---
type: Jurisdiction
title: "Barren County, KY"
classification: county
fips: "21009"
state: "KY"
demographics:
  population: 44938
  population_under_18: 10730
  population_18_64: 26056
  population_65_plus: 8152
  median_household_income: 50628
  poverty_rate: 19.39
  homeownership_rate: 65.18
  unemployment_rate: 4.15
  median_home_value: 178000
  gini_index: 0.4791
  vacancy_rate: 11.17
  race_white: 39527
  race_black: 1713
  race_asian: 416
  race_native: 158
  hispanic: 1991
  bachelors_plus: 7748
districts:
  - to: "us/states/ky/districts/02"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.9966
  - to: "us/states/ky/districts/senate/9"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.9998
  - to: "us/states/ky/districts/house/23"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.9998
sources:
  - field: demographics
    source: "Census ACS 2023"
  - field: districts
    source: "PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries"
confidence: official
tags: [jurisdiction, county, ky]
timestamp: "2026-07-03"
---

# Barren County, KY

County jurisdiction — 1 officeholders mapped.

## Demographics (ACS 2023)

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Population | 44938 |
| Under 18 | 10730 |
| 18–64 | 26056 |
| 65+ | 8152 |
| Median household income | 50628 |
| Poverty rate | 19.39 |
| Homeownership rate | 65.18 |
| Unemployment rate | 4.15 |
| Median home value | 178000 |
| Gini index | 0.4791 |
| Vacancy rate | 11.17 |
| White | 39527 |
| Black | 1713 |
| Asian | 416 |
| Native | 158 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 1991 |
| Bachelor's or higher | 7748 |

## Districts

- [KY-02](/us/states/ky/districts/02.md) — 100% (congressional)
- [KY Senate District 9](/us/states/ky/districts/senate/9.md) — 100% (state senate)
- [KY House District 23](/us/states/ky/districts/house/23.md) — 100% (state house)

## Source

- demographics: Census ACS 2023
- districts: PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries