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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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United States 8.9 7,181,779 N/A
Kentucky 11.9 134,623 47 of 52
Spencer County 2.7 151 55
Oldham County 3.5 633 128
Boone County 3.7 1,292 157
Woodford County 4.3 321 259
Nelson County 5.2 654 437
Shelby County 6.4 794 752
Marshall County 6.8 622 889
Scott County 7.2 1,106 977
Mercer County 7.4 412 1,030
Hardin County 7.6 2,160 1,088
McLean County 7.7 194 1,113
Campbell County 8.0 1,856 1,216
Kenton County 8.2 3,417 1,268
Bullitt County 8.3 1,877 1,298
Simpson County 8.3 406 1,312
Lyon County 8.3 156 1,314
Washington County 8.6 263 1,397
Taylor County 8.7 564 1,418
Clark County 9.2 937 1,572
Boyle County 9.4 710 1,612
Franklin County 9.5 1,293 1,635
Bourbon County 9.5 501 1,637
Trimble County 9.5 208 1,641
Union County 9.5 325 1,649
Jessamine County 9.6 1,274 1,680
Grant County 9.8 622 1,706
Fayette County 9.8 7,342 1,709
Jefferson County 9.9 18,981 1,740
Crittenden County 10.1 222 1,796
Anderson County 10.2 631 1,803
Henry County 10.4 412 1,869
Ohio County 10.6 643 1,911
Edmonson County 10.7 340 1,933
Livingston County 10.7 255 1,938
Madison County 10.7 2,446 1,941
Hancock County 10.9 273 1,985
McCracken County 10.9 1,854 1,999
Owen County 11.0 313 2,016
Meade County 11.0 813 2,021
Fleming County 11.1 454 2,032
Muhlenberg County 11.3 898 2,084
Caldwell County 11.3 405 2,085
Greenup County 11.4 1,113 2,090
Daviess County 11.5 3,105 2,124
Harrison County 11.6 602 2,130
Calloway County 11.8 1,029 2,174
Pendleton County 11.8 439 2,193
Marion County 12.0 561 2,220
Warren County 12.0 3,859 2,227
Mason County 12.0 529 2,230
Ballard County 12.2 255 2,267
Butler County 12.3 385 2,277
Logan County 12.3 896 2,278
Garrard County 12.3 593 2,283
Webster County 12.4 399 2,294
Graves County 12.4 1,133 2,297
Larue County 12.5 481 2,325
Bracken County 12.6 274 2,338
Henderson County 12.6 1,508 2,351
Breckinridge County 12.7 624 2,365
Boyd County 12.9 1,548 2,399
Trigg County 12.9 511 2,406
Hickman County 13.1 142 2,427
Christian County 13.1 2,230 2,429
Lincoln County 13.4 894 2,465
Hopkins County 13.7 1,643 2,503
Wayne County 13.7 723 2,506
Adair County 13.7 642 2,509
Todd County 14.6 456 2,600
Allen County 15.2 834 2,668
Robertson County 15.2 85 2,669
Powell County 15.2 501 2,672
Johnson County 15.3 926 2,675
Martin County 15.4 375 2,691
Montgomery County 15.4 1,173 2,694
Menifee County 15.5 227 2,700
Gallatin County 15.5 309 2,702
Carlisle County 15.6 193 2,705
Metcalfe County 15.8 463 2,723
Nicholas County 16.4 311 2,784
Barren County 16.8 1,942 2,814
Hart County 16.9 766 2,821
Green County 17.0 491 2,822
Clinton County 17.1 404 2,833
Laurel County 17.1 2,835 2,836
Elliott County 17.2 248 2,840
Rowan County 17.3 906 2,850
Grayson County 17.4 1,060 2,853
Morgan County 17.4 545 2,856
Bath County 17.6 599 2,869
Monroe County 18.3 548 2,901
Rockcastle County 18.4 788 2,904
Pulaski County 18.8 3,041 2,921
Russell County 18.8 856 2,923
Whitley County 18.9 1,690 2,927
Casey County 18.9 728 2,931
Jackson County 19.2 676 2,941
Perry County 19.3 1,523 2,950
Owsley County 19.3 173 2,951
Fulton County 20.5 281 2,993
Pike County 20.5 3,247 2,994
Lee County 21.0 322 3,012
Lawrence County 22.0 858 3,038
McCreary County 22.3 835 3,045
Floyd County 22.4 2,181 3,048
Knott County 22.6 825 3,050
Estill County 22.8 841 3,052
Lewis County 23.1 745 3,060
Bell County 23.3 1,449 3,066
Cumberland County 23.7 325 3,069
Letcher County 23.9 1,314 3,073
Carter County 24.1 1,551 3,077
Carroll County 24.2 657 3,079
Magoffin County 24.6 746 3,084
Leslie County 25.1 626 3,088
Breathitt County 25.5 925 3,098
Clay County 28.0 1,432 3,115
Harlan County 28.6 2,009 3,116
Knox County 29.6 2,138 3,119
Wolfe County 32.4 496 3,129
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/20/2024 12:11 pm.
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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