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Insurance agencies in Barren County, KY

The insurance agencies in Barren County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #523 of 2,272 scored counties
#40 of 84 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
23
6 chain locations (26%)
Official establishments
15
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$45.6M
On vehicle insurance · $2,533 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
58% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.8
18% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
45,641
+2.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $2,533 per household (29% above the U.S. average), households in Barren County spend about $45.6M a year on vehicle insurance. That works out to $2M per agency, 58% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

There are 23 insurance agencies on map listings in Barren County as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 26%, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.8, 18% below the U.S. rate of 15.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Barren County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 1,201 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Barren County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For insurance agencies, Barren County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #523 of 2,272 scored counties and #40 of 84 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Barren County compares

The same measures for Kentucky and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle insurance by the insurance agencies counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Insurance agencies in Barren County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureBarren CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.814.915.6
Spending per listing$2M$1.7M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,2011,025966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.8%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.6%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$2,533$2,467$1,957
Median household income$50,628$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score6867

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 15
Employees, 2023
72
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
236 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
36The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Barren County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Barren County

Population, 2025 estimate
45,641+2.6% since 2020
Households
18,017
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
487 sq. mi.
People per square mile
92
Median household income
$50,628+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,460
Median home value
$178,000
Jobs located here
15,309
Daytime population
41,898Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Insurance agencies across Kentucky

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The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for insurance agencies, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Barren County marked.

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Allen County, KY92810.0$2.8M+9.5%#38 of 2,272
2Breckinridge County, KY9189.9$3M+5.2%#48 of 2,272
3Grant County, KY8777.6$3.6M+4.7%#96 of 2,272
4Green County, KY87511.3$2.7M+4.6%#106 of 2,272
5Anderson County, KY871111.4$2.6M+5.5%#107 of 2,272
6Spencer County, KY8468.2$4.2M+7.7%#136 of 2,272
7Ohio County, KY8499.9$2.9M+0.8%#141 of 2,272
8Logan County, KY841210.9$2.5M+4.2%#145 of 2,272
9Scott County, KY842611.5$2.3M+8.2%#149 of 2,272
10Trigg County, KY82711.6$2.3M+3.1%#186 of 2,272
40Barren County, KY682312.8$2M+2.6%#523 of 2,272

Other business types in Barren County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Barren County, KY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 23 insurance agencies in Barren County. 6 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023.

How much do households in Barren County, KY spend on vehicle insurance?

About $45.6M a year, or $2,533 per household. That is 29% above the U.S. average (an index of 129, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $2M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,017 households in Barren County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Barren County, KY compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?

Barren County has 12.8 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $2M, 58% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Barren County would have about 36, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,201 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S.

How fast is Barren County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Barren County at 45,641 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,017 households. Median household income in Barren County is $50,628, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.1%, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Barren County scores 68 for insurance agencies (upper middle), #523 of 2,272 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for insurance agencies · All 56 business types in Barren County

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