Kentucky State House District 17

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ky-hd-017
State
Kentucky
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
017
Land Area
157.3 sq mi
Water Area
1.1 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Kentucky State House District 17

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Warren County157.30 sq mi100.0%29.0%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Bowling Green city13.95 sq mi8.9%33.2%
Woodburn city0.43 sq mi0.3%100.0%

Showing all 2 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
KY District 246,743100.0%6.2%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
30,732
Active Voters
28,639 (93.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic12,47840.6%
Republican14,28346.5%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties3,97112.9%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202419,634 (63.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202212,145 (39.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202017,736 (57.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201810,707 (34.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201612,173 (39.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20146,701 (21.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 07/24/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
48,313 (± 2,202)
Median Age
33.6
Median Household Income
$65,909 (± $5,744)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
86.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
30.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1812,10225.0%
18 to 6430,52063.2%
65 and over5,69111.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)4,4559.2%
White, not Hispanic33,90370.2%
Black, not Hispanic4,4919.3%
Asian, not Hispanic2,9476.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic420.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic7981.7%
Some other race, not Hispanic230.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,6543.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
45,706
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
33,688

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic42,31592.6%
Hispanic3,3907.4%
White33,85174.1%
Black4,3249.5%
Asian2,2594.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native420.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander3260.7%
Two or More Races540.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic32,03795.1%
Hispanic1,6514.9%
White26,14177.6%
Black4,06712.1%
Asian1,4854.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native2980.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1430.4%
Two or More Races550.2%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).