RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Lowest poverty rate, Kentucky counties · 2010

Kentucky counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2010 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

01Spencer County, KYKY20,9987.0%−1.8 pts

02Oldham County, KYKY70,9867.4%+3.4 pts

03Boone County, KYKY145,3167.5%+1.9 pts

04Bullitt County, KYKY86,4549.5%+1.6 pts

05Livingston County, KYKY8,86311.2%+0.9 pts

06Campbell County, KYKY95,44111.3%+1.9 pts

07Woodford County, KYKY27,88311.3%+4.0 pts

08Kenton County, KYKY175,77911.4%+2.3 pts

09Shelby County, KYKY51,24311.4%+1.5 pts

10Anderson County, KYKY25,22511.4%+3.9 pts

11Marshall County, KYKY31,65911.6%+2.1 pts

12Owen County, KYKY11,60112.0%−3.5 pts

13Mercer County, KYKY23,73312.4%−0.5 pts

14Trigg County, KYKY14,51213.0%+0.6 pts

15Hardin County, KYKY113,48213.0%+2.9 pts

16Ballard County, KYKY7,59413.0%−0.5 pts

17Washington County, KYKY12,36813.2%−0.3 pts

18Meade County, KYKY30,69913.4%+2.0 pts

19Scott County, KYKY62,26213.4%+4.6 pts

20Franklin County, KYKY52,64913.9%+3.2 pts

21Lyon County, KYKY9,12314.0%+1.3 pts

22Nelson County, KYKY49,03614.2%+2.0 pts

23Henderson County, KYKY44,25514.4%+2.1 pts

24Simpson County, KYKY20,78814.5%+2.9 pts

25Daviess County, KYKY104,89814.6%+2.2 pts

26Jessamine County, KYKY57,14714.8%+4.3 pts

27Greenup County, KYKY35,21315.0%+0.8 pts

28McCracken County, KYKY67,55315.3%+0.2 pts

29Jefferson County, KYKY795,22215.5%+3.1 pts

30Hancock County, KYKY9,05015.5%+1.9 pts

31Larue County, KYKY15,18415.5%+0.1 pts

32Carlisle County, KYKY4,74715.7%+2.6 pts

33Webster County, KYKY12,92916.0%+0.6 pts

34McLean County, KYKY9,06416.0%+0.1 pts

35Clark County, KYKY37,88816.0%+5.4 pts

36Hickman County, KYKY4,37216.1%−1.3 pts

37Bourbon County, KYKY20,24316.1%+2.1 pts

38Trimble County, KYKY8,70116.9%+3.3 pts

39Calloway County, KYKY39,42117.0%+0.4 pts

40Crittenden County, KYKY8,80717.0%−2.1 pts

41Fayette County, KYKY329,75117.4%+4.5 pts

42Grant County, KYKY26,18117.4%+6.3 pts

43Garrard County, KYKY18,20717.5%+2.8 pts

44Marion County, KYKY20,11517.8%−0.9 pts

45Green County, KYKY11,64418.0%−0.4 pts

46Boyd County, KYKY47,75118.1%+2.6 pts

47Hopkins County, KYKY45,12718.2%+1.7 pts

48Nicholas County, KYKY7,94918.3%+5.1 pts

49Logan County, KYKY28,66918.3%+2.8 pts

50Henry County, KYKY16,44718.5%+4.8 pts

51Union County, KYKY12,83918.5%+0.7 pts

52Warren County, KYKY149,37518.5%+3.1 pts

53Pendleton County, KYKY14,80018.6%+7.2 pts

54Caldwell County, KYKY12,60918.6%+2.7 pts

55Boyle County, KYKY31,63218.6%+6.7 pts

56Barren County, KYKY45,64118.7%+3.1 pts

57Metcalfe County, KYKY10,58318.7%−4.9 pts

58Edmonson County, KYKY12,74918.8%+0.5 pts

59Madison County, KYKY101,69618.9%+2.1 pts

60Ohio County, KYKY23,93419.0%+1.8 pts

61Butler County, KYKY12,52019.1%+3.1 pts

62Breckinridge County, KYKY21,50319.2%+3.4 pts

63Grayson County, KYKY27,40619.5%+1.4 pts

64Bracken County, KYKY8,51119.7%+8.8 pts

65Graves County, KYKY37,05019.9%+3.6 pts

66Christian County, KYKY70,11520.0%+5.0 pts

67Fleming County, KYKY15,78720.1%+1.4 pts

68Laurel County, KYKY63,74620.1%−1.2 pts

69Allen County, KYKY22,53620.3%+2.9 pts

70Harrison County, KYKY19,62720.4%+8.5 pts

71Menifee County, KYKY6,43020.4%−9.1 pts

72Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,63420.6%+0.9 pts

73Carter County, KYKY26,14920.6%−1.7 pts

74Pulaski County, KYKY67,38421.1%+2.0 pts

75Montgomery County, KYKY28,82221.1%+5.9 pts

76Mason County, KYKY16,93621.1%+4.3 pts

77Adair County, KYKY19,42321.3%−2.7 pts

78Todd County, KYKY12,97221.4%+4.2 pts

79Carroll County, KYKY11,14121.8%+6.9 pts

80Lincoln County, KYKY25,35321.9%+0.7 pts

81Johnson County, KYKY22,05122.1%−4.5 pts

82Pike County, KYKY54,72122.1%−1.3 pts

83Taylor County, KYKY26,76322.8%+5.3 pts

84Gallatin County, KYKY8,84023.5%+10.1 pts

85Hart County, KYKY20,11723.5%+1.1 pts

86Morgan County, KYKY14,41523.6%−3.6 pts

87Knott County, KYKY13,32124.1%−7.0 pts

88Russell County, KYKY18,60824.2%−0.0 pts

89Lawrence County, KYKY15,76524.4%−6.3 pts

90Leslie County, KYKY9,62724.6%−8.0 pts

91Estill County, KYKY13,96225.1%−1.3 pts

92Robertson County, KYKY2,32525.1%+2.9 pts

93Powell County, KYKY12,81226.3%+2.9 pts

94Cumberland County, KYKY5,99226.6%+2.8 pts

95Wayne County, KYKY19,59726.7%−2.7 pts

96Letcher County, KYKY19,95226.8%−0.3 pts

97Monroe County, KYKY11,19127.1%+3.7 pts

98Lewis County, KYKY12,90127.5%−1.0 pts

99Fulton County, KYKY6,21827.6%+4.5 pts

100Perry County, KYKY26,55527.9%−1.2 pts

101Floyd County, KYKY34,40128.1%−2.2 pts

102Rockcastle County, KYKY16,14828.1%+5.0 pts

103Casey County, KYKY16,20528.2%+2.7 pts

104Whitley County, KYKY37,29728.9%+2.5 pts

105Clinton County, KYKY9,13929.1%+3.3 pts

106Bell County, KYKY22,82929.4%−1.7 pts

107Bath County, KYKY13,17629.6%+7.7 pts

108Rowan County, KYKY24,47629.8%+8.5 pts

109Magoffin County, KYKY11,11029.8%−6.8 pts

110Harlan County, KYKY24,72530.7%−1.8 pts

111Lee County, KYKY7,29731.6%+1.2 pts

112Martin County, KYKY10,69733.0%−4.0 pts

113Jackson County, KYKY13,32533.1%+2.9 pts

114Breathitt County, KYKY12,55833.2%−0.0 pts

115Clay County, KYKY19,46534.4%−5.3 pts

116McCreary County, KYKY17,12435.2%+3.1 pts

117Knox County, KYKY29,53236.5%+1.6 pts

118Elliott County, KYKY7,26536.5%+10.6 pts

119Owsley County, KYKY3,93241.5%−3.9 pts

120Wolfe County, KYKY6,29842.2%+6.3 pts

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