RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Most residents in poverty, Kentucky counties · 2010

Kentucky counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2010 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, KYKY795,222114,644+34%

02Fayette County, KYKY329,75151,463+53%

03Warren County, KYKY149,37521,071+48%

04Kenton County, KYKY175,77918,136+33%

05Madison County, KYKY101,69615,634+32%

06Christian County, KYKY70,11514,806+37%

07Pike County, KYKY54,72114,375−11%

08Daviess County, KYKY104,89814,092+25%

09Hardin County, KYKY113,48213,700+45%

10Pulaski County, KYKY67,38413,280+24%

11Laurel County, KYKY63,74611,814+5%

12Knox County, KYKY29,53211,624+5%

13Floyd County, KYKY34,40111,081−14%

14Whitley County, KYKY37,29710,294+9%

15Campbell County, KYKY95,44110,174+23%

16McCracken County, KYKY67,55310,026+1%

17Harlan County, KYKY24,7258,989−17%

18Boyd County, KYKY47,7518,954+16%

19Boone County, KYKY145,3168,889+84%

20Hopkins County, KYKY45,1278,533+11%

21Bell County, KYKY22,8298,429−10%

22Perry County, KYKY26,5557,998−6%

23Barren County, KYKY45,6417,900+33%

24Clay County, KYKY19,4657,476−23%

25Graves County, KYKY37,0507,403+22%

26Jessamine County, KYKY57,1477,182+76%

27Bullitt County, KYKY86,4547,072+46%

28Rowan County, KYKY24,4766,944+48%

29Franklin County, KYKY52,6496,834+34%

30Henderson County, KYKY44,2556,658+21%

31Letcher County, KYKY19,9526,577−4%

32Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6346,484+3%

33McCreary County, KYKY17,1246,452+17%

34Calloway County, KYKY39,4216,322+11%

35Scott County, KYKY62,2626,306+118%

36Nelson County, KYKY49,0366,184+35%

37Carter County, KYKY26,1495,723−5%

38Clark County, KYKY37,8885,709+62%

39Taylor County, KYKY26,7635,594+40%

40Montgomery County, KYKY28,8225,582+63%

41Wayne County, KYKY19,5975,558−5%

42Greenup County, KYKY35,2135,520+6%

43Lincoln County, KYKY25,3535,408+9%

44Boyle County, KYKY31,6325,300+61%

45Johnson County, KYKY22,0515,157−17%

46Grayson County, KYKY27,4065,024+15%

47Logan County, KYKY28,6694,922+19%

48Shelby County, KYKY51,2434,803+45%

49Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1484,801+25%

50Breathitt County, KYKY12,5584,605−14%

51Ohio County, KYKY23,9344,539+15%

52Casey County, KYKY16,2054,507+14%

53Oldham County, KYKY70,9864,490+139%

54Jackson County, KYKY13,3254,460+10%

55Grant County, KYKY26,1814,291+73%

56Hart County, KYKY20,1174,276+9%

57Martin County, KYKY10,6974,270−8%

58Russell County, KYKY18,6084,257+7%

59Allen County, KYKY22,5364,048+31%

60Adair County, KYKY19,4233,979−4%

61Magoffin County, KYKY11,1103,975−19%

62Knott County, KYKY13,3213,939−28%

63Lawrence County, KYKY15,7653,874−19%

64Harrison County, KYKY19,6273,850+79%

65Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5033,847+30%

66Lewis County, KYKY12,9013,819−5%

67Meade County, KYKY30,6993,818+28%

68Mason County, KYKY16,9363,697+31%

69Estill County, KYKY13,9623,683−9%

70Marshall County, KYKY31,6593,636+27%

71Marion County, KYKY20,1153,522+4%

72Bath County, KYKY13,1763,432+41%

73Powell County, KYKY12,8123,321+7%

74Morgan County, KYKY14,4153,284−14%

75Bourbon County, KYKY20,2433,217+19%

76Wolfe County, KYKY6,2983,104+22%

77Clinton County, KYKY9,1392,988+20%

78Monroe County, KYKY11,1912,969+8%

79Garrard County, KYKY18,2072,952+36%

80Fleming County, KYKY15,7872,880+12%

81Elliott County, KYKY7,2652,869+64%

82Henry County, KYKY16,4472,846+38%

83Woodford County, KYKY27,8832,816+67%

84Leslie County, KYKY9,6272,783−31%

85Union County, KYKY12,8392,771+0%

86Pendleton County, KYKY14,8002,765+68%

87Todd County, KYKY12,9722,667+30%

88Mercer County, KYKY23,7332,644−2%

89Simpson County, KYKY20,7882,504+32%

90Lee County, KYKY7,2972,496+4%

91Anderson County, KYKY25,2252,446+71%

92Butler County, KYKY12,5202,425+16%

93Caldwell County, KYKY12,6092,415+16%

94Carroll County, KYKY11,1412,355+56%

95Edmonson County, KYKY12,7492,291+7%

96Larue County, KYKY15,1842,205+7%

97Webster County, KYKY12,9292,177+0%

98Green County, KYKY11,6442,028−5%

99Gallatin County, KYKY8,8402,015+91%

100Owsley County, KYKY3,9321,974−10%

101Metcalfe County, KYKY10,5831,892−20%

102Fulton County, KYKY6,2181,879+5%

103Trigg County, KYKY14,5121,858+20%

104Cumberland County, KYKY5,9921,825+7%

105Bracken County, KYKY8,5111,670+86%

106Crittenden County, KYKY8,8071,586−11%

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

108McLean County, KYKY9,0641,526−4%

109Trimble County, KYKY8,7011,490+35%

110Hancock County, KYKY9,0501,325+16%

111Nicholas County, KYKY7,9491,306+46%

112Owen County, KYKY11,6011,297−20%

113Menifee County, KYKY6,4301,289−34%

114Spencer County, KYKY20,9981,193+16%

115Lyon County, KYKY9,1231,168+13%

116Ballard County, KYKY7,5941,074−4%

117Livingston County, KYKY8,8631,067+5%

118Carlisle County, KYKY4,747800+14%

119Hickman County, KYKY4,372789−14%

120Robertson County, KYKY2,325573+14%

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