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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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People (Below Poverty)
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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
Oldham County 4.2 2,696 24
Boone County 6.1 8,095 136
Spencer County 6.6 1,259 189
Woodford County 7.3 1,929 285
Nelson County 8.1 3,725 395
Shelby County 9.4 4,358 616
Lyon County 10.1 744 770
Bullitt County 10.2 8,232 788
Scott County 10.2 5,548 790
McLean County 10.8 979 932
Hardin County 11.2 12,037 1,038
Marshall County 11.7 3,624 1,145
Kenton County 11.9 19,754 1,183
Mercer County 12.0 2,675 1,209
Campbell County 12.2 10,937 1,282
Simpson County 12.5 2,344 1,342
Jessamine County 12.6 6,435 1,374
Grant County 12.7 3,122 1,405
Hancock County 13.1 1,170 1,479
Meade County 13.1 3,856 1,496
Franklin County 13.3 6,562 1,533
Bourbon County 13.7 2,732 1,630
Washington County 13.7 1,596 1,633
Anderson County 13.7 3,218 1,636
Jefferson County 13.7 104,960 1,644
Ballard County 14.0 1,078 1,709
Clark County 14.1 5,093 1,729
Trimble County 14.3 1,189 1,759
Garrard County 14.5 2,428 1,793
Boyle County 14.5 3,987 1,806
Caldwell County 14.7 1,843 1,837
Greenup County 14.8 5,251 1,855
Taylor County 14.8 3,658 1,856
Daviess County 14.8 14,727 1,868
McCracken County 15.1 9,947 1,916
Muhlenberg County 15.1 4,555 1,930
Crittenden County 15.2 1,327 1,962
Owen County 15.4 1,703 1,997
Ohio County 15.5 3,612 2,008
Fleming County 15.5 2,328 2,018
Fayette County 15.7 48,501 2,047
Madison County 16.0 13,767 2,105
Larue County 16.1 2,326 2,120
Mason County 16.3 2,729 2,143
Henderson County 16.4 7,185 2,155
Webster County 16.7 2,109 2,204
Warren County 16.7 21,032 2,216
Livingston County 16.8 1,500 2,231
Harrison County 16.9 3,099 2,250
Edmonson County 16.9 2,031 2,259
Christian County 17.0 11,150 2,266
Henry County 17.4 2,709 2,331
Trigg County 17.4 2,432 2,332
Boyd County 17.6 8,215 2,363
Montgomery County 17.8 4,904 2,391
Logan County 18.0 4,861 2,413
Gallatin County 18.1 1,547 2,422
Butler County 18.2 2,183 2,439
Adair County 18.2 3,179 2,452
Allen County 18.4 3,739 2,475
Bracken County 18.4 1,523 2,479
Calloway County 18.4 6,185 2,481
Graves County 18.5 6,686 2,491
Powell County 18.6 2,358 2,495
Union County 18.8 2,526 2,511
Pendleton County 18.8 2,694 2,516
Lincoln County 18.9 4,494 2,526
Nicholas County 19.3 1,424 2,574
Breckinridge County 19.5 3,898 2,598
Carlisle County 19.7 938 2,611
Marion County 19.8 3,663 2,628
Hopkins County 20.0 8,867 2,639
Hickman County 20.4 897 2,665
Johnson County 20.5 4,554 2,676
Metcalfe County 21.2 2,153 2,734
Rockcastle County 21.2 3,331 2,735
Todd County 21.5 2,575 2,767
Perry County 21.5 5,940 2,769
Whitley County 21.6 7,471 2,771
Hart County 21.8 4,096 2,785
Green County 22.1 2,430 2,810
Laurel County 22.2 13,537 2,816
Morgan County 22.3 2,722 2,822
Martin County 22.4 2,281 2,827
Wayne County 22.5 4,351 2,833
Bath County 22.5 2,832 2,835
Clinton County 22.9 2,107 2,857
Robertson County 22.9 468 2,863
Pulaski County 23.0 14,548 2,864
Russell County 23.0 4,026 2,870
Barren County 23.6 10,207 2,899
Grayson County 23.7 6,173 2,907
Monroe County 24.3 2,691 2,929
Carroll County 24.3 2,554 2,931
Cumberland County 24.9 1,472 2,945
Casey County 24.9 3,843 2,946
Fulton County 25.1 1,530 2,962
Rowan County 25.4 5,495 2,971
Elliott County 25.4 1,519 2,977
Pike County 25.6 14,755 2,984
Estill County 25.7 3,596 2,989
Lawrence County 26.1 4,215 3,002
Menifee County 26.4 1,606 3,017
Lewis County 27.0 3,499 3,028
Owsley County 27.7 1,092 3,041
Jackson County 28.3 3,639 3,055
Bell County 28.3 6,740 3,056
Floyd County 29.0 10,274 3,066
Magoffin County 29.0 3,394 3,067
Knott County 29.5 4,091 3,076
Lee County 30.0 2,012 3,079
McCreary County 30.0 4,671 3,082
Carter County 30.2 7,869 3,088
Letcher County 31.2 6,673 3,095
Breathitt County 31.3 4,184 3,097
Clay County 33.6 6,429 3,108
Harlan County 33.6 8,842 3,109
Knox County 34.5 10,217 3,115
Leslie County 34.6 3,522 3,116
Wolfe County 34.6 2,250 3,117
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/29/2024 10:51 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.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.

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