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Lowest poverty rate, Kentucky counties · 2020

Kentucky counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2020 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%+0.7 pts

02Boone County, KYKY145,3166.5%+0.9 pts

03Nelson County, KYKY49,0367.7%−4.5 pts

04Spencer County, KYKY20,9988.2%−0.6 pts

05Shelby County, KYKY51,2439.7%−0.2 pts

06Scott County, KYKY62,2629.8%+1.1 pts

07Bullitt County, KYKY86,4549.9%+2.0 pts

08Marshall County, KYKY31,65910.2%+0.7 pts

09Woodford County, KYKY27,88310.3%+3.0 pts

10Kenton County, KYKY175,77911.5%+2.5 pts

11Hardin County, KYKY113,48211.6%+1.5 pts

12Lyon County, KYKY9,12311.6%−1.1 pts

13Meade County, KYKY30,69912.1%+0.7 pts

14Simpson County, KYKY20,78812.4%+0.8 pts

15Campbell County, KYKY95,44112.4%+3.1 pts

16Jessamine County, KYKY57,14712.8%+2.4 pts

17McLean County, KYKY9,06413.0%−2.9 pts

18Mercer County, KYKY23,73313.1%+0.2 pts

19Franklin County, KYKY52,64913.2%+2.5 pts

20Garrard County, KYKY18,20713.4%−1.2 pts

21Livingston County, KYKY8,86313.6%+3.3 pts

22Jefferson County, KYKY795,22213.7%+1.4 pts

23Bourbon County, KYKY20,24314.1%+0.1 pts

24Grant County, KYKY26,18114.2%+3.2 pts

25Washington County, KYKY12,36814.6%+1.1 pts

26Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,63414.7%−5.0 pts

27Trigg County, KYKY14,51214.8%+2.5 pts

28Boyle County, KYKY31,63215.1%+3.2 pts

29Anderson County, KYKY25,22515.1%+7.7 pts

30McCracken County, KYKY67,55315.2%+0.1 pts

31Crittenden County, KYKY8,80715.3%−3.8 pts

32Hancock County, KYKY9,05015.3%+1.8 pts

33Larue County, KYKY15,18415.7%+0.3 pts

34Fayette County, KYKY329,75115.8%+2.9 pts

35Clark County, KYKY37,88816.0%+5.3 pts

36Daviess County, KYKY104,89816.1%+3.8 pts

37Ohio County, KYKY23,93416.2%−1.1 pts

38Ballard County, KYKY7,59416.2%+2.6 pts

39Gallatin County, KYKY8,84016.3%+2.9 pts

40Boyd County, KYKY47,75116.4%+1.0 pts

41Taylor County, KYKY26,76316.6%−0.9 pts

42Greenup County, KYKY35,21316.7%+2.6 pts

43Harrison County, KYKY19,62717.2%+5.2 pts

44Mason County, KYKY16,93617.2%+0.4 pts

45Logan County, KYKY28,66917.2%+1.7 pts

46Pendleton County, KYKY14,80017.4%+5.9 pts

47Edmonson County, KYKY12,74917.4%−1.0 pts

48Warren County, KYKY149,37517.4%+2.0 pts

49Butler County, KYKY12,52017.7%+1.7 pts

50Trimble County, KYKY8,70117.7%+4.2 pts

51Montgomery County, KYKY28,82217.8%+2.7 pts

52Owen County, KYKY11,60117.9%+2.4 pts

53Caldwell County, KYKY12,60917.9%+2.0 pts

54Madison County, KYKY101,69617.9%+1.1 pts

55Allen County, KYKY22,53617.9%+0.6 pts

56Henry County, KYKY16,44718.0%+4.3 pts

57Union County, KYKY12,83918.2%+0.4 pts

58Martin County, KYKY10,69718.2%−18.8 pts

59Henderson County, KYKY44,25518.2%+6.0 pts

60Christian County, KYKY70,11518.4%+3.4 pts

61Breckinridge County, KYKY21,50318.4%+2.5 pts

62Carlisle County, KYKY4,74718.4%+5.3 pts

63Fleming County, KYKY15,78718.9%+0.2 pts

64Adair County, KYKY19,42318.9%−5.1 pts

65Hickman County, KYKY4,37219.6%+2.2 pts

66Hopkins County, KYKY45,12719.7%+3.2 pts

67Bracken County, KYKY8,51120.0%+9.1 pts

68Perry County, KYKY26,55520.2%−8.9 pts

69Calloway County, KYKY39,42120.3%+3.6 pts

70Graves County, KYKY37,05020.3%+3.9 pts

71Lincoln County, KYKY25,35320.6%−0.6 pts

72Webster County, KYKY12,92920.6%+5.2 pts

73Menifee County, KYKY6,43020.7%−8.9 pts

74Whitley County, KYKY37,29720.8%−5.5 pts

75Powell County, KYKY12,81221.0%−2.5 pts

76Todd County, KYKY12,97221.1%+3.9 pts

77Marion County, KYKY20,11521.3%+2.6 pts

78Johnson County, KYKY22,05121.4%−5.1 pts

79Morgan County, KYKY14,41521.6%−5.7 pts

80Russell County, KYKY18,60821.6%−2.7 pts

81Cumberland County, KYKY5,99221.8%−2.0 pts

82Rockcastle County, KYKY16,14822.0%−1.1 pts

83Clinton County, KYKY9,13922.2%−3.6 pts

84Metcalfe County, KYKY10,58322.2%−1.4 pts

85Wayne County, KYKY19,59722.2%−7.1 pts

86Nicholas County, KYKY7,94922.4%+9.2 pts

87Hart County, KYKY20,11722.4%−0.0 pts

88Green County, KYKY11,64422.4%+4.0 pts

89Pulaski County, KYKY67,38422.6%+3.5 pts

90Laurel County, KYKY63,74622.7%+1.5 pts

91Bath County, KYKY13,17623.8%+1.9 pts

92Monroe County, KYKY11,19124.7%+1.3 pts

93Carter County, KYKY26,14924.9%+2.6 pts

94Pike County, KYKY54,72125.0%+1.6 pts

95Grayson County, KYKY27,40625.2%+7.1 pts

96Barren County, KYKY45,64125.2%+9.6 pts

97Carroll County, KYKY11,14125.6%+10.7 pts

98Lawrence County, KYKY15,76525.7%−5.0 pts

99Casey County, KYKY16,20526.4%+0.8 pts

100Fulton County, KYKY6,21826.6%+3.5 pts

101Estill County, KYKY13,96226.9%+0.5 pts

102Rowan County, KYKY24,47627.1%+5.9 pts

103Elliott County, KYKY7,26527.9%+2.0 pts

104Owsley County, KYKY3,93228.1%−17.3 pts

105Robertson County, KYKY2,32528.2%+6.0 pts

106Lewis County, KYKY12,90128.4%−0.1 pts

107Floyd County, KYKY34,40128.9%−1.4 pts

108Magoffin County, KYKY11,11029.2%−7.4 pts

109Letcher County, KYKY19,95229.7%+2.6 pts

110Knott County, KYKY13,32131.0%−0.1 pts

111Jackson County, KYKY13,32531.0%+0.9 pts

112Bell County, KYKY22,82931.3%+0.2 pts

113Leslie County, KYKY9,62731.5%−1.1 pts

114McCreary County, KYKY17,12431.7%−0.5 pts

115Lee County, KYKY7,29732.2%+1.8 pts

116Breathitt County, KYKY12,55833.4%+0.2 pts

117Knox County, KYKY29,53233.5%−1.4 pts

118Harlan County, KYKY24,72534.2%+1.7 pts

119Clay County, KYKY19,46534.9%−4.8 pts

120Wolfe County, KYKY6,29836.1%+0.2 pts

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