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 (2000 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 1990

01Owsley County, KYKY3,93245.4%−6.7 pts

02Clay County, KYKY19,46539.7%−0.5 pts

03Martin County, KYKY10,69737.0%+1.6 pts

04Magoffin County, KYKY11,11036.6%−5.9 pts

05Wolfe County, KYKY6,29835.9%−8.4 pts

06Knox County, KYKY29,53234.8%−4.1 pts

07Breathitt County, KYKY12,55833.2%−6.3 pts

08Leslie County, KYKY9,62732.7%−2.9 pts

09Harlan County, KYKY24,72532.5%−0.6 pts

10McCreary County, KYKY17,12432.2%−13.3 pts

11Bell County, KYKY22,82931.1%−5.2 pts

12Knott County, KYKY13,32131.1%−9.3 pts

13Lawrence County, KYKY15,76530.7%−5.3 pts

14Lee County, KYKY7,29730.4%−7.0 pts

15Floyd County, KYKY34,40130.3%−1.0 pts

16Jackson County, KYKY13,32530.2%−8.1 pts

17Menifee County, KYKY6,43029.6%−5.4 pts

18Wayne County, KYKY19,59729.4%−7.9 pts

19Perry County, KYKY26,55529.1%−3.0 pts

20Lewis County, KYKY12,90128.5%−2.2 pts

21Morgan County, KYKY14,41527.2%−11.6 pts

22Letcher County, KYKY19,95227.1%−4.7 pts

23Johnson County, KYKY22,05126.6%−2.2 pts

24Estill County, KYKY13,96226.4%−2.6 pts

25Whitley County, KYKY37,29726.4%−6.6 pts

26Elliott County, KYKY7,26525.9%−12.1 pts

27Clinton County, KYKY9,13925.8%−12.3 pts

28Casey County, KYKY16,20525.5%−3.9 pts

29Russell County, KYKY18,60824.3%−1.3 pts

30Adair County, KYKY19,42324.0%−1.1 pts

31Cumberland County, KYKY5,99223.8%−7.8 pts

32Metcalfe County, KYKY10,58323.6%−4.3 pts

33Powell County, KYKY12,81223.5%−2.8 pts

34Pike County, KYKY54,72123.4%−2.0 pts

35Monroe County, KYKY11,19123.4%−3.6 pts

36Fulton County, KYKY6,21823.1%−7.2 pts

37Rockcastle County, KYKY16,14823.1%−7.6 pts

38Hart County, KYKY20,11722.4%−4.7 pts

39Carter County, KYKY26,14922.3%−4.5 pts

40Robertson County, KYKY2,32522.2%−2.5 pts

41Bath County, KYKY13,17621.9%−5.3 pts

42Rowan County, KYKY24,47621.3%−7.7 pts

43Laurel County, KYKY63,74621.3%−3.5 pts

44Lincoln County, KYKY25,35321.1%−6.0 pts

45Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,63419.7%−1.0 pts

46Pulaski County, KYKY67,38419.1%−3.6 pts

47Crittenden County, KYKY8,80719.1%+0.4 pts

48Fleming County, KYKY15,78718.6%−6.8 pts

49Marion County, KYKY20,11518.6%−7.0 pts

50Green County, KYKY11,64418.4%−3.1 pts

51Edmonson County, KYKY12,74918.4%−8.6 pts

52Grayson County, KYKY27,40618.1%−5.7 pts

53Union County, KYKY12,83917.7%−4.4 pts

54Taylor County, KYKY26,76317.5%−2.0 pts

55Hickman County, KYKY4,37217.4%−2.7 pts

56Allen County, KYKY22,53617.3%−7.3 pts

57Ohio County, KYKY23,93417.3%−6.3 pts

58Todd County, KYKY12,97217.2%−1.6 pts

59Mason County, KYKY16,93616.8%−3.5 pts

60Madison County, KYKY101,69616.8%−4.5 pts

61Calloway County, KYKY39,42116.6%−1.1 pts

62Hopkins County, KYKY45,12716.5%−0.7 pts

63Graves County, KYKY37,05016.4%−0.5 pts

64Butler County, KYKY12,52016.0%−7.7 pts

65McLean County, KYKY9,06416.0%−3.3 pts

66Caldwell County, KYKY12,60915.9%−4.0 pts

67Breckinridge County, KYKY21,50315.8%−7.4 pts

68Barren County, KYKY45,64115.6%−5.9 pts

69Logan County, KYKY28,66915.5%−0.6 pts

70Owen County, KYKY11,60115.5%−4.0 pts

71Boyd County, KYKY47,75115.5%−1.1 pts

72Warren County, KYKY149,37515.4%−2.1 pts

73Larue County, KYKY15,18415.4%−4.5 pts

74Webster County, KYKY12,92915.4%−1.1 pts

75Montgomery County, KYKY28,82215.2%−5.8 pts

76McCracken County, KYKY67,55315.1%−0.7 pts

77Christian County, KYKY70,11515.0%−3.1 pts

78Carroll County, KYKY11,14114.9%−7.1 pts

79Garrard County, KYKY18,20714.7%−3.4 pts

80Greenup County, KYKY35,21314.1%−3.5 pts

81Bourbon County, KYKY20,24314.0%−3.6 pts

82Henry County, KYKY16,44713.7%−6.1 pts

83Trimble County, KYKY8,70113.6%−2.7 pts

84Hancock County, KYKY9,05013.6%−3.2 pts

85Ballard County, KYKY7,59413.6%−5.0 pts

86Washington County, KYKY12,36813.5%−5.2 pts

87Gallatin County, KYKY8,84013.4%−0.9 pts

88Nicholas County, KYKY7,94913.2%−9.5 pts

89Carlisle County, KYKY4,74713.1%−4.6 pts

90Mercer County, KYKY23,73312.9%−3.8 pts

91Fayette County, KYKY329,75112.9%−1.3 pts

92Lyon County, KYKY9,12312.7%−1.6 pts

93Jefferson County, KYKY795,22212.4%−1.4 pts

94Daviess County, KYKY104,89812.3%−3.1 pts

95Trigg County, KYKY14,51212.3%−5.7 pts

96Henderson County, KYKY44,25512.3%−2.4 pts

97Nelson County, KYKY49,03612.2%−2.9 pts

98Harrison County, KYKY19,62712.0%−4.9 pts

99Boyle County, KYKY31,63211.9%−5.2 pts

100Simpson County, KYKY20,78811.6%−3.9 pts

101Pendleton County, KYKY14,80011.4%−7.5 pts

102Meade County, KYKY30,69911.3%−1.5 pts

103Grant County, KYKY26,18111.1%−4.1 pts

104Bracken County, KYKY8,51110.8%−10.6 pts

105Franklin County, KYKY52,64910.7%−0.2 pts

106Clark County, KYKY37,88810.6%−7.0 pts

107Jessamine County, KYKY57,14710.5%−2.7 pts

108Livingston County, KYKY8,86310.3%−5.1 pts

109Hardin County, KYKY113,48210.0%−3.5 pts

110Shelby County, KYKY51,2439.9%−4.3 pts

111Marshall County, KYKY31,6599.5%−4.6 pts

112Campbell County, KYKY95,4419.3%−1.7 pts

113Kenton County, KYKY175,7799.0%−0.8 pts

114Scott County, KYKY62,2628.8%−5.8 pts

115Spencer County, KYKY20,9988.8%−10.4 pts

116Bullitt County, KYKY86,4547.9%−2.5 pts

117Anderson County, KYKY25,2257.5%−1.8 pts

118Woodford County, KYKY27,8837.3%−0.6 pts

119Boone County, KYKY145,3165.6%−1.8 pts

120Oldham County, KYKY70,9864.1%−2.3 pts

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