Owsley County, Kentucky
4 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 3,971
- Median household income
- $22,188
- ±9,297
- Unemployed
- 12.6%
- 163 of 1,296 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 73.3%
- 1,149 of 1,567 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Owsley | 3,953 (2021) | Po Box 749, Booneville | — |
Cities, towns and villages 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Booneville | 157 (2021) | Po Box 1, Booneville | Website |
Special districts 2
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owsley County Library District | Libraries | Po Box 280, Booneville | — |
| Owsley County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 530, Booneville | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Owsley County
School district2 schools
14 Old KY 11, Booneville, KY, 41314
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Breathitt County Farmers' Market (Jackson)
Red Bird Farmers Market (Beverly)
Jackson County Farmers Market (Mckee) · Annville Farmers' Market (Tyner) · Jackson County Farmers Market (Tyner) · and 1 more
Beattyville Main Street Marketplace Locally Made Market (Beattyville)
Hazard/Perry County Farmers' Market (354 Perry Park Rd Hazard)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.