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Highest poverty rate, Kentucky counties

Kentucky counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 120 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01McCreary County, KYKY17,12438.9%+6.7 pts

02Magoffin County, KYKY11,11038.2%+1.5 pts

03Wolfe County, KYKY6,29837.7%+1.8 pts

04Knox County, KYKY29,53236.9%+2.1 pts

05Owsley County, KYKY3,93236.1%−9.2 pts

06Martin County, KYKY10,69733.2%−3.8 pts

07Breathitt County, KYKY12,55833.1%−0.1 pts

08Clay County, KYKY19,46532.4%−7.4 pts

09Leslie County, KYKY9,62730.3%−2.4 pts

10Bell County, KYKY22,82928.8%−2.2 pts

11Floyd County, KYKY34,40128.0%−2.2 pts

12Metcalfe County, KYKY10,58327.5%+3.9 pts

13Harlan County, KYKY24,72527.4%−5.1 pts

14Lee County, KYKY7,29727.4%−3.1 pts

15Menifee County, KYKY6,43026.9%−2.7 pts

16Perry County, KYKY26,55526.8%−2.3 pts

17Whitley County, KYKY37,29726.3%−0.0 pts

18Rockcastle County, KYKY16,14825.6%+2.5 pts

19Bath County, KYKY13,17625.3%+3.4 pts

20Elliott County, KYKY7,26525.1%−0.8 pts

21Cumberland County, KYKY5,99224.8%+1.0 pts

22Wayne County, KYKY19,59724.8%−4.6 pts

23Pike County, KYKY54,72124.4%+1.0 pts

24Letcher County, KYKY19,95224.4%−2.7 pts

25Rowan County, KYKY24,47624.2%+3.0 pts

26Knott County, KYKY13,32123.3%−7.8 pts

27Carroll County, KYKY11,14123.1%+8.2 pts

28Russell County, KYKY18,60823.1%−1.2 pts

29Johnson County, KYKY22,05122.8%−3.8 pts

30Fulton County, KYKY6,21822.6%−0.5 pts

31Powell County, KYKY12,81222.5%−1.0 pts

32Monroe County, KYKY11,19122.1%−1.3 pts

33Lewis County, KYKY12,90122.0%−6.5 pts

34Lawrence County, KYKY15,76521.8%−8.9 pts

35Casey County, KYKY16,20521.7%−3.8 pts

36Breckinridge County, KYKY21,50321.4%+5.5 pts

37Fleming County, KYKY15,78721.2%+2.5 pts

38Robertson County, KYKY2,32521.1%−1.1 pts

39Todd County, KYKY12,97220.9%+3.7 pts

40Estill County, KYKY13,96220.7%−5.7 pts

41Trigg County, KYKY14,51220.6%+8.3 pts

42Butler County, KYKY12,52020.5%+4.5 pts

43Hickman County, KYKY4,37220.5%+3.1 pts

44Laurel County, KYKY63,74620.5%−0.8 pts

45Green County, KYKY11,64420.4%+2.0 pts

46Grayson County, KYKY27,40620.1%+2.0 pts

47Hopkins County, KYKY45,12720.0%+3.4 pts

48Graves County, KYKY37,05019.9%+3.5 pts

49Pulaski County, KYKY67,38419.7%+0.6 pts

50Bracken County, KYKY8,51119.5%+8.7 pts

51Jackson County, KYKY13,32519.5%−10.7 pts

52Barren County, KYKY45,64119.4%+3.8 pts

53Hart County, KYKY20,11719.3%−3.1 pts

54Livingston County, KYKY8,86319.3%+8.9 pts

55Carter County, KYKY26,14919.2%−3.1 pts

56Mason County, KYKY16,93618.8%+2.0 pts

57Union County, KYKY12,83918.4%+0.7 pts

58Adair County, KYKY19,42318.4%−5.6 pts

59Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,63418.4%−1.3 pts

60Owen County, KYKY11,60118.3%+2.8 pts

61Larue County, KYKY15,18417.9%+2.5 pts

62Crittenden County, KYKY8,80717.7%−1.4 pts

63Nicholas County, KYKY7,94917.6%+4.4 pts

64Clinton County, KYKY9,13917.5%−8.3 pts

65Taylor County, KYKY26,76317.5%−0.0 pts

66Calloway County, KYKY39,42117.2%+0.6 pts

67Harrison County, KYKY19,62717.1%+5.2 pts

68Christian County, KYKY70,11517.1%+2.1 pts

69Morgan County, KYKY14,41517.1%−10.2 pts

70Warren County, KYKY149,37517.0%+1.6 pts

71Marion County, KYKY20,11517.0%−1.7 pts

72Boyd County, KYKY47,75116.9%+1.5 pts

73Logan County, KYKY28,66916.8%+1.2 pts

74Henry County, KYKY16,44716.4%+2.7 pts

75Lincoln County, KYKY25,35316.3%−4.9 pts

76Hancock County, KYKY9,05016.2%+2.7 pts

77Garrard County, KYKY18,20715.9%+1.3 pts

78Pendleton County, KYKY14,80015.9%+4.5 pts

79Boyle County, KYKY31,63215.6%+3.7 pts

80Simpson County, KYKY20,78815.5%+4.0 pts

81Greenup County, KYKY35,21315.4%+1.3 pts

82Montgomery County, KYKY28,82215.4%+0.2 pts

83Edmonson County, KYKY12,74915.3%−3.1 pts

84McCracken County, KYKY67,55315.2%+0.0 pts

85Caldwell County, KYKY12,60915.1%−0.7 pts

86Carlisle County, KYKY4,74715.1%+2.0 pts

87Madison County, KYKY101,69615.1%−1.7 pts

88Ballard County, KYKY7,59415.0%+1.4 pts

89Fayette County, KYKY329,75114.9%+2.1 pts

90Daviess County, KYKY104,89814.7%+2.4 pts

91Henderson County, KYKY44,25514.6%+2.4 pts

92Clark County, KYKY37,88814.6%+3.9 pts

93Jefferson County, KYKY795,22214.3%+1.9 pts

94Bourbon County, KYKY20,24314.2%+0.3 pts

95Gallatin County, KYKY8,84013.8%+0.4 pts

96Franklin County, KYKY52,64913.6%+2.9 pts

97Webster County, KYKY12,92913.5%−1.9 pts

98Allen County, KYKY22,53613.5%−3.9 pts

99Trimble County, KYKY8,70113.3%−0.3 pts

100Hardin County, KYKY113,48213.1%+3.0 pts

101Washington County, KYKY12,36812.7%−0.8 pts

102Ohio County, KYKY23,93412.5%−4.7 pts

103Marshall County, KYKY31,65912.3%+2.8 pts

104Meade County, KYKY30,69912.2%+0.9 pts

105Kenton County, KYKY175,77911.8%+2.8 pts

106Grant County, KYKY26,18111.7%+0.7 pts

107Anderson County, KYKY25,22511.5%+4.0 pts

108Jessamine County, KYKY57,14711.3%+0.8 pts

109Campbell County, KYKY95,44111.1%+1.8 pts

110Nelson County, KYKY49,03610.8%−1.3 pts

111Mercer County, KYKY23,73310.7%−2.3 pts

112Scott County, KYKY62,26210.6%+1.8 pts

113Woodford County, KYKY27,88310.5%+3.2 pts

114Spencer County, KYKY20,9989.8%+1.1 pts

115Shelby County, KYKY51,2439.7%−0.2 pts

116Bullitt County, KYKY86,4549.7%+1.8 pts

117Lyon County, KYKY9,1239.5%−3.2 pts

118McLean County, KYKY9,0649.5%−6.5 pts

119Boone County, KYKY145,3166.3%+0.7 pts

120Oldham County, KYKY70,9864.3%+0.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES