RANKING · 2024 ACS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Most residents in poverty, Kentucky counties

Kentucky counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. This list covers the 120 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000

01Jefferson County, KYKY795,222111,906+31%

02Fayette County, KYKY329,75148,317+44%

03Warren County, KYKY149,37523,971+68%

04Kenton County, KYKY175,77920,294+49%

05Daviess County, KYKY104,89815,257+35%

06Hardin County, KYKY113,48214,615+55%

07Madison County, KYKY101,69614,425+21%

08Pike County, KYKY54,72113,827−14%

09Pulaski County, KYKY67,38412,989+21%

10Laurel County, KYKY63,74612,888+15%

11Christian County, KYKY70,11512,341+14%

12Knox County, KYKY29,53211,021−0%

13Campbell County, KYKY95,44110,369+25%

14McCracken County, KYKY67,55310,246+3%

15Floyd County, KYKY34,4019,880−23%

16Whitley County, KYKY37,2979,726+3%

17Hopkins County, KYKY45,1279,014+17%

18Boone County, KYKY145,3168,809+82%

19Barren County, KYKY45,6418,715+47%

20Bullitt County, KYKY86,4548,143+68%

21Boyd County, KYKY47,7518,120+6%

22Perry County, KYKY26,5557,380−14%

23Graves County, KYKY37,0507,272+20%

24Franklin County, KYKY52,6497,064+39%

25Harlan County, KYKY24,7257,054−35%

26Bell County, KYKY22,8296,776−27%

27Calloway County, KYKY39,4216,574+16%

28McCreary County, KYKY17,1246,554+19%

29Henderson County, KYKY44,2556,477+18%

30Clay County, KYKY19,4656,445−34%

31Scott County, KYKY62,2626,296+117%

32Jessamine County, KYKY57,1476,155+51%

33Rowan County, KYKY24,4765,953+27%

34Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6345,620−10%

35Greenup County, KYKY35,2135,478+5%

36Clark County, KYKY37,8885,422+54%

37Grayson County, KYKY27,4065,360+23%

38Nelson County, KYKY49,0365,164+13%

39Johnson County, KYKY22,0515,091−18%

40Letcher County, KYKY19,9525,067−26%

41Carter County, KYKY26,1495,052−16%

42Wayne County, KYKY19,5974,853−17%

43Boyle County, KYKY31,6324,840+47%

44Shelby County, KYKY51,2434,759+44%

45Logan County, KYKY28,6694,688+14%

46Taylor County, KYKY26,7634,608+15%

47Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5034,460+51%

48Breathitt County, KYKY12,5584,399−18%

49Montgomery County, KYKY28,8224,376+28%

50Magoffin County, KYKY11,1104,331−11%

51Russell County, KYKY18,6084,211+6%

52Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1484,143+8%

53Lincoln County, KYKY25,3533,991−19%

54Marshall County, KYKY31,6593,896+37%

55Hart County, KYKY20,1173,784−3%

56Meade County, KYKY30,6993,687+23%

57Martin County, KYKY10,6973,658−21%

58Adair County, KYKY19,4233,511−15%

59Lawrence County, KYKY15,7653,501−27%

60Casey County, KYKY16,2053,457−12%

61Marion County, KYKY20,1153,352−1%

62Harrison County, KYKY19,6273,280+52%

63Bath County, KYKY13,1763,253+34%

64Fleming County, KYKY15,7873,245+26%

65Knott County, KYKY13,3213,224−41%

66Mason County, KYKY16,9363,190+13%

67Simpson County, KYKY20,7883,105+64%

68Leslie County, KYKY9,6273,052−25%

69Grant County, KYKY26,1812,982+20%

70Oldham County, KYKY70,9862,979+59%

71Ohio County, KYKY23,9342,977−25%

72Trigg County, KYKY14,5122,949+90%

73Powell County, KYKY12,8122,931−6%

74Estill County, KYKY13,9622,911−28%

75Bourbon County, KYKY20,2432,882+6%

76Woodford County, KYKY27,8832,870+70%

77Metcalfe County, KYKY10,5832,868+21%

78Allen County, KYKY22,5362,865−7%

79Lewis County, KYKY12,9012,856−29%

80Garrard County, KYKY18,2072,799+29%

81Anderson County, KYKY25,2252,793+96%

82Larue County, KYKY15,1842,706+31%

83Todd County, KYKY12,9722,604+27%

84Henry County, KYKY16,4472,603+26%

85Jackson County, KYKY13,3252,546−37%

86Butler County, KYKY12,5202,542+22%

87Carroll County, KYKY11,1412,534+68%

88Monroe County, KYKY11,1912,490−9%

89Mercer County, KYKY23,7332,455−9%

90Union County, KYKY12,8392,445−12%

91Wolfe County, KYKY6,2982,431−4%

92Morgan County, KYKY14,4152,399−37%

93Pendleton County, KYKY14,8002,343+43%

94Green County, KYKY11,6442,322+9%

95Owen County, KYKY11,6012,071+27%

96Lee County, KYKY7,2972,008−17%

97Spencer County, KYKY20,9981,988+93%

98Caldwell County, KYKY12,6091,911−8%

99Edmonson County, KYKY12,7491,892−12%

100Elliott County, KYKY7,2651,835+5%

101Webster County, KYKY12,9291,736−20%

102Livingston County, KYKY8,8631,715+69%

103Menifee County, KYKY6,4301,677−14%

104Bracken County, KYKY8,5111,648+84%

105Clinton County, KYKY9,1391,608−35%

106Crittenden County, KYKY8,8071,591−11%

107Washington County, KYKY12,3681,548+5%

108Cumberland County, KYKY5,9921,475−13%

109Hancock County, KYKY9,0501,468+29%

110Fulton County, KYKY6,2181,448−19%

111Owsley County, KYKY3,9321,435−35%

112Nicholas County, KYKY7,9491,354+51%

113Gallatin County, KYKY8,8401,211+15%

114Ballard County, KYKY7,5941,149+2%

115Trimble County, KYKY8,7011,135+3%

116Hickman County, KYKY4,372909−1%

117McLean County, KYKY9,064861−46%

118Lyon County, KYKY9,123849−18%

119Carlisle County, KYKY4,747718+2%

120Robertson County, KYKY2,325482−4%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES