| Name | Carter County |
| State | Kentucky |
| FIPS Code | 21043 |
| Timezone | Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) |
| Population (2022) | 27,594 |
| Population Growth Rate(2000-2022) | -3.94% |
| Majority Ethnicity | White 97.63% |
| Public School Majority Ethnicity | White 97% |
| Partisan Voting Index | Strongly Republican:+25 |
| Unemployment Rate | 9.9% |
| Race/Ethnicy | Percentage of Population (2018) |
|---|---|
| White | 97.63% |
| African American | 0.98% |
| Hispanic | 0.92% |
| Asian | 0.06% |
| Native American | 0.4% |
| Hawaiin/Pacific Islander | 0.01% |
| Race/Ethnicy | Percentage of Public School Students (2018) |
|---|---|
| White | 96.69% |
| African American | 0.29% |
| Hispanic | 1.69% |
| Asian | 0.25% |
| Native American | 0.04% |
| Hawaiin/Pacific Islander | 0.09% |