Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Kentucky by County
Poverty: Persons below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Rank
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | N/A | 16.1 | 707,480 | 47 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 12.4 | 40,390,045 | N/A |
| Wolfe County | Rural | 38.1 | 2,404 | 3,135 |
| Knox County | Rural | 36.7 | 10,761 | 3,130 |
| McCreary County | Rural | 35.1 | 5,358 | 3,123 |
| Cumberland County | Rural | 33.9 | 1,987 | 3,120 |
| Magoffin County | Rural | 33.4 | 3,775 | 3,113 |
| Clay County | Rural | 31.8 | 5,887 | 3,103 |
| Martin County | Rural | 29.2 | 2,862 | 3,075 |
| Lee County | Rural | 28.9 | 1,876 | 3,069 |
| Breathitt County | Rural | 28.2 | 3,726 | 3,056 |
| Menifee County | Rural | 28.2 | 1,730 | 3,056 |
| Robertson County | Rural | 27.4 | 573 | 3,039 |
| Leslie County | Rural | 27.3 | 2,701 | 3,035 |
| Elliott County | Rural | 27.2 | 1,659 | 3,030 |
| Harlan County | Rural | 27.2 | 6,930 | 3,030 |
| Bell County | Rural | 27.1 | 6,268 | 3,029 |
| Letcher County | Rural | 26.8 | 5,539 | 3,023 |
| Floyd County | Rural | 26.6 | 9,177 | 3,020 |
| Knott County | Rural | 25.9 | 3,511 | 3,009 |
| Fulton County | Rural | 25.7 | 1,509 | 3,003 |
| Metcalfe County | Rural | 25.7 | 2,634 | 3,003 |
| Perry County | Rural | 25.5 | 6,894 | 2,994 |
| Whitley County | Rural | 25.1 | 8,772 | 2,983 |
| Pike County | Rural | 25.0 | 14,081 | 2,976 |
| Owsley County | Rural | 24.9 | 960 | 2,972 |
| Rowan County | Rural | 24.5 | 5,308 | 2,959 |
| Casey County | Rural | 24.4 | 3,791 | 2,954 |
| Rockcastle County | Rural | 24.4 | 3,824 | 2,954 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 24.3 | 4,690 | 2,951 |
| Bath County | Rural | 23.5 | 2,974 | 2,916 |
| Johnson County | Rural | 23.4 | 5,116 | 2,912 |
| Russell County | Rural | 23.4 | 4,142 | 2,912 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 23.0 | 2,945 | 2,898 |
| Fleming County | Rural | 22.9 | 3,480 | 2,893 |
| Lewis County | Rural | 22.6 | 2,915 | 2,867 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 22.2 | 2,484 | 2,841 |
| Estill County | Rural | 22.0 | 3,064 | 2,821 |
| Lawrence County | Urban | 22.0 | 3,529 | 2,821 |
| Powell County | Rural | 21.7 | 2,755 | 2,804 |
| Todd County | Rural | 21.7 | 2,618 | 2,804 |
| Green County | Rural | 21.5 | 2,384 | 2,789 |
| Breckinridge County | Rural | 21.3 | 4,331 | 2,774 |
| Laurel County | Rural | 21.3 | 13,047 | 2,774 |
| Hart County | Rural | 21.2 | 4,022 | 2,764 |
| Barren County | Rural | 21.0 | 9,207 | 2,745 |
| Hickman County | Rural | 20.8 | 893 | 2,723 |
| Graves County | Rural | 20.5 | 7,406 | 2,697 |
| Trigg County | Urban | 20.4 | 2,888 | 2,690 |
| Pulaski County | Rural | 20.3 | 13,006 | 2,678 |
| Bracken County | Urban | 20.1 | 1,675 | 2,660 |
| Carter County | Urban | 19.6 | 5,058 | 2,627 |
| Marion County | Rural | 19.5 | 3,665 | 2,619 |
| Grayson County | Rural | 19.3 | 5,027 | 2,595 |
| Hopkins County | Rural | 19.2 | 8,405 | 2,584 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 18.9 | 2,001 | 2,552 |
| Larue County | Urban | 18.9 | 2,789 | 2,552 |
| Livingston County | Urban | 18.9 | 1,677 | 2,552 |
| Butler County | Urban | 18.6 | 2,230 | 2,511 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 18.5 | 4,459 | 2,500 |
| Nicholas County | Rural | 18.5 | 1,396 | 2,500 |
| Clinton County | Rural | 18.4 | 1,674 | 2,485 |
| Mason County | Rural | 18.4 | 3,073 | 2,485 |
| Morgan County | Rural | 18.2 | 2,224 | 2,463 |
| Crittenden County | Rural | 18.1 | 1,578 | 2,452 |
| Adair County | Rural | 18.0 | 3,208 | 2,433 |
| Muhlenberg County | Rural | 17.8 | 5,250 | 2,405 |
| Boyd County | Urban | 17.7 | 8,154 | 2,385 |
| Union County | Rural | 17.4 | 2,281 | 2,337 |
| Calloway County | Rural | 17.2 | 6,012 | 2,305 |
| Christian County | Urban | 17.2 | 11,580 | 2,305 |
| Owen County | Rural | 17.2 | 1,913 | 2,305 |
| Garrard County | Rural | 17.1 | 2,922 | 2,293 |
| Edmonson County | Urban | 16.8 | 2,030 | 2,236 |
| Warren County | Urban | 16.8 | 22,098 | 2,236 |
| Carlisle County | Urban | 16.7 | 783 | 2,219 |
| Henry County | Urban | 16.6 | 2,602 | 2,213 |
| Taylor County | Rural | 16.6 | 4,156 | 2,213 |
| Harrison County | Rural | 16.4 | 3,039 | 2,175 |
| Hancock County | Rural | 15.9 | 1,409 | 2,098 |
| Madison County | Rural | 15.8 | 13,938 | 2,080 |
| Fayette County | Urban | 15.7 | 48,466 | 2,066 |
| Henderson County | Rural | 15.4 | 6,734 | 2,022 |
| McCracken County | Urban | 15.3 | 10,173 | 1,995 |
| Daviess County | Urban | 15.2 | 15,314 | 1,979 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 15.2 | 4,229 | 1,979 |
| Greenup County | Urban | 15.1 | 5,292 | 1,963 |
| Simpson County | Rural | 15.1 | 2,914 | 1,963 |
| Allen County | Urban | 15.0 | 3,120 | 1,944 |
| Jefferson County | Urban | 14.5 | 110,819 | 1,844 |
| Gallatin County | Urban | 14.4 | 1,245 | 1,824 |
| Pendleton County | Urban | 14.3 | 2,061 | 1,803 |
| Boyle County | Rural | 14.2 | 3,946 | 1,779 |
| Logan County | Rural | 14.0 | 3,839 | 1,728 |
| Caldwell County | Rural | 13.9 | 1,731 | 1,708 |
| Webster County | Rural | 13.9 | 1,746 | 1,708 |
| Ballard County | Urban | 13.8 | 1,037 | 1,681 |
| Bourbon County | Urban | 13.7 | 2,724 | 1,663 |
| Meade County | Urban | 13.7 | 4,091 | 1,663 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 13.4 | 6,683 | 1,600 |
| Marshall County | Rural | 13.4 | 4,148 | 1,600 |
| Trimble County | Rural | 13.2 | 1,107 | 1,552 |
| Ohio County | Rural | 13.1 | 3,023 | 1,530 |
| Clark County | Urban | 12.9 | 4,696 | 1,487 |
| Washington County | Rural | 12.6 | 1,489 | 1,398 |
| Anderson County | Rural | 12.5 | 2,981 | 1,373 |
| Grant County | Urban | 12.3 | 3,045 | 1,323 |
| Kenton County | Urban | 11.9 | 20,065 | 1,235 |
| Hardin County | Urban | 11.7 | 12,623 | 1,180 |
| Mercer County | Rural | 11.4 | 2,557 | 1,109 |
| Campbell County | Urban | 10.8 | 9,728 | 965 |
| Lyon County | Rural | 10.6 | 778 | 923 |
| Jessamine County | Urban | 10.5 | 5,480 | 896 |
| Scott County | Urban | 10.4 | 5,933 | 869 |
| Woodford County | Urban | 10.0 | 2,656 | 772 |
| Nelson County | Urban | 9.7 | 4,512 | 708 |
| Bullitt County | Urban | 9.5 | 7,882 | 669 |
| McLean County | Urban | 9.3 | 840 | 621 |
| Shelby County | Urban | 8.6 | 4,066 | 484 |
| Spencer County | Urban | 7.4 | 1,450 | 259 |
| Boone County | Urban | 6.6 | 8,997 | 153 |
| Oldham County | Urban | 4.0 | 2,561 | 14 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/05/2025 7:42 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: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/05/2025 7:42 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: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.