TABLE 2

TABLE 2.2

Kentucky Population for Whom Poverty was Determined

By Poverty Status, 1989*

Income as a Percent of Poverty	Number	Percent
Below Poverty
Under 50%	303,451	8.5%
50% to 74%	178,851	5.0%
75% to 99%	199,525	5.6%
Total	681,827	19.1%
Above Poverty
100% and up	2,900,632	81%
Total	3,582,459	100%

Source: U.S. Bureau of Census

*The Census Bureau does not determine poverty status for the entire population. Excluded are institutionalized persons, persons in military group quarters, residents of college dormitories, and unrelated individuals under 15 years old. These excluded groups constitute less than 3 percent of Kentucky's population.