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Demographic Data Report for Kentucky by County
Poverty: Persons below 150% of poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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People (<150% Of Poverty)
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(of 3143 counties)
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Kentucky N/A 25.6 1,120,901 46 of 52
United States N/A 20.2 65,652,285 N/A
Wolfe County Rural 54.9 3,465 3,136
Magoffin County Rural 52.8 5,967 3,131
McCreary County Rural 51.2 7,803 3,122
Knox County Rural 49.5 14,510 3,113
Cumberland County Rural 46.5 2,727 3,101
Lee County Rural 46.3 3,011 3,099
Clay County Rural 45.9 8,506 3,095
Martin County Rural 45.9 4,494 3,095
Bell County Rural 43.0 9,955 3,071
Robertson County Rural 42.8 894 3,069
Harlan County Rural 42.3 10,755 3,065
Letcher County Rural 41.4 8,578 3,052
Leslie County Rural 40.9 4,044 3,046
Lewis County Rural 40.8 5,252 3,043
Fulton County Rural 40.6 2,383 3,037
Casey County Rural 40.5 6,281 3,033
Elliott County Rural 39.9 2,435 3,027
Knott County Rural 39.7 5,379 3,021
Owsley County Rural 39.7 1,533 3,021
Whitley County Rural 39.7 13,916 3,021
Johnson County Rural 39.5 8,646 3,013
Wayne County Rural 38.7 7,473 2,996
Breathitt County Rural 38.5 5,096 2,989
Floyd County Rural 38.4 13,244 2,983
Pike County Rural 37.9 21,300 2,971
Powell County Rural 37.9 4,801 2,971
Perry County Rural 37.8 10,215 2,967
Hart County Rural 35.8 6,781 2,887
Jackson County Rural 35.8 4,583 2,887
Monroe County Rural 35.8 4,002 2,887
Menifee County Rural 35.5 2,181 2,875
Green County Rural 35.4 3,927 2,871
Rowan County Rural 35.4 7,654 2,871
Rockcastle County Rural 34.0 5,336 2,788
Barren County Rural 33.8 14,787 2,776
Estill County Rural 33.7 4,705 2,764
Graves County Rural 33.7 12,167 2,764
Fleming County Rural 33.6 5,101 2,752
Lawrence County Urban 33.5 5,381 2,747
Russell County Rural 33.4 5,902 2,737
Pulaski County Rural 33.3 21,380 2,732
Adair County Rural 33.2 5,896 2,723
Morgan County Rural 33.2 4,051 2,723
Carter County Urban 33.1 8,545 2,712
Clinton County Rural 33.1 3,013 2,712
Metcalfe County Rural 32.5 3,337 2,671
Breckinridge County Rural 32.4 6,587 2,667
Christian County Urban 32.0 21,531 2,646
Bath County Rural 31.9 4,038 2,639
Trigg County Urban 31.7 4,485 2,622
Mason County Rural 31.6 5,283 2,612
Lincoln County Rural 31.1 7,470 2,580
Marion County Rural 31.1 5,836 2,580
Butler County Urban 30.2 3,625 2,512
Carroll County Rural 30.2 3,193 2,512
Crittenden County Rural 30.2 2,630 2,512
Garrard County Rural 30.2 5,170 2,512
Bracken County Urban 30.1 2,506 2,503
Laurel County Rural 30.0 18,372 2,496
Edmonson County Urban 29.4 3,552 2,435
Muhlenberg County Rural 29.3 8,648 2,426
Todd County Rural 29.3 3,538 2,426
Calloway County Rural 28.6 9,960 2,357
Grayson County Rural 28.5 7,433 2,347
Carlisle County Urban 28.3 1,331 2,322
Boyd County Urban 27.5 12,643 2,226
Hopkins County Rural 27.5 12,044 2,226
Livingston County Urban 27.4 2,433 2,210
Gallatin County Urban 27.2 2,343 2,185
Larue County Urban 27.0 3,986 2,152
Bourbon County Urban 26.9 5,352 2,141
McCracken County Urban 26.8 17,757 2,132
Taylor County Rural 26.8 6,705 2,132
Nicholas County Rural 26.7 2,010 2,121
Union County Rural 26.4 3,466 2,087
Ohio County Rural 26.3 6,072 2,075
Warren County Urban 26.1 34,370 2,051
Henderson County Rural 25.9 11,311 2,030
Ballard County Urban 25.6 1,927 1,989
Harrison County Rural 25.6 4,761 1,989
Owen County Rural 25.6 2,857 1,989
Caldwell County Rural 25.3 3,159 1,949
Hickman County Rural 25.3 1,087 1,949
Henry County Urban 25.0 3,917 1,906
Montgomery County Rural 24.9 6,907 1,896
Allen County Urban 24.6 5,095 1,862
Webster County Rural 24.5 3,082 1,845
Daviess County Urban 24.0 24,100 1,764
Fayette County Urban 24.0 74,143 1,764
Greenup County Urban 23.8 8,324 1,737
Hancock County Rural 23.4 2,073 1,672
Logan County Rural 23.4 6,404 1,672
Madison County Rural 23.4 20,629 1,672
Marshall County Rural 23.4 7,228 1,672
Grant County Urban 23.3 5,781 1,659
Simpson County Rural 23.3 4,496 1,659
Boyle County Rural 23.2 6,440 1,644
Washington County Rural 23.1 2,741 1,629
Jefferson County Urban 22.7 173,353 1,554
Pendleton County Urban 22.6 3,252 1,535
Franklin County Rural 22.4 11,140 1,497
Mercer County Rural 22.3 5,029 1,481
Trimble County Rural 21.5 1,808 1,359
Clark County Urban 20.5 7,443 1,198
Lyon County Rural 20.1 1,472 1,140
Hardin County Urban 20.0 21,623 1,121
Anderson County Rural 19.7 4,706 1,073
Meade County Urban 18.8 5,584 938
Kenton County Urban 18.3 30,723 862
Jessamine County Urban 18.2 9,500 848
Nelson County Urban 17.8 8,271 796
McLean County Urban 17.5 1,586 756
Shelby County Urban 16.8 7,951 653
Woodford County Urban 16.7 4,416 635
Campbell County Urban 15.9 14,414 515
Scott County Urban 15.9 9,060 515
Bullitt County Urban 15.4 12,767 465
Spencer County Urban 14.1 2,770 313
Boone County Urban 12.0 16,390 162
Oldham County Urban 8.4 5,420 33
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/18/2025 1:43 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 150% of poverty, see the dictionary.

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.

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