Kentucky: State Summary
SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.
State Health Department
- Kentucky Department for Health Services: 275 East Main Street, Frankfort
Population:
- Total Population: 4,041,769
- Males: 1,974,840
- Females: 2,066,929
Top 4 Languages spoken at home: (> 5000)
- English only (3,627,765)
- Spanish (70,050)
- German (17,825)
- French (12,284)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Southern Baptist Convention (979,994)
- Catholic Church (406,021)
- United Methodist Church, The (208,720)
- Christian Churches and Churches of Christ (106,638)
- Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) (67,611)
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 1,686,789
- Sensory: 196,604
- Physical: 450,071
- Mental: 254,826
- Self-care: 133,525
- Go outside home: 298,820
- Employment: 362,754
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 35,818
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 1,590,647
- Utility gas: 706,249
- Bottled or LP gas: 156,389
- Electricity: 617,884
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 44,203
- Coal or Coke: 12,124
- Wood: 45,465
- Solar Energy: 299
- Other fuel: 4,534
- No fuel used: 3,500
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 3,046,227
- No vehicle: 268,659
- 1 or more vehicle: 2,777,568
Education Attainment:
- No School: 28,204
- No High School: 281,089
- Some High School: 375,707
- High School: 888,277
- Some College: 490,170
- Associate's Degree: 129,481
- College Degree: 271,418
- Master's Degree: 126,318
- Professional Degree: 39,784
- Doctoral Degree: 15,949
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 1,590,647
- Owners with phone: 1,093,344
- Owners without phone: 31,954
- Renters with phone: 422,691
- Renters without phone: 42,658
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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