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. The median across all 120 is 3,457. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Martin County, KY, up 41 places to #57.

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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%

06▲5Hardin County, KYKY113,48214,615+55%

07▼1Madison County, KYKY101,69614,425+21%

08Pike County, KYKY54,72113,827−14%

09▼2Pulaski County, KYKY67,38412,989+21%

10▼1Laurel County, KYKY63,74612,888+15%

11▼1Christian County, KYKY70,11512,341+14%

12▲4Knox County, KYKY29,53211,0210%

13▼1Campbell County, KYKY95,44110,369+25%

14▲1McCracken County, KYKY67,55310,246+3%

15▼1Floyd County, KYKY34,4019,880−23%

16▲7Whitley County, KYKY37,2979,726+3%

17▲1Hopkins County, KYKY45,1279,014+17%

18▲1Boone County, KYKY145,3168,809+82%

19▼6Barren County, KYKY45,6418,715+47%

20▲1Bullitt County, KYKY86,4548,143+68%

21▲1Boyd County, KYKY47,7518,120+6%

22▲14Perry County, KYKY26,5557,380−14%

23▲3Graves County, KYKY37,0507,272+20%

24▲5Franklin County, KYKY52,6497,064+39%

25▼8Harlan County, KYKY24,7257,054−35%

26▼2Bell County, KYKY22,8296,776−27%

27▼2Calloway County, KYKY39,4216,574+16%

28▲10McCreary County, KYKY17,1246,554+19%

29▼9Henderson County, KYKY44,2556,477+18%

30▼3Clay County, KYKY19,4656,445−34%

31▲6Scott County, KYKY62,2626,296+117%

32▼4Jessamine County, KYKY57,1476,155+51%

33▼3Rowan County, KYKY24,4765,953+27%

34▲12Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6345,620−10%

35▼1Greenup County, KYKY35,2135,478+5%

36▼1Clark County, KYKY37,8885,422+54%

37▼6Grayson County, KYKY27,4065,360+23%

38▲24Nelson County, KYKY49,0365,164+13%

39▲2Johnson County, KYKY22,0515,091−18%

40▼7Letcher County, KYKY19,9525,067−26%

41▼9Carter County, KYKY26,1495,052−16%

42▲6Wayne County, KYKY19,5974,853−17%

43▲1Boyle County, KYKY31,6324,840+47%

44▼1Shelby County, KYKY51,2434,759+44%

45▼3Logan County, KYKY28,6694,688+14%

46▲3Taylor County, KYKY26,7634,608+15%

47▲11Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5034,460+51%

48▼3Breathitt County, KYKY12,5584,399−18%

49▼10Montgomery County, KYKY28,8224,376+28%

50▲17Magoffin County, KYKY11,1104,331−11%

51▲4Russell County, KYKY18,6084,211+6%

52▲14Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1484,143+8%

53▼13Lincoln County, KYKY25,3533,991−19%

54▲16Marshall County, KYKY31,6593,896+37%

55▼5Hart County, KYKY20,1173,784−3%

56▲5Meade County, KYKY30,6993,687+23%

57▲41Martin County, KYKY10,6973,658−21%

58▲6Adair County, KYKY19,4233,511−15%

59▼7Lawrence County, KYKY15,7653,501−27%

60▼9Casey County, KYKY16,2053,457−12%

61▼8Marion County, KYKY20,1153,352−1%

62▲9Harrison County, KYKY19,6273,280+52%

63▲9Bath County, KYKY13,1763,253+34%

64▲13Fleming County, KYKY15,7873,245+26%

65▼18Knott County, KYKY13,3213,224−41%

66▲9Mason County, KYKY16,9363,190+13%

67▲21Simpson County, KYKY20,7883,105+64%

68Leslie County, KYKY9,6273,052−25%

69▼4Grant County, KYKY26,1812,982+20%

70▼1Oldham County, KYKY70,9862,979+59%

71▼15Ohio County, KYKY23,9342,977−25%

72▲25Trigg County, KYKY14,5122,949+90%

73▲9Powell County, KYKY12,8122,931−6%

74▼17Estill County, KYKY13,9622,911−28%

75▲1Bourbon County, KYKY20,2432,882+6%

76▲4Woodford County, KYKY27,8832,870+70%

77▲15Metcalfe County, KYKY10,5832,868+21%

78▼18Allen County, KYKY22,5362,865−7%

79▼20Lewis County, KYKY12,9012,856−29%

80▲13Garrard County, KYKY18,2072,799+29%

81▼18Anderson County, KYKY25,2252,793+96%

82▲9Larue County, KYKY15,1842,706+31%

83▲1Todd County, KYKY12,9722,604+27%

84▼6Henry County, KYKY16,4472,603+26%

85▼31Jackson County, KYKY13,3252,546−37%

86▲9Butler County, KYKY12,5202,542+22%

87▼6Carroll County, KYKY11,1412,534+68%

88▼9Monroe County, KYKY11,1912,490−9%

89▼16Mercer County, KYKY23,7332,455−9%

90▼3Union County, KYKY12,8392,445−12%

91▼1Wolfe County, KYKY6,2982,431−4%

92▼18Morgan County, KYKY14,4152,399−37%

93▼8Pendleton County, KYKY14,8002,343+43%

94▼8Green County, KYKY11,6442,322+9%

95▲6Owen County, KYKY11,6012,071+27%

96▼7Lee County, KYKY7,2972,008−17%

97▲9Spencer County, KYKY20,9981,988+93%

98▼4Caldwell County, KYKY12,6091,911−8%

99▼3Edmonson County, KYKY12,7491,892−12%

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

101▼18Webster County, KYKY12,9291,736−20%

102▲12Livingston County, KYKY8,8631,715+69%

103▲9Menifee County, KYKY6,4301,677−14%

104▲1Bracken County, KYKY8,5111,648+84%

105▼6Clinton County, KYKY9,1391,608−35%

106▲4Crittenden County, KYKY8,8071,591−11%

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

108▲3Cumberland County, KYKY5,9921,475−13%

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

110▼7Fulton County, KYKY6,2181,448−19%

111▲5Owsley County, KYKY3,9321,435−35%

112▼8Nicholas County, KYKY7,9491,354+51%

113▼5Gallatin County, KYKY8,8401,211+15%

114▼1Ballard County, KYKY7,5941,149+2%

115▼8Trimble County, KYKY8,7011,135+3%

116▲2Hickman County, KYKY4,372909−1%

117▼2McLean County, KYKY9,064861−46%

118▼1Lyon County, KYKY9,123849−18%

119Carlisle County, KYKY4,747718+2%

120Robertson County, KYKY2,325482−4%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES