RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Highest poverty rate, Kentucky counties · 2000

Kentucky counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 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

01Owsley County, KYKY3,93245.4%+0%

02Clay County, KYKY19,46539.7%+0%

03Martin County, KYKY10,69737.0%+0%

04Magoffin County, KYKY11,11036.6%+0%

05Wolfe County, KYKY6,29835.9%+0%

06Knox County, KYKY29,53234.8%+0%

07Breathitt County, KYKY12,55833.2%+0%

08Leslie County, KYKY9,62732.7%+0%

09Harlan County, KYKY24,72532.5%+0%

10McCreary County, KYKY17,12432.2%+0%

11Bell County, KYKY22,82931.1%+0%

12Knott County, KYKY13,32131.1%+0%

13Lawrence County, KYKY15,76530.7%+0%

14Lee County, KYKY7,29730.4%+0%

15Floyd County, KYKY34,40130.3%+0%

16Jackson County, KYKY13,32530.2%+0%

17Menifee County, KYKY6,43029.6%+0%

18Wayne County, KYKY19,59729.4%+0%

19Perry County, KYKY26,55529.1%+0%

20Lewis County, KYKY12,90128.5%+0%

21Morgan County, KYKY14,41527.2%+0%

22Letcher County, KYKY19,95227.1%+0%

23Johnson County, KYKY22,05126.6%+0%

24Estill County, KYKY13,96226.4%+0%

25Whitley County, KYKY37,29726.4%+0%

26Elliott County, KYKY7,26525.9%+0%

27Clinton County, KYKY9,13925.8%+0%

28Casey County, KYKY16,20525.5%+0%

29Russell County, KYKY18,60824.3%+0%

30Adair County, KYKY19,42324.0%+0%

31Cumberland County, KYKY5,99223.8%+0%

32Metcalfe County, KYKY10,58323.6%+0%

33Powell County, KYKY12,81223.5%+0%

34Pike County, KYKY54,72123.4%+0%

35Monroe County, KYKY11,19123.4%+0%

36Fulton County, KYKY6,21823.1%+0%

37Rockcastle County, KYKY16,14823.1%+0%

38Hart County, KYKY20,11722.4%+0%

39Carter County, KYKY26,14922.3%+0%

40Robertson County, KYKY2,32522.2%+0%

41Bath County, KYKY13,17621.9%+0%

42Rowan County, KYKY24,47621.3%+0%

43Laurel County, KYKY63,74621.3%+0%

44Lincoln County, KYKY25,35321.1%+0%

45Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,63419.7%+0%

46Pulaski County, KYKY67,38419.1%+0%

47Crittenden County, KYKY8,80719.1%+0%

48Fleming County, KYKY15,78718.6%+0%

49Marion County, KYKY20,11518.6%+0%

50Green County, KYKY11,64418.4%+0%

51Edmonson County, KYKY12,74918.4%+0%

52Grayson County, KYKY27,40618.1%+0%

53Union County, KYKY12,83917.7%+0%

54Taylor County, KYKY26,76317.5%+0%

55Hickman County, KYKY4,37217.4%+0%

56Allen County, KYKY22,53617.3%+0%

57Ohio County, KYKY23,93417.3%+0%

58Todd County, KYKY12,97217.2%+0%

59Mason County, KYKY16,93616.8%+0%

60Madison County, KYKY101,69616.8%+0%

61Calloway County, KYKY39,42116.6%+0%

62Hopkins County, KYKY45,12716.5%+0%

63Graves County, KYKY37,05016.4%+0%

64Butler County, KYKY12,52016.0%+0%

65McLean County, KYKY9,06416.0%+0%

66Caldwell County, KYKY12,60915.9%+0%

67Breckinridge County, KYKY21,50315.8%+0%

68Barren County, KYKY45,64115.6%+0%

69Logan County, KYKY28,66915.5%+0%

70Owen County, KYKY11,60115.5%+0%

71Boyd County, KYKY47,75115.5%+0%

72Warren County, KYKY149,37515.4%+0%

73Larue County, KYKY15,18415.4%+0%

74Webster County, KYKY12,92915.4%+0%

75Montgomery County, KYKY28,82215.2%+0%

76McCracken County, KYKY67,55315.1%+0%

77Christian County, KYKY70,11515.0%+0%

78Carroll County, KYKY11,14114.9%+0%

79Garrard County, KYKY18,20714.7%+0%

80Greenup County, KYKY35,21314.1%+0%

81Bourbon County, KYKY20,24314.0%+0%

82Henry County, KYKY16,44713.7%+0%

83Trimble County, KYKY8,70113.6%+0%

84Hancock County, KYKY9,05013.6%+0%

85Ballard County, KYKY7,59413.6%+0%

86Washington County, KYKY12,36813.5%+0%

87Gallatin County, KYKY8,84013.4%+0%

88Nicholas County, KYKY7,94913.2%+0%

89Carlisle County, KYKY4,74713.1%+0%

90Mercer County, KYKY23,73312.9%+0%

91Fayette County, KYKY329,75112.9%+0%

92Lyon County, KYKY9,12312.7%+0%

93Jefferson County, KYKY795,22212.4%+0%

94Daviess County, KYKY104,89812.3%+0%

95Trigg County, KYKY14,51212.3%+0%

96Henderson County, KYKY44,25512.3%+0%

97Nelson County, KYKY49,03612.2%+0%

98Harrison County, KYKY19,62712.0%+0%

99Boyle County, KYKY31,63211.9%+0%

100Simpson County, KYKY20,78811.6%+0%

101Pendleton County, KYKY14,80011.4%+0%

102Meade County, KYKY30,69911.3%+0%

103Grant County, KYKY26,18111.1%+0%

104Bracken County, KYKY8,51110.8%+0%

105Franklin County, KYKY52,64910.7%+0%

106Clark County, KYKY37,88810.6%+0%

107Jessamine County, KYKY57,14710.5%+0%

108Livingston County, KYKY8,86310.3%+0%

109Hardin County, KYKY113,48210.0%+0%

110Shelby County, KYKY51,2439.9%+0%

111Marshall County, KYKY31,6599.5%+0%

112Campbell County, KYKY95,4419.3%+0%

113Kenton County, KYKY175,7799.0%+0%

114Scott County, KYKY62,2628.8%+0%

115Spencer County, KYKY20,9988.8%+0%

116Bullitt County, KYKY86,4547.9%+0%

117Anderson County, KYKY25,2257.5%+0%

118Woodford County, KYKY27,8837.3%+0%

119Boone County, KYKY145,3165.6%+0%

120Oldham County, KYKY70,9864.1%+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES