RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Most residents in poverty, Kentucky counties · 2000

Kentucky counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2000 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 1990

01Jefferson County, KYKY795,22285,715−6%

02Fayette County, KYKY329,75133,529+5%

03Pike County, KYKY54,72116,095−13%

04Warren County, KYKY149,37514,279+6%

05Kenton County, KYKY175,77913,656−2%

06Floyd County, KYKY34,40112,844−6%

07Madison County, KYKY101,69611,874−3%

08Daviess County, KYKY104,89811,291−16%

09Laurel County, KYKY63,74611,203+4%

10Knox County, KYKY29,53211,075−4%

11Christian County, KYKY70,11510,834−13%

12Harlan County, KYKY24,72510,788−11%

13Pulaski County, KYKY67,38410,733−4%

14McCracken County, KYKY67,5539,903−1%

15Clay County, KYKY19,4659,750+12%

16Whitley County, KYKY37,2979,455−14%

17Hardin County, KYKY113,4829,452−22%

18Bell County, KYKY22,8299,340−18%

19Perry County, KYKY26,5558,554−12%

20Campbell County, KYKY95,4418,267−10%

21Hopkins County, KYKY45,1277,691−3%

22Boyd County, KYKY47,7517,688−9%

23Letcher County, KYKY19,9526,850−20%

24Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6346,267−3%

25Johnson County, KYKY22,0516,228−7%

26Graves County, KYKY37,0506,063+7%

27Carter County, KYKY26,1495,996−8%

28Barren County, KYKY45,6415,935−19%

29Wayne County, KYKY19,5975,850−10%

30Calloway County, KYKY39,4215,685+5%

31McCreary County, KYKY17,1245,499−22%

32Henderson County, KYKY44,2555,495−13%

33Knott County, KYKY13,3215,482−24%

34Breathitt County, KYKY12,5585,348−14%

35Greenup County, KYKY35,2135,209−20%

36Franklin County, KYKY52,6495,092+7%

37Lincoln County, KYKY25,3534,939−9%

38Magoffin County, KYKY11,1104,885−12%

39Bullitt County, KYKY86,4544,840−2%

40Boone County, KYKY145,3164,829+13%

41Lawrence County, KYKY15,7654,778−5%

42Rowan County, KYKY24,4764,697−20%

43Martin County, KYKY10,6974,652+5%

44Nelson County, KYKY49,0364,571+2%

45Grayson County, KYKY27,4064,351−13%

46Adair County, KYKY19,4234,135+7%

47Logan County, KYKY28,6694,129+5%

48Jessamine County, KYKY57,1474,088+2%

49Jackson County, KYKY13,3254,069−11%

50Leslie County, KYKY9,6274,049−17%

51Estill County, KYKY13,9624,046−5%

52Lewis County, KYKY12,9014,015+0%

53Taylor County, KYKY26,7634,009−3%

54Russell County, KYKY18,6083,962+5%

55Ohio County, KYKY23,9343,959−21%

56Casey County, KYKY16,2053,946−6%

57Hart County, KYKY20,1173,911−3%

58Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1483,833−16%

59Morgan County, KYKY14,4153,797−16%

60Clark County, KYKY37,8883,527−32%

61Montgomery County, KYKY28,8223,423−17%

62Marion County, KYKY20,1153,394−20%

63Shelby County, KYKY51,2433,309−6%

64Boyle County, KYKY31,6323,302−25%

65Powell County, KYKY12,8123,106+1%

66Allen County, KYKY22,5363,087−14%

67Meade County, KYKY30,6992,987−4%

68Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5032,951−22%

69Scott County, KYKY62,2622,899−17%

70Marshall County, KYKY31,6592,854−25%

71Mason County, KYKY16,9362,821−17%

72Union County, KYKY12,8392,771−24%

73Monroe County, KYKY11,1912,746−11%

74Bourbon County, KYKY20,2432,709−20%

75Mercer County, KYKY23,7332,690−16%

76Fleming County, KYKY15,7872,572−18%

77Wolfe County, KYKY6,2982,537−12%

78Clinton County, KYKY9,1392,481−29%

79Grant County, KYKY26,1812,475+4%

80Bath County, KYKY13,1762,429−8%

81Lee County, KYKY7,2972,408−13%

82Metcalfe County, KYKY10,5832,372−5%

83Owsley County, KYKY3,9322,205−16%

84Webster County, KYKY12,9292,176−6%

85Garrard County, KYKY18,2072,167+4%

86Harrison County, KYKY19,6272,154−22%

87Edmonson County, KYKY12,7492,139−23%

88Green County, KYKY11,6442,125−5%

89Butler County, KYKY12,5202,088−22%

90Caldwell County, KYKY12,6092,074−21%

91Larue County, KYKY15,1842,064−11%

92Henry County, KYKY16,4472,061−19%

93Todd County, KYKY12,9722,054−0%

94Menifee County, KYKY6,4301,940+9%

95Simpson County, KYKY20,7881,895−19%

96Oldham County, KYKY70,9861,876−11%

97Fulton County, KYKY6,2181,792−28%

98Crittenden County, KYKY8,8071,791+4%

99Elliott County, KYKY7,2651,749−29%

100Cumberland County, KYKY5,9921,702−21%

101Woodford County, KYKY27,8831,688+8%

102Pendleton County, KYKY14,8001,643−28%

103Owen County, KYKY11,6011,631−7%

104McLean County, KYKY9,0641,585−14%

105Trigg County, KYKY14,5121,553−17%

106Carroll County, KYKY11,1411,512−26%

107Washington County, KYKY12,3681,476−25%

108Anderson County, KYKY25,2251,428+5%

109Hancock County, KYKY9,0501,139−14%

110Ballard County, KYKY7,5941,124−23%

111Trimble County, KYKY8,7011,103+11%

112Gallatin County, KYKY8,8401,053+36%

113Spencer County, KYKY20,9981,030−21%

114Lyon County, KYKY9,1231,030+9%

115Livingston County, KYKY8,8631,012−28%

116Hickman County, KYKY4,372916−18%

117Bracken County, KYKY8,511897−46%

118Nicholas County, KYKY7,949897−41%

119Carlisle County, KYKY4,747702−25%

120Robertson County, KYKY2,325504−4%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS