Letcher County

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Letcher County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 25,277
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 315 / 279 / 0
Land Area (2000): 878.120 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 0.192 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 3,000.000 acres (12.138 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 46
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 54.30%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 0.00%
Farm earnings (2005): $25,000
Physicians (2004): 40
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 2 (142)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 5,188
Federal Spending (2004): $185,042

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	156	0.31%
Rural, Farm	654	1.29%
Rural, Non-farm	49,962	98.40%

Letcher County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Letcher County Employment Information Back to top
Letcher County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	8,676	7,840	836	9.64%	96
1991	9,107	7,570	1,537	16.88%	168
1992	8,704	7,192	1,512	17.38%	173
1993	8,327	7,118	1,210	14.53%	145
1994	8,134	7,096	1,038	12.76%	127
1995	8,127	7,108	1,019	12.54%	125
1996	7,824	6,960	864	11.05%	111
1997	7,735	7,040	695	8.98%	90
1998	7,559	6,991	568	7.51%	75
1999	7,857	7,112	746	9.49%	95
2000	8,768	8,074	694	7.92%	79
2001	8,830	8,274	556	6.30%	63
2002	8,867	8,127	740	8.34%	84
2003	9,053	8,120	933	10.31%	103
2004	8,881	8,235	646	7.27%	73
2005	9,012	8,344	668	7.41%	74
2006	9,125	8,424	701	7.68%	77
2007	8,828	8,160	668	7.56%	76
2008	8,689	8,057	632	7.27%	73

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	8,544	7,925	619	7.24%	72
Feb 1990	8,401	7,781	620	7.38%	74
Mar 1990	8,571	7,913	658	7.68%	77
Apr 1990	8,575	7,742	833	9.71%	97
May 1990	8,668	7,914	754	8.70%	87
Jun 1990	8,618	7,765	853	9.90%	99
Jul 1990	8,792	8,046	746	8.48%	85
Aug 1990	8,713	7,935	778	8.93%	89
Sep 1990	8,661	7,901	760	8.77%	88
Oct 1990	8,536	7,730	806	9.44%	94
Nov 1990	8,898	7,640	1,258	14.14%	141
Dec 1990	9,138	7,787	1,351	14.78%	148

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	9,013	7,665	1,348	14.96%	150
Feb 1991	9,086	7,530	1,556	17.13%	171
Mar 1991	9,236	7,600	1,636	17.71%	177
Apr 1991	9,078	7,664	1,414	15.58%	156
May 1991	9,349	7,313	2,036	21.78%	218
Jun 1991	9,492	7,398	2,094	22.06%	221
Jul 1991	9,268	7,784	1,484	16.01%	160
Aug 1991	9,113	7,652	1,461	16.03%	160
Sep 1991	9,011	7,663	1,348	14.96%	150
Oct 1991	8,986	7,715	1,271	14.14%	141
Nov 1991	8,717	7,474	1,243	14.26%	143
Dec 1991	8,929	7,377	1,552	17.38%	174

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	8,934	7,338	1,596	17.86%	179
Feb 1992	8,965	7,260	1,705	19.02%	190
Mar 1992	8,830	7,263	1,567	17.75%	177
Apr 1992	8,693	7,265	1,428	16.43%	164
May 1992	9,096	7,280	1,816	19.96%	200
Jun 1992	9,049	7,342	1,707	18.86%	189
Jul 1992	8,776	7,290	1,486	16.93%	169
Aug 1992	8,666	7,223	1,443	16.65%	167
Sep 1992	8,647	7,188	1,459	16.87%	169
Oct 1992	8,330	6,981	1,349	16.19%	162
Nov 1992	8,240	6,904	1,336	16.21%	162
Dec 1992	8,220	6,964	1,256	15.28%	153

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	8,322	6,992	1,330	15.98%	160
Feb 1993	8,239	6,998	1,241	15.06%	151
Mar 1993	8,484	7,280	1,204	14.19%	142
Apr 1993	8,495	6,884	1,611	18.96%	190
May 1993	8,522	6,933	1,589	18.65%	186
Jun 1993	8,659	7,254	1,405	16.23%	162
Jul 1993	8,468	7,285	1,183	13.97%	140
Aug 1993	8,416	7,245	1,171	13.91%	139
Sep 1993	8,227	7,071	1,156	14.05%	141
Oct 1993	7,984	7,017	967	12.11%	121
Nov 1993	8,044	7,184	860	10.69%	107
Dec 1993	8,069	7,268	801	9.93%	99

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	7,916	7,011	905	11.43%	114
Feb 1994	7,944	6,925	1,019	12.83%	128
Mar 1994	7,981	7,029	952	11.93%	119
Apr 1994	7,960	7,066	894	11.23%	112
May 1994	8,218	7,047	1,171	14.25%	142
Jun 1994	8,438	7,128	1,310	15.53%	155
Jul 1994	8,227	7,105	1,122	13.64%	136
Aug 1994	8,134	7,048	1,086	13.35%	134
Sep 1994	8,109	7,027	1,082	13.34%	133
Oct 1994	8,178	7,120	1,058	12.94%	129
Nov 1994	8,303	7,337	966	11.63%	116
Dec 1994	8,205	7,310	895	10.91%	109

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	8,150	7,263	887	10.88%	109
Feb 1995	8,067	7,152	915	11.34%	113
Mar 1995	8,047	7,095	952	11.83%	118
Apr 1995	8,188	7,231	957	11.69%	117
May 1995	8,294	7,200	1,094	13.19%	132
Jun 1995	8,187	6,942	1,245	15.21%	152
Jul 1995	8,195	7,176	1,019	12.43%	124
Aug 1995	8,203	7,071	1,132	13.80%	138
Sep 1995	8,234	7,098	1,136	13.80%	138
Oct 1995	7,978	6,929	1,049	13.15%	131
Nov 1995	8,000	7,071	929	11.61%	116
Dec 1995	7,979	7,068	911	11.42%	114

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	7,978	6,949	1,029	12.90%	129
Feb 1996	7,879	6,921	958	12.16%	122
Mar 1996	7,803	6,970	833	10.68%	107
Apr 1996	7,597	6,852	745	9.81%	98
May 1996	7,707	6,822	885	11.48%	115
Jun 1996	7,803	6,909	894	11.46%	115
Jul 1996	7,765	6,965	800	10.30%	103
Aug 1996	7,825	7,056	769	9.83%	98
Sep 1996	7,862	7,042	820	10.43%	104
Oct 1996	7,884	6,989	895	11.35%	114
Nov 1996	7,920	7,019	901	11.38%	114
Dec 1996	7,864	7,022	842	10.71%	107

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	7,886	7,084	802	10.17%	102
Feb 1997	7,839	7,004	835	10.65%	107
Mar 1997	7,802	7,078	724	9.28%	93
Apr 1997	7,694	7,068	626	8.14%	81
May 1997	7,878	7,198	680	8.63%	86
Jun 1997	8,091	7,263	828	10.23%	102
Jul 1997	7,893	7,176	717	9.08%	91
Aug 1997	7,787	7,074	713	9.16%	92
Sep 1997	7,675	6,910	765	9.97%	100
Oct 1997	7,451	6,836	615	8.25%	83
Nov 1997	7,418	6,896	522	7.04%	70
Dec 1997	7,406	6,896	510	6.89%	69

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	7,258	6,761	497	6.85%	68
Feb 1998	7,303	6,771	532	7.28%	73
Mar 1998	7,426	6,865	561	7.55%	76
Apr 1998	7,499	7,042	457	6.09%	61
May 1998	7,639	7,100	539	7.06%	71
Jun 1998	7,807	7,200	607	7.78%	78
Jul 1998	7,661	7,060	601	7.84%	78
Aug 1998	7,647	7,088	559	7.31%	73
Sep 1998	7,713	7,124	589	7.64%	76
Oct 1998	7,541	6,915	626	8.30%	83
Nov 1998	7,632	6,980	652	8.54%	85
Dec 1998	7,582	6,987	595	7.85%	78

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	7,640	7,070	570	7.46%	75
Feb 1999	7,597	7,012	585	7.70%	77
Mar 1999	7,766	7,162	604	7.78%	78
Apr 1999	7,846	7,230	616	7.85%	79
May 1999	7,947	7,253	694	8.73%	87
Jun 1999	8,000	7,379	621	7.76%	78
Jul 1999	7,841	7,283	558	7.12%	71
Aug 1999	7,852	7,256	596	7.59%	76
Sep 1999	7,942	7,153	789	9.93%	99
Oct 1999	8,010	6,851	1,159	14.47%	145
Nov 1999	7,905	6,780	1,125	14.23%	142
Dec 1999	7,943	6,911	1,032	12.99%	130

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	8,840	8,052	788	8.91%	89
Feb 2000	8,741	7,894	847	9.69%	97
Mar 2000	8,777	7,980	797	9.08%	91
Apr 2000	8,781	8,061	720	8.20%	82
May 2000	8,702	7,971	731	8.40%	84
Jun 2000	8,884	8,166	718	8.08%	81
Jul 2000	8,841	8,164	677	7.66%	77
Aug 2000	8,739	8,086	653	7.47%	75
Sep 2000	8,589	7,973	616	7.17%	72
Oct 2000	8,616	8,022	594	6.89%	69
Nov 2000	8,776	8,186	590	6.72%	67
Dec 2000	8,931	8,333	598	6.70%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	8,765	8,093	672	7.67%	77
Feb 2001	8,701	8,065	636	7.31%	73
Mar 2001	8,760	8,128	632	7.21%	72
Apr 2001	8,821	8,272	549	6.22%	62
May 2001	8,928	8,377	551	6.17%	62
Jun 2001	8,864	8,335	529	5.97%	60
Jul 2001	8,825	8,310	515	5.84%	58
Aug 2001	8,781	8,225	556	6.33%	63
Sep 2001	8,773	8,286	487	5.55%	56
Oct 2001	8,847	8,349	498	5.63%	56
Nov 2001	8,981	8,446	535	5.96%	60
Dec 2001	8,911	8,401	510	5.72%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	8,836	8,229	607	6.87%	69
Feb 2002	8,848	8,225	623	7.04%	70
Mar 2002	8,947	8,276	671	7.50%	75
Apr 2002	8,810	8,225	585	6.64%	66
May 2002	8,907	8,222	685	7.69%	77
Jun 2002	9,077	8,227	850	9.36%	94
Jul 2002	8,899	8,101	798	8.97%	90
Aug 2002	8,688	7,900	788	9.07%	91
Sep 2002	8,741	7,962	779	8.91%	89
Oct 2002	8,769	8,028	741	8.45%	85
Nov 2002	8,940	8,061	879	9.83%	98
Dec 2002	8,939	8,067	872	9.76%	98

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	8,905	7,929	976	10.96%	110
Feb 2003	9,042	7,964	1,078	11.92%	119
Mar 2003	8,987	8,002	985	10.96%	110
Apr 2003	9,076	8,165	911	10.04%	100
May 2003	9,161	7,938	1,223	13.35%	134
Jun 2003	9,293	8,199	1,094	11.77%	118
Jul 2003	9,168	8,263	905	9.87%	99
Aug 2003	9,090	8,201	889	9.78%	98
Sep 2003	8,943	8,116	827	9.25%	92
Oct 2003	8,952	8,177	775	8.66%	87
Nov 2003	8,990	8,204	786	8.74%	87
Dec 2003	9,028	8,282	746	8.26%	83

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	9,041	8,257	784	8.67%	87
Feb 2004	8,880	8,113	767	8.64%	86
Mar 2004	8,771	8,013	758	8.64%	86
Apr 2004	8,791	8,139	652	7.42%	74
May 2004	8,854	8,198	656	7.41%	74
Jun 2004	9,068	8,373	695	7.66%	77
Jul 2004	8,887	8,270	617	6.94%	69
Aug 2004	8,877	8,307	570	6.42%	64
Sep 2004	8,792	8,272	520	5.91%	59
Oct 2004	8,808	8,246	562	6.38%	64
Nov 2004	8,899	8,321	578	6.50%	65
Dec 2004	8,902	8,311	591	6.64%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	8,806	8,162	644	7.31%	73
Feb 2005	8,863	8,139	724	8.17%	82
Mar 2005	8,937	8,253	684	7.65%	77
Apr 2005	8,894	8,244	650	7.31%	73
May 2005	9,022	8,330	692	7.67%	77
Jun 2005	9,139	8,419	720	7.88%	79
Jul 2005	9,096	8,448	648	7.12%	71
Aug 2005	9,051	8,454	597	6.60%	66
Sep 2005	9,135	8,514	621	6.80%	68
Oct 2005	9,014	8,368	646	7.17%	72
Nov 2005	9,113	8,421	692	7.59%	76
Dec 2005	9,068	8,375	693	7.64%	76

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	9,013	8,271	742	8.23%	82
Feb 2006	9,123	8,333	790	8.66%	87
Mar 2006	9,172	8,434	738	8.05%	80
Apr 2006	9,066	8,378	688	7.59%	76
May 2006	9,084	8,379	705	7.76%	78
Jun 2006	9,272	8,484	788	8.50%	85
Jul 2006	9,191	8,455	736	8.01%	80
Aug 2006	9,062	8,401	661	7.29%	73
Sep 2006	9,097	8,488	609	6.69%	67
Oct 2006	9,127	8,528	599	6.56%	66
Nov 2006	9,148	8,464	684	7.48%	75
Dec 2006	9,141	8,472	669	7.32%	73

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	8,890	8,177	713	8.02%	80
Feb 2007	8,939	8,154	785	8.78%	88
Mar 2007	8,986	8,285	701	7.80%	78
Apr 2007	8,955	8,328	627	7.00%	70
May 2007	8,754	8,060	694	7.93%	79
Jun 2007	8,955	8,206	749	8.36%	84
Jul 2007	8,894	8,210	684	7.69%	77
Aug 2007	8,741	8,100	641	7.33%	73
Sep 2007	8,753	8,105	648	7.40%	74
Oct 2007	8,659	8,101	558	6.44%	64
Nov 2007	8,694	8,101	593	6.82%	68
Dec 2007	8,715	8,098	617	7.08%	71

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	8,643	7,997	646	7.47%	75
Feb 2008	8,609	7,952	657	7.63%	76
Mar 2008	8,592	7,991	601	6.99%	70
Apr 2008	8,642	8,103	539	6.24%	62
May 2008	8,735	8,086	649	7.43%	74
Jun 2008	8,853	8,166	687	7.76%	78
Jul 2008	8,788	8,122	666	7.58%	76
Aug 2008	8,670	8,056	614	7.08%	71
Sep 2008	8,671	8,043	628	7.24%	72
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Letcher County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Mining	2,452	28.18%
2.	Construction	922	10.60%
3.	Educational Services	386	4.44%
4.	Truck Transportation	386	4.44%
5.	Public Administration	376	4.32%
6.	Health Care	284	3.26%
7.	Food and Beverage Stores	272	3.13%
8.	Repair and Maintenance	270	3.10%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	252	2.90%
10.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	238	2.74%
11.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	230	2.64%
12.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	186	2.14%
13.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	176	2.02%
14.	Wood Manufacturing	164	1.88%
15.	Gasoline Stations	158	1.82%
16.	Department and Other General Stores	146	1.68%
17.	Machinery Manufacturing	144	1.65%
18.	Petroleum and Petroleum Products, Wholesale	102	1.17%
19.	Fuel Dealers	98	1.13%
20.	Utilities	98	1.13%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	1,689	24.92%
2.	Educational Services	1,138	16.79%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	546	8.05%
4.	Department and Other General Stores	360	5.31%
5.	Public Administration	360	5.31%
6.	Food and Beverage Stores	319	4.71%
7.	Social Assistance	214	3.16%
8.	Finance and Insurance	206	3.04%
9.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	198	2.92%
10.	Info Services and Data Processing	162	2.39%
11.	Personal and Laundry Services	142	2.09%
12.	U.S. Postal Service	109	1.61%
13.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	104	1.53%
14.	Florists	84	1.24%
15.	Private Household Services	84	1.24%
16.	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	78	1.15%
17.	Mining	76	1.12%
18.	Truck Transportation	72	1.06%
19.	Other Transportation	70	1.03%
20.	Gasoline Stations	62	0.91%

Letcher County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Extraction Workers	1,046	12.02%
2.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	866	9.95%
3.	Vehicle Mechanics	490	5.63%
4.	Other Installation / Maintenance	488	5.61%
5.	Other Construction Trades	344	3.95%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	316	3.63%
7.	Other Material Moving Workers	300	3.45%
8.	Other Management Occupations	252	2.90%
9.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	242	2.78%
10.	Other Production Occupations	242	2.78%
11.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	230	2.64%
12.	Other Protective Service Workers	220	2.53%
13.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	190	2.18%
14.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	186	2.14%
15.	Cashiers	182	2.09%
16.	Electricians	178	2.05%
17.	Top Executives	160	1.84%
18.	Carpenters	158	1.82%
19.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	148	1.70%
20.	Construction Laborers	144	1.65%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	424	6.25%
2.	Registered Nurses	420	6.20%
3.	Secretaries and Admins	408	6.02%
4.	Other Office and Admin Support	376	5.55%
5.	Cashiers	364	5.37%
6.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	363	5.35%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	358	5.28%
8.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	318	4.69%
9.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	300	4.43%
10.	Health Technologists and Technicians	284	4.19%
11.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	272	4.01%
12.	Other Management Occupations	214	3.16%
13.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	186	2.74%
14.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	180	2.66%
15.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	168	2.48%
16.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	144	2.12%
17.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	142	2.09%
18.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	138	2.04%
19.	Bus Drivers	128	1.89%
20.	Personal Appearance Workers	114	1.68%

Letcher County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	15,263	37.78%
15-35 hours	2,554	6.32%
1-14 hours	685	1.70%
No regular hours	21,903	54.21%

Letcher County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	747	4.99%
5 AM-5:29 AM	619	4.13%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	674	4.50%
6 AM-6:29 AM	1,389	9.27%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	1,624	10.84%
7 AM-7:29 AM	2,089	13.95%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	2,374	15.85%
8 AM-8:29 AM	1,363	9.10%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	521	3.48%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	764	5.10%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	262	1.75%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	51	0.34%
Noon-3:59 PM	1,112	7.42%
4 PM-11:59 PM	1,391	9.29%

Letcher County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	714	4.77%
5-9	1,789	11.94%
10-14	1,858	12.40%
15-19	2,175	14.52%
20-24	2,005	13.38%
25-29	773	5.16%
30-34	1,890	12.62%
35-39	376	2.51%
40-44	503	3.36%
45-59	1,522	10.16%
60-89	983	6.56%
At least 90	392	2.62%

Letcher County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	76	0.51%	9,238	61.67%
30-44	0	0.00%	2,769	18.48%
45-59	16	0.11%	1,506	10.05%
At least 60	28	0.19%	1,347	8.99%

Letcher County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	0	0.00%
Car / truck / van, carpool	1,975	12.95%
Car / truck / van, solo	12,470	81.78%
Motorcycle	0	0.00%
Other	146	0.96%
Public transportation	120	0.79%
Walked	269	1.76%
Worked at home	269	1.76%

Letcher County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Letcher County Family Information Back to top
: 20,085 (50,028 people)
: 14,917 (43,920 people)
: 3,242
: 34,816
Letcher County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	4,612	22.82%
$10,000-$14,999	2,855	14.13%
$15,000-$19,999	2,245	11.11%
$20,000-$24,999	1,974	9.77%
$25,000-$29,999	1,280	6.33%
$30,000-$34,999	1,135	5.62%
$35,000-$39,999	895	4.43%
$40,000-$44,999	1,018	5.04%
$45,000-$49,999	678	3.35%
$50,000-$59,999	1,260	6.23%
$60,000-$74,999	1,161	5.74%
$75,000-$99,999	674	3.34%
$100,000-$124,999	176	0.87%
$125,000-$149,999	90	0.45%
$150,000-$199,999	112	0.55%
$200,000 or more	44	0.22%

Letcher County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	2,426	24.06%
Family, 2 people	3,232	32.05%
Nonfamily, 2 people	164	1.63%
Family, 3 people	2,095	20.77%
Nonfamily, 3 people	22	0.22%
Family, 4 people	1,490	14.77%
Nonfamily, 4 people	11	0.11%
Family, 5 people	465	4.61%
Nonfamily, 5 people	1	0.01%
Family, 6 people	130	1.29%
Nonfamily, 6 people	0	0.00%
Family, 7 or more people	49	0.49%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	0	0.00%

Letcher County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	12,207	25.83%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	2,926	6.19%
Public Assistance	1,662	3.52%
Retirement	3,588	7.59%
Self Employment	1,240	2.62%
Social Security	7,374	15.60%
Supplemental Security	3,138	6.64%
Wage / Salary	11,797	24.96%
Other	3,332	7.05%

Letcher County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	6,705	56.58%
With children under 18	5,146	43.42%

Letcher County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,759	8.88%
Married	12,922	65.22%
Never Married	4,525	22.84%
Widowed	608	3.07%

Letcher County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,926	9.03%
Married	13,245	62.11%
Never Married	3,279	15.38%
Widowed	2,875	13.48%

Letcher County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Letcher County Education Information Back to top
Letcher County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	7,849	20.27%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	7,895	20.39%
High school diploma or equivalent	12,706	32.82%
Some college, no degree	5,695	14.71%
Associate degree	1,923	4.97%
Bachelors degree	1,482	3.83%
Graduate or professional degree	1,169	3.02%

Letcher County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	510	2.02%	64	0.25%	574	2.27%
Kindergarten	630	2.49%	40	0.16%	670	2.65%
Grades 1-4	2,828	11.19%	120	0.47%	2,948	11.66%
Grades 5-8	2,469	9.77%	102	0.40%	2,571	10.17%
Grades 9-12	3,020	11.95%	136	0.54%	3,156	12.49%
Undergrad college	1,346	5.32%	140	0.55%	1,486	5.88%
Graduate or professional school	226	0.89%	6	0.02%	232	0.92%
Total	11,029	43.63%	608	2.41%	11,637	46.04%

Letcher County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Letcher County Business Information Back to top
: $122,531,000
: $11,971,000
: 1,965
Letcher County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	2	1	1	2
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	1	0	1	1
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	1	2	0
1999 - Construction	5	2	12	3	5
1999 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Finance & Insurance	1	5	5	5	11
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	7	2	9	11	12
1999 - Information	2	2	2	3	3
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	1	1
1999 - Manufacturing	1	0	2	2	2
1999 - Mining	1	6	14	8	2
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	2	6	9	22
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	4	1	8	5	13
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	0	0	3
1999 - Retail Trade	8	8	20	33	23
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	12	11	18	15	20
1999 - Unclassified	2	0	0	0	1
1999 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	0
1999 - Wholesale Trade	1	2	5	3	4
1999 - Total	47	44	104	103	125
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	2	0	2	1
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	1	0	1
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	2	1	0
2000 - Construction	4	5	3	12	5
2000 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Finance & Insurance	3	0	7	3	12
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	2	17	5	16
2000 - Information	0	0	4	2	4
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	0	0	2	1
2000 - Manufacturing	0	2	2	2	1
2000 - Mining	1	5	9	5	6
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	1	11	14	13
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	2	6	7	14
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	1	1	1
2000 - Retail Trade	7	7	25	18	34
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	14	17	17	18
2000 - Unclassified	1	1	0	0	0
2000 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	1
2000 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	2	5	5
2000 - Total	20	43	107	96	133
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	0	1	2
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	5	0	0	1	1
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	1	2	0
2001 - Construction	2	4	3	11	5
2001 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Finance & Insurance	3	3	6	2	14
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	4	4	12	10	12
2001 - Information	1	2	1	4	3
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	1	1	1	1
2001 - Manufacturing	0	1	3	1	1
2001 - Mining	8	2	7	9	3
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	1	8	8	21
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	2	3	7	15
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	1	0	1	1
2001 - Retail Trade	10	8	20	26	30
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	8	7	15	14	19
2001 - Unclassified	2	0	0	1	0
2001 - Utilities	1	0	0	1	0
2001 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	5	4	2
2001 - Total	49	37	85	104	130
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	0	0	0	2
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	4	0	1	2
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	1	1	1
2002 - Construction	3	3	6	6	4
2002 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Finance & Insurance	0	3	5	6	11
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	4	13	10	11
2002 - Information	2	1	2	2	4
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	0	1	0	2
2002 - Manufacturing	2	0	1	4	0
2002 - Mining	4	3	10	10	5
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	6	4	13	5	15
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	5	7	5	10
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	0	2	0	2
2002 - Retail Trade	6	11	22	21	33
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	4	13	18	13	13
2002 - Unclassified	1	3	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	2
2002 - Wholesale Trade	1	1	5	2	3
2002 - Total	36	55	106	86	120
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	0	1	1	2
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	1	2	0	1
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	1	0	1
2003 - Construction	1	4	2	8	6
2003 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	8	5	8
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	1	12	12	12
2003 - Information	1	0	3	2	5
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	1	2
2003 - Manufacturing	0	1	3	2	1
2003 - Mining	4	5	8	9	6
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	4	1	6	11	20
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	2	4	5	10
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	0	0	2	3
2003 - Retail Trade	5	3	23	22	29
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	6	11	19	14
2003 - Unclassified	2	0	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	1
2003 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	1	8	1
2003 - Total	23	25	86	108	122
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	2	0	1	1
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	2	1	1	0
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	2	0
2004 - Construction	5	1	4	7	4
2004 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	1
2004 - Finance & Insurance	0	1	4	4	13
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	8	3	13	10	12
2004 - Information	0	0	2	5	4
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	2	1
2004 - Manufacturing	2	1	3	1	4
2004 - Mining	4	5	9	8	6
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	8	7	8	16
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	0	4	3	14
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	0	3	1	3
2004 - Retail Trade	7	7	18	19	30
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	4	8	6	9	21
2004 - Unclassified	1	1	1	0	0
2004 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	1
2004 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	2	2	6
2004 - Total	35	40	78	84	137
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	3	1	1	0	1
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	3	0	2	1	0
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	1	1	0
2005 - Construction	0	3	10	5	2
2005 - Educational Services	0	0	0	1	0
2005 - Finance & Insurance	0	1	4	7	9
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	5	19	8	10
2005 - Information	2	1	3	5	2
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	1	1	0	2
2005 - Manufacturing	1	1	5	1	3
2005 - Mining	1	4	11	7	5
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	6	11	3	12
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	0	9	5	9
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	0	4	1	3
2005 - Retail Trade	6	7	16	21	31
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	8	7	10	10	13
2005 - Unclassified	0	1	0	1	0
2005 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	1
2005 - Wholesale Trade	1	1	3	0	6
2005 - Total	33	39	110	78	109

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Letcher County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Letcher County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	36,612	72.95%
Below Poverty Level	13,578	27.05%

Letcher County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1972	$399	$6	$248	$0	$0	$71	$718	$239	$850	$156
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$520	$3	$1,875	$0	$0	$0	$2,395	$1,564	$0	$0
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$370	$72	$1,725	$0	$0	$32	$2,127	$733	$301	$220
1980	$506	$69	$1,880	$0	$0	$0	$2,386	$602	$288	$249
1981	$527	$66	$1,667	$0	$0	$0	$2,194	$708	$284	$256
1982	$387	$72	$2,243	$0	$0	$11	$2,641	$212	$280	$249
1983	$367	$109	$2,102	$0	$0	$26	$2,495	$796	$276	$243
1984	$468	$120	$1,651	$0	$0	$102	$2,221	$680	$272	$24
1985	$496	$134	$1,586	$0	$0	$64	$2,146	$730	$258	$13
1986	$714	$123	$1,734	$0	$0	$33	$2,481	$894	$122	$21
1987	$644	$156	$1,686	$0	$0	$49	$2,379	$774	$117	$58
1988	$477	$167	$1,772	$0	$0	$33	$2,282	$837	$112	$101
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1992	$864	$207	$2,172	$0	$0	$197	$3,233	$1,167	$91	$583
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$908	$172	$2,330	$0	$0	$818	$4,056	$1,533	$4,103	$0
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$1,437	$301	$4,997	$0	$0	$1,364	$7,798	$1,802	$4,198	$1,258

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1972	$0	$93	$37	$86	$108	$2	$505
1972	$26	$4	$33	$0	$0	$116	$505
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$9	$192	$0	$62	$276	$144	$2,606
1977	$552	$2	$0	$0	$0	$1,369	$2,606
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$0	$233	$55	$240	$679	$102	$2,227
1979	$38	$35	$7	$0	$0	$838	$2,227
1980	$11	$169	$128	$537	$829	$0	$2,203
1980	$5	$4	$9	$0	$0	$511	$2,203
1981	$14	$224	$62	$527	$491	$0	$2,029
1981	$10	$45	$12	$0	$0	$644	$2,029
1982	$13	$204	$129	$338	$797	$40	$2,340
1982	$53	$0	$12	$0	$0	$754	$2,340
1983	$0	$241	$115	$371	$1,109	$0	$2,348
1983	$45	$156	$12	$0	$0	$299	$2,348
1984	$0	$187	$90	$319	$561	$0	$1,613
1984	$28	$131	$12	$0	$0	$285	$1,613
1985	$0	$364	$123	$403	$799	$0	$2,176
1985	$114	$1	$12	$0	$0	$360	$2,176
1986	$0	$500	$187	$0	$1,199	$0	$2,477
1986	$148	$0	$10	$0	$0	$433	$2,477
1987	$0	$426	$129	$0	$1,090	$0	$2,098
1987	$150	$2	$4	$0	$0	$297	$2,098
1988	$0	$305	$160	$0	$838	$0	$2,041
1988	$220	$0	$4	$0	$0	$514	$2,041
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1992	$0	$718	$0	$0	$1,214	$8	$2,915
1992	$212	$9	$18	$0	$0	$736	$2,915
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$0	$693	$260	$65	$975	$27	$4,613
1997	$42	$5	$247	$0	$0	$2,299	$4,613
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$0	$374	$398	$91	$1,418	$132	$6,893
2002	$338	$7	$258	$0	$0	$3,877	$6,893

Letcher County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Letcher County Criminal Information Back to top
: 37

Letcher County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Letcher County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Letcher County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	3,077	12.17%
10-19 Years	3,633	14.37%
20-29 Years	3,148	12.45%
30-39 Years	3,646	14.42%
40-49 Years	4,123	16.31%
50-59 Years	3,235	12.80%
60-69 Years	2,181	8.63%
70-79 Years	1,501	5.94%
80-89 Years	626	2.48%
90+ Years	107	0.42%

Letcher County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	12,366	48.92%
Female	12,911	51.08%

Letcher County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	24,853	98.32%
African-American	129	0.51%
Hispanic/Latino	110	0.44%
Multiracial	81	0.32%
Asian	70	0.28%
Amerindian	23	0.09%
Other Race	8	0.03%
Pacific Islander	3	0.01%

Letcher County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	18,196	65.10%
2.	English	3,258	11.66%
3.	Irish	2,570	9.20%
4.	German	1,640	5.87%
5.	Scottish	410	1.47%
6.	Scotch Irish	404	1.45%
7.	Dutch	368	1.32%
8.	Italian	246	0.88%
9.	French Non-Basque	238	0.85%
10.	British	172	0.62%

Letcher County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	47,120	98.27%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	318	0.66%
3.	French	168	0.35%
4.	German	156	0.33%
5.	Hindi	40	0.08%
6.	Vietnamese	38	0.08%
7.	Other Indic	28	0.06%
8.	Chinese	26	0.05%
9.	Tagalog	26	0.05%
10.	Other Native North American	10	0.02%

Letcher County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	50,588	99.64%
Naturalized immigrant	104	0.20%
Not a citizen	80	0.16%

Letcher County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Letcher County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Letcher County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

40826	41819	41837
40862	41821	41838
41517	41824	41840
41537	41825	41845
41804	41826	41848
41810	41832	41849
41812	41833	41855
41815	41835	41858

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Colson	Jackhorn	Partridge
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