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Insurance agencies in McCreary County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for insurance agencies in McCreary County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #425 of 2,272 scored counties
#30 of 84 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $13.6M
- On vehicle insurance · $2,313 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.5
- 46% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,124
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 insurance agencies in McCreary County. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 8.5 for every 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 15.6.
Household spending on vehicle insurance in McCreary County comes to about $13.6M a year: $2,313 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. Spread across 5 insurance agencies, that is $2.7M per agency, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in McCreary County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show McCreary County grew 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for insurance agencies in McCreary County is 71 (upper middle), #425 of 2,272 scored counties and #30 of 84 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How McCreary 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.
| Measure | McCreary County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.5 | 14.9 | 15.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $1.7M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,025 | 966 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.8% | −1.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle insurance | $2,313 | $2,467 | $1,957 |
| Median household income | $33,750 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 McCreary 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 McCreary County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,124+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 5,861
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 427 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 40
- Median household income
- $33,750+20.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $46,528
- Median home value
- $85,300
- Jobs located here
- 2,342
- Daytime population
- 14,241Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Allen County, KY | 92 | 8 | 10.0 | $2.8M | +9.5% | #38 of 2,272 |
| 2Breckinridge County, KY | 91 | 8 | 9.9 | $3M | +5.2% | #48 of 2,272 |
| 3Grant County, KY | 87 | 7 | 7.6 | $3.6M | +4.7% | #96 of 2,272 |
| 4Green County, KY | 87 | 5 | 11.3 | $2.7M | +4.6% | #106 of 2,272 |
| 5Anderson County, KY | 87 | 11 | 11.4 | $2.6M | +5.5% | #107 of 2,272 |
| 6Spencer County, KY | 84 | 6 | 8.2 | $4.2M | +7.7% | #136 of 2,272 |
| 7Ohio County, KY | 84 | 9 | 9.9 | $2.9M | +0.8% | #141 of 2,272 |
| 8Logan County, KY | 84 | 12 | 10.9 | $2.5M | +4.2% | #145 of 2,272 |
| 9Scott County, KY | 84 | 26 | 11.5 | $2.3M | +8.2% | #149 of 2,272 |
| 10Trigg County, KY | 82 | 7 | 11.6 | $2.3M | +3.1% | #186 of 2,272 |
| 30McCreary County, KY | 71 | 5 | 8.5 | $2.7M | +1.7% | #425 of 2,272 |
Other business types in McCreary County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many insurance agencies are in McCreary County, KY?
McCreary County has 5 insurance agencies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count insurance agencies. No official count is published for insurance agencies and brokerages in McCreary County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in McCreary County, KY spend on vehicle insurance?
About $13.6M a year, or $2,313 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,861 households in McCreary County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McCreary County, KY compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?
McCreary County has 8.5 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $2.7M, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, McCreary County would have about 11, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is McCreary County, KY growing?
Population estimates put McCreary County at 17,124 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,861 households. The median household income in McCreary County is $33,750 a year, 58% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.1% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. McCreary County scores 71 for insurance agencies (upper middle), #425 of 2,272 scored counties.
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