Demographics
Main article: Demographics of Kentucky| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1790 | 73,677 |
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| 1800 | 220,955 | 199.9% | |
| 1810 | 406,511 | 84.0% | |
| 1820 | 564,317 | 38.8% | |
| 1830 | 687,917 | 21.9% | |
| 1840 | 779,828 | 13.4% | |
| 1850 | 982,405 | 26.0% | |
| 1860 | 1,155,684 | 17.6% | |
| 1870 | 1,321,011 | 14.3% | |
| 1880 | 1,648,690 | 24.8% | |
| 1890 | 1,858,635 | 12.7% | |
| 1900 | 2,147,174 | 15.5% | |
| 1910 | 2,289,905 | 6.6% | |
| 1920 | 2,416,630 | 5.5% | |
| 1930 | 2,614,589 | 8.2% | |
| 1940 | 2,845,627 | 8.8% | |
| 1950 | 2,944,806 | 3.5% | |
| 1960 | 3,038,156 | 3.2% | |
| 1970 | 3,218,706 | 5.9% | |
| 1980 | 3,660,777 | 13.7% | |
| 1990 | 3,685,296 | 0.7% | |
| 2000 | 4,041,769 | 9.7% | |
| 2010 | 4,339,367 | 7.4% | |
| Source: 1790-2000 1910-2010 | |||
The United States Census Bureau estimates that the population of Kentucky was 4,369,356 on July 1, 2011, a 0.69% increase since the 2010 United States Census.
As of July 1, 2006, Kentucky has an estimated population of 4,206,074, which is an increase of 33,466, or 0.8%, from the prior year and an increase of 164,586, or 4.1%, since the year 2000. This includes a natural increase since the last census of 77,156 people (that is 287,222 births minus 210,066 deaths) and an increase due to net migration of 59,604 people into the state. Immigration from outside the United States resulted in a net increase of 27,435 people, and migration within the country produced a net increase of 32,169 people. As of 2004, Kentucky's population included about 95,000 foreign-born persons (2.3%). The population density of the state is 101.7 people per square mile.
Kentucky's total population has grown during every decade since records began. However, during most decades of the 20th century there was also net out-migration from Kentucky. Since 1900, rural Kentucky counties have experienced a net loss of over 1 million people from migration, while urban areas have experienced a slight net gain.
The center of population of Kentucky is located in Washington County, in the city of Willisburg.
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