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Demographic Data Report for Kentucky by County
Poverty: Persons below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
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Rank within US
(of 3143 counties)
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United States 12.6 40,661,636 N/A
Kentucky 16.3 709,140 47 of 52
Jefferson County 13.7 104,960 1,644
Fayette County 15.7 48,501 2,047
Warren County 16.7 21,032 2,216
Kenton County 11.9 19,754 1,183
Pike County 25.6 14,755 2,984
Daviess County 14.8 14,727 1,868
Pulaski County 23.0 14,548 2,864
Madison County 16.0 13,767 2,105
Laurel County 22.2 13,537 2,816
Hardin County 11.2 12,037 1,038
Christian County 17.0 11,150 2,266
Campbell County 12.2 10,937 1,282
Floyd County 29.0 10,274 3,066
Knox County 34.5 10,217 3,115
Barren County 23.6 10,207 2,899
McCracken County 15.1 9,947 1,916
Hopkins County 20.0 8,867 2,639
Harlan County 33.6 8,842 3,109
Bullitt County 10.2 8,232 788
Boyd County 17.6 8,215 2,363
Boone County 6.1 8,095 136
Carter County 30.2 7,869 3,088
Whitley County 21.6 7,471 2,771
Henderson County 16.4 7,185 2,155
Bell County 28.3 6,740 3,056
Graves County 18.5 6,686 2,491
Letcher County 31.2 6,673 3,095
Franklin County 13.3 6,562 1,533
Jessamine County 12.6 6,435 1,374
Clay County 33.6 6,429 3,108
Calloway County 18.4 6,185 2,481
Grayson County 23.7 6,173 2,907
Perry County 21.5 5,940 2,769
Scott County 10.2 5,548 790
Rowan County 25.4 5,495 2,971
Greenup County 14.8 5,251 1,855
Clark County 14.1 5,093 1,729
Montgomery County 17.8 4,904 2,391
Logan County 18.0 4,861 2,413
McCreary County 30.0 4,671 3,082
Muhlenberg County 15.1 4,555 1,930
Johnson County 20.5 4,554 2,676
Lincoln County 18.9 4,494 2,526
Shelby County 9.4 4,358 616
Wayne County 22.5 4,351 2,833
Lawrence County 26.1 4,215 3,002
Breathitt County 31.3 4,184 3,097
Hart County 21.8 4,096 2,785
Knott County 29.5 4,091 3,076
Russell County 23.0 4,026 2,870
Boyle County 14.5 3,987 1,806
Breckinridge County 19.5 3,898 2,598
Meade County 13.1 3,856 1,496
Casey County 24.9 3,843 2,946
Allen County 18.4 3,739 2,475
Nelson County 8.1 3,725 395
Marion County 19.8 3,663 2,628
Taylor County 14.8 3,658 1,856
Jackson County 28.3 3,639 3,055
Marshall County 11.7 3,624 1,145
Ohio County 15.5 3,612 2,008
Estill County 25.7 3,596 2,989
Leslie County 34.6 3,522 3,116
Lewis County 27.0 3,499 3,028
Magoffin County 29.0 3,394 3,067
Rockcastle County 21.2 3,331 2,735
Anderson County 13.7 3,218 1,636
Adair County 18.2 3,179 2,452
Grant County 12.7 3,122 1,405
Harrison County 16.9 3,099 2,250
Bath County 22.5 2,832 2,835
Bourbon County 13.7 2,732 1,630
Mason County 16.3 2,729 2,143
Morgan County 22.3 2,722 2,822
Henry County 17.4 2,709 2,331
Oldham County 4.2 2,696 24
Pendleton County 18.8 2,694 2,516
Monroe County 24.3 2,691 2,929
Mercer County 12.0 2,675 1,209
Todd County 21.5 2,575 2,767
Carroll County 24.3 2,554 2,931
Union County 18.8 2,526 2,511
Trigg County 17.4 2,432 2,332
Green County 22.1 2,430 2,810
Garrard County 14.5 2,428 1,793
Powell County 18.6 2,358 2,495
Simpson County 12.5 2,344 1,342
Fleming County 15.5 2,328 2,018
Larue County 16.1 2,326 2,120
Martin County 22.4 2,281 2,827
Wolfe County 34.6 2,250 3,117
Butler County 18.2 2,183 2,439
Metcalfe County 21.2 2,153 2,734
Webster County 16.7 2,109 2,204
Clinton County 22.9 2,107 2,857
Edmonson County 16.9 2,031 2,259
Lee County 30.0 2,012 3,079
Woodford County 7.3 1,929 285
Caldwell County 14.7 1,843 1,837
Owen County 15.4 1,703 1,997
Menifee County 26.4 1,606 3,017
Washington County 13.7 1,596 1,633
Gallatin County 18.1 1,547 2,422
Fulton County 25.1 1,530 2,962
Bracken County 18.4 1,523 2,479
Elliott County 25.4 1,519 2,977
Livingston County 16.8 1,500 2,231
Cumberland County 24.9 1,472 2,945
Nicholas County 19.3 1,424 2,574
Crittenden County 15.2 1,327 1,962
Spencer County 6.6 1,259 189
Trimble County 14.3 1,189 1,759
Hancock County 13.1 1,170 1,479
Owsley County 27.7 1,092 3,041
Ballard County 14.0 1,078 1,709
McLean County 10.8 979 932
Carlisle County 19.7 938 2,611
Hickman County 20.4 897 2,665
Lyon County 10.1 744 770
Robertson County 22.9 468 2,863
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/19/2024 11:19 pm.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.

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