Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Kentucky by County
Poverty: Families below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
Families (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | N/A | 11.9 | 137,633 | 46 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 8.8 | 7,273,175 | N/A |
| Owsley County | Rural | 39.5 | 334 | 3,140 |
| Magoffin County | Rural | 35.5 | 1,124 | 3,137 |
| Knox County | Rural | 32.9 | 2,555 | 3,131 |
| McCreary County | Rural | 32.8 | 1,160 | 3,130 |
| Wolfe County | Rural | 30.6 | 549 | 3,121 |
| Breathitt County | Rural | 27.6 | 947 | 3,109 |
| Clay County | Rural | 26.8 | 1,411 | 3,103 |
| Martin County | Rural | 26.2 | 669 | 3,101 |
| Bell County | Rural | 25.2 | 1,496 | 3,091 |
| Perry County | Rural | 24.7 | 1,899 | 3,082 |
| Leslie County | Rural | 22.9 | 559 | 3,066 |
| Menifee County | Rural | 22.7 | 372 | 3,061 |
| Floyd County | Rural | 22.3 | 2,224 | 3,055 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 21.3 | 609 | 3,029 |
| Harlan County | Rural | 21.2 | 1,600 | 3,026 |
| Whitley County | Rural | 21.0 | 1,904 | 3,020 |
| Cumberland County | Rural | 19.6 | 291 | 2,979 |
| Elliott County | Rural | 19.2 | 337 | 2,962 |
| Powell County | Rural | 18.8 | 625 | 2,943 |
| Bath County | Rural | 18.7 | 615 | 2,937 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 18.7 | 585 | 2,937 |
| Knott County | Rural | 18.2 | 701 | 2,906 |
| Rockcastle County | Rural | 18.2 | 788 | 2,906 |
| Russell County | Rural | 18.2 | 878 | 2,906 |
| Lee County | Rural | 18.1 | 301 | 2,900 |
| Letcher County | Rural | 18.1 | 1,016 | 2,900 |
| Casey County | Rural | 18.0 | 774 | 2,896 |
| Pike County | Rural | 18.0 | 2,799 | 2,896 |
| Metcalfe County | Rural | 17.4 | 488 | 2,861 |
| Fleming County | Rural | 17.3 | 695 | 2,853 |
| Green County | Rural | 17.2 | 545 | 2,847 |
| Fulton County | Rural | 17.1 | 251 | 2,842 |
| Rowan County | Rural | 17.1 | 926 | 2,842 |
| Laurel County | Rural | 16.8 | 2,844 | 2,825 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 16.7 | 882 | 2,815 |
| Lawrence County | Urban | 16.6 | 693 | 2,810 |
| Breckinridge County | Rural | 16.4 | 878 | 2,797 |
| Lewis County | Rural | 16.4 | 576 | 2,797 |
| Carter County | Urban | 16.0 | 1,180 | 2,771 |
| Robertson County | Rural | 15.9 | 91 | 2,765 |
| Johnson County | Rural | 15.6 | 1,006 | 2,736 |
| Pulaski County | Rural | 15.6 | 2,668 | 2,736 |
| Estill County | Rural | 15.1 | 604 | 2,691 |
| Muhlenberg County | Rural | 15.1 | 1,215 | 2,691 |
| Graves County | Rural | 14.9 | 1,424 | 2,661 |
| Hancock County | Rural | 14.9 | 383 | 2,661 |
| Todd County | Rural | 14.9 | 481 | 2,661 |
| Barren County | Rural | 14.7 | 1,834 | 2,633 |
| Hickman County | Rural | 14.7 | 177 | 2,633 |
| Trigg County | Urban | 14.6 | 587 | 2,622 |
| Bracken County | Urban | 14.5 | 372 | 2,609 |
| Mason County | Rural | 14.0 | 614 | 2,552 |
| Hart County | Rural | 13.8 | 697 | 2,523 |
| Nicholas County | Rural | 13.8 | 253 | 2,523 |
| Livingston County | Urban | 13.6 | 353 | 2,494 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 13.5 | 467 | 2,473 |
| Crittenden County | Rural | 13.4 | 308 | 2,455 |
| Hopkins County | Rural | 13.4 | 1,620 | 2,455 |
| Caldwell County | Rural | 13.2 | 454 | 2,427 |
| Marion County | Rural | 13.0 | 670 | 2,402 |
| Grayson County | Rural | 12.8 | 818 | 2,372 |
| Larue County | Urban | 12.8 | 543 | 2,372 |
| Harrison County | Rural | 12.7 | 666 | 2,353 |
| Edmonson County | Urban | 12.5 | 458 | 2,328 |
| Henderson County | Rural | 12.5 | 1,521 | 2,328 |
| Union County | Rural | 12.4 | 421 | 2,311 |
| Butler County | Urban | 12.2 | 374 | 2,278 |
| Christian County | Urban | 12.2 | 2,073 | 2,278 |
| Madison County | Rural | 12.2 | 2,805 | 2,278 |
| Adair County | Rural | 12.1 | 569 | 2,260 |
| Logan County | Rural | 12.1 | 891 | 2,260 |
| Boyd County | Urban | 12.0 | 1,488 | 2,240 |
| Clinton County | Rural | 12.0 | 305 | 2,240 |
| Garrard County | Rural | 11.9 | 574 | 2,221 |
| Greenup County | Urban | 11.7 | 1,127 | 2,184 |
| Boyle County | Rural | 11.6 | 906 | 2,161 |
| Henry County | Urban | 11.6 | 485 | 2,161 |
| Simpson County | Rural | 11.6 | 585 | 2,161 |
| Daviess County | Urban | 11.5 | 3,048 | 2,134 |
| Owen County | Rural | 11.5 | 338 | 2,134 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 11.3 | 836 | 2,093 |
| Morgan County | Rural | 11.3 | 386 | 2,093 |
| Webster County | Rural | 11.3 | 397 | 2,093 |
| Gallatin County | Urban | 11.2 | 273 | 2,075 |
| Warren County | Urban | 11.2 | 3,730 | 2,075 |
| Washington County | Rural | 11.1 | 345 | 2,049 |
| Ballard County | Urban | 10.8 | 236 | 1,977 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 10.8 | 726 | 1,977 |
| Meade County | Urban | 10.7 | 847 | 1,959 |
| Calloway County | Rural | 10.6 | 948 | 1,936 |
| Pendleton County | Urban | 10.6 | 386 | 1,936 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 10.5 | 1,392 | 1,910 |
| Jefferson County | Urban | 10.5 | 20,237 | 1,910 |
| McCracken County | Urban | 10.5 | 1,744 | 1,910 |
| Hardin County | Urban | 10.4 | 3,012 | 1,892 |
| Taylor County | Rural | 10.3 | 650 | 1,869 |
| Bourbon County | Urban | 10.0 | 524 | 1,787 |
| Carlisle County | Urban | 9.9 | 131 | 1,758 |
| Jessamine County | Urban | 9.6 | 1,320 | 1,689 |
| Allen County | Urban | 9.3 | 534 | 1,617 |
| Fayette County | Urban | 9.1 | 6,887 | 1,567 |
| Ohio County | Rural | 9.0 | 566 | 1,534 |
| Nelson County | Urban | 8.7 | 1,152 | 1,451 |
| Clark County | Urban | 8.5 | 821 | 1,385 |
| Scott County | Urban | 8.4 | 1,334 | 1,363 |
| Grant County | Urban | 8.1 | 495 | 1,260 |
| Marshall County | Rural | 8.1 | 725 | 1,260 |
| Kenton County | Urban | 7.7 | 3,206 | 1,149 |
| Anderson County | Rural | 7.6 | 524 | 1,114 |
| Bullitt County | Urban | 7.4 | 1,768 | 1,052 |
| Lyon County | Rural | 7.3 | 153 | 1,021 |
| Trimble County | Rural | 7.1 | 160 | 951 |
| Campbell County | Urban | 7.0 | 1,626 | 925 |
| Woodford County | Urban | 6.9 | 509 | 893 |
| Shelby County | Urban | 6.3 | 837 | 716 |
| McLean County | Urban | 6.1 | 161 | 653 |
| Mercer County | Rural | 6.0 | 348 | 621 |
| Spencer County | Urban | 5.2 | 303 | 415 |
| Boone County | Urban | 4.0 | 1,450 | 182 |
| Oldham County | Urban | 3.2 | 601 | 79 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/18/2026 12:11 pm.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
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Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.