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Green County, KY: population growth, jobs and income

Green County gained 96 residents between 2024 and 2025 (+0.8%).

Green County had an estimated 11,644 residents in 2025, up 4.6% (515 more people) since 2020. That is faster than Kentucky as a whole (+2.2%), and the 28th fastest growth of 120 counties in Kentucky.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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  • Median gross rent$610/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes16.4%2020–24
  • New homes permitted, last 12 months42025-10/2026-09
  • Rent growth, 5 yearsIn the report
  • Permits in 5+ unit buildingsIn the report
  • IRS income moving in (net AGI)In the report
  • Neighbouring-county comparison tableIn the report

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Headline numbers

New homes permitted

4

2025

0.3 per 1,000 residents

Small base: the change swings on a few homes or people, so we don't show it.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025. Housing units authorized by building permits in the year.

What the numbers say

Net domestic migration added 133 people in 2025: more people moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out.

Private employers had 1,298 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +9.2% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 5.1% in 2025, 0.2 points higher than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Builders were authorized to start 4 new homes in 2025, or 0.3 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $46,798 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +38.3% since 2016–20.

Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 679th.

Part of the Campbellsville, KY micro area.

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Green County population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
202511,644+96
202411,548+96
202311,452+89
202211,363+50
202111,313+184
202011,129–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Green County

Green County grew by 515 people since 2020; the largest part came from domestic migration (+736).

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths−33−218
International migrationfrom and to other countries−3−4
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties+133+736
Census adjustmentbalancing residual−1+1
Total change+96+515

Census Bureau population estimates, components of change, each year July 1 to June 30. The components add up to the change in the estimate; the Census adjustment is the small balancing figure the Bureau publishes.

How it ranks

MeasureIn KentuckyAmong U.S. counties
Population growth28th of 120679th of 3,107
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents18th of 120421st of 3,108
Private-sector job growth28th of 120763rd of 3,092
Median household income88th of 1202,872nd of 3,107
Lowest unemployment rate73rd of 1202,564th of 3,108
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents61st of 972,534th of 3,005

1st = highest (lowest for unemployment). Counties are ranked only against others with a figure for the same period.

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Neighbouring counties

Green County grew faster than all 5 of its neighbouring counties (+4.6%, 2020–25).

Its median household income ($46,798, 2020–24) is lower than in all 5 of its neighbouring counties.

Green County, KY and its 5 neighbouring counties: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Green County, KY This county11,644+4.6%11.40.3$46,798
Taylor County, KY26,763+2.9%−2.50.3$60,456
Metcalfe County, KY10,583+2.9%7.6–$51,473
Adair County, KY19,423+2.8%9.10.3$53,553
Larue County, KY15,184+2.0%3.43.9$67,067
Hart County, KY20,117+4.3%9.913.5$52,285

Census Bureau population estimates and building permits, American Community Survey 5-year income. Rates per 1,000 residents. – means no figure, or a base too small for a change or rate (it would swing on a few people). A figure from another period shows its year and is left out of the comparison.

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Questions

Is Green County growing?

Yes. Its population grew 4.6% between 2020 and 2025, about 515 more people (Census Bureau population estimates). Kentucky as a whole changed +2.2% over the same years. That ranks 28th of 120 counties in Kentucky for population growth.

How many people moved to Green County?

On net, about 133 people in 2025: that many more moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the unemployment rate in Green County?

It averaged 5.1% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Green County?

About 11,644 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Green County?

Private employers there had 1,298 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +9.2% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

What Beacon CRE covers in Kentucky

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Sources and method

Each number shows its own period. Changes compare the latest period with five years earlier (or the earliest period available). Beacon CRE last refreshed these figures on 2026-11-05. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how we compute every number. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

Jobs outside North and South Carolina use County Business Patterns (paid private-sector employees in mid-March); wages and government jobs are not included.