RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Most residents in poverty, Kentucky counties · 2020

Kentucky counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2020 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, KYKY795,222107,396+25%

02Fayette County, KYKY329,75150,973+52%

03Warren County, KYKY149,37523,417+64%

04Kenton County, KYKY175,77919,508+43%

05Daviess County, KYKY104,89816,662+48%

06Madison County, KYKY101,69616,596+40%

07Pulaski County, KYKY67,38414,680+37%

08Pike County, KYKY54,72114,658−9%

09Laurel County, KYKY63,74614,233+27%

10Christian County, KYKY70,11513,358+23%

11Hardin County, KYKY113,48212,821+36%

12Campbell County, KYKY95,44111,538+40%

13Barren County, KYKY45,64111,194+89%

14Floyd County, KYKY34,40110,373−19%

15McCracken County, KYKY67,55310,298+4%

16Knox County, KYKY29,53210,107−9%

17Harlan County, KYKY24,7259,187−15%

18Hopkins County, KYKY45,1278,945+16%

19Boone County, KYKY145,3168,824+83%

20Henderson County, KYKY44,2558,174+49%

21Bullitt County, KYKY86,4548,102+67%

22Boyd County, KYKY47,7517,933+3%

23Whitley County, KYKY37,2977,650−19%

24Bell County, KYKY22,8297,544−19%

25Calloway County, KYKY39,4217,518+32%

26Graves County, KYKY37,0507,439+23%

27Clay County, KYKY19,4657,109−27%

28Jessamine County, KYKY57,1476,798+66%

29Franklin County, KYKY52,6496,783+33%

30Rowan County, KYKY24,4766,692+42%

31Grayson County, KYKY27,4066,648+53%

32Carter County, KYKY26,1496,637+11%

33Letcher County, KYKY19,9526,393−7%

34Greenup County, KYKY35,2136,002+15%

35Clark County, KYKY37,8885,897+67%

36Perry County, KYKY26,5555,748−33%

37Scott County, KYKY62,2625,618+94%

38McCreary County, KYKY17,1245,352−3%

39Montgomery County, KYKY28,8225,018+47%

40Lincoln County, KYKY25,3534,994+1%

41Johnson County, KYKY22,0514,857−22%

42Logan County, KYKY28,6694,727+14%

43Shelby County, KYKY51,2434,683+42%

44Boyle County, KYKY31,6324,629+40%

45Breathitt County, KYKY12,5584,581−14%

46Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6344,551−27%

47Knott County, KYKY13,3214,416−19%

48Wayne County, KYKY19,5974,348−26%

49Taylor County, KYKY26,7634,322+8%

50Hart County, KYKY20,1174,319+10%

51Casey County, KYKY16,2054,200+6%

52Lawrence County, KYKY15,7654,190−12%

53Marion County, KYKY20,1154,168+23%

54Jackson County, KYKY13,3254,018−1%

55Russell County, KYKY18,6083,884−2%

56Ohio County, KYKY23,9343,846−3%

57Estill County, KYKY13,9623,812−6%

58Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5033,753+27%

59Lewis County, KYKY12,9013,711−8%

60Allen County, KYKY22,5363,688+19%

61Meade County, KYKY30,6993,619+21%

62Nelson County, KYKY49,0363,617−21%

63Anderson County, KYKY25,2253,612+153%

64Adair County, KYKY19,4233,577−13%

65Grant County, KYKY26,1813,544+43%

66Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1483,524−8%

67Magoffin County, KYKY11,1103,400−30%

68Leslie County, KYKY9,6273,315−18%

69Oldham County, KYKY70,9863,238+73%

70Marshall County, KYKY31,6593,215+13%

71Harrison County, KYKY19,6273,213+49%

72Bath County, KYKY13,1763,035+25%

73Mercer County, KYKY23,7332,968+10%

74Morgan County, KYKY14,4152,961−22%

75Mason County, KYKY16,9362,946+4%

76Bourbon County, KYKY20,2432,850+5%

77Fleming County, KYKY15,7872,847+11%

78Henry County, KYKY16,4472,815+37%

79Monroe County, KYKY11,1912,798+2%

80Woodford County, KYKY27,8832,770+64%

81Carroll County, KYKY11,1412,770+83%

82Powell County, KYKY12,8122,751−11%

83Webster County, KYKY12,9292,680+23%

84Todd County, KYKY12,9722,578+26%

85Pendleton County, KYKY14,8002,542+55%

86Green County, KYKY11,6442,491+17%

87Union County, KYKY12,8392,483−10%

88Simpson County, KYKY20,7882,427+28%

89Lee County, KYKY7,2972,383−1%

90Wolfe County, KYKY6,2982,369−7%

91Larue County, KYKY15,1842,337+13%

92Metcalfe County, KYKY10,5832,285−4%

93Garrard County, KYKY18,2072,277+5%

94Caldwell County, KYKY12,6092,264+9%

95Butler County, KYKY12,5202,190+5%

96Edmonson County, KYKY12,7492,110−1%

97Trigg County, KYKY14,5122,087+34%

98Martin County, KYKY10,6972,055−56%

99Clinton County, KYKY9,1392,054−17%

100Elliott County, KYKY7,2652,052+17%

101Owen County, KYKY11,6012,014+23%

102Washington County, KYKY12,3681,759+19%

103Fulton County, KYKY6,2181,734−3%

104Nicholas County, KYKY7,9491,686+88%

105Bracken County, KYKY8,5111,676+87%

106Spencer County, KYKY20,9981,591+54%

107Trimble County, KYKY8,7011,502+36%

108Gallatin County, KYKY8,8401,413+34%

109Hancock County, KYKY9,0501,394+22%

110Crittenden County, KYKY8,8071,373−23%

111Cumberland County, KYKY5,9921,285−25%

112Menifee County, KYKY6,4301,267−35%

113Ballard County, KYKY7,5941,252+11%

114Livingston County, KYKY8,8631,212+20%

115McLean County, KYKY9,0641,194−25%

116Owsley County, KYKY3,9321,139−48%

117Lyon County, KYKY9,1231,007−2%

118Hickman County, KYKY4,372888−3%

119Carlisle County, KYKY4,747888+26%

120Robertson County, KYKY2,325618+23%

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