Additional information in this act regards Anderson County's namesake, Richard Clough Anderson Jr., legislator and U.S. minister plenipotentiary to Colombia, and its county seat, the City of Lawrenceburg.

In addition to its inclusion in the Outer Bluegrass region, Anderson County is part of the Bluegrass Area Development District and the Frankfort Micropolitan Statistical Area.

32.79% of all households were made up of individuals without children, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The median age was 41.4 years and the population is estimated to be 51% Female and 49% Male.

Males had a median full-time income of $47,027 versus $38,894 for females.