Breathitt County, Kentucky (KY)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,884
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 4,721
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,255 (it was 1,449 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 23% |
| State: | 31% |
Land area: 495 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 27 people per square mile (low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (33.9%), Retail trade (11.5%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 68%
- Government: 27%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 12,91295.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1631.2%Hispanic or Latino
- 1611.2%Two or more races
- 1351.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 920.7%Asian alone
- 250.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
| Median resident age: | 43.0 years |
| Kentucky median age: | 39.4 years |
| Males: 6,862 |  (50.4%) |
| Females: 6,746 |  (49.6%) |
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| Breathitt County: | 2.0 people |
| Kentucky: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $37,674 ($19,155 in 1999)
| This county: | $37,674 |
| Kentucky: | $59,341 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $338 (lower quartile is $235, upper quartile is $447)
| This county: | $338 |
| State: | $702 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $65,212 (it was $32,000 in 2000)
| Breathitt: | $65,212 |
| Kentucky: | $196,300 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,029Detached houses: $133,291
Here: $133,291 State: $256,452 Townhouses or other attached units: $289,655
Here: $289,655 State: $264,090 In 2-unit structures: $119,763
Here: $119,763 State: $211,203 Mobile homes: $67,558
Here: $67,558 State: $84,635
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $348
Institutionalized population: 154
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 1
- Burglaries: 7
- Thefts: 12
- Auto thefts: 1
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 2
- Burglaries: 2
- Thefts: 11
- Auto thefts: 8
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 1 building, cost: $200,000
- 2021: 0 buildings
- 2020: 1 building, cost: $209,100
- 2019: 1 building, cost: $204,900
- 2018: 0 buildings
- 2017: 0 buildings
- 2016: 0 buildings
- 2015: 1 building, cost: $90,000
- 2014: 1 building, cost: $146,000
- 2013: 1 building, cost: $185,000
- 2012: 0 buildings
- 2011: 1 building, cost: $170,000
- 2010: 1 building, cost: $168,000
- 2009: 0 buildings
- 2008: 0 buildings
- 2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $150,000
- 2006: 1 building, cost: $150,000
- 2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $127,500
- 2004: 0 buildings
- 2003: 0 buildings
- 2002: 0 buildings
- 2001: 0 buildings
- 2000: 0 buildings
- 1999: 0 buildings
- 1998: 0 buildings
- 1997: 0 buildings
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $907 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $386 (0.7%)
| Breathitt County: | 29.1% |
| Kentucky: | 16.5% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 43.0 years old
(Males: 41.9 years old, Females: 44.5 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43.3 years old, Black residents: 23.7 years old, Asian residents: 38.1 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 16.0 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Breathitt County is $374 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $429 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $533 a month.
Cities in this county include: Oakdale, Jackson, Hardshell, Haddix, Canoe, Taulbee, Rousseau.
Neighboring counties: Alamosa County, Colorado 
, Boyle County , Hopkins County , Knott County 
, Perry County, Missouri .
| Here: | 7.1% |
| Kentucky: | 3.8% |
Current college students: 677
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 113 (52.5% naturalized citizens)
| Breathitt County: | 0.8% |
| Whole state: | 4.0% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 192010 or later
- 802000 to 2009
- 01990 to 1999
- 141980 to 1989
- 61970 to 1979
- 7Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.8%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,418
- One, attached: 41
- Two: 81
- 3 or 4: 170
- 5 to 9: 218
- 10 to 19: 68
- 20 or more: 8
- Mobile homes: 2,541
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 127
Housing units in Breathitt County with a mortgage: 1,173 (29 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11
| Here: | 8.3% with mortgage |
| State: | 96.8% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Breathitt County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 1,563 | 20 |
| Mainline Protestant | 448 | 6 |
| Catholic | 35 | 1 |
| Other | 3 | 1 |
| None | 11,829 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 4
| Breathitt County: | 2.55 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 8
| Breathitt County: | 5.10 / 10,000 pop. |
| Kentucky: | 4.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 5
| This county: | 3.19 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 5.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Breathitt County: | 14.2% |
| Kentucky: | 11.0% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Breathitt County: | 35.5% |
| State: | 30.0% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 18.6% |
| State: | 15.9% |
Agriculture in Breathitt County:
Average size of farms: 245 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $6,425
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $520.53
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 27.97%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $5,492
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 3.63%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.35%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $20,994
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.34%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 2.17
Corn for grain: 235 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 12 harvested acres
Vegetables: 6 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 8 acres
Earthquake activity:
Breathitt County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 44% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 57.2 miles away from Breathitt County center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 144.0 miles away from the county center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 51.7 miles away from the county center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 297.1 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW) earthquake occurred 255.6 miles away from Breathitt County center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 124.2 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Kentucky Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4497, Natural disaster type: Other
- Kentucky Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 6, 2019 - March 10, 2019, FEMA Id: 4428, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
- Kentucky Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 9, 2018 - February 14, 2018, FEMA Id: 4358, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: July 11, 2015 to July 20, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4239: August 12, 2015, FEMA Id: 4239, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
- Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: April 02, 2015 to April 17, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4217: May 01, 2015, FEMA Id: 4217, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- Kentucky Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: March 03, 2015 to March 09, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4218: May 12, 2015, FEMA Id: 4218, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 19, 2011 to June 23, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4008: July 25, 2011, FEMA Id: 4008, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 12, 2011 to May 20, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1976: May 04, 2011, FEMA Id: 1976, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, and Mudslides, Incident Period: May 03, 2009 to May 20, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1841: May 29, 2009, FEMA Id: 1841, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Flood
- Kentucky Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 27, 2009 to February 05, 2009, Emergency Declared EM-3302: January 28, 2009, FEMA Id: 3302, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- 25 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Breathitt County (35) is a lot greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 28
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 25, Storms: 22, Tornadoes: 12, Mudslides: 7, Winter Storms: 6, Landslides: 5, Winds: 3, Snows: 2, Blizzard: 1, Fire: 1, Freeze: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowfall: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 2,405 (74.6%)
- Carpooled: 403 (12.5%)
- Bus: 2 (0.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 28 (0.9%)
- Bicycle: 11 (0.3%)
- Walked: 167 (5.2%)
- Worked at home: 174 (5.4%)
- Health care and social assistance (22%)
- Educational services (21%)
- Retail trade (14%)
- Manufacturing (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (23%)
- Educational services (23%)
- Retail trade (15%)
- Manufacturing (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (17%)
- Transportation occupations (11%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (11%)
- Production occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (6%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (15%)
- Management occupations (13%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (11%)
- Production occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (43%)
- India (36%)
- Guatemala (7%)
- Iraq (5%)
- Asia, n.e.c. (5%)
- Guyana (1%)
- Sweden (0%)
- American (53%)
- English (24%)
- Irish (2%)
- German (2%)
- Scotch-Irish (2%)
- Italian (1%)
- European (1%)
People in group quarters in Breathitt County, Kentucky in 2010:
- 94 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 83 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 71 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 59 people in college/university student housing
- 15 people in other noninstitutional facilities
People in group quarters in Breathitt County, Kentucky in 2000:
- 157 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 121 people in nursing homes
- 65 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 16 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 12 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 11 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 8 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 8 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 2 people in other nonhousehold living situations
3.47% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($34,634 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 3.47% |
| Kentucky average: | 7.04% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.47% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($34,634 average AGI)
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Perry County, KY |  0.66% ($18,680 average AGI) |
| from Wolfe County, KY | 0.66% ($36,440) |
4.46% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($34,429 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 4.46% |
| Kentucky average: | 6.89% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.83% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($29,365 average AGI)
0.63% relocated to other states ($5,065 average AGI)
Breathitt County: 0.63% Kentucky average: 2.73%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Perry County, KY | 0.73% ($19,750 average AGI) |
| to Madison County, KY | 0.52% ($48,900) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 14.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.7
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.2%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 3,095 (1,755 aged, 1,340 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 441 (13%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Breathitt County, Kentucky in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (619)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (314)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (259)
- Congestive heart failure (76)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (46)
- Malignant neoplasm without specification of site (28)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (27)
- Cardiac arrest, unspecified (10)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (10)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 22,489
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 345
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 93,286
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,172
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,159
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 19
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 56
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 13,608- Male householders: 2,483 (850 living alone), Female householders: 3,245 (1,066 living alone)
2,627 spouses (2,559 opposite-sex spouses), 206 unmarried partners, (206 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,319 children (3,013 natural, 225 adopted, 79 stepchildren), 389 grandchildren, 154 brothers or sisters, 173 parents, 6 foster children, 285 other relatives, 406 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 297
Size of family households: 1,708 2-persons, 823 3-persons, 675 4-persons, 379 5-persons, 37 6-persons, 48 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,917 1-person, 106 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 4 5-persons.
1,422 married couples with children.
713 single-parent households (297 men, 416 women).
99.0% of residents of Breathitt speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 35% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (12% speak English very well, 88% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $134,011,000 ($8,409 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,207,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $48,414,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $23,238,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $444,000
Federal grants: $57,482,000
Federal procurement contracts: $397,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,037,000 ($608,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $710,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $243,000
Federal Government insurance: $6,444,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 934| Here: | 59 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 69 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 958
| Here: | 60 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 50 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +14
| Here: | +1 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +7 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -112
| Here: |  -7 per 1000 residents |
| State: |  +8 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.63 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.0 |
| State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.5 |
| State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in Breathitt County, Kentucky
- 212020 or later
- 9082010 to 2019
- 1,1332000 to 2009
- 1,1091990 to 1999
- 1,3771980 to 1989
- 9861970 to 1979
- 4861960 to 1969
- 2231950 to 1959
- 1241940 to 1949
- 3251939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Breathitt County, Kentucky
- 351 room
- 02 rooms
- 533 rooms
- 6154 rooms
- 8935 rooms
- 9526 rooms
- 6617 rooms
- 4788 rooms
- 5319+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Breathitt County, Kentucky
- 361 room
- 972 rooms
- 1883 rooms
- 4584 rooms
- 3185 rooms
- 1976 rooms
- 1327 rooms
- 468 rooms
- 449+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Breathitt County, Kentucky
- 35no bedroom
- 691 bedroom
- 8632 bedrooms
- 2,3313 bedrooms
- 7674 bedrooms
- 1515+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Breathitt County, Kentucky
- 44no bedroom
- 2671 bedroom
- 5952 bedrooms
- 4773 bedrooms
- 784 bedrooms
- 385+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Breathitt County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 322no vehicle
- 1,4201 vehicle
- 1,5272 vehicles
- 5553 vehicles
- 2924 vehicles
- 995+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Breathitt County in renter-occupied apartments
- 398no vehicle
- 7631 vehicle
- 2462 vehicles
- 903 vehicles
- 184 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
91.3% of Breathitt County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Kentucky.
| Breathitt County: | 91.3% |
| State average: | 87.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 11,588
- Other state: 1,746
- Northeast: 66
- Midwest: 1,216
- South: 398
- West: 45
- 58.0%Electricity
- 15.6%Utility gas
- 9.2%Wood
- 7.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 6.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.6%Coal or coke
- 1.0%No fuel used
- 0.2%Other fuel
- 53.6%Electricity
- 16.6%Utility gas
- 16.4%Wood
- 7.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 4.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.1%Solar energy
- 0.8%No fuel used
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 281
| Here: | 24.5% |
| Kentucky: | 17.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 118
| Here: | 16.3% |
| Kentucky: | 15.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 47
| Here: | 17.3% |
| Kentucky: | 19.6% |
Breathitt County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $965,000
Cash and Securities: $532,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $1,977,000
Hospital Public: $542,000
Solid Waste Management: $104,000
Solid Waste Management: $44,000
Other: $5,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $694,000
Regular Highways: $650,000
General Public Buildings: $123,000
General - Other: $13,000
General - Other: $7,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $3,461,000
Regular Highways: $1,736,000
Health - Other: $1,384,000
General - Other: $1,167,000
General - Other: $1,159,000
Regular Highways: $1,133,000
Water Utilities: $908,000
Central Staff Services: $660,000
Correctional Institutions: $501,000
Central Staff Services: $368,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $307,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $272,000
Solid Waste Management: $230,000
Correctional Institutions: $206,000
Water Utilities: $186,000
Solid Waste Management: $180,000
General Public Buildings: $158,000
General Public Buildings: $131,000
Financial Administration: $127,000
Financial Administration: $109,000
Police Protection: $93,000
Police Protection: $80,000
Local Fire Protection: $66,000
Local Fire Protection: $51,000
Public Welfare - Other: $8,000
Parks and Recreation: $8,000
Air Transportation: $7,000
Air Transportation: $5,000
Parks and Recreation: $5,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,000
Hospitals: $3,000
Hospitals: $2,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $659,000
Health and Hospitals: $453,000
Other: $339,000
Health and Hospitals: $334,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $52,000
Interest on Debt: $1,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Correctional Institutions: $389,000
Other - Correctional Institutions: $268,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $465,000
Health and Hospitals: $450,000
Other: $2,000
Other: $2,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,481,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,989,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $492,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,000
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $387,000
Rents: $383,000
General Revenue - Other: $220,000
Sale of Property: $159,000
General Revenue - Other: $88,000
Interest Earnings: $3,000
Interest Earnings: $3,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $310,000
General - Other: $292,000
General - Other: $286,000
Central Staff Services: $69,000
Water Utilities: $50,000
Central Staff Services: $50,000
Water Utilities: $45,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,054,000
Cash and Securities: $875,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $908,000
Water Utilities: $111,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,956,000
Highways: $1,522,000
Other: $1,521,000
Other: $1,139,000
Health and Hospitals: $576,000
Health and Hospitals: $238,000
General Local Government Support: $5,000
General Local Government Support: $2,000
- Tax - Individual Income: $1,033,000
Individual Income: $969,000
Property: $568,000
Property: $553,000
Public Utilities Sales: $197,000
Public Utilities Sales: $154,000
Corporation License: $30,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $17,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $14,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $12,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $7,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $1,589,000
: $1,332,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $128,000
Breathitt County government finances - Revenue in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $965,000
Cash and Securities: $532,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $1,977,000
Hospital Public: $542,000
Solid Waste Management: $104,000
Solid Waste Management: $44,000
Other: $5,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $694,000
Regular Highways: $650,000
General Public Buildings: $123,000
General - Other: $13,000
General - Other: $7,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $3,461,000
Regular Highways: $1,736,000
Health - Other: $1,384,000
General - Other: $1,167,000
General - Other: $1,159,000
Regular Highways: $1,133,000
Water Utilities: $908,000
Central Staff Services: $660,000
Correctional Institutions: $501,000
Central Staff Services: $368,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $307,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $272,000
Solid Waste Management: $230,000
Correctional Institutions: $206,000
Water Utilities: $186,000
Solid Waste Management: $180,000
General Public Buildings: $158,000
General Public Buildings: $131,000
Financial Administration: $127,000
Financial Administration: $109,000
Police Protection: $93,000
Police Protection: $80,000
Local Fire Protection: $66,000
Local Fire Protection: $51,000
Public Welfare - Other: $8,000
Parks and Recreation: $8,000
Air Transportation: $7,000
Air Transportation: $5,000
Parks and Recreation: $5,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,000
Hospitals: $3,000
Hospitals: $2,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $659,000
Health and Hospitals: $453,000
Other: $339,000
Health and Hospitals: $334,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $52,000
Interest on Debt: $1,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Correctional Institutions: $389,000
Other - Correctional Institutions: $268,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $465,000
Health and Hospitals: $450,000
Other: $2,000
Other: $2,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,481,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,989,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $492,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,000
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $387,000
Rents: $383,000
General Revenue - Other: $220,000
Sale of Property: $159,000
General Revenue - Other: $88,000
Interest Earnings: $3,000
Interest Earnings: $3,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $310,000
General - Other: $292,000
General - Other: $286,000
Central Staff Services: $69,000
Water Utilities: $50,000
Central Staff Services: $50,000
Water Utilities: $45,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,054,000
Cash and Securities: $875,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $908,000
Water Utilities: $111,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,956,000
Highways: $1,522,000
Other: $1,521,000
Other: $1,139,000
Health and Hospitals: $576,000
Health and Hospitals: $238,000
General Local Government Support: $5,000
General Local Government Support: $2,000
- Tax - Individual Income: $1,033,000
Individual Income: $969,000
Property: $568,000
Property: $553,000
Public Utilities Sales: $197,000
Public Utilities Sales: $154,000
Corporation License: $30,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $17,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $14,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $12,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $7,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $1,589,000
: $1,332,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $128,000
Breathitt County government finances - Debt in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $965,000
Cash and Securities: $532,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $1,977,000
Hospital Public: $542,000
Solid Waste Management: $104,000
Solid Waste Management: $44,000
Other: $5,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $694,000
Regular Highways: $650,000
General Public Buildings: $123,000
General - Other: $13,000
General - Other: $7,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $3,461,000
Regular Highways: $1,736,000
Health - Other: $1,384,000
General - Other: $1,167,000
General - Other: $1,159,000
Regular Highways: $1,133,000
Water Utilities: $908,000
Central Staff Services: $660,000
Correctional Institutions: $501,000
Central Staff Services: $368,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $307,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $272,000
Solid Waste Management: $230,000
Correctional Institutions: $206,000
Water Utilities: $186,000
Solid Waste Management: $180,000
General Public Buildings: $158,000
General Public Buildings: $131,000
Financial Administration: $127,000
Financial Administration: $109,000
Police Protection: $93,000
Police Protection: $80,000
Local Fire Protection: $66,000
Local Fire Protection: $51,000
Public Welfare - Other: $8,000
Parks and Recreation: $8,000
Air Transportation: $7,000
Air Transportation: $5,000
Parks and Recreation: $5,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,000
Hospitals: $3,000
Hospitals: $2,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $659,000
Health and Hospitals: $453,000
Other: $339,000
Health and Hospitals: $334,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $52,000
Interest on Debt: $1,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Correctional Institutions: $389,000
Other - Correctional Institutions: $268,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $465,000
Health and Hospitals: $450,000
Other: $2,000
Other: $2,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,481,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,989,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $492,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,000
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $387,000
Rents: $383,000
General Revenue - Other: $220,000
Sale of Property: $159,000
General Revenue - Other: $88,000
Interest Earnings: $3,000
Interest Earnings: $3,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $310,000
General - Other: $292,000
General - Other: $286,000
Central Staff Services: $69,000
Water Utilities: $50,000
Central Staff Services: $50,000
Water Utilities: $45,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,054,000
Cash and Securities: $875,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $908,000
Water Utilities: $111,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,956,000
Highways: $1,522,000
Other: $1,521,000
Other: $1,139,000
Health and Hospitals: $576,000
Health and Hospitals: $238,000
General Local Government Support: $5,000
General Local Government Support: $2,000
- Tax - Individual Income: $1,033,000
Individual Income: $969,000
Property: $568,000
Property: $553,000
Public Utilities Sales: $197,000
Public Utilities Sales: $154,000
Corporation License: $30,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $17,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $14,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $12,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $7,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $1,589,000
: $1,332,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $128,000
Breathitt County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $965,000
Cash and Securities: $532,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $1,977,000
Hospital Public: $542,000
Solid Waste Management: $104,000
Solid Waste Management: $44,000
Other: $5,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $694,000
Regular Highways: $650,000
General Public Buildings: $123,000
General - Other: $13,000
General - Other: $7,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $3,461,000
Regular Highways: $1,736,000
Health - Other: $1,384,000
General - Other: $1,167,000
General - Other: $1,159,000
Regular Highways: $1,133,000
Water Utilities: $908,000
Central Staff Services: $660,000
Correctional Institutions: $501,000
Central Staff Services: $368,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $307,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $272,000
Solid Waste Management: $230,000
Correctional Institutions: $206,000
Water Utilities: $186,000
Solid Waste Management: $180,000
General Public Buildings: $158,000
General Public Buildings: $131,000
Financial Administration: $127,000
Financial Administration: $109,000
Police Protection: $93,000
Police Protection: $80,000
Local Fire Protection: $66,000
Local Fire Protection: $51,000
Public Welfare - Other: $8,000
Parks and Recreation: $8,000
Air Transportation: $7,000
Air Transportation: $5,000
Parks and Recreation: $5,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,000
Hospitals: $3,000
Hospitals: $2,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $659,000
Health and Hospitals: $453,000
Other: $339,000
Health and Hospitals: $334,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $52,000
Interest on Debt: $1,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Correctional Institutions: $389,000
Other - Correctional Institutions: $268,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $465,000
Health and Hospitals: $450,000
Other: $2,000
Other: $2,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,481,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,989,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $492,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,000
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $387,000
Rents: $383,000
General Revenue - Other: $220,000
Sale of Property: $159,000
General Revenue - Other: $88,000
Interest Earnings: $3,000
Interest Earnings: $3,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $310,000
General - Other: $292,000
General - Other: $286,000
Central Staff Services: $69,000
Water Utilities: $50,000
Central Staff Services: $50,000
Water Utilities: $45,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,054,000
Cash and Securities: $875,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $908,000
Water Utilities: $111,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,956,000
Highways: $1,522,000
Other: $1,521,000
Other: $1,139,000
Health and Hospitals: $576,000
Health and Hospitals: $238,000
General Local Government Support: $5,000
General Local Government Support: $2,000
- Tax - Individual Income: $1,033,000
Individual Income: $969,000
Property: $568,000
Property: $553,000
Public Utilities Sales: $197,000
Public Utilities Sales: $154,000
Corporation License: $30,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $17,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $14,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $12,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $7,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $1,589,000
: $1,332,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $128,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 2,339
- Number of aged recipients: 94
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,245
- Number of recipients under 18: 258
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,693
- Number of recipients older than 64: 388
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 660
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,109
| Most common first names in Breathitt County, KY among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| James | 76 | 70.3 years |
| John | 59 | 69.3 years |
| Mary | 55 | 74.1 years |
| William | 40 | 68.9 years |
| Robert | 33 | 69.1 years |
| George | 31 | 70.6 years |
| Charles | 29 | 65.5 years |
| Martha | 26 | 84.1 years |
| Carl | 22 | 66.3 years |
| Henry | 21 | 75.3 years |
| Most common last names in Breathitt County, KY among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Turner | 102 | 74.0 years |
| Combs | 90 | 69.5 years |
| Gross | 87 | 73.9 years |
| Mcintosh | 69 | 71.8 years |
| Spicer | 66 | 71.6 years |
| Fugate | 58 | 69.7 years |
| Spencer | 57 | 70.1 years |
| Miller | 51 | 73.4 years |
| Noble | 50 | 71.0 years |
| Deaton | 50 | 75.1 years |
| Businesses in Breathitt County, KY | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 1 | Rite Aid | 1 | |
| H&R Block | 1 | Sears | 1 | |
| Hardee's | 1 | Subway | 1 | |
| KFC | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
| Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | U-Haul | 1 | |
| McDonald's | 1 | UPS | 1 | |
| Nike | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
| Pizza Hut | 1 | Wendy's | 1 | |
Breathitt County on our top lists:
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"
- #32 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"
- #36 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011"