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Demographic Data Report for Kentucky by County
Poverty: Persons below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2018-2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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People (Below Poverty)
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Kentucky N/A 16.1 704,758 46 of 52
United States N/A 12.5 40,521,584 N/A
Wolfe County Rural 36.8 2,362 3,129
Knox County Rural 34.0 10,030 3,124
McCreary County Rural 33.7 5,147 3,120
Leslie County Rural 33.6 3,381 3,119
Lee County Rural 31.4 2,082 3,100
Clay County Rural 31.2 5,891 3,098
Magoffin County Rural 30.4 3,503 3,090
Harlan County Rural 30.0 7,799 3,085
Floyd County Rural 29.3 10,254 3,077
Letcher County Rural 29.0 6,082 3,073
Owsley County Rural 28.8 1,114 3,070
Breathitt County Rural 28.5 3,801 3,065
Cumberland County Rural 28.3 1,658 3,062
Knott County Rural 27.7 3,798 3,046
Fulton County Rural 27.4 1,633 3,036
Menifee County Rural 26.9 1,643 3,022
Lewis County Rural 26.6 3,428 3,014
Lawrence County Urban 26.3 4,236 3,007
Bell County Rural 26.3 6,153 3,006
Casey County Rural 26.1 4,059 3,001
Wayne County Rural 25.4 4,898 2,985
Elliott County Rural 24.7 1,492 2,962
Rowan County Rural 24.6 5,366 2,959
Metcalfe County Rural 24.0 2,447 2,936
Estill County Rural 24.0 3,353 2,934
Pike County Rural 23.9 13,607 2,932
Carter County Urban 23.9 6,195 2,931
Perry County Rural 23.8 6,521 2,927
Rockcastle County Rural 23.6 3,693 2,911
Martin County Rural 23.5 2,357 2,906
Breckinridge County Rural 23.5 4,734 2,905
Whitley County Rural 23.5 8,189 2,904
Bath County Rural 23.1 2,916 2,889
Jackson County Rural 22.6 2,905 2,856
Hart County Rural 22.6 4,259 2,855
Marion County Rural 22.5 4,180 2,845
Robertson County Rural 22.0 450 2,803
Russell County Rural 21.6 3,803 2,776
Johnson County Rural 21.4 4,728 2,762
Pulaski County Rural 21.4 13,636 2,760
Green County Rural 21.3 2,356 2,757
Todd County Rural 21.1 2,548 2,746
Powell County Rural 21.1 2,680 2,743
Barren County Rural 21.1 9,187 2,741
Grayson County Rural 21.1 5,462 2,738
Fleming County Rural 21.0 3,167 2,728
Monroe County Rural 20.9 2,334 2,720
Laurel County Rural 20.5 12,608 2,687
Morgan County Rural 20.4 2,494 2,679
Carroll County Rural 20.3 2,140 2,664
Clinton County Rural 20.3 1,850 2,661
Carlisle County Urban 20.1 949 2,642
Adair County Rural 19.8 3,490 2,619
Graves County Rural 19.8 7,141 2,618
Butler County Urban 19.8 2,367 2,617
Hopkins County Rural 19.2 8,424 2,562
Union County Rural 18.8 2,487 2,523
Larue County Urban 18.8 2,760 2,522
Mason County Rural 18.7 3,142 2,509
Calloway County Rural 18.7 6,405 2,508
Trigg County Urban 18.2 2,556 2,450
Crittenden County Rural 17.9 1,560 2,414
Pendleton County Urban 17.8 2,550 2,393
Boyd County Urban 17.4 8,071 2,347
Lincoln County Rural 17.4 4,150 2,342
Warren County Urban 17.2 22,132 2,321
Henderson County Rural 17.0 7,431 2,295
Bracken County Urban 17.0 1,410 2,286
Edmonson County Urban 17.0 2,035 2,284
Livingston County Urban 16.8 1,503 2,256
Gallatin County Urban 16.8 1,445 2,251
Christian County Urban 16.7 11,227 2,242
Hickman County Rural 16.7 726 2,238
Allen County Urban 16.5 3,381 2,190
Montgomery County Rural 16.4 4,525 2,163
Muhlenberg County Rural 16.3 4,840 2,150
Henry County Urban 16.2 2,534 2,139
Nicholas County Rural 16.2 1,215 2,133
Caldwell County Rural 16.2 2,024 2,130
Madison County Rural 16.1 14,057 2,119
Webster County Rural 16.1 2,022 2,105
Harrison County Rural 15.8 2,925 2,067
Logan County Rural 15.7 4,268 2,039
Garrard County Rural 15.7 2,657 2,025
McCracken County Urban 15.2 10,045 1,941
Hancock County Rural 15.1 1,345 1,936
Bourbon County Urban 15.1 3,015 1,932
Greenup County Urban 15.1 5,323 1,922
Clark County Urban 15.1 5,451 1,921
Boyle County Rural 15.0 4,154 1,909
Fayette County Urban 14.9 46,179 1,898
Ballard County Urban 14.3 1,085 1,777
Taylor County Rural 14.3 3,551 1,769
Simpson County Rural 14.2 2,694 1,751
Owen County Rural 14.1 1,571 1,735
Washington County Rural 14.1 1,657 1,733
Jefferson County Urban 14.1 107,897 1,732
Ohio County Rural 14.0 3,263 1,716
Daviess County Urban 14.0 13,990 1,704
Trimble County Rural 13.7 1,147 1,641
Anderson County Rural 13.4 3,160 1,563
Meade County Urban 13.3 3,925 1,537
Franklin County Rural 13.3 6,596 1,532
Grant County Urban 12.8 3,157 1,429
Marshall County Rural 12.1 3,744 1,264
Jessamine County Urban 12.1 6,254 1,262
Kenton County Urban 11.9 19,922 1,221
Campbell County Urban 11.7 10,536 1,164
Hardin County Urban 11.5 12,401 1,116
Mercer County Rural 11.2 2,515 1,041
Bullitt County Urban 10.6 8,667 897
Lyon County Rural 10.0 724 767
Scott County Urban 9.3 5,173 622
Nelson County Urban 8.8 4,051 520
Woodford County Urban 8.4 2,228 457
Spencer County Urban 8.3 1,607 438
McLean County Urban 7.9 721 366
Shelby County Urban 7.9 3,706 365
Boone County Urban 5.7 7,725 88
Oldham County Urban 4.0 2,561 16
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 10/04/2024 9:20 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.

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