Bell County, KY

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US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

41.5

0.242% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

26.3%

7.09% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$33,658

4.78% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Bell County, KY are White (Non-Hispanic) (93.3%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.85%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.93%), White (Hispanic) (1.08%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (0.276%).

None of the households in Bell County, KY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in Bell County, KY are U.S. citizens.

Bell County, KY borders Clay County, KY, Harlan County, KY, Knox County, KY, Leslie County, KY, Whitley County, KY, Claiborne County, TN, and Lee County, VA.

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Economy

The economy of Bell County, KY employs 7.25k people. The largest industries in Bell County, KY are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,120 people), Retail Trade (1,012 people), and Educational Services (886 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($68,207), Wholesale Trade ($53,810), and Transportation & Warehousing ($47,250).

Employment

Occupations

7.25k

2022 Value

± 644

0.318%

1 Year growth

± 12.3%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bell County, KY, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bell County, KY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kentucky (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

7.25k

2022 Value

± 644

0.318%

1 Year growth

± 12.3%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bell County, KY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,120 people), Retail Trade (1,012 people), and Educational Services (886 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bell County, KY, though some of these residents may live in Bell County, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Information ($101,528), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($67,188), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($54,141).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Manufacturing ($40,395), Public Administration ($35,769), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($34,536).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.51%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.98M people employed in Kentucky. This represents a 2.51% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kentucky.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

42
Retail Trade
41
Retail Trade
31
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Bell County, KY went to Donald J. Trump with 81% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (17.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.777%).

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing the state of Kentucky. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (81%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (17.8%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.777%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Bell County, KY went to Donald J. Trump with 81% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (17.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.777%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Bell County, KY for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kentucky

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Mitch McConnell

Senator from Kentucky

Assumed office on January 3, 1985

Rand Paul

Senator from Kentucky

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing Kentucky.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Kentucky over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Kentucky

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Kentucky have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Bell County, KY awarded 23 degrees. The student population of Bell County, KY in N/A is skewed towards N/A, with N/A male students and N/A female students.

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, InfinityM% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while InfinityM% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

Median household income in Bell County, KY is $33,658. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Bell County, KY was Census Tract 9607 with a value of $46,901, followed by Census Tract 9601 and Census Tract 9603, with respective values of $45,247 and $38,542.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9607
Census Tract 9601
Census Tract 9603

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Bell County, KY was Census Tract 9607 with a value of $46,901, followed by Census Tract 9601 and Census Tract 9603, with respective values of $45,247 and $38,542.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Bell County, KY colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$33,658

Median Household Income

± $4,253

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Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Bell County, KY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Bell County, KY is from Kentucky.

0.452

2022 Wage GINI in Kentucky

0.453

2021 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2022, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.286% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 1. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kentucky in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kentucky across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

In N/A, N/A% of workers in Bell County, KY N/A, followed by those who N/A (N/A%) and those who N/A (N/A%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

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Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bell County, KY have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, 3.64% of the workforce in Bell County, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Bell County, KY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

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Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Bell County, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Bell County, KY have N/A.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

26.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bell County, KY (6.15k out of 23.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bell County, KY is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

93.8% of the population of Bell County, KY has health coverage, with 23.9% on employee plans, 43.7% on Medicaid, 16.5% on Medicare, 9.19% on non-group plans, and 0.452% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Bell County, KY see 2317 patients per year on average, which represents a 15.7% increase from the previous year (2002 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1591 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 2386 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,317 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Bell County, KY

Primary care physicians in Bell County, KY see an average of 2,317 patients per year. This represents a 15.7% increase from the previous year (2,002 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Bell County, KY in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

6.19%

Uninsured

23.9%

Employer Coverage

43.7%

Medicaid

16.5%

Medicare

9.19%

Non-Group

0.452%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Bell County, KY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.