RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Highest Medicaid coverage, Kentucky counties · 2020

Kentucky counties ranked by the share of people covered by Medicaid or other means-tested public insurance, alone or in combination with other coverage (2020 ACS). This list covers the 120 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAIDVS –

01Wolfe County, KYKY6,29863.2%–

02Owsley County, KYKY3,93254.9%–

03Clay County, KYKY19,46553.8%–

04McCreary County, KYKY17,12449.9%–

05Bell County, KYKY22,82948.8%–

06Knox County, KYKY29,53248.3%–

07Breathitt County, KYKY12,55848.1%–

08Knott County, KYKY13,32148.1%–

09Lee County, KYKY7,29747.2%–

10Letcher County, KYKY19,95246.0%–

11Harlan County, KYKY24,72545.7%–

12Magoffin County, KYKY11,11045.7%–

13Leslie County, KYKY9,62744.6%–

14Clinton County, KYKY9,13944.4%–

15Floyd County, KYKY34,40143.3%–

16Menifee County, KYKY6,43043.2%–

17Elliott County, KYKY7,26543.1%–

18Lewis County, KYKY12,90142.0%–

19Estill County, KYKY13,96241.1%–

20Nicholas County, KYKY7,94941.0%–

21Jackson County, KYKY13,32540.9%–

22Perry County, KYKY26,55540.8%–

23Johnson County, KYKY22,05139.8%–

24Fulton County, KYKY6,21839.5%–

25Rockcastle County, KYKY16,14838.7%–

26Green County, KYKY11,64438.3%–

27Bath County, KYKY13,17638.1%–

28Whitley County, KYKY37,29736.8%–

29Robertson County, KYKY2,32536.7%–

30Casey County, KYKY16,20536.6%–

31Morgan County, KYKY14,41536.6%–

32Grayson County, KYKY27,40636.2%–

33Russell County, KYKY18,60835.9%–

34Lawrence County, KYKY15,76535.8%–

35Carlisle County, KYKY4,74735.5%–

36Metcalfe County, KYKY10,58335.4%–

37Powell County, KYKY12,81235.1%–

38Martin County, KYKY10,69735.1%–

39Hart County, KYKY20,11734.9%–

40Fleming County, KYKY15,78734.5%–

41Monroe County, KYKY11,19134.4%–

42Carter County, KYKY26,14934.2%–

43Pike County, KYKY54,72133.9%–

44Laurel County, KYKY63,74633.8%–

45Pulaski County, KYKY67,38433.7%–

46Ohio County, KYKY23,93433.5%–

47Cumberland County, KYKY5,99232.7%–

48Wayne County, KYKY19,59732.6%–

49Marion County, KYKY20,11532.6%–

50Boyd County, KYKY47,75132.0%–

51Lincoln County, KYKY25,35331.9%–

52Barren County, KYKY45,64131.9%–

53Rowan County, KYKY24,47631.7%–

54Adair County, KYKY19,42331.4%–

55Hickman County, KYKY4,37231.3%–

56Montgomery County, KYKY28,82230.9%–

57Edmonson County, KYKY12,74930.7%–

58Carroll County, KYKY11,14130.4%–

59Allen County, KYKY22,53630.0%–

60Larue County, KYKY15,18430.0%–

61Breckinridge County, KYKY21,50329.9%–

62Butler County, KYKY12,52029.8%–

63Christian County, KYKY70,11529.6%–

64Taylor County, KYKY26,76329.6%–

65Grant County, KYKY26,18129.3%–

66Graves County, KYKY37,05029.0%–

67Henderson County, KYKY44,25528.6%–

68Ballard County, KYKY7,59428.4%–

69Henry County, KYKY16,44728.3%–

70Hopkins County, KYKY45,12728.3%–

71Clark County, KYKY37,88828.2%–

72Mason County, KYKY16,93627.1%–

73Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,63427.1%–

74Webster County, KYKY12,92926.8%–

75McCracken County, KYKY67,55326.8%–

76Bracken County, KYKY8,51126.6%–

77Trimble County, KYKY8,70126.5%–

78Todd County, KYKY12,97226.3%–

79Bourbon County, KYKY20,24325.6%–

80Hancock County, KYKY9,05025.6%–

81Daviess County, KYKY104,89825.4%–

82Harrison County, KYKY19,62725.4%–

83Owen County, KYKY11,60125.3%–

84Crittenden County, KYKY8,80725.1%–

85Pendleton County, KYKY14,80025.1%–

86Madison County, KYKY101,69624.9%–

87Hardin County, KYKY113,48224.8%–

88Boyle County, KYKY31,63224.7%–

89Logan County, KYKY28,66924.5%–

90Garrard County, KYKY18,20724.5%–

91Greenup County, KYKY35,21324.4%–

92Anderson County, KYKY25,22524.0%–

93Warren County, KYKY149,37523.7%–

94Gallatin County, KYKY8,84023.6%–

95Jefferson County, KYKY795,22223.2%–

96Trigg County, KYKY14,51223.2%–

97Caldwell County, KYKY12,60923.1%–

98Mercer County, KYKY23,73323.0%–

99Washington County, KYKY12,36822.8%–

100Jessamine County, KYKY57,14722.5%–

101McLean County, KYKY9,06422.5%–

102Calloway County, KYKY39,42122.4%–

103Union County, KYKY12,83922.4%–

104Meade County, KYKY30,69922.2%–

105Livingston County, KYKY8,86321.8%–

106Simpson County, KYKY20,78821.0%–

107Marshall County, KYKY31,65920.8%–

108Franklin County, KYKY52,64920.5%–

109Shelby County, KYKY51,24319.8%–

110Woodford County, KYKY27,88319.3%–

111Fayette County, KYKY329,75119.1%–

112Kenton County, KYKY175,77918.8%–

113Bullitt County, KYKY86,45418.7%–

114Nelson County, KYKY49,03618.2%–

115Lyon County, KYKY9,12317.5%–

116Spencer County, KYKY20,99815.6%–

117Boone County, KYKY145,31615.5%–

118Campbell County, KYKY95,44114.9%–

119Scott County, KYKY62,26213.7%–

120Oldham County, KYKY70,98610.4%–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS