Median Age in Breathitt County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
42.8 years
Rank #1,270/3,222 · #29 in KY
61th
Breathitt 42.8 years
KY 39.1 years +9.5%
US 38.9 years +10.0%
Median Age Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Age Change
National Distribution
How Breathitt County's median age of 42.8 years compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 21.4 years to 86.2 years.
Distribution of Median Age Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Breathitt County for median age.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,267 | Calhoun County, IA | 42.8 years |
| #1,268 | Jones County, IA | 42.8 years |
| #1,269 | Dickinson County, KS | 42.8 years |
| #1,270 | Breathitt County, KY | 42.8 years |
| #1,271 | Floyd County, KY | 42.8 years |
| #1,272 | Rockcastle County, KY | 42.8 years |
| #1,273 | Assumption Parish, LA | 42.8 years |
About Median Age
Breathitt County, Kentucky has a median age of 42.8 years, ranking #1,270 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 10.0% above the national value of 38.9 years. Within Kentucky, it ranks #29 of 120. This places it in the 61th percentile nationally.
The median age of the total population. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.