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 (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

01Spencer County, KYKY20,9987.0%−20%

02Oldham County, KYKY70,9867.4%+83%

03Boone County, KYKY145,3167.5%+33%

04Bullitt County, KYKY86,4549.5%+20%

05Livingston County, KYKY8,86311.2%+9%

06Campbell County, KYKY95,44111.3%+21%

07Woodford County, KYKY27,88311.3%+55%

08Kenton County, KYKY175,77911.4%+26%

09Shelby County, KYKY51,24311.4%+15%

10Anderson County, KYKY25,22511.4%+53%

11Marshall County, KYKY31,65911.6%+22%

12Owen County, KYKY11,60112.0%−23%

13Mercer County, KYKY23,73312.4%−4%

14Trigg County, KYKY14,51213.0%+5%

15Hardin County, KYKY113,48213.0%+29%

16Ballard County, KYKY7,59413.0%−4%

17Washington County, KYKY12,36813.2%−2%

18Meade County, KYKY30,69913.4%+18%

19Scott County, KYKY62,26213.4%+52%

20Franklin County, KYKY52,64913.9%+30%

21Lyon County, KYKY9,12314.0%+10%

22Nelson County, KYKY49,03614.2%+17%

23Henderson County, KYKY44,25514.4%+17%

24Simpson County, KYKY20,78814.5%+25%

25Daviess County, KYKY104,89814.6%+18%

26Jessamine County, KYKY57,14714.8%+41%

27Greenup County, KYKY35,21315.0%+6%

28McCracken County, KYKY67,55315.3%+1%

29Jefferson County, KYKY795,22215.5%+25%

30Hancock County, KYKY9,05015.5%+14%

31Larue County, KYKY15,18415.5%+1%

32Carlisle County, KYKY4,74715.7%+20%

33Webster County, KYKY12,92916.0%+4%

34McLean County, KYKY9,06416.0%+0%

35Clark County, KYKY37,88816.0%+51%

36Hickman County, KYKY4,37216.1%−8%

37Bourbon County, KYKY20,24316.1%+15%

38Trimble County, KYKY8,70116.9%+25%

39Calloway County, KYKY39,42117.0%+2%

40Crittenden County, KYKY8,80717.0%−11%

41Fayette County, KYKY329,75117.4%+35%

42Grant County, KYKY26,18117.4%+57%

43Garrard County, KYKY18,20717.5%+19%

44Marion County, KYKY20,11517.8%−5%

45Green County, KYKY11,64418.0%−2%

46Boyd County, KYKY47,75118.1%+17%

47Hopkins County, KYKY45,12718.2%+10%

48Nicholas County, KYKY7,94918.3%+39%

49Logan County, KYKY28,66918.3%+18%

50Henry County, KYKY16,44718.5%+35%

51Union County, KYKY12,83918.5%+4%

52Warren County, KYKY149,37518.5%+20%

53Pendleton County, KYKY14,80018.6%+63%

54Caldwell County, KYKY12,60918.6%+17%

55Boyle County, KYKY31,63218.6%+56%

56Barren County, KYKY45,64118.7%+20%

57Metcalfe County, KYKY10,58318.7%−21%

58Edmonson County, KYKY12,74918.8%+3%

59Madison County, KYKY101,69618.9%+13%

60Ohio County, KYKY23,93419.0%+10%

61Butler County, KYKY12,52019.1%+19%

62Breckinridge County, KYKY21,50319.2%+21%

63Grayson County, KYKY27,40619.5%+8%

64Bracken County, KYKY8,51119.7%+82%

65Graves County, KYKY37,05019.9%+22%

66Christian County, KYKY70,11520.0%+34%

67Fleming County, KYKY15,78720.1%+8%

68Laurel County, KYKY63,74620.1%−6%

69Allen County, KYKY22,53620.3%+17%

70Harrison County, KYKY19,62720.4%+71%

71Menifee County, KYKY6,43020.4%−31%

72Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,63420.6%+5%

73Carter County, KYKY26,14920.6%−7%

74Pulaski County, KYKY67,38421.1%+10%

75Montgomery County, KYKY28,82221.1%+39%

76Mason County, KYKY16,93621.1%+26%

77Adair County, KYKY19,42321.3%−11%

78Todd County, KYKY12,97221.4%+25%

79Carroll County, KYKY11,14121.8%+46%

80Lincoln County, KYKY25,35321.9%+3%

81Johnson County, KYKY22,05122.1%−17%

82Pike County, KYKY54,72122.1%−6%

83Taylor County, KYKY26,76322.8%+31%

84Gallatin County, KYKY8,84023.5%+75%

85Hart County, KYKY20,11723.5%+5%

86Morgan County, KYKY14,41523.6%−13%

87Knott County, KYKY13,32124.1%−22%

88Russell County, KYKY18,60824.2%−0%

89Lawrence County, KYKY15,76524.4%−20%

90Leslie County, KYKY9,62724.6%−25%

91Estill County, KYKY13,96225.1%−5%

92Robertson County, KYKY2,32525.1%+13%

93Powell County, KYKY12,81226.3%+12%

94Cumberland County, KYKY5,99226.6%+12%

95Wayne County, KYKY19,59726.7%−9%

96Letcher County, KYKY19,95226.8%−1%

97Monroe County, KYKY11,19127.1%+16%

98Lewis County, KYKY12,90127.5%−3%

99Fulton County, KYKY6,21827.6%+19%

100Perry County, KYKY26,55527.9%−4%

101Floyd County, KYKY34,40128.1%−7%

102Rockcastle County, KYKY16,14828.1%+22%

103Casey County, KYKY16,20528.2%+11%

104Whitley County, KYKY37,29728.9%+10%

105Clinton County, KYKY9,13929.1%+13%

106Bell County, KYKY22,82929.4%−5%

107Bath County, KYKY13,17629.6%+35%

108Rowan County, KYKY24,47629.8%+40%

109Magoffin County, KYKY11,11029.8%−19%

110Harlan County, KYKY24,72530.7%−6%

111Lee County, KYKY7,29731.6%+4%

112Martin County, KYKY10,69733.0%−11%

113Jackson County, KYKY13,32533.1%+10%

114Breathitt County, KYKY12,55833.2%−0%

115Clay County, KYKY19,46534.4%−13%

116McCreary County, KYKY17,12435.2%+9%

117Knox County, KYKY29,53236.5%+5%

118Elliott County, KYKY7,26536.5%+41%

119Owsley County, KYKY3,93241.5%−9%

120Wolfe County, KYKY6,29842.2%+18%

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