Health Departments in Kentucky

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There are 187 Health Departments in Kentucky, serving a population of 4,424,376 people in an area of 39,475 square miles. There is 1 Health Department per 23,659 people, and 1 Health Department per 211 square miles.

The state of Kentucky is ranked 13th in Health Departments per capita, and 10th in Health Departments per square mile.

Kentucky Health Statistics

Find Kentucky Population of People With Disabilities, Population by Disability Type, Public Health Insurance Coverage, and Private Health Insurance Coverage. Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey, 2018 ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Kentucky Population of People With Disabilities

	Kentucky	United States
People With Disabilities	758,234 (17.4%)	40,071,666 (12.6%)
Females With Disabilities	387,909 (17.4%)	20,697,026 (12.7%)
Males With Disabilities	370,325 (17.4%)	19,374,640 (12.5%)

Kentucky Population by Disability Type

	Kentucky	United States
Hearing Difficulty	214,708 (4.9%)	11,353,583 (3.6%)
Vision Difficulty	148,632 (3.4%)	7,448,320 (2.3%)
Cognitive Difficulty	299,342 (7.3%)	15,101,598 (5.1%)
Ambulatory Difficulty	417,113 (10.2%)	20,770,244 (7.0%)
Self-Care Difficulty	145,354 (3.6%)	7,928,915 (2.7%)
Independent Living Difficulty	265,782 (7.9%)	14,142,412 (5.8%)

Kentucky Public Health Insurance Coverage

	Kentucky	United States
Public Health Insurance	1,828,939 (42.0%)	110,186,951 (34.7%)
Medicare Coverage	834,708 (19.2%)	53,882,811 (16.9%)
Medicaid Coverage	1,126,718 (25.9%)	63,906,660 (20.1%)
VA Health Care Coverage	122,392 (2.8%)	7,213,163 (2.3%)

Kentucky Private Health Insurance Coverage

	Kentucky	United States
Private Health Insurance	2,839,537 (65.2%)	215,327,263 (67.7%)
Employer Based Coverage	2,337,916 (53.7%)	174,943,848 (55.0%)
Direct-Purchase Coverage	537,886 (12.3%)	43,148,566 (13.6%)
Tricare & Military Coverage	125,843 (2.9%)	8,572,800 (2.7%)