RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Lowest poverty rate, Kentucky counties · 2000

Kentucky counties with the lowest 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

01Oldham County, KYKY70,9864.1%+0%

02Boone County, KYKY145,3165.6%+0%

03Woodford County, KYKY27,8837.3%+0%

04Anderson County, KYKY25,2257.5%+0%

05Bullitt County, KYKY86,4547.9%+0%

06Spencer County, KYKY20,9988.8%+0%

07Scott County, KYKY62,2628.8%+0%

08Kenton County, KYKY175,7799.0%+0%

09Campbell County, KYKY95,4419.3%+0%

10Marshall County, KYKY31,6599.5%+0%

11Shelby County, KYKY51,2439.9%+0%

12Hardin County, KYKY113,48210.0%+0%

13Livingston County, KYKY8,86310.3%+0%

14Jessamine County, KYKY57,14710.5%+0%

15Clark County, KYKY37,88810.6%+0%

16Franklin County, KYKY52,64910.7%+0%

17Bracken County, KYKY8,51110.8%+0%

18Grant County, KYKY26,18111.1%+0%

19Meade County, KYKY30,69911.3%+0%

20Pendleton County, KYKY14,80011.4%+0%

21Simpson County, KYKY20,78811.6%+0%

22Boyle County, KYKY31,63211.9%+0%

23Harrison County, KYKY19,62712.0%+0%

24Nelson County, KYKY49,03612.2%+0%

25Henderson County, KYKY44,25512.3%+0%

26Trigg County, KYKY14,51212.3%+0%

27Daviess County, KYKY104,89812.3%+0%

28Jefferson County, KYKY795,22212.4%+0%

29Lyon County, KYKY9,12312.7%+0%

30Fayette County, KYKY329,75112.9%+0%

31Mercer County, KYKY23,73312.9%+0%

32Carlisle County, KYKY4,74713.1%+0%

33Nicholas County, KYKY7,94913.2%+0%

34Gallatin County, KYKY8,84013.4%+0%

35Washington County, KYKY12,36813.5%+0%

36Ballard County, KYKY7,59413.6%+0%

37Hancock County, KYKY9,05013.6%+0%

38Trimble County, KYKY8,70113.6%+0%

39Henry County, KYKY16,44713.7%+0%

40Bourbon County, KYKY20,24314.0%+0%

41Greenup County, KYKY35,21314.1%+0%

42Garrard County, KYKY18,20714.7%+0%

43Carroll County, KYKY11,14114.9%+0%

44Christian County, KYKY70,11515.0%+0%

45McCracken County, KYKY67,55315.1%+0%

46Montgomery County, KYKY28,82215.2%+0%

47Webster County, KYKY12,92915.4%+0%

48Larue County, KYKY15,18415.4%+0%

49Warren County, KYKY149,37515.4%+0%

50Boyd County, KYKY47,75115.5%+0%

51Owen County, KYKY11,60115.5%+0%

52Logan County, KYKY28,66915.5%+0%

53Barren County, KYKY45,64115.6%+0%

54Breckinridge County, KYKY21,50315.8%+0%

55Caldwell County, KYKY12,60915.9%+0%

56McLean County, KYKY9,06416.0%+0%

57Butler County, KYKY12,52016.0%+0%

58Graves County, KYKY37,05016.4%+0%

59Hopkins County, KYKY45,12716.5%+0%

60Calloway County, KYKY39,42116.6%+0%

61Madison County, KYKY101,69616.8%+0%

62Mason County, KYKY16,93616.8%+0%

63Todd County, KYKY12,97217.2%+0%

64Ohio County, KYKY23,93417.3%+0%

65Allen County, KYKY22,53617.3%+0%

66Hickman County, KYKY4,37217.4%+0%

67Taylor County, KYKY26,76317.5%+0%

68Union County, KYKY12,83917.7%+0%

69Grayson County, KYKY27,40618.1%+0%

70Edmonson County, KYKY12,74918.4%+0%

71Green County, KYKY11,64418.4%+0%

72Marion County, KYKY20,11518.6%+0%

73Fleming County, KYKY15,78718.6%+0%

74Crittenden County, KYKY8,80719.1%+0%

75Pulaski County, KYKY67,38419.1%+0%

76Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,63419.7%+0%

77Lincoln County, KYKY25,35321.1%+0%

78Laurel County, KYKY63,74621.3%+0%

79Rowan County, KYKY24,47621.3%+0%

80Bath County, KYKY13,17621.9%+0%

81Robertson County, KYKY2,32522.2%+0%

82Carter County, KYKY26,14922.3%+0%

83Hart County, KYKY20,11722.4%+0%

84Rockcastle County, KYKY16,14823.1%+0%

85Fulton County, KYKY6,21823.1%+0%

86Monroe County, KYKY11,19123.4%+0%

87Pike County, KYKY54,72123.4%+0%

88Powell County, KYKY12,81223.5%+0%

89Metcalfe County, KYKY10,58323.6%+0%

90Cumberland County, KYKY5,99223.8%+0%

91Adair County, KYKY19,42324.0%+0%

92Russell County, KYKY18,60824.3%+0%

93Casey County, KYKY16,20525.5%+0%

94Clinton County, KYKY9,13925.8%+0%

95Elliott County, KYKY7,26525.9%+0%

96Whitley County, KYKY37,29726.4%+0%

97Estill County, KYKY13,96226.4%+0%

98Johnson County, KYKY22,05126.6%+0%

99Letcher County, KYKY19,95227.1%+0%

100Morgan County, KYKY14,41527.2%+0%

101Lewis County, KYKY12,90128.5%+0%

102Perry County, KYKY26,55529.1%+0%

103Wayne County, KYKY19,59729.4%+0%

104Menifee County, KYKY6,43029.6%+0%

105Jackson County, KYKY13,32530.2%+0%

106Floyd County, KYKY34,40130.3%+0%

107Lee County, KYKY7,29730.4%+0%

108Lawrence County, KYKY15,76530.7%+0%

109Knott County, KYKY13,32131.1%+0%

110Bell County, KYKY22,82931.1%+0%

111McCreary County, KYKY17,12432.2%+0%

112Harlan County, KYKY24,72532.5%+0%

113Leslie County, KYKY9,62732.7%+0%

114Breathitt County, KYKY12,55833.2%+0%

115Knox County, KYKY29,53234.8%+0%

116Wolfe County, KYKY6,29835.9%+0%

117Magoffin County, KYKY11,11036.6%+0%

118Martin County, KYKY10,69737.0%+0%

119Clay County, KYKY19,46539.7%+0%

120Owsley County, KYKY3,93245.4%+0%

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