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Poverty Rate in Kentucky, by County

Poverty Rate for every county in Kentucky, ranked. The highest is McCreary County at 38.9% and the lowest is Oldham County at 4.3%.

Kentucky: 16.1% · United States: 12.5% · median county in Kentucky: 17.9%

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#County Poverty Rate
1McCreary County38.9%
2Magoffin County38.2%
3Wolfe County37.7%
4Knox County36.9%
5Owsley County36.1%
6Martin County33.2%
7Breathitt County33.1%
8Clay County32.4%
9Leslie County30.3%
10Bell County28.8%
11Floyd County28.0%
12Metcalfe County27.5%
13Harlan County27.4%
14Lee County27.4%
15Menifee County26.9%
16Perry County26.8%
17Whitley County26.3%
18Rockcastle County25.6%
19Bath County25.3%
20Elliott County25.1%
21Cumberland County24.8%
22Wayne County24.8%
23Letcher County24.4%
24Pike County24.4%
25Rowan County24.2%
26Knott County23.3%
27Carroll County23.1%
28Russell County23.1%
29Johnson County22.8%
30Fulton County22.6%
31Powell County22.5%
32Monroe County22.1%
33Lewis County22.0%
34Lawrence County21.8%
35Casey County21.7%
36Breckinridge County21.4%
37Fleming County21.2%
38Robertson County21.1%
39Todd County20.9%
40Estill County20.7%
41Trigg County20.6%
42Butler County20.5%
43Hickman County20.5%
44Laurel County20.5%
45Green County20.4%
46Grayson County20.1%
47Hopkins County20.0%
48Graves County19.9%
49Pulaski County19.7%
50Bracken County19.5%
51Jackson County19.5%
52Barren County19.4%
53Hart County19.3%
54Livingston County19.3%
55Carter County19.2%
56Mason County18.8%
57Adair County18.4%
58Muhlenberg County18.4%
59Union County18.4%
60Owen County18.3%
61Larue County17.9%
62Crittenden County17.7%
63Nicholas County17.6%
64Clinton County17.5%
65Taylor County17.5%
66Calloway County17.2%
67Christian County17.1%
68Harrison County17.1%
69Morgan County17.1%
70Marion County17.0%
71Warren County17.0%
72Boyd County16.9%
73Logan County16.8%
74Henry County16.4%
75Lincoln County16.3%
76Hancock County16.2%
77Garrard County15.9%
78Pendleton County15.9%
79Boyle County15.6%
80Simpson County15.5%
81Greenup County15.4%
82Montgomery County15.4%
83Edmonson County15.3%
84McCracken County15.2%
85Caldwell County15.1%
86Carlisle County15.1%
87Madison County15.1%
88Ballard County15.0%
89Fayette County14.9%
90Daviess County14.7%
91Clark County14.6%
92Henderson County14.6%
93Jefferson County14.3%
94Bourbon County14.2%
95Gallatin County13.8%
96Franklin County13.6%
97Allen County13.5%
98Webster County13.5%
99Trimble County13.3%
100Hardin County13.1%
101Washington County12.7%
102Ohio County12.5%
103Marshall County12.3%
104Meade County12.2%
105Kenton County11.8%
106Grant County11.7%
107Anderson County11.5%
108Jessamine County11.3%
109Campbell County11.1%
110Nelson County10.8%
111Mercer County10.7%
112Scott County10.6%
113Woodford County10.5%
114Spencer County9.8%
115Bullitt County9.7%
116Shelby County9.7%
117Lyon County9.5%
118McLean County9.5%
119Boone County6.3%
120Oldham County4.3%

Share of people living below the federal poverty line.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Kentucky ranks 6th of 52 states for poverty rate.

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