# Counties in Kentucky by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024

All 120 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `child_poverty_rate`
- 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.
- 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
- 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/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/kentucky-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | McCreary County | 41.5 |
| 2 | Bell County | 40.6 |
| 2 | Clay County | 40.6 |
| 2 | Owsley County | 40.6 |
| 5 | Harlan County | 38.2 |
| 6 | Wolfe County | 37.8 |
| 7 | Breathitt County | 37.6 |
| 8 | Magoffin County | 36.8 |
| 9 | Bath County | 35.7 |
| 9 | Martin County | 35.7 |
| 11 | Lee County | 35.6 |
| 12 | Fulton County | 34.6 |
| 13 | Floyd County | 33.6 |
| 14 | Wayne County | 33.3 |
| 15 | Knox County | 32.9 |
| 15 | Leslie County | 32.9 |
| 17 | Knott County | 32.4 |
| 18 | Whitley County | 31.3 |
| 19 | Metcalfe County | 30.7 |
| 20 | Clinton County | 30.4 |
| 21 | Menifee County | 30.3 |
| 22 | Grayson County | 29.9 |
| 23 | Jackson County | 29.6 |
| 24 | Cumberland County | 29.1 |
| 25 | Lewis County | 28.9 |
| 25 | Morgan County | 28.9 |
| 27 | Adair County | 28.6 |
| 28 | Elliott County | 28.5 |
| 29 | Perry County | 28.4 |
| 30 | Lawrence County | 27.9 |
| 31 | Hickman County | 27.8 |
| 32 | Letcher County | 27.5 |
| 33 | Powell County | 26.4 |
| 34 | Logan County | 26.3 |
| 34 | Rockcastle County | 26.3 |
| 36 | Monroe County | 25.9 |
| 37 | Crittenden County | 25.5 |
| 38 | Johnson County | 25.3 |
| 39 | Casey County | 25 |
| 40 | Rowan County | 24.5 |
| 41 | Carter County | 24.4 |
| 42 | Graves County | 24.3 |
| 43 | Breckinridge County | 24.2 |
| 43 | Russell County | 24.2 |
| 45 | Green County | 24.1 |
| 45 | Hopkins County | 24.1 |
| 47 | Estill County | 23.8 |
| 48 | Nicholas County | 23.7 |
| 49 | Laurel County | 23.4 |
| 49 | Robertson County | 23.4 |
| 51 | Carroll County | 23.2 |
| 52 | Ballard County | 23 |
| 52 | Pulaski County | 23 |
| 54 | Fleming County | 22.9 |
| 55 | Boyd County | 22.8 |
| 56 | Pike County | 22.7 |
| 57 | Hart County | 22.5 |
| 57 | Todd County | 22.5 |
| 59 | Butler County | 22.3 |
| 59 | Caldwell County | 22.3 |
| 59 | Christian County | 22.3 |
| 62 | Barren County | 22.1 |
| 63 | Muhlenberg County | 21.9 |
| 64 | Henderson County | 21.7 |
| 65 | Taylor County | 21.5 |
| 65 | Trigg County | 21.5 |
| 67 | Mason County | 21.4 |
| 68 | Harrison County | 21.2 |
| 68 | Simpson County | 21.2 |
| 70 | Lincoln County | 21.1 |
| 71 | Marion County | 20.5 |
| 72 | Bracken County | 20.2 |
| 72 | McLean County | 20.2 |
| 74 | Greenup County | 19.8 |
| 75 | Union County | 19.7 |
| 76 | Allen County | 19.5 |
| 76 | Bourbon County | 19.5 |
| 78 | Carlisle County | 19.2 |
| 78 | Webster County | 19.2 |
| 80 | Henry County | 19.1 |
| 81 | Jefferson County | 19 |
| 82 | Garrard County | 18.5 |
| 82 | Ohio County | 18.5 |
| 82 | Pendleton County | 18.5 |
| 85 | Edmonson County | 18.1 |
| 86 | Lyon County | 18 |
| 87 | Grant County | 17.9 |
| 87 | Madison County | 17.9 |
| 87 | McCracken County | 17.9 |
| 90 | Montgomery County | 17.7 |
| 91 | Larue County | 17.6 |
| 91 | Warren County | 17.6 |
| 93 | Livingston County | 17.4 |
| 94 | Gallatin County | 17.3 |
| 95 | Clark County | 17.2 |
| 95 | Washington County | 17.2 |
| 97 | Trimble County | 16.5 |
| 98 | Calloway County | 16.3 |
| 99 | Boyle County | 16 |
| 99 | Mercer County | 16 |
| 99 | Owen County | 16 |
| 102 | Hancock County | 15.9 |
| 103 | Jessamine County | 15.8 |
| 104 | Daviess County | 15.6 |
| 105 | Nelson County | 14.9 |
| 106 | Hardin County | 14.7 |
| 107 | Marshall County | 14 |
| 108 | Franklin County | 13.8 |
| 109 | Fayette County | 13.7 |
| 110 | Anderson County | 12.5 |
| 111 | Campbell County | 12.2 |
| 112 | Kenton County | 11.5 |
| 113 | Shelby County | 11.4 |
| 114 | Woodford County | 11.2 |
| 115 | Bullitt County | 10.7 |
| 116 | Scott County | 10.6 |
| 117 | Meade County | 10.5 |
| 118 | Boone County | 8.8 |
| 119 | Spencer County | 8.5 |
| 120 | Oldham County | 5.2 |