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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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(of 3143 counties)
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Kentucky 16.3 709,140 47 of 52
United States 12.6 40,661,636 N/A
Wolfe County 34.6 2,250 3,117
Leslie County 34.6 3,522 3,116
Knox County 34.5 10,217 3,115
Harlan County 33.6 8,842 3,109
Clay County 33.6 6,429 3,108
Breathitt County 31.3 4,184 3,097
Letcher County 31.2 6,673 3,095
Carter County 30.2 7,869 3,088
McCreary County 30.0 4,671 3,082
Lee County 30.0 2,012 3,079
Knott County 29.5 4,091 3,076
Magoffin County 29.0 3,394 3,067
Floyd County 29.0 10,274 3,066
Bell County 28.3 6,740 3,056
Jackson County 28.3 3,639 3,055
Owsley County 27.7 1,092 3,041
Lewis County 27.0 3,499 3,028
Menifee County 26.4 1,606 3,017
Lawrence County 26.1 4,215 3,002
Estill County 25.7 3,596 2,989
Pike County 25.6 14,755 2,984
Elliott County 25.4 1,519 2,977
Rowan County 25.4 5,495 2,971
Fulton County 25.1 1,530 2,962
Casey County 24.9 3,843 2,946
Cumberland County 24.9 1,472 2,945
Carroll County 24.3 2,554 2,931
Monroe County 24.3 2,691 2,929
Grayson County 23.7 6,173 2,907
Barren County 23.6 10,207 2,899
Russell County 23.0 4,026 2,870
Pulaski County 23.0 14,548 2,864
Robertson County 22.9 468 2,863
Clinton County 22.9 2,107 2,857
Bath County 22.5 2,832 2,835
Wayne County 22.5 4,351 2,833
Martin County 22.4 2,281 2,827
Morgan County 22.3 2,722 2,822
Laurel County 22.2 13,537 2,816
Green County 22.1 2,430 2,810
Hart County 21.8 4,096 2,785
Whitley County 21.6 7,471 2,771
Perry County 21.5 5,940 2,769
Todd County 21.5 2,575 2,767
Rockcastle County 21.2 3,331 2,735
Metcalfe County 21.2 2,153 2,734
Johnson County 20.5 4,554 2,676
Hickman County 20.4 897 2,665
Hopkins County 20.0 8,867 2,639
Marion County 19.8 3,663 2,628
Carlisle County 19.7 938 2,611
Breckinridge County 19.5 3,898 2,598
Nicholas County 19.3 1,424 2,574
Lincoln County 18.9 4,494 2,526
Pendleton County 18.8 2,694 2,516
Union County 18.8 2,526 2,511
Powell County 18.6 2,358 2,495
Graves County 18.5 6,686 2,491
Calloway County 18.4 6,185 2,481
Bracken County 18.4 1,523 2,479
Allen County 18.4 3,739 2,475
Adair County 18.2 3,179 2,452
Butler County 18.2 2,183 2,439
Gallatin County 18.1 1,547 2,422
Logan County 18.0 4,861 2,413
Montgomery County 17.8 4,904 2,391
Boyd County 17.6 8,215 2,363
Trigg County 17.4 2,432 2,332
Henry County 17.4 2,709 2,331
Christian County 17.0 11,150 2,266
Edmonson County 16.9 2,031 2,259
Harrison County 16.9 3,099 2,250
Livingston County 16.8 1,500 2,231
Warren County 16.7 21,032 2,216
Webster County 16.7 2,109 2,204
Henderson County 16.4 7,185 2,155
Mason County 16.3 2,729 2,143
Larue County 16.1 2,326 2,120
Madison County 16.0 13,767 2,105
Fayette County 15.7 48,501 2,047
Fleming County 15.5 2,328 2,018
Ohio County 15.5 3,612 2,008
Owen County 15.4 1,703 1,997
Crittenden County 15.2 1,327 1,962
Muhlenberg County 15.1 4,555 1,930
McCracken County 15.1 9,947 1,916
Daviess County 14.8 14,727 1,868
Taylor County 14.8 3,658 1,856
Greenup County 14.8 5,251 1,855
Caldwell County 14.7 1,843 1,837
Boyle County 14.5 3,987 1,806
Garrard County 14.5 2,428 1,793
Trimble County 14.3 1,189 1,759
Clark County 14.1 5,093 1,729
Ballard County 14.0 1,078 1,709
Jefferson County 13.7 104,960 1,644
Anderson County 13.7 3,218 1,636
Washington County 13.7 1,596 1,633
Bourbon County 13.7 2,732 1,630
Franklin County 13.3 6,562 1,533
Meade County 13.1 3,856 1,496
Hancock County 13.1 1,170 1,479
Grant County 12.7 3,122 1,405
Jessamine County 12.6 6,435 1,374
Simpson County 12.5 2,344 1,342
Campbell County 12.2 10,937 1,282
Mercer County 12.0 2,675 1,209
Kenton County 11.9 19,754 1,183
Marshall County 11.7 3,624 1,145
Hardin County 11.2 12,037 1,038
McLean County 10.8 979 932
Scott County 10.2 5,548 790
Bullitt County 10.2 8,232 788
Lyon County 10.1 744 770
Shelby County 9.4 4,358 616
Nelson County 8.1 3,725 395
Woodford County 7.3 1,929 285
Spencer County 6.6 1,259 189
Boone County 6.1 8,095 136
Oldham County 4.2 2,696 24
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/28/2024 10:29 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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