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Demographic Data Report for Kentucky by County
Poverty: Families below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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Kentucky N/A 11.8 136,096 47 of 52
United States N/A 8.7 7,176,933 N/A
Wolfe County Rural 32.6 555 3,131
Knox County Rural 31.7 2,367 3,130
McCreary County Rural 30.7 1,102 3,123
Cumberland County Rural 28.6 406 3,116
Magoffin County Rural 28.2 862 3,114
Clay County Rural 27.3 1,436 3,110
Owsley County Rural 24.0 223 3,082
Martin County Rural 23.5 619 3,076
Perry County Rural 22.8 1,763 3,063
Harlan County Rural 22.2 1,569 3,050
Breathitt County Rural 22.1 792 3,048
Menifee County Rural 21.7 353 3,037
Knott County Rural 21.6 836 3,033
Letcher County Rural 21.5 1,199 3,029
Bell County Rural 21.2 1,264 3,020
Lee County Rural 21.2 365 3,020
Floyd County Rural 20.8 2,089 3,008
Monroe County Rural 19.9 616 2,986
Rockcastle County Rural 19.6 875 2,974
Pike County Rural 19.3 3,115 2,965
Elliott County Rural 19.2 304 2,961
Robertson County Rural 19.2 103 2,961
Whitley County Rural 19.2 1,744 2,961
Casey County Rural 18.9 770 2,945
Fulton County Rural 18.9 261 2,945
Fleming County Rural 18.7 749 2,938
Lawrence County Urban 18.2 759 2,916
Leslie County Rural 18.0 436 2,908
Russell County Rural 17.8 825 2,897
Laurel County Rural 17.4 2,946 2,871
Bath County Rural 17.0 552 2,836
Carroll County Rural 17.0 473 2,836
Wayne County Rural 17.0 892 2,836
Johnson County Rural 16.9 1,055 2,831
Estill County Rural 16.8 675 2,820
Jackson County Rural 16.7 574 2,811
Lewis County Rural 16.6 540 2,803
Barren County Rural 16.5 1,999 2,792
Metcalfe County Rural 16.5 474 2,792
Pulaski County Rural 16.5 2,840 2,792
Carter County Urban 16.4 1,143 2,784
Green County Rural 16.4 491 2,784
Powell County Rural 16.3 513 2,775
Nicholas County Rural 16.1 294 2,757
Rowan County Rural 16.1 878 2,757
Trigg County Urban 16.1 617 2,757
Larue County Urban 15.8 658 2,725
Graves County Rural 15.6 1,461 2,710
Hart County Rural 15.0 726 2,650
Breckinridge County Rural 14.9 763 2,637
Bracken County Urban 14.7 356 2,607
Hickman County Rural 14.7 160 2,607
Hancock County Rural 14.5 364 2,592
Clinton County Rural 14.2 342 2,563
Marion County Rural 14.1 683 2,551
Morgan County Rural 14.0 465 2,544
Mason County Rural 13.8 606 2,525
Garrard County Rural 13.7 654 2,510
Lincoln County Rural 13.6 924 2,494
Livingston County Urban 13.4 325 2,470
Crittenden County Rural 13.3 302 2,455
Todd County Rural 13.2 399 2,441
Christian County Urban 13.0 2,195 2,410
Henderson County Rural 13.0 1,581 2,410
Hopkins County Rural 12.9 1,555 2,386
Muhlenberg County Rural 12.9 1,036 2,386
Owen County Rural 12.9 381 2,386
Adair County Rural 12.7 571 2,361
Harrison County Rural 12.6 646 2,341
Caldwell County Rural 12.5 443 2,318
Grayson County Rural 12.5 773 2,318
Boyd County Urban 12.4 1,531 2,298
Gallatin County Urban 12.3 291 2,288
Edmonson County Urban 12.2 428 2,277
Madison County Rural 12.2 2,869 2,277
Butler County Urban 11.9 371 2,216
Daviess County Urban 11.9 3,168 2,216
Montgomery County Rural 11.7 892 2,189
Meade County Urban 11.6 882 2,163
Ballard County Urban 11.4 249 2,127
Calloway County Rural 11.4 1,019 2,127
Carlisle County Urban 11.3 151 2,101
Allen County Urban 11.2 620 2,077
Greenup County Urban 11.2 1,072 2,077
Webster County Rural 11.2 401 2,077
McCracken County Urban 10.9 1,826 2,012
Warren County Urban 10.7 3,498 1,959
Boyle County Rural 10.6 839 1,933
Jefferson County Urban 10.6 20,402 1,933
Simpson County Rural 10.6 520 1,933
Union County Rural 10.6 375 1,933
Franklin County Rural 10.5 1,403 1,912
Bourbon County Urban 10.4 540 1,894
Henry County Urban 10.3 417 1,873
Taylor County Rural 9.7 619 1,757
Fayette County Urban 9.4 7,064 1,665
Lyon County Rural 9.4 190 1,665
Ohio County Rural 9.4 603 1,665
Pendleton County Urban 9.2 336 1,613
Grant County Urban 9.1 561 1,580
Logan County Rural 8.9 664 1,520
Anderson County Rural 8.8 587 1,489
Marshall County Rural 8.5 756 1,400
Jessamine County Urban 8.4 1,148 1,362
Scott County Urban 8.3 1,291 1,320
Hardin County Urban 8.1 2,281 1,265
Washington County Rural 8.1 239 1,265
Kenton County Urban 7.8 3,287 1,175
Clark County Urban 7.5 730 1,082
Nelson County Urban 7.5 993 1,082
Trimble County Rural 7.3 164 1,022
Mercer County Rural 7.2 412 988
Bullitt County Urban 7.1 1,652 964
McLean County Urban 6.9 183 890
Campbell County Urban 6.7 1,574 833
Woodford County Urban 5.9 434 609
Shelby County Urban 5.6 738 533
Boone County Urban 4.2 1,482 215
Spencer County Urban 3.1 174 66
Oldham County Urban 2.7 488 41
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/06/2025 9:33 pm.

Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.

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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