Dry Ridge is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 2,138 people and two associated neighborhoods, Dry Ridge is the 189th largest community in Kentucky.

Being a small city, Dry Ridge does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The education level of Dry Ridge citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.20% of adults in Dry Ridge have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Dry Ridge in 2022 was $22,993, which is lower middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $91,972 for a family of four. However, Dry Ridge contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Dry Ridge also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 34.32% of its population below the federal poverty line.

The people who call Dry Ridge home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dry Ridge residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Dry Ridge include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and Swiss.

The most common language spoken in Dry Ridge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Korean.