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2026 edition · updated October 5, 2026

State
Kentucky
Per-person rank
Unavailable
Transaction rate (checks per 1,000 residents)
Unavailable
Transaction checks (checks)
Unavailable
Permits/rechecks excluded (checks)
Unavailable
Permit-inclusive per-person rank
Unavailable
Permit-inclusive rate (checks per 1,000 residents)
Unavailable
YOY rate change (percent)
Unavailable
July 1 population (persons)
Unavailable
Population vintage
Unavailable
Population status
Unavailable
Population reference date
Unavailable
Population universe
Unavailable
Census source identity
Unavailable
Row kind
Source observation
Source state identity
kentucky
Source period
2025
Source period type
calendar-year
Source measure
annual-resident-population-estimate
Source category
Unavailable
Source value
4606864
Source status
reported
Source unit
persons
Source identity
census-pep-v2025-research
Source observation identity
research-population:92188e29cb0a67dcf95afa7d6c47359409782f086478b70ea4128eb70e223ca9:21:2025
Census population vintage
V2025
Census reference date
2025-07-01
Census population universe
State or District of Columbia resident population
Census state FIPS
21
Sealed input kind
sealed-research-input
Source coverage caveat
Unavailable

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5 primary sources

Federal Bureau of Investigation: NICS yearly state-by-type background-check series; Federal Bureau of Investigation: NICS monthly state background-check series; U.S. Census Bureau: Annual state resident population estimates, Vintage 2025; U.S. Census Bureau: Intercensal state resident population estimates, 2010–2019; U.S. Census Bureau: TIGERweb state boundaries, January 1, 2026