| Rank |
County |
People Below The Poverty Rate |
| 1 |
Wolfe County, Kentucky
|
42.1%
|
| 2 |
Owsley County, Kentucky
|
39.3%
|
| 3 |
Martin County, Kentucky
|
37.6%
|
| 4 |
Clay County, Kentucky
|
36.5%
|
| 5 |
Knox County, Kentucky
|
36.4%
|
| 6 |
Jackson County, Kentucky
|
35.6%
|
| 7 |
Bell County, Kentucky
|
32.5%
|
| 8 |
Elliott County, Kentucky
|
31.9%
|
| 9 |
Robertson County, Kentucky
|
31.7%
|
| 10 |
Lewis County, Kentucky
|
31.6%
|
| 11 |
Lee County, Kentucky
|
31.5%
|
| 12 |
Harlan County, Kentucky
|
31.1%
|
| 13 |
McCreary County, Kentucky
|
30.9%
|
| 14 |
Magoffin County, Kentucky
|
30.1%
|
| 15 |
Breathitt County, Kentucky
|
30.0%
|
| 16 |
Bath County, Kentucky
|
29.6%
|
| 17 |
Rockcastle County, Kentucky
|
29.2%
|
| 18 |
Rowan County, Kentucky
|
29.0%
|
| 19 |
Powell County, Kentucky
|
28.7%
|
| 20 |
Menifee County, Kentucky
|
27.8%
|
| 21 |
Wayne County, Kentucky
|
27.6%
|
| 22 |
Estill County, Kentucky
|
27.3%
|
| 23 |
Casey County, Kentucky
|
27.3%
|
| 24 |
Floyd County, Kentucky
|
27.3%
|
| 25 |
Whitley County, Kentucky
|
26.8%
|
| 26 |
Fulton County, Kentucky
|
26.7%
|
| 27 |
Perry County, Kentucky
|
26.4%
|
| 28 |
Letcher County, Kentucky
|
26.0%
|
| 29 |
Lawrence County, Kentucky
|
25.8%
|
| 30 |
Morgan County, Kentucky
|
25.8%
|
| 31 |
Clinton County, Kentucky
|
25.7%
|
| 32 |
Monroe County, Kentucky
|
24.7%
|
| 33 |
Knott County, Kentucky
|
24.5%
|
| 34 |
Carroll County, Kentucky
|
24.2%
|
| 35 |
Cumberland County, Kentucky
|
23.8%
|
| 36 |
Hart County, Kentucky
|
23.4%
|
| 37 |
Lincoln County, Kentucky
|
23.4%
|
| 38 |
Caldwell County, Kentucky
|
23.2%
|
| 39 |
Pulaski County, Kentucky
|
23.2%
|
| 40 |
Union County, Kentucky
|
23.2%
|
| 41 |
Montgomery County, Kentucky
|
23.2%
|
| 42 |
Leslie County, Kentucky
|
23.2%
|
| 43 |
Russell County, Kentucky
|
23.0%
|
| 44 |
Pike County, Kentucky
|
22.2%
|
| 45 |
Todd County, Kentucky
|
21.6%
|
| 46 |
Johnson County, Kentucky
|
21.5%
|
| 47 |
Grayson County, Kentucky
|
21.4%
|
| 48 |
Taylor County, Kentucky
|
21.4%
|
| 49 |
Christian County, Kentucky
|
21.1%
|
| 50 |
Garrard County, Kentucky
|
20.9%
|
| 51 |
Breckinridge County, Kentucky
|
20.8%
|
| 52 |
Ohio County, Kentucky
|
20.7%
|
| 53 |
Laurel County, Kentucky
|
20.6%
|
| 54 |
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky
|
20.5%
|
| 55 |
Butler County, Kentucky
|
20.4%
|
| 56 |
Graves County, Kentucky
|
20.3%
|
| 57 |
Madison County, Kentucky
|
20.3%
|
| 58 |
Allen County, Kentucky
|
20.1%
|
| 59 |
Harrison County, Kentucky
|
19.9%
|
| 60 |
Adair County, Kentucky
|
19.9%
|
| 61 |
Henry County, Kentucky
|
19.7%
|
| 62 |
Hopkins County, Kentucky
|
19.6%
|
| 63 |
Barren County, Kentucky
|
19.4%
|
| 64 |
Boyd County, Kentucky
|
19.1%
|
| 65 |
Mason County, Kentucky
|
19.1%
|
| 66 |
Fleming County, Kentucky
|
18.8%
|
| 67 |
Warren County, Kentucky
|
18.7%
|
| 68 |
Logan County, Kentucky
|
18.5%
|
| 69 |
Crittenden County, Kentucky
|
18.4%
|
| 70 |
Gallatin County, Kentucky
|
18.4%
|
| 71 |
Green County, Kentucky
|
18.3%
|
| 72 |
Nicholas County, Kentucky
|
18.1%
|
| 73 |
Pendleton County, Kentucky
|
17.9%
|
| 74 |
Fayette County, Kentucky
|
17.9%
|
| 75 |
Metcalfe County, Kentucky
|
17.8%
|
| 76 |
Carter County, Kentucky
|
17.8%
|
| 77 |
Edmonson County, Kentucky
|
17.6%
|
| 78 |
Marion County, Kentucky
|
17.4%
|
| 79 |
Calloway County, Kentucky
|
17.4%
|
| 80 |
Boyle County, Kentucky
|
17.4%
|
| 81 |
Larue County, Kentucky
|
17.0%
|
| 82 |
Carlisle County, Kentucky
|
17.0%
|
| 83 |
Clark County, Kentucky
|
16.6%
|
| 84 |
McLean County, Kentucky
|
16.6%
|
| 85 |
Bracken County, Kentucky
|
16.5%
|
| 86 |
Grant County, Kentucky
|
16.5%
|
| 87 |
Bourbon County, Kentucky
|
16.4%
|
| 88 |
Jessamine County, Kentucky
|
16.3%
|
| 89 |
Greenup County, Kentucky
|
16.1%
|
| 90 |
Webster County, Kentucky
|
15.8%
|
| 91 |
Jefferson County, Kentucky
|
15.7%
|
| 92 |
Trigg County, Kentucky
|
15.6%
|
| 93 |
Hickman County, Kentucky
|
15.6%
|
| 94 |
Meade County, Kentucky
|
15.4%
|
| 95 |
Lyon County, Kentucky
|
15.3%
|
| 96 |
Simpson County, Kentucky
|
15.1%
|
| 97 |
Henderson County, Kentucky
|
15.0%
|
| 98 |
Nelson County, Kentucky
|
14.9%
|
| 99 |
McCracken County, Kentucky
|
14.6%
|
| 100 |
Franklin County, Kentucky
|
14.5%
|
| 101 |
Ballard County, Kentucky
|
14.5%
|
| 102 |
Daviess County, Kentucky
|
14.2%
|
| 103 |
Hardin County, Kentucky
|
14.1%
|
| 104 |
Hancock County, Kentucky
|
14.0%
|
| 105 |
Trimble County, Kentucky
|
13.8%
|
| 106 |
Mercer County, Kentucky
|
13.7%
|
| 107 |
Washington County, Kentucky
|
13.7%
|
| 108 |
Livingston County, Kentucky
|
13.6%
|
| 109 |
Woodford County, Kentucky
|
13.4%
|
| 110 |
Scott County, Kentucky
|
13.4%
|
| 111 |
Anderson County, Kentucky
|
13.3%
|
| 112 |
Owen County, Kentucky
|
12.8%
|
| 113 |
Kenton County, Kentucky
|
12.6%
|
| 114 |
Shelby County, Kentucky
|
12.6%
|
| 115 |
Marshall County, Kentucky
|
11.6%
|
| 116 |
Campbell County, Kentucky
|
11.3%
|
| 117 |
Bullitt County, Kentucky
|
10.0%
|
| 118 |
Oldham County, Kentucky
|
7.3%
|
| 119 |
Boone County, Kentucky
|
7.2%
|
| 120 |
Spencer County, Kentucky
|
6.1%
|