.5%Taylor County: +3.1%Shelby County: +3.9%McCreary County: -0.2%Breathitt County: -6.5%Livingston County: -0.6%Hickman County: -3.0%Rowan County: -0.2%Casey County: +0.2%Monroe County: -1.4%Marion County: +1.3%Grayson County: +2.3%Caldwell County: -0.2%Pendleton County: +1.3%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -1.6%
  2. < +0.2%
  3. < +1.9%
  4. < +3.7%
  5. ≥ +3.7%
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Orange pin: Adair County internal point. Dark pin: Frankfort.

Internal point

Decimal
37.105600, -85.281400
DMS
37°06'20.16"N 85°16'53.04"W
UTM
16N 652708.8E 4107969.0N
Geohash
dne756ggz
Plus code
869P4P49+6C

Towns in Adair County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Adair County, 4,685 people together, or 24% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Adair County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Columbia with 4,685.

  1. 01Columbia4,685
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Adair County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Adair County. The most populous is Taylor County, KY, with 26,809 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Frankfort and the nearest big city

Frankfort is 78.0 miles NNE of Adair County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Louisville/Jefferson County, KY (population 640,796), 75.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Campbellsville, KY (population 11,820), 16.9 miles away.

Adair County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Adair County is 21001: state code 21 for Kentucky plus county code 001. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $45,974.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Adair County, Kentucky?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 19,239. That is up 358 people (1.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 18,881.

What is the FIPS code of Adair County?

21001. The first two digits (21) are Kentucky; the last three (001) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Adair County?

Columbia, with 4,685 residents inside Adair County in 2024.

Which counties border Adair County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Taylor County, KY; Russell County, KY; Casey County, KY; Green County, KY; Metcalfe County, KY; Cumberland County, KY.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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