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Demographic Data Report for Kentucky by County
Poverty: Families below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
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Families (Below Poverty)
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Rank within US
(of 3143 counties)
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Kentucky 11.9 134,623 47 of 52
United States 8.9 7,181,779 N/A
Wolfe County 32.4 496 3,129
Knox County 29.6 2,138 3,119
Harlan County 28.6 2,009 3,116
Clay County 28.0 1,432 3,115
Breathitt County 25.5 925 3,098
Leslie County 25.1 626 3,088
Magoffin County 24.6 746 3,084
Carroll County 24.2 657 3,079
Carter County 24.1 1,551 3,077
Letcher County 23.9 1,314 3,073
Cumberland County 23.7 325 3,069
Bell County 23.3 1,449 3,066
Lewis County 23.1 745 3,060
Estill County 22.8 841 3,052
Knott County 22.6 825 3,050
Floyd County 22.4 2,181 3,048
McCreary County 22.3 835 3,045
Lawrence County 22.0 858 3,038
Lee County 21.0 322 3,012
Pike County 20.5 3,247 2,994
Fulton County 20.5 281 2,993
Owsley County 19.3 173 2,951
Perry County 19.3 1,523 2,950
Jackson County 19.2 676 2,941
Casey County 18.9 728 2,931
Whitley County 18.9 1,690 2,927
Russell County 18.8 856 2,923
Pulaski County 18.8 3,041 2,921
Rockcastle County 18.4 788 2,904
Monroe County 18.3 548 2,901
Bath County 17.6 599 2,869
Morgan County 17.4 545 2,856
Grayson County 17.4 1,060 2,853
Rowan County 17.3 906 2,850
Elliott County 17.2 248 2,840
Laurel County 17.1 2,835 2,836
Clinton County 17.1 404 2,833
Green County 17.0 491 2,822
Hart County 16.9 766 2,821
Barren County 16.8 1,942 2,814
Nicholas County 16.4 311 2,784
Metcalfe County 15.8 463 2,723
Carlisle County 15.6 193 2,705
Gallatin County 15.5 309 2,702
Menifee County 15.5 227 2,700
Montgomery County 15.4 1,173 2,694
Martin County 15.4 375 2,691
Johnson County 15.3 926 2,675
Powell County 15.2 501 2,672
Robertson County 15.2 85 2,669
Allen County 15.2 834 2,668
Todd County 14.6 456 2,600
Adair County 13.7 642 2,509
Wayne County 13.7 723 2,506
Hopkins County 13.7 1,643 2,503
Lincoln County 13.4 894 2,465
Christian County 13.1 2,230 2,429
Hickman County 13.1 142 2,427
Trigg County 12.9 511 2,406
Boyd County 12.9 1,548 2,399
Breckinridge County 12.7 624 2,365
Henderson County 12.6 1,508 2,351
Bracken County 12.6 274 2,338
Larue County 12.5 481 2,325
Graves County 12.4 1,133 2,297
Webster County 12.4 399 2,294
Garrard County 12.3 593 2,283
Logan County 12.3 896 2,278
Butler County 12.3 385 2,277
Ballard County 12.2 255 2,267
Mason County 12.0 529 2,230
Warren County 12.0 3,859 2,227
Marion County 12.0 561 2,220
Pendleton County 11.8 439 2,193
Calloway County 11.8 1,029 2,174
Harrison County 11.6 602 2,130
Daviess County 11.5 3,105 2,124
Greenup County 11.4 1,113 2,090
Caldwell County 11.3 405 2,085
Muhlenberg County 11.3 898 2,084
Fleming County 11.1 454 2,032
Meade County 11.0 813 2,021
Owen County 11.0 313 2,016
McCracken County 10.9 1,854 1,999
Hancock County 10.9 273 1,985
Madison County 10.7 2,446 1,941
Livingston County 10.7 255 1,938
Edmonson County 10.7 340 1,933
Ohio County 10.6 643 1,911
Henry County 10.4 412 1,869
Anderson County 10.2 631 1,803
Crittenden County 10.1 222 1,796
Jefferson County 9.9 18,981 1,740
Fayette County 9.8 7,342 1,709
Grant County 9.8 622 1,706
Jessamine County 9.6 1,274 1,680
Union County 9.5 325 1,649
Trimble County 9.5 208 1,641
Bourbon County 9.5 501 1,637
Franklin County 9.5 1,293 1,635
Boyle County 9.4 710 1,612
Clark County 9.2 937 1,572
Taylor County 8.7 564 1,418
Washington County 8.6 263 1,397
Lyon County 8.3 156 1,314
Simpson County 8.3 406 1,312
Bullitt County 8.3 1,877 1,298
Kenton County 8.2 3,417 1,268
Campbell County 8.0 1,856 1,216
McLean County 7.7 194 1,113
Hardin County 7.6 2,160 1,088
Mercer County 7.4 412 1,030
Scott County 7.2 1,106 977
Marshall County 6.8 622 889
Shelby County 6.4 794 752
Nelson County 5.2 654 437
Woodford County 4.3 321 259
Boone County 3.7 1,292 157
Oldham County 3.5 633 128
Spencer County 2.7 151 55
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/28/2024 10:37 am.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Families below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.

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