Demographics Table
County
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3146 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | 17.3 | 747,010 | 47 of 52 |
| United States | 13.4 | 42,510,843 | N/A |
| Leslie County | 38.0 | 3,680 | 3,128 |
| Clay County | 36.6 | 6,940 | 3,125 |
| Harlan County | 36.0 | 9,335 | 3,120 |
| Bell County | 35.5 | 9,218 | 3,117 |
| Lee County | 34.6 | 2,236 | 3,108 |
| Breathitt County | 34.4 | 4,367 | 3,104 |
| Letcher County | 33.6 | 7,409 | 3,100 |
| McCreary County | 33.4 | 5,330 | 3,097 |
| Knox County | 33.2 | 10,113 | 3,096 |
| Jackson County | 32.0 | 4,240 | 3,088 |
| Knott County | 31.2 | 4,531 | 3,079 |
| Estill County | 30.9 | 4,345 | 3,075 |
| Floyd County | 30.7 | 10,973 | 3,071 |
| Elliott County | 30.6 | 1,808 | 3,069 |
| Owsley County | 30.3 | 1,305 | 3,063 |
| Wolfe County | 29.2 | 2,058 | 3,049 |
| Magoffin County | 28.3 | 3,486 | 3,031 |
| Fulton County | 28.2 | 1,604 | 3,027 |
| Nicholas County | 28.0 | 1,965 | 3,024 |
| Rowan County | 27.9 | 5,991 | 3,021 |
| Robertson County | 27.1 | 522 | 3,001 |
| Lawrence County | 26.5 | 4,115 | 2,983 |
| Perry County | 26.1 | 6,712 | 2,972 |
| Casey County | 25.5 | 3,936 | 2,947 |
| Grayson County | 25.4 | 6,585 | 2,945 |
| Carter County | 25.3 | 6,674 | 2,940 |
| Wayne County | 25.3 | 5,073 | 2,934 |
| Pike County | 24.9 | 14,545 | 2,923 |
| Lewis County | 24.4 | 3,219 | 2,905 |
| Barren County | 24.2 | 10,368 | 2,892 |
| Clinton County | 24.1 | 2,423 | 2,886 |
| Carroll County | 24.1 | 2,474 | 2,879 |
| Monroe County | 23.8 | 2,493 | 2,864 |
| Menifee County | 23.7 | 1,507 | 2,857 |
| Whitley County | 23.6 | 8,037 | 2,847 |
| Russell County | 23.2 | 4,054 | 2,828 |
| Laurel County | 23.2 | 13,790 | 2,824 |
| Metcalfe County | 23.2 | 2,304 | 2,823 |
| Marion County | 23.0 | 4,236 | 2,813 |
| Webster County | 23.0 | 2,897 | 2,810 |
| Morgan County | 22.7 | 2,629 | 2,795 |
| Pulaski County | 22.7 | 14,330 | 2,791 |
| Johnson County | 22.7 | 5,003 | 2,786 |
| Calloway County | 21.5 | 7,541 | 2,701 |
| Hart County | 21.5 | 3,944 | 2,699 |
| Powell County | 21.4 | 2,548 | 2,695 |
| Cumberland County | 21.4 | 1,406 | 2,693 |
| Lincoln County | 21.3 | 5,086 | 2,685 |
| Adair County | 20.5 | 3,655 | 2,614 |
| Bath County | 20.4 | 2,501 | 2,606 |
| Union County | 20.4 | 2,905 | 2,603 |
| Rockcastle County | 20.0 | 3,284 | 2,560 |
| Martin County | 20.0 | 2,064 | 2,559 |
| Fleming County | 19.9 | 2,877 | 2,551 |
| Graves County | 19.6 | 7,165 | 2,524 |
| Christian County | 19.6 | 12,635 | 2,520 |
| Hopkins County | 19.4 | 8,534 | 2,492 |
| Butler County | 19.3 | 2,407 | 2,484 |
| Owen County | 19.1 | 2,021 | 2,467 |
| Madison County | 18.9 | 15,901 | 2,434 |
| Ohio County | 18.9 | 4,435 | 2,432 |
| Boyd County | 18.9 | 8,622 | 2,427 |
| Allen County | 18.7 | 3,866 | 2,402 |
| Todd County | 18.7 | 2,254 | 2,400 |
| Breckinridge County | 18.6 | 3,674 | 2,375 |
| Henderson County | 18.5 | 8,273 | 2,373 |
| Henry County | 18.3 | 2,890 | 2,333 |
| Montgomery County | 18.2 | 5,006 | 2,330 |
| Edmonson County | 18.2 | 2,182 | 2,318 |
| Green County | 18.0 | 1,953 | 2,295 |
| Taylor County | 17.9 | 4,365 | 2,269 |
| Bracken County | 17.8 | 1,463 | 2,262 |
| Pendleton County | 17.8 | 2,554 | 2,259 |
| Mason County | 17.8 | 2,978 | 2,255 |
| Harrison County | 17.6 | 3,225 | 2,222 |
| Trimble County | 17.3 | 1,460 | 2,179 |
| Logan County | 17.0 | 4,507 | 2,129 |
| Jessamine County | 16.9 | 8,651 | 2,119 |
| Greenup County | 16.9 | 5,909 | 2,108 |
| Carlisle County | 16.8 | 796 | 2,105 |
| Fayette County | 16.8 | 51,715 | 2,096 |
| Warren County | 16.8 | 20,285 | 2,092 |
| Caldwell County | 16.8 | 2,112 | 2,090 |
| Daviess County | 16.6 | 16,174 | 2,050 |
| Grant County | 16.4 | 4,012 | 2,024 |
| McLean County | 16.1 | 1,471 | 1,954 |
| Lyon County | 15.8 | 1,100 | 1,907 |
| McCracken County | 15.8 | 10,042 | 1,904 |
| Garrard County | 15.7 | 2,712 | 1,898 |
| Anderson County | 15.7 | 3,480 | 1,891 |
| Simpson County | 15.6 | 2,770 | 1,883 |
| Ballard County | 15.4 | 1,213 | 1,833 |
| Bourbon County | 15.3 | 3,005 | 1,818 |
| Washington County | 15.2 | 1,777 | 1,808 |
| Muhlenberg County | 15.2 | 4,587 | 1,793 |
| Hickman County | 14.9 | 647 | 1,713 |
| Gallatin County | 14.8 | 1,258 | 1,697 |
| Clark County | 14.7 | 5,205 | 1,681 |
| Larue County | 14.6 | 2,013 | 1,661 |
| Livingston County | 14.6 | 1,331 | 1,648 |
| Crittenden County | 14.5 | 1,258 | 1,625 |
| Jefferson County | 14.2 | 106,938 | 1,586 |
| Boyle County | 14.2 | 3,801 | 1,585 |
| Mercer County | 14.2 | 3,032 | 1,571 |
| Campbell County | 13.5 | 12,081 | 1,428 |
| Hardin County | 13.2 | 13,938 | 1,365 |
| Woodford County | 13.0 | 3,375 | 1,315 |
| Franklin County | 12.4 | 6,015 | 1,172 |
| Meade County | 12.1 | 3,369 | 1,128 |
| Trigg County | 11.8 | 1,673 | 1,039 |
| Hancock County | 11.8 | 1,015 | 1,033 |
| Scott County | 11.6 | 6,111 | 987 |
| Kenton County | 11.5 | 18,716 | 970 |
| Shelby County | 11.2 | 5,174 | 903 |
| Marshall County | 10.4 | 3,177 | 746 |
| Spencer County | 9.7 | 1,799 | 607 |
| Nelson County | 9.2 | 4,147 | 516 |
| Bullitt County | 9.0 | 7,150 | 465 |
| Boone County | 7.2 | 9,271 | 197 |
| Oldham County | 5.9 | 3,664 | 97 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 02/04/2023 5:18 am.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Health Service Areas are a single county or cluster of contiguous counties which are relatively self-contained with respect to hospital care. For more detailed information, please see Health Service Area information page. Puerto Rico is being treated as a Health Service Area for this data presentation.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 02/04/2023 5:18 am.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Health Service Areas are a single county or cluster of contiguous counties which are relatively self-contained with respect to hospital care. For more detailed information, please see Health Service Area information page. Puerto Rico is being treated as a Health Service Area for this data presentation.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.