Under 18 Population in Oldham County
Children under 18 comprise 24.6% of Kentucky’s population. Children comprise 27.4% of Oldham County’s population, down from 28.6% in 1990. Oldham County ranks 11th in the State for counties with the highest percentage of children.
The under-18 population in the county grew from 9,529 in 1990 to 12,644 in 2000—a 32.6% increase. In contrast, the Kentucky under-18 population increased by a net total of only 40,724 the past decade, an increase of 4.2%. Oldham County’s percentage of adults is somewhat skewed due to large adult population of inmates incarcerated at the Kentucky State Reformatory. 2000 Census data is not available to factor in that population segment, but the 1990 institutionalized population for the county was 1,910.
For counties with 2000 populations of 30,000 or more, Oldham County ranked only behind Boone, Christian, Nelson, and Hardin Counties for counties with the highest percentage of children.
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Counties
with Largest Percentage Population Under 18 |
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2000 Census |
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County |
2000
Pop |
Under
18 |
%
of Pop Under 18 |
2000
Rank |
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Meade |
26,349 |
7,839 |
29.8 |
1 |
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Boone |
85,991 |
24,644 |
28.7 |
2 |
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Grant |
22,384 |
6,425 |
28.7 |
2 |
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Gallatin |
7,870 |
2,247 |
28.6 |
4 |
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Pendleton |
14,390 |
4,084 |
28.4 |
5 |
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Christian |
72,265 |
20,459 |
28.3 |
6 |
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McCreary |
17,080 |
4,729 |
27.7 |
7 |
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Magoffin |
13,332 |
3,570 |
27.7 |
7 |
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Nelson |
37,477 |
10,372 |
27.7 |
7 |
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Hardin |
94,174 |
25,963 |
27.6 |
10 |
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Oldham |
46,176 |
12,644 |
27.4 |
11 |