Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,027. Its county seat is Springfield. The county is named for George Washington. Washington County was the first county formed in the Commonwealth of Kentucky when it reached statehood, and the sixteenth county formed. The center of population of Kentucky is located in Washington County, in the city of Willisburg. The county is dry, meaning that the sale of alcohol is prohibited, but it contains the "wet" city of Springfield, where retail alcohol sales are allowed. This classifies the jurisdiction as a moist county. Three wineries operate in the county and are licensed separately to sell to the public. Jacob Beam, founder of Jim Beam whiskey, sold his first barrel of whiskey in Washington County. Collected from Wikipedia.
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Charts for Washington County, KY
   Single-Parent Households with Children as a Percentage of Households with Children (5-year estimate) in Washington County, KY2023-01-01
   Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Washington County, KY2023-01-01
   Population Estimate, Total, Hispanic or Latino (5-year estimate) in Washington County, KY2023-01-01
   Population Estimate, Total, Hispanic or Latino, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone (5-year estimate) in Washington County, KY2023-01-01
   People 25 Years and Over Who Have Completed an Associate's Degree or Higher (5-year estimate) in Washington County, KY2023-01-01
   Population Estimate, Total, Hispanic or Latino, Two or More Races, Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, and Three or More Races (5-year estimate) in Washington County, KY2023-01-01
   Population Estimate, Total, Hispanic or Latino, Some Other Race Alone (5-year estimate) in Washington County, KY2023-01-01
   Population Estimate, Total, Not Hispanic or Latino, Two or More Races (5-year estimate) in Washington County, KY2023-01-01
   Population Estimate, Total, Hispanic or Latino, Two or More Races, Two Races Including Some Other Race (5-year estimate) in Washington County, KY2023-01-01
   Population Estimate, Total, Not Hispanic or Latino, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone (5-year estimate) in Washington County, KY2023-01-01
   Gross Domestic Product: All Industries in Washington County, KY2023-01-01
   Estimated Percent of Related Children Age 5-17 in Families in Poverty for Washington County, KY2023-01-01
   Estimate of People of All Ages in Poverty in Washington County, KY2023-01-01
   Net County-to-County Migration Flow (5-year estimate) for Washington County, KY (DISCONTINUED)2020-01-01
   All-Transactions House Price Index for Washington County, KY2023-01-01
   Resident Population in Washington County, KY2023-01-01
   New Private Housing Structures Authorized by Building Permits for Washington County, KY2023-01-01
   Population Estimate, Total (5-year estimate) in Washington County, KY2023-01-01
   Burdened Households (5-year estimate) in Washington County, KY2023-01-01
   Population Estimate, Total, Hispanic or Latino, Two or More Races (5-year estimate) in Washington County, KY2023-01-01
   Estimate of Median Household Income for Washington County, KY2023-01-01
   90% Confidence Interval Lower Bound of Estimate of Related Children Age 5-17 in Families in Poverty for Washington County, KY2023-01-01
   Unemployment Rate in Washington County, KY2024-12-01
   Age-Adjusted Premature Death Rate for Washington County, KY2020-01-01
   New Patent Assignments in Washington County, KY2014-09-01
   High School Graduate or Higher (5-year estimate) in Washington County, KY2023-01-01
   Population Estimate, Total, Not Hispanic or Latino, White Alone (5-year estimate) in Washington County, KY2023-01-01
   Population Estimate, Total, Hispanic or Latino, Asian Alone (5-year estimate) in Washington County, KY2023-01-01
   Income Inequality in Washington County, KY2023-01-01
   Population Estimate, Total, Not Hispanic or Latino, Some Other Race Alone (5-year estimate) in Washington County, KY2023-01-01
   Mean Commuting Time for Workers (5-year estimate) in Washington County, KY2023-01-01
   Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industries in Washington County, KY2023-01-01
   Gross Domestic Product: Private Services-Providing Industries in Washington County, KY2023-01-01
   Rate of Preventable Hospital Admissions (5-year estimate) in Washington County, KY (DISCONTINUED)2015-01-01
   Real Gross Domestic Product: Private Goods-Producing Industries in Washington County, KY2023-01-01
   Real Gross Domestic Product: Private Services-Providing Industries in Washington County, KY2023-01-01
   Per Capita Personal Income in Washington County, KY2023-01-01
   90% Confidence Interval Lower Bound of Estimate of Percent of People of All Ages in Poverty for Washington County, KY2023-01-01
   Poverty Universe, All Ages for Washington County, KY2023-01-01
   Poverty Universe, Age 5-17 related for Washington County, KY2023-01-01
News and research for Washington County, KY
US Bureau of Labor Statistics (60) US Congressional Budget Office (16) US Census Bureau (14) Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (3) Federal Reserve Bank of New York (17) Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (8) US Employment and Training Administration (11) The World Bank (71)
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