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 (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

01Oldham County, KYKY70,9864.1%−2.3 pts

02Boone County, KYKY145,3165.6%−1.8 pts

03Woodford County, KYKY27,8837.3%−0.6 pts

04Anderson County, KYKY25,2257.5%−1.8 pts

05Bullitt County, KYKY86,4547.9%−2.5 pts

06Spencer County, KYKY20,9988.8%−10.4 pts

07Scott County, KYKY62,2628.8%−5.8 pts

08Kenton County, KYKY175,7799.0%−0.8 pts

09Campbell County, KYKY95,4419.3%−1.7 pts

10Marshall County, KYKY31,6599.5%−4.6 pts

11Shelby County, KYKY51,2439.9%−4.3 pts

12Hardin County, KYKY113,48210.0%−3.5 pts

13Livingston County, KYKY8,86310.3%−5.1 pts

14Jessamine County, KYKY57,14710.5%−2.7 pts

15Clark County, KYKY37,88810.6%−7.0 pts

16Franklin County, KYKY52,64910.7%−0.2 pts

17Bracken County, KYKY8,51110.8%−10.6 pts

18Grant County, KYKY26,18111.1%−4.1 pts

19Meade County, KYKY30,69911.3%−1.5 pts

20Pendleton County, KYKY14,80011.4%−7.5 pts

21Simpson County, KYKY20,78811.6%−3.9 pts

22Boyle County, KYKY31,63211.9%−5.2 pts

23Harrison County, KYKY19,62712.0%−4.9 pts

24Nelson County, KYKY49,03612.2%−2.9 pts

25Henderson County, KYKY44,25512.3%−2.4 pts

26Trigg County, KYKY14,51212.3%−5.7 pts

27Daviess County, KYKY104,89812.3%−3.1 pts

28Jefferson County, KYKY795,22212.4%−1.4 pts

29Lyon County, KYKY9,12312.7%−1.6 pts

30Fayette County, KYKY329,75112.9%−1.3 pts

31Mercer County, KYKY23,73312.9%−3.8 pts

32Carlisle County, KYKY4,74713.1%−4.6 pts

33Nicholas County, KYKY7,94913.2%−9.5 pts

34Gallatin County, KYKY8,84013.4%−0.9 pts

35Washington County, KYKY12,36813.5%−5.2 pts

36Ballard County, KYKY7,59413.6%−5.0 pts

37Hancock County, KYKY9,05013.6%−3.2 pts

38Trimble County, KYKY8,70113.6%−2.7 pts

39Henry County, KYKY16,44713.7%−6.1 pts

40Bourbon County, KYKY20,24314.0%−3.6 pts

41Greenup County, KYKY35,21314.1%−3.5 pts

42Garrard County, KYKY18,20714.7%−3.4 pts

43Carroll County, KYKY11,14114.9%−7.1 pts

44Christian County, KYKY70,11515.0%−3.1 pts

45McCracken County, KYKY67,55315.1%−0.7 pts

46Montgomery County, KYKY28,82215.2%−5.8 pts

47Webster County, KYKY12,92915.4%−1.1 pts

48Larue County, KYKY15,18415.4%−4.5 pts

49Warren County, KYKY149,37515.4%−2.1 pts

50Boyd County, KYKY47,75115.5%−1.1 pts

51Owen County, KYKY11,60115.5%−4.0 pts

52Logan County, KYKY28,66915.5%−0.6 pts

53Barren County, KYKY45,64115.6%−5.9 pts

54Breckinridge County, KYKY21,50315.8%−7.4 pts

55Caldwell County, KYKY12,60915.9%−4.0 pts

56McLean County, KYKY9,06416.0%−3.3 pts

57Butler County, KYKY12,52016.0%−7.7 pts

58Graves County, KYKY37,05016.4%−0.5 pts

59Hopkins County, KYKY45,12716.5%−0.7 pts

60Calloway County, KYKY39,42116.6%−1.1 pts

61Madison County, KYKY101,69616.8%−4.5 pts

62Mason County, KYKY16,93616.8%−3.5 pts

63Todd County, KYKY12,97217.2%−1.6 pts

64Ohio County, KYKY23,93417.3%−6.3 pts

65Allen County, KYKY22,53617.3%−7.3 pts

66Hickman County, KYKY4,37217.4%−2.7 pts

67Taylor County, KYKY26,76317.5%−2.0 pts

68Union County, KYKY12,83917.7%−4.4 pts

69Grayson County, KYKY27,40618.1%−5.7 pts

70Edmonson County, KYKY12,74918.4%−8.6 pts

71Green County, KYKY11,64418.4%−3.1 pts

72Marion County, KYKY20,11518.6%−7.0 pts

73Fleming County, KYKY15,78718.6%−6.8 pts

74Crittenden County, KYKY8,80719.1%+0.4 pts

75Pulaski County, KYKY67,38419.1%−3.6 pts

76Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,63419.7%−1.0 pts

77Lincoln County, KYKY25,35321.1%−6.0 pts

78Laurel County, KYKY63,74621.3%−3.5 pts

79Rowan County, KYKY24,47621.3%−7.7 pts

80Bath County, KYKY13,17621.9%−5.3 pts

81Robertson County, KYKY2,32522.2%−2.5 pts

82Carter County, KYKY26,14922.3%−4.5 pts

83Hart County, KYKY20,11722.4%−4.7 pts

84Rockcastle County, KYKY16,14823.1%−7.6 pts

85Fulton County, KYKY6,21823.1%−7.2 pts

86Monroe County, KYKY11,19123.4%−3.6 pts

87Pike County, KYKY54,72123.4%−2.0 pts

88Powell County, KYKY12,81223.5%−2.8 pts

89Metcalfe County, KYKY10,58323.6%−4.3 pts

90Cumberland County, KYKY5,99223.8%−7.8 pts

91Adair County, KYKY19,42324.0%−1.1 pts

92Russell County, KYKY18,60824.3%−1.3 pts

93Casey County, KYKY16,20525.5%−3.9 pts

94Clinton County, KYKY9,13925.8%−12.3 pts

95Elliott County, KYKY7,26525.9%−12.1 pts

96Whitley County, KYKY37,29726.4%−6.6 pts

97Estill County, KYKY13,96226.4%−2.6 pts

98Johnson County, KYKY22,05126.6%−2.2 pts

99Letcher County, KYKY19,95227.1%−4.7 pts

100Morgan County, KYKY14,41527.2%−11.6 pts

101Lewis County, KYKY12,90128.5%−2.2 pts

102Perry County, KYKY26,55529.1%−3.0 pts

103Wayne County, KYKY19,59729.4%−7.9 pts

104Menifee County, KYKY6,43029.6%−5.4 pts

105Jackson County, KYKY13,32530.2%−8.1 pts

106Floyd County, KYKY34,40130.3%−1.0 pts

107Lee County, KYKY7,29730.4%−7.0 pts

108Lawrence County, KYKY15,76530.7%−5.3 pts

109Knott County, KYKY13,32131.1%−9.3 pts

110Bell County, KYKY22,82931.1%−5.2 pts

111McCreary County, KYKY17,12432.2%−13.3 pts

112Harlan County, KYKY24,72532.5%−0.6 pts

113Leslie County, KYKY9,62732.7%−2.9 pts

114Breathitt County, KYKY12,55833.2%−6.3 pts

115Knox County, KYKY29,53234.8%−4.1 pts

116Wolfe County, KYKY6,29835.9%−8.4 pts

117Magoffin County, KYKY11,11036.6%−5.9 pts

118Martin County, KYKY10,69737.0%+1.6 pts

119Clay County, KYKY19,46539.7%−0.5 pts

120Owsley County, KYKY3,93245.4%−6.7 pts

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