RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Most residents in poverty, Kentucky counties · 1990

Kentucky counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 1990 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 3,999.

KentuckyAll states All rankings

SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

RELATEDHighest median household income Lowest median household income Highest per-capita income Lowest poverty rate Highest poverty rate Most six-figure households

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS –

01Jefferson County, KYKY795,22291,371–

02Fayette County, KYKY329,75131,854–

03Pike County, KYKY54,72118,443–

04Kenton County, KYKY175,77913,998–

05Floyd County, KYKY34,40113,610–

06Daviess County, KYKY104,89813,468–

07Warren County, KYKY149,37513,412–

08Christian County, KYKY70,11512,479–

09Madison County, KYKY101,69612,195–

10Harlan County, KYKY24,72512,100–

11Hardin County, KYKY113,48212,066–

12Knox County, KYKY29,53211,541–

13Bell County, KYKY22,82911,414–

14Pulaski County, KYKY67,38411,229–

15Whitley County, KYKY37,29710,998–

16Laurel County, KYKY63,74610,758–

17McCracken County, KYKY67,5539,957–

18Perry County, KYKY26,5559,732–

19Campbell County, KYKY95,4419,227–

20Clay County, KYKY19,4658,737–

21Letcher County, KYKY19,9528,578–

22Boyd County, KYKY47,7518,446–

23Hopkins County, KYKY45,1277,930–

24Barren County, KYKY45,6417,307–

25Knott County, KYKY13,3217,233–

26McCreary County, KYKY17,1247,094–

27Johnson County, KYKY22,0516,680–

28Carter County, KYKY26,1496,514–

29Wayne County, KYKY19,5976,512–

30Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6346,481–

31Greenup County, KYKY35,2136,471–

32Henderson County, KYKY44,2556,297–

33Breathitt County, KYKY12,5586,202–

34Rowan County, KYKY24,4765,888–

35Graves County, KYKY37,0505,656–

36Magoffin County, KYKY11,1105,562–

37Lincoln County, KYKY25,3535,445–

38Calloway County, KYKY39,4215,439–

39Clark County, KYKY37,8885,209–

40Lawrence County, KYKY15,7655,044–

41Grayson County, KYKY27,4065,006–

42Ohio County, KYKY23,9344,986–

43Bullitt County, KYKY86,4544,941–

44Leslie County, KYKY9,6274,853–

45Franklin County, KYKY52,6494,778–

46Jackson County, KYKY13,3254,571–

47Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1484,549–

48Morgan County, KYKY14,4154,516–

49Nelson County, KYKY49,0364,480–

50Martin County, KYKY10,6974,432–

51Boyle County, KYKY31,6324,386–

52Boone County, KYKY145,3164,261–

53Estill County, KYKY13,9624,242–

54Marion County, KYKY20,1154,226–

55Casey County, KYKY16,2054,183–

56Taylor County, KYKY26,7634,113–

57Montgomery County, KYKY28,8224,111–

58Hart County, KYKY20,1174,042–

59Jessamine County, KYKY57,1474,013–

60Lewis County, KYKY12,9013,999–

61Logan County, KYKY28,6693,930–

62Adair County, KYKY19,4233,860–

63Marshall County, KYKY31,6593,826–

64Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5033,782–

65Russell County, KYKY18,6083,771–

66Union County, KYKY12,8393,657–

67Allen County, KYKY22,5363,598–

68Shelby County, KYKY51,2433,519–

69Clinton County, KYKY9,1393,479–

70Scott County, KYKY62,2623,472–

71Mason County, KYKY16,9363,380–

72Bourbon County, KYKY20,2433,375–

73Mercer County, KYKY23,7333,195–

74Fleming County, KYKY15,7873,126–

75Meade County, KYKY30,6993,103–

76Monroe County, KYKY11,1913,070–

77Powell County, KYKY12,8123,066–

78Wolfe County, KYKY6,2982,879–

79Edmonson County, KYKY12,7492,796–

80Lee County, KYKY7,2972,776–

81Harrison County, KYKY19,6272,749–

82Butler County, KYKY12,5202,673–

83Bath County, KYKY13,1762,641–

84Caldwell County, KYKY12,6092,631–

85Owsley County, KYKY3,9322,625–

86Henry County, KYKY16,4472,532–

87Fulton County, KYKY6,2182,506–

88Metcalfe County, KYKY10,5832,502–

89Elliott County, KYKY7,2652,456–

90Grant County, KYKY26,1812,377–

91Simpson County, KYKY20,7882,348–

92Larue County, KYKY15,1842,326–

93Webster County, KYKY12,9292,306–

94Pendleton County, KYKY14,8002,278–

95Green County, KYKY11,6442,239–

96Cumberland County, KYKY5,9922,142–

97Oldham County, KYKY70,9862,100–

98Garrard County, KYKY18,2072,091–

99Todd County, KYKY12,9722,056–

100Carroll County, KYKY11,1412,042–

101Washington County, KYKY12,3681,959–

102Trigg County, KYKY14,5121,868–

103McLean County, KYKY9,0641,853–

104Menifee County, KYKY6,4301,784–

105Owen County, KYKY11,6011,761–

106Crittenden County, KYKY8,8071,723–

107Bracken County, KYKY8,5111,665–

108Woodford County, KYKY27,8831,567–

109Nicholas County, KYKY7,9491,521–

110Ballard County, KYKY7,5941,464–

111Livingston County, KYKY8,8631,401–

112Anderson County, KYKY25,2251,354–

113Hancock County, KYKY9,0501,321–

114Spencer County, KYKY20,9981,305–

115Hickman County, KYKY4,3721,117–

116Trimble County, KYKY8,701992–

117Lyon County, KYKY9,123948–

118Carlisle County, KYKY4,747930–

119Gallatin County, KYKY8,840773–

120Robertson County, KYKY2,325526–

SHOWING 1–120 OF 120

Download CSV (full list, 120 rows)

UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS