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Lowest poverty rate, Kentucky counties

Kentucky counties with the lowest 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

01Oldham County, KYKY70,9864.3%+0.2 pts

02Boone County, KYKY145,3166.3%+0.7 pts

03McLean County, KYKY9,0649.5%−6.5 pts

04Lyon County, KYKY9,1239.5%−3.2 pts

05Bullitt County, KYKY86,4549.7%+1.8 pts

06Shelby County, KYKY51,2439.7%−0.2 pts

07Spencer County, KYKY20,9989.8%+1.1 pts

08Woodford County, KYKY27,88310.5%+3.2 pts

09Scott County, KYKY62,26210.6%+1.8 pts

10Mercer County, KYKY23,73310.7%−2.3 pts

11Nelson County, KYKY49,03610.8%−1.3 pts

12Campbell County, KYKY95,44111.1%+1.8 pts

13Jessamine County, KYKY57,14711.3%+0.8 pts

14Anderson County, KYKY25,22511.5%+4.0 pts

15Grant County, KYKY26,18111.7%+0.7 pts

16Kenton County, KYKY175,77911.8%+2.8 pts

17Meade County, KYKY30,69912.2%+0.9 pts

18Marshall County, KYKY31,65912.3%+2.8 pts

19Ohio County, KYKY23,93412.5%−4.7 pts

20Washington County, KYKY12,36812.7%−0.8 pts

21Hardin County, KYKY113,48213.1%+3.0 pts

22Trimble County, KYKY8,70113.3%−0.3 pts

23Allen County, KYKY22,53613.5%−3.9 pts

24Webster County, KYKY12,92913.5%−1.9 pts

25Franklin County, KYKY52,64913.6%+2.9 pts

26Gallatin County, KYKY8,84013.8%+0.4 pts

27Bourbon County, KYKY20,24314.2%+0.3 pts

28Jefferson County, KYKY795,22214.3%+1.9 pts

29Clark County, KYKY37,88814.6%+3.9 pts

30Henderson County, KYKY44,25514.6%+2.4 pts

31Daviess County, KYKY104,89814.7%+2.4 pts

32Fayette County, KYKY329,75114.9%+2.1 pts

33Ballard County, KYKY7,59415.0%+1.4 pts

34Madison County, KYKY101,69615.1%−1.7 pts

35Carlisle County, KYKY4,74715.1%+2.0 pts

36Caldwell County, KYKY12,60915.1%−0.7 pts

37McCracken County, KYKY67,55315.2%+0.0 pts

38Edmonson County, KYKY12,74915.3%−3.1 pts

39Montgomery County, KYKY28,82215.4%+0.2 pts

40Greenup County, KYKY35,21315.4%+1.3 pts

41Simpson County, KYKY20,78815.5%+4.0 pts

42Boyle County, KYKY31,63215.6%+3.7 pts

43Pendleton County, KYKY14,80015.9%+4.5 pts

44Garrard County, KYKY18,20715.9%+1.3 pts

45Hancock County, KYKY9,05016.2%+2.7 pts

46Lincoln County, KYKY25,35316.3%−4.9 pts

47Henry County, KYKY16,44716.4%+2.7 pts

48Logan County, KYKY28,66916.8%+1.2 pts

49Boyd County, KYKY47,75116.9%+1.5 pts

50Marion County, KYKY20,11517.0%−1.7 pts

51Warren County, KYKY149,37517.0%+1.6 pts

52Morgan County, KYKY14,41517.1%−10.2 pts

53Christian County, KYKY70,11517.1%+2.1 pts

54Harrison County, KYKY19,62717.1%+5.2 pts

55Calloway County, KYKY39,42117.2%+0.6 pts

56Taylor County, KYKY26,76317.5%−0.0 pts

57Clinton County, KYKY9,13917.5%−8.3 pts

58Nicholas County, KYKY7,94917.6%+4.4 pts

59Crittenden County, KYKY8,80717.7%−1.4 pts

60Larue County, KYKY15,18417.9%+2.5 pts

61Owen County, KYKY11,60118.3%+2.8 pts

62Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,63418.4%−1.3 pts

63Adair County, KYKY19,42318.4%−5.6 pts

64Union County, KYKY12,83918.4%+0.7 pts

65Mason County, KYKY16,93618.8%+2.0 pts

66Carter County, KYKY26,14919.2%−3.1 pts

67Livingston County, KYKY8,86319.3%+8.9 pts

68Hart County, KYKY20,11719.3%−3.1 pts

69Barren County, KYKY45,64119.4%+3.8 pts

70Jackson County, KYKY13,32519.5%−10.7 pts

71Bracken County, KYKY8,51119.5%+8.7 pts

72Pulaski County, KYKY67,38419.7%+0.6 pts

73Graves County, KYKY37,05019.9%+3.5 pts

74Hopkins County, KYKY45,12720.0%+3.4 pts

75Grayson County, KYKY27,40620.1%+2.0 pts

76Green County, KYKY11,64420.4%+2.0 pts

77Laurel County, KYKY63,74620.5%−0.8 pts

78Hickman County, KYKY4,37220.5%+3.1 pts

79Butler County, KYKY12,52020.5%+4.5 pts

80Trigg County, KYKY14,51220.6%+8.3 pts

81Estill County, KYKY13,96220.7%−5.7 pts

82Todd County, KYKY12,97220.9%+3.7 pts

83Robertson County, KYKY2,32521.1%−1.1 pts

84Fleming County, KYKY15,78721.2%+2.5 pts

85Breckinridge County, KYKY21,50321.4%+5.5 pts

86Casey County, KYKY16,20521.7%−3.8 pts

87Lawrence County, KYKY15,76521.8%−8.9 pts

88Lewis County, KYKY12,90122.0%−6.5 pts

89Monroe County, KYKY11,19122.1%−1.3 pts

90Powell County, KYKY12,81222.5%−1.0 pts

91Fulton County, KYKY6,21822.6%−0.5 pts

92Johnson County, KYKY22,05122.8%−3.8 pts

93Russell County, KYKY18,60823.1%−1.2 pts

94Carroll County, KYKY11,14123.1%+8.2 pts

95Knott County, KYKY13,32123.3%−7.8 pts

96Rowan County, KYKY24,47624.2%+3.0 pts

97Letcher County, KYKY19,95224.4%−2.7 pts

98Pike County, KYKY54,72124.4%+1.0 pts

99Wayne County, KYKY19,59724.8%−4.6 pts

100Cumberland County, KYKY5,99224.8%+1.0 pts

101Elliott County, KYKY7,26525.1%−0.8 pts

102Bath County, KYKY13,17625.3%+3.4 pts

103Rockcastle County, KYKY16,14825.6%+2.5 pts

104Whitley County, KYKY37,29726.3%−0.0 pts

105Perry County, KYKY26,55526.8%−2.3 pts

106Menifee County, KYKY6,43026.9%−2.7 pts

107Lee County, KYKY7,29727.4%−3.1 pts

108Harlan County, KYKY24,72527.4%−5.1 pts

109Metcalfe County, KYKY10,58327.5%+3.9 pts

110Floyd County, KYKY34,40128.0%−2.2 pts

111Bell County, KYKY22,82928.8%−2.2 pts

112Leslie County, KYKY9,62730.3%−2.4 pts

113Clay County, KYKY19,46532.4%−7.4 pts

114Breathitt County, KYKY12,55833.1%−0.1 pts

115Martin County, KYKY10,69733.2%−3.8 pts

116Owsley County, KYKY3,93236.1%−9.2 pts

117Knox County, KYKY29,53236.9%+2.1 pts

118Wolfe County, KYKY6,29837.7%+1.8 pts

119Magoffin County, KYKY11,11038.2%+1.5 pts

120McCreary County, KYKY17,12438.9%+6.7 pts

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