RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Lowest poverty rate, Kentucky counties · 2020

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, KYKY70,9864.8%+18%

02Boone County, KYKY145,3166.5%+16%

03Nelson County, KYKY49,0367.7%−37%

04Spencer County, KYKY20,9988.2%−7%

05Shelby County, KYKY51,2439.7%−2%

06Scott County, KYKY62,2629.8%+12%

07Bullitt County, KYKY86,4549.9%+25%

08Marshall County, KYKY31,65910.2%+7%

09Woodford County, KYKY27,88310.3%+42%

10Kenton County, KYKY175,77911.5%+28%

11Hardin County, KYKY113,48211.6%+15%

12Lyon County, KYKY9,12311.6%−9%

13Meade County, KYKY30,69912.1%+6%

14Simpson County, KYKY20,78812.4%+7%

15Campbell County, KYKY95,44112.4%+33%

16Jessamine County, KYKY57,14712.8%+23%

17McLean County, KYKY9,06413.0%−18%

18Mercer County, KYKY23,73313.1%+1%

19Franklin County, KYKY52,64913.2%+23%

20Garrard County, KYKY18,20713.4%−8%

21Livingston County, KYKY8,86313.6%+32%

22Jefferson County, KYKY795,22213.7%+11%

23Bourbon County, KYKY20,24314.1%+1%

24Grant County, KYKY26,18114.2%+29%

25Washington County, KYKY12,36814.6%+8%

26Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,63414.7%−25%

27Trigg County, KYKY14,51214.8%+20%

28Boyle County, KYKY31,63215.1%+27%

29Anderson County, KYKY25,22515.1%+103%

30McCracken County, KYKY67,55315.2%+0%

31Crittenden County, KYKY8,80715.3%−20%

32Hancock County, KYKY9,05015.3%+13%

33Larue County, KYKY15,18415.7%+2%

34Fayette County, KYKY329,75115.8%+23%

35Clark County, KYKY37,88816.0%+50%

36Daviess County, KYKY104,89816.1%+31%

37Ohio County, KYKY23,93416.2%−6%

38Ballard County, KYKY7,59416.2%+19%

39Gallatin County, KYKY8,84016.3%+22%

40Boyd County, KYKY47,75116.4%+6%

41Taylor County, KYKY26,76316.6%−5%

42Greenup County, KYKY35,21316.7%+18%

43Harrison County, KYKY19,62717.2%+44%

44Mason County, KYKY16,93617.2%+2%

45Logan County, KYKY28,66917.2%+11%

46Pendleton County, KYKY14,80017.4%+52%

47Edmonson County, KYKY12,74917.4%−5%

48Warren County, KYKY149,37517.4%+13%

49Butler County, KYKY12,52017.7%+10%

50Trimble County, KYKY8,70117.7%+31%

51Montgomery County, KYKY28,82217.8%+18%

52Owen County, KYKY11,60117.9%+15%

53Caldwell County, KYKY12,60917.9%+13%

54Madison County, KYKY101,69617.9%+7%

55Allen County, KYKY22,53617.9%+3%

56Henry County, KYKY16,44718.0%+31%

57Union County, KYKY12,83918.2%+2%

58Martin County, KYKY10,69718.2%−51%

59Henderson County, KYKY44,25518.2%+49%

60Christian County, KYKY70,11518.4%+22%

61Breckinridge County, KYKY21,50318.4%+16%

62Carlisle County, KYKY4,74718.4%+40%

63Fleming County, KYKY15,78718.9%+1%

64Adair County, KYKY19,42318.9%−21%

65Hickman County, KYKY4,37219.6%+13%

66Hopkins County, KYKY45,12719.7%+19%

67Bracken County, KYKY8,51120.0%+84%

68Perry County, KYKY26,55520.2%−31%

69Calloway County, KYKY39,42120.3%+22%

70Graves County, KYKY37,05020.3%+24%

71Lincoln County, KYKY25,35320.6%−3%

72Webster County, KYKY12,92920.6%+34%

73Menifee County, KYKY6,43020.7%−30%

74Whitley County, KYKY37,29720.8%−21%

75Powell County, KYKY12,81221.0%−11%

76Todd County, KYKY12,97221.1%+23%

77Marion County, KYKY20,11521.3%+14%

78Johnson County, KYKY22,05121.4%−19%

79Morgan County, KYKY14,41521.6%−21%

80Russell County, KYKY18,60821.6%−11%

81Cumberland County, KYKY5,99221.8%−8%

82Rockcastle County, KYKY16,14822.0%−5%

83Clinton County, KYKY9,13922.2%−14%

84Metcalfe County, KYKY10,58322.2%−6%

85Wayne County, KYKY19,59722.2%−24%

86Nicholas County, KYKY7,94922.4%+70%

87Hart County, KYKY20,11722.4%−0%

88Green County, KYKY11,64422.4%+22%

89Pulaski County, KYKY67,38422.6%+18%

90Laurel County, KYKY63,74622.7%+7%

91Bath County, KYKY13,17623.8%+9%

92Monroe County, KYKY11,19124.7%+6%

93Carter County, KYKY26,14924.9%+12%

94Pike County, KYKY54,72125.0%+7%

95Grayson County, KYKY27,40625.2%+39%

96Barren County, KYKY45,64125.2%+61%

97Carroll County, KYKY11,14125.6%+72%

98Lawrence County, KYKY15,76525.7%−16%

99Casey County, KYKY16,20526.4%+3%

100Fulton County, KYKY6,21826.6%+15%

101Estill County, KYKY13,96226.9%+2%

102Rowan County, KYKY24,47627.1%+28%

103Elliott County, KYKY7,26527.9%+8%

104Owsley County, KYKY3,93228.1%−38%

105Robertson County, KYKY2,32528.2%+27%

106Lewis County, KYKY12,90128.4%−0%

107Floyd County, KYKY34,40128.9%−5%

108Magoffin County, KYKY11,11029.2%−20%

109Letcher County, KYKY19,95229.7%+9%

110Knott County, KYKY13,32131.0%−0%

111Jackson County, KYKY13,32531.0%+3%

112Bell County, KYKY22,82931.3%+1%

113Leslie County, KYKY9,62731.5%−3%

114McCreary County, KYKY17,12431.7%−2%

115Lee County, KYKY7,29732.2%+6%

116Breathitt County, KYKY12,55833.4%+1%

117Knox County, KYKY29,53233.5%−4%

118Harlan County, KYKY24,72534.2%+5%

119Clay County, KYKY19,46534.9%−12%

120Wolfe County, KYKY6,29836.1%+1%

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