# Child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) in Kentucky

Child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) in Kentucky was 18.9% in 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

- Indicator id: `child_poverty_rate`
- Place id: `us-state-21`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People under 18 in families or living alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people under 18 whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for the nation, states and counties.
- Note: A model-based single-year estimate; the national figure is the one-year American Community Survey estimate. The Census Bureau advises comparing years from 2006 on only. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate. The rate for all ages is poverty_rate.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/child-poverty-rate-under-18/kentucky
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=child_poverty_rate&place=us-state-21

| Period | % |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 18.9 |
| 2023 | 20.2 |
| 2022 | 20.6 |
| 2021 | 21.2 |
| 2020 | 19.4 |
| 2019 | 20.9 |
| 2018 | 22.3 |
| 2017 | 22.1 |
| 2016 | 24.4 |
| 2015 | 25.3 |
| 2014 | 25.9 |
| 2013 | 25.5 |
| 2012 | 26.5 |
| 2011 | 27.2 |
| 2010 | 26.1 |
| 2009 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 23.4 |
| 2007 | 23.6 |
| 2006 | 23.1 |