# Counties in Kentucky by poverty rate, 2024

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

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People living in families or alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), all ages.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/official-poverty-rate/kentucky-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/official-poverty-rate/kentucky-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | McCreary County | 36.4 |
| 2 | Breathitt County | 35.5 |
| 3 | Owsley County | 34.6 |
| 4 | Martin County | 33.8 |
| 5 | Clay County | 33.6 |
| 6 | Bell County | 31.8 |
| 7 | Leslie County | 31.2 |
| 8 | Knox County | 30.7 |
| 9 | Magoffin County | 30.1 |
| 10 | Lee County | 29.6 |
| 11 | Harlan County | 29.4 |
| 12 | Wayne County | 28.8 |
| 13 | Elliott County | 28.3 |
| 14 | Floyd County | 27.7 |
| 15 | Wolfe County | 26.1 |
| 16 | Knott County | 25.9 |
| 17 | Whitley County | 25.5 |
| 18 | Letcher County | 25.3 |
| 18 | Morgan County | 25.3 |
| 20 | Perry County | 24.5 |
| 21 | Fulton County | 23.9 |
| 22 | Menifee County | 23.6 |
| 23 | Lawrence County | 23.4 |
| 24 | Bath County | 22.6 |
| 25 | Grayson County | 22.4 |
| 25 | Pike County | 22.4 |
| 27 | Lewis County | 22.2 |
| 28 | Jackson County | 22 |
| 29 | Rockcastle County | 21.8 |
| 30 | Clinton County | 21.4 |
| 31 | Adair County | 21.2 |
| 32 | Estill County | 21 |
| 33 | Johnson County | 20.9 |
| 33 | Metcalfe County | 20.9 |
| 35 | Powell County | 20.8 |
| 35 | Rowan County | 20.8 |
| 37 | Pulaski County | 20.1 |
| 38 | Monroe County | 20 |
| 39 | Cumberland County | 19.8 |
| 40 | Hopkins County | 19.3 |
| 41 | Muhlenberg County | 19.1 |
| 42 | Carter County | 18.9 |
| 42 | Hickman County | 18.9 |
| 44 | Casey County | 18.8 |
| 44 | Russell County | 18.8 |
| 46 | Breckinridge County | 18.3 |
| 47 | Union County | 18.2 |
| 48 | Boyd County | 18 |
| 48 | Hart County | 18 |
| 50 | Green County | 17.9 |
| 51 | Laurel County | 17.8 |
| 52 | Logan County | 17.7 |
| 53 | Crittenden County | 17.5 |
| 54 | Butler County | 17.4 |
| 55 | Carroll County | 17.3 |
| 55 | Christian County | 17.3 |
| 55 | Lincoln County | 17.3 |
| 55 | Robertson County | 17.3 |
| 59 | Greenup County | 16.7 |
| 60 | Graves County | 16.6 |
| 60 | Todd County | 16.6 |
| 62 | Fleming County | 16.5 |
| 63 | Madison County | 16.4 |
| 63 | Marion County | 16.4 |
| 63 | Taylor County | 16.4 |
| 66 | Nicholas County | 16.2 |
| 67 | Webster County | 16.1 |
| 68 | Caldwell County | 16 |
| 69 | Ballard County | 15.9 |
| 69 | Calloway County | 15.9 |
| 71 | McLean County | 15.8 |
| 72 | Barren County | 15.7 |
| 72 | Henderson County | 15.7 |
| 74 | Harrison County | 15.5 |
| 74 | Montgomery County | 15.5 |
| 76 | Lyon County | 15.3 |
| 76 | Ohio County | 15.3 |
| 76 | Warren County | 15.3 |
| 79 | Mason County | 15.2 |
| 80 | Henry County | 15.1 |
| 81 | Edmonson County | 14.9 |
| 82 | Boyle County | 14.8 |
| 83 | Jefferson County | 14.6 |
| 83 | Simpson County | 14.6 |
| 85 | Allen County | 14.3 |
| 85 | Garrard County | 14.3 |
| 87 | Daviess County | 14.2 |
| 88 | Clark County | 14.1 |
| 88 | Larue County | 14.1 |
| 88 | Washington County | 14.1 |
| 91 | Bourbon County | 13.9 |
| 91 | Carlisle County | 13.9 |
| 91 | McCracken County | 13.9 |
| 91 | Owen County | 13.9 |
| 91 | Trigg County | 13.9 |
| 96 | Bracken County | 13.8 |
| 97 | Pendleton County | 13.7 |
| 98 | Grant County | 13.5 |
| 99 | Livingston County | 13 |
| 100 | Fayette County | 12.7 |
| 100 | Hardin County | 12.7 |
| 102 | Gallatin County | 12.6 |
| 102 | Jessamine County | 12.6 |
| 104 | Hancock County | 12.5 |
| 104 | Trimble County | 12.5 |
| 106 | Franklin County | 12.3 |
| 107 | Mercer County | 12.2 |
| 108 | Nelson County | 11.7 |
| 109 | Campbell County | 11.3 |
| 110 | Marshall County | 10.7 |
| 111 | Shelby County | 9.9 |
| 112 | Kenton County | 9.8 |
| 112 | Meade County | 9.8 |
| 114 | Woodford County | 9.7 |
| 115 | Anderson County | 9.5 |
| 116 | Scott County | 8.8 |
| 117 | Bullitt County | 8.5 |
| 118 | Boone County | 7.5 |
| 118 | Spencer County | 7.5 |
| 120 | Oldham County | 6 |