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

Floyd County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 120 counties in 2022, at 49.8%. Oldham County had the lowest, at 3.8%. The median was 23.2% and the figure for Kentucky was 20.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest49.8Floyd County
Lowest3.8Oldham County
Median23.2120 counties
Kentucky20.6History

Map of counties, 2022

Adair County: 31.9 %Allen County: 21.5 %Anderson County: 16.6 %Ballard County: 21.6 %Barren County: 21.5 %Bath County: 29.8 %Bell County: 40.2 %Boone County: 8.1 %Bourbon County: 22.9 %Boyd County: 22.8 %Boyle County: 17.5 %Bracken County: 20.9 %Breathitt County: 41.5 %Breckinridge County: 24.7 %Bullitt County: 11.9 %Butler County: 22.4 %Caldwell County: 23.6 %Calloway County: 21.3 %Campbell County: 11.5 %Carlisle County: 23.4 %Carroll County: 22.5 %Carter County: 26 %Casey County: 36.1 %Christian County: 22.7 %Clark County: 20.2 %Clay County: 46.1 %Clinton County: 33.8 %Crittenden County: 28.4 %Cumberland County: 32.9 %Daviess County: 14.6 %Edmonson County: 26.6 %Elliott County: 32.2 %Estill County: 24.7 %Fayette County: 16.3 %Fleming County: 28 %Floyd County: 49.8 %Franklin County: 19.2 %Fulton County: 38.9 %Gallatin County: 18.9 %Garrard County: 20.5 %Grant County: 16.5 %Graves County: 19.5 %Grayson County: 22.4 %Green County: 25.5 %Greenup County: 20.4 %Hancock County: 17.6 %Hardin County: 15.4 %Harlan County: 34.5 %Harrison County: 18.9 %Hart County: 24.1 %Henderson County: 23.8 %Henry County: 18.3 %Hickman County: 27.1 %Hopkins County: 28.1 %Jackson County: 32.1 %Jefferson County: 20 %Jessamine County: 16.4 %Johnson County: 31.3 %Kenton County: 13.8 %Knott County: 42.2 %Knox County: 40.5 %Larue County: 23 %Laurel County: 24.9 %Lawrence County: 29 %Lee County: 45.4 %Leslie County: 37.1 %Letcher County: 35.2 %Lewis County: 31.2 %Lincoln County: 24.2 %Livingston County: 22.6 %Logan County: 19.5 %Lyon County: 18.1 %McCracken County: 21.7 %McCreary County: 43 %McLean County: 16.9 %Madison County: 18.9 %Magoffin County: 36.9 %Marion County: 21.3 %Marshall County: 17.1 %Martin County: 40.2 %Mason County: 25.7 %Meade County: 15.9 %Menifee County: 38.1 %Mercer County: 18 %Metcalfe County: 33.3 %Monroe County: 28.8 %Montgomery County: 18 %Morgan County: 30.7 %Muhlenberg County: 27.1 %Nelson County: 14.7 %Nicholas County: 25.9 %Ohio County: 23.1 %Oldham County: 3.8 %Owen County: 19.8 %Owsley County: 44 %Pendleton County: 18.3 %Perry County: 29.9 %Pike County: 30.7 %Powell County: 32.3 %Pulaski County: 23.3 %Robertson County: 26.9 %Rockcastle County: 29.9 %Rowan County: 25.7 %Russell County: 26.5 %Scott County: 9.7 %Shelby County: 12.3 %Simpson County: 19.1 %Spencer County: 9.5 %Taylor County: 23.7 %Todd County: 22.9 %Trigg County: 20.6 %Trimble County: 16.2 %Union County: 25.4 %Warren County: 19.6 %Washington County: 17.7 %Wayne County: 38.5 %Webster County: 20.9 %Whitley County: 34.6 %Wolfe County: 42.8 %Woodford County: 14.3 %
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%, 2022. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Floyd County: 49.8 %Floyd County49.8Clay County: 46.1 %Clay County46.1Lee County: 45.4 %Lee County45.4Owsley County: 44 %Owsley County44McCreary County: 43 %McCreary County43Wolfe County: 42.8 %Wolfe County42.8Knott County: 42.2 %Knott County42.2Breathitt County: 41.5 %Breathitt County41.5Knox County: 40.5 %Knox County40.5Bell County: 40.2 %Bell County40.2Martin County: 40.2 %Martin County40.2Fulton County: 38.9 %Fulton County38.9Wayne County: 38.5 %Wayne County38.5Menifee County: 38.1 %Menifee County38.1Leslie County: 37.1 %Leslie County37.1Magoffin County: 36.9 %Magoffin County36.9Casey County: 36.1 %Casey County36.1Letcher County: 35.2 %Letcher County35.2Whitley County: 34.6 %Whitley County34.6Harlan County: 34.5 %Harlan County34.5Clinton County: 33.8 %Clinton County33.8Metcalfe County: 33.3 %Metcalfe County33.3Cumberland County: 32.9 %Cumberland County32.9Powell County: 32.3 %Powell County32.3Elliott County: 32.2 %Elliott County32.2Jackson County: 32.1 %Jackson County32.1Adair County: 31.9 %Adair County31.9Johnson County: 31.3 %Johnson County31.3Lewis County: 31.2 %Lewis County31.2Morgan County: 30.7 %Morgan County30.7Pike County: 30.7 %Pike County30.7Perry County: 29.9 %Perry County29.9Rockcastle County: 29.9 %Rockcastle County29.9Bath County: 29.8 %Bath County29.8Lawrence County: 29 %Lawrence County29Monroe County: 28.8 %Monroe County28.8Crittenden County: 28.4 %Crittenden County28.4Hopkins County: 28.1 %Hopkins County28.1Fleming County: 28 %Fleming County28Hickman County: 27.1 %Hickman County27.1Floyd County: 49.8 %Floyd County49.8Clay County: 46.1 %Clay County46.1Lee County: 45.4 %Lee County45.4Owsley County: 44 %Owsley County44McCreary County: 43 %McCreary County43Wolfe County: 42.8 %Wolfe County42.8Knott County: 42.2 %Knott County42.2Breathitt County: 41.5 %Breathitt County41.5Knox County: 40.5 %Knox County40.5Bell County: 40.2 %Bell County40.2Martin County: 40.2 %Martin County40.2Fulton County: 38.9 %Fulton County38.9Wayne County: 38.5 %Wayne County38.5Menifee County: 38.1 %Menifee County38.1Leslie County: 37.1 %Leslie County37.1Magoffin County: 36.9 %Magoffin County36.9Casey County: 36.1 %Casey County36.1Letcher County: 35.2 %Letcher County35.2Whitley County: 34.6 %Whitley County34.6Harlan County: 34.5 %Harlan County34.5Clinton County: 33.8 %Clinton County33.8Metcalfe County: 33.3 %Metcalfe County33.3Cumberland County: 32.9 %Cumberland County32.9Powell County: 32.3 %Powell County32.3Elliott County: 32.2 %Elliott County32.2Jackson County: 32.1 %Jackson County32.1Adair County: 31.9 %Adair County31.9Johnson County: 31.3 %Johnson County31.3Lewis County: 31.2 %Lewis County31.2Morgan County: 30.7 %Morgan County30.7Pike County: 30.7 %Pike County30.7Perry County: 29.9 %Perry County29.9Rockcastle County: 29.9 %Rockcastle County29.9Bath County: 29.8 %Bath County29.8Lawrence County: 29 %Lawrence County29Monroe County: 28.8 %Monroe County28.8Crittenden County: 28.4 %Crittenden County28.4Hopkins County: 28.1 %Hopkins County28.1Fleming County: 28 %Fleming County28Hickman County: 27.1 %Hickman County27.1
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Floyd County49.8+14.3 pts
2Clay County46.1+0.8 pts
3Lee County45.4+1.5 pts
4Owsley County44+0.5 pts
5McCreary County43+2.7 pts
6Wolfe County42.8+0.2 pts
7Knott County42.2+3.2 pts
8Breathitt County41.5-1.1 pts
9Knox County40.5-1.7 pts
10Bell County40.2+0.8 pts
10Martin County40.2-4.1 pts
12Fulton County38.9+1.7 pts
13Wayne County38.5+4.5 pts
14Menifee County38.1-3.9 pts
15Leslie County37.1+0.8 pts
16Magoffin County36.9-10.1 pts
17Casey County36.1+4 pts
18Letcher County35.2-2.1 pts
19Whitley County34.6+1.1 pts
20Harlan County34.5-9.3 pts
21Clinton County33.8+0.3 pts
22Metcalfe County33.3+1.5 pts
23Cumberland County32.9+1.7 pts
24Powell County32.3+0.3 pts
25Elliott County32.2-0.2 pts
26Jackson County32.1-4 pts
27Adair County31.9-3.2 pts
28Johnson County31.3+1.8 pts
29Lewis County31.2-0.2 pts
30Morgan County30.7-0.3 pts
30Pike County30.7-8.9 pts
32Perry County29.9-7.6 pts
32Rockcastle County29.9+0.8 pts
34Bath County29.8-0.9 pts
35Lawrence County29-5.2 pts
36Monroe County28.8-3.3 pts
37Crittenden County28.4-1 pts
38Hopkins County28.1+3.7 pts
39Fleming County28+3.9 pts
40Hickman County27.1-1.3 pts
40Muhlenberg County27.1-2.1 pts
42Robertson County26.9+0.3 pts
43Edmonson County26.6+3.7 pts
44Russell County26.5-4.9 pts
45Carter County26-3.6 pts
46Nicholas County25.9-0.5 pts
47Mason County25.7+1.3 pts
47Rowan County25.7+0.2 pts
49Green County25.5-2 pts
50Union County25.4+3 pts
51Laurel County24.9-1.8 pts
52Breckinridge County24.7+0.8 pts
52Estill County24.7-5.3 pts
54Lincoln County24.2-0.2 pts
55Hart County24.1-4.7 pts
56Henderson County23.8+6.1 pts
57Taylor County23.7-1.3 pts
58Caldwell County23.6+0.1 pts
59Carlisle County23.4-2 pts
60Pulaski County23.3-2.1 pts
61Ohio County23.1+2.1 pts
62Larue County23+2.2 pts
63Bourbon County22.9+2.6 pts
63Todd County22.9-4.9 pts
65Boyd County22.8-3.8 pts
66Christian County22.70 pts
67Livingston County22.6+0.3 pts
68Carroll County22.5-3 pts
69Butler County22.4-1.4 pts
69Grayson County22.4-1.5 pts
71McCracken County21.7-2.9 pts
72Ballard County21.6-0.3 pts
73Allen County21.5-3.1 pts
73Barren County21.5-4.8 pts
75Calloway County21.3+2.9 pts
75Marion County21.3+0.1 pts
77Bracken County20.9-2.3 pts
77Webster County20.9-0.2 pts
79Trigg County20.6-7.3 pts
80Garrard County20.5-0.2 pts
81Greenup County20.4+1.9 pts
82Clark County20.2+2.3 pts
83Jefferson County20+0.8 pts
84Owen County19.8-0.7 pts
85Warren County19.6-0.8 pts
86Graves County19.5-2.7 pts
86Logan County19.5-5.2 pts
88Franklin County19.2+1.1 pts
89Simpson County19.1-1.7 pts
90Gallatin County18.9-3.9 pts
90Harrison County18.9-1.5 pts
90Madison County18.9+1.3 pts
93Henry County18.3-1.2 pts
93Pendleton County18.3-2.5 pts
95Lyon County18.1-1.6 pts
96Mercer County18-0.3 pts
96Montgomery County18-5.4 pts
98Washington County17.7-0.1 pts
99Hancock County17.6+0.8 pts
100Boyle County17.5-3.4 pts
101Marshall County17.1-1.9 pts
102McLean County16.9-1.9 pts
103Anderson County16.6+3.8 pts
104Grant County16.5-2.7 pts
105Jessamine County16.4-1.7 pts
106Fayette County16.3+0.1 pts
107Trimble County16.2-1.8 pts
108Meade County15.9-3.8 pts
109Hardin County15.4-0.2 pts
110Nelson County14.7+0.7 pts
111Daviess County14.6-2.6 pts
112Woodford County14.3+2.4 pts
113Kenton County13.8-3 pts
114Shelby County12.3+0.1 pts
115Bullitt County11.9-1.8 pts
116Campbell County11.5-1.9 pts
117Scott County9.7-2.7 pts
118Spencer County9.5+0.4 pts
119Boone County8.1-0.2 pts
120Oldham County3.8-0.8 pts

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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.

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (Counties in Kentucky by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt

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Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Counties in Kentucky by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/kentucky-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Counties in Kentucky by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/kentucky-counties?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Counties in Kentucky by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/kentucky-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Floyd County, with 49.8% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Oldham County, with 3.8% in 2022.

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