Kentucky Population Research University of Louisville Poor Children (0-17), 1989 & 1993 1989 1993 Change 1989-1993 Number Rank* Number Rank* Number Rank* Percent Rank* Kentucky 234,012 277,678 43,666 18.7 Adair 1,156 54 1,308 56 152 57 13.1 59 Allen 1,142 53 1,105 46 -37 4 -3.2 7 Anderson 428 10 556 13 128 49 29.9 106 Ballard 403 8 431 8 28 18 6.9 30 Barren 2,217 94 2,282 87 65 29 2.9 18 Bath 784 30 983 41 199 69 25.4 103 Bell 3,811 108 4,135 106 324 89 8.5 38 Boone 1,609 77 2,206 85 597 105 37.1 112 Bourbon 1,179 55 1,290 53 111 42 9.4 41 Boyd 2,649 98 3,091 98 442 96 16.7 74 Boyle 1,416 70 1,428 62 12 15 0.8 14 Bracken 519 14 529 12 10 14 1.9 17 Breathitt 2,088 90 2,423 89 335 90 16.0 68 Breckinridge 1,194 57 1,395 61 201 70 16.8 76 Bullitt 1,701 81 2,578 93 877 114 51.6 119 Butler 861 38 911 37 50 27 5.8 26 Caldwell 899 41 848 30 -51 3 -5.7 5 Calloway 1,228 61 1,380 60 152 57 12.4 55 Campbell 3,526 106 4,374 108 848 113 24.0 99 Carlisle 233 4 271 3 38 23 16.3 72 Carroll 829 35 822 29 -7 12 -0.8 12 Carter 2,333 95 2,743 96 410 93 17.6 79 Casey 1,233 62 1,358 58 125 47 10.1 44 Christian 4,580 114 4,839 113 259 81 5.7 25 Clark 1,791 84 1,934 80 143 52 8.0 33 Clay 3,122 101 3,848 102 726 110 23.3 97 Clinton 1,031 46 1,113 48 82 32 8.0 32 Crittenden 592 20 625 17 33 20 5.6 24 Cumberland 603 22 663 19 60 28 10.0 43 Daviess 4,933 116 5,750 116 817 112 16.6 73 Edmonson 810 32 906 36 96 40 11.9 51 Elliott 843 36 879 32 36 22 4.3 20 Estill 1,418 71 1,713 71 295 84 20.8 94 Fayette 9,392 119 12,298 119 2,906 119 30.9 110 Fleming 948 43 1,034 43 86 34 9.1 39 Floyd 4,791 115 5,678 115 887 115 18.5 84 Franklin 1,622 78 1,934 80 312 88 19.2 86 Fulton 878 39 797 27 -81 2 -9.2 2 Gallatin 230 3 369 5 139 51 60.4 120 Garrard 613 24 739 23 126 48 20.6 93 Grant 956 44 1,116 49 160 60 16.7 75 Graves 1,811 85 1,983 84 172 63 9.5 42 Grayson 1,602 76 1,817 75 215 74 13.4 60 Green 560 17 625 17 65 29 11.6 49 Greenup 2,173 93 2,468 90 295 84 13.6 61 Hancock 501 12 470 10 -31 5 -6.2 4 Hardin 4,487 113 4,905 114 418 94 9.3 40 Harlan 4,239 112 4,782 112 543 102 12.8 58 Harrison 812 33 971 40 159 59 19.6 88 Hart 1,275 63 1,536 67 261 82 20.5 92 Henderson 2,085 89 2,540 92 455 97 21.8 96 Henry 782 29 896 34 114 44 14.6 64 Hickman 336 6 309 4 -27 6 -8.0 3 Hopkins 2,608 97 3,247 99 639 108 24.5 101 Jackson 1,559 75 1,787 72 228 76 14.6 65 Jefferson 33,147 120 44,161 120 11,014 120 33.2 111 Jessamine 1,337 66 1,837 77 500 100 37.4 113 Johnson 2,167 92 2,606 94 439 95 20.3 90 Kenton 5,403 117 7,593 118 2,190 118 40.5 115 Knott 2,583 96 2,623 95 40 25 1.5 16 Knox 4,212 111 4,733 110 521 101 12.4 54 Larue 675 27 792 26 117 45 17.3 78 Laurel 3,530 107 4,614 109 1,084 116 30.7 109 Lawrence 1,787 83 1,934 80 147 55 8.2 35 Lee 942 42 1,055 44 113 43 12.0 52 Leslie 1,702 82 1,886 79 184 66 10.8 47 Letcher 2,825 100 3,284 100 459 98 16.2 71 Lewis 1,381 69 1,468 65 87 36 6.3 27 Lincoln 1,815 86 1,961 83 146 54 8.0 34 Livingston 347 7 451 9 104 41 30.0 108 Logan 1,123 51 1,459 63 336 91 29.9 107 Lyon 227 2 246 2 19 17 8.4 36 McCracken 3,325 103 3,899 103 574 103 17.3 77 McCreary 2,679 99 3,046 97 367 92 13.7 62 McLean 599 21 586 15 -13 9 -2.2 10 Madison 3,207 102 3,796 101 589 104 18.4 83 Magoffin 1,912 87 2,220 86 308 87 16.1 70 Marion 1,308 64 1,300 55 -8 11 -0.6 13 Marshall 1,073 48 1,292 54 219 75 20.4 91 Martin 1,673 80 1,803 74 130 50 7.8 31 Mason 1,193 56 1,232 51 39 24 3.3 19 Meade 1,218 60 1,835 76 617 107 50.7 118 Menifee 563 18 592 16 29 19 5.2 22 Mercer 1,094 49 1,108 47 14 16 1.3 15 Metcalfe 805 31 785 24 -20 7 -2.5 9 Monroe 751 28 896 34 145 53 19.3 87 Montgomery 1,346 67 1,592 68 246 80 18.3 82 Morgan 1,482 72 1,657 69 175 64 11.8 50 Muhlenberg 1,994 88 2,478 91 484 99 24.3 100 Nelson 1,494 73 1,789 73 295 84 19.7 89 Nicholas 491 11 525 11 34 21 6.9 29 Ohio 1,661 79 1,869 78 208 73 12.5 57 Oldham 661 26 950 39 289 83 43.7 117 Owen 550 16 788 25 238 78 43.3 116 Owsley 853 37 944 38 91 39 10.7 46 Pendleton 898 40 889 33 -9 10 -1.0 11 Perry 3,360 104 3,966 104 606 106 18.0 81 Pike 6,153 118 7,336 117 1,183 117 19.2 85 Powell 1,134 52 1,375 59 241 79 21.3 95 Pulaski 3,463 105 4,278 107 815 111 23.5 98 Robertson 158 1 153 1 -5 13 -3.2 8 Rockcastle 1,504 74 1,689 70 185 68 12.3 53 Rowan 1,370 68 1,460 64 90 38 6.6 28 Russell 1,046 47 1,230 50 184 66 17.6 80 Scott 1,314 65 1,516 66 202 71 15.4 66 Shelby 1,116 50 1,240 52 124 46 11.1 48 Simpson 827 34 871 31 44 26 5.3 23 Spencer 419 9 405 7 -14 8 -3.3 6 Taylor 1,196 58 1,345 57 149 56 12.5 56 Todd 566 19 726 22 160 60 28.3 105 Trigg 504 13 585 14 81 31 16.1 69 Trimble 308 5 393 6 85 33 27.6 104 Union 1,203 59 1,015 42 -188 1 -15.6 1 Warren 4,110 110 4,750 111 640 109 15.6 67 Washington 604 23 692 20 88 37 14.6 63 Wayne 2,142 91 2,370 88 228 76 10.6 45 Webster 652 25 812 28 160 60 24.5 102 Whitley 3,873 109 4,053 105 180 65 4.6 21 Wolfe 1,017 45 1,103 45 86 34 8.5 37 Woodford 519 14 723 21 204 72 39.3 114 * A rank of 1 reflects the fewest number of persons in poverty, the lowest growth of poor persons, or the smallest percent change. March 1998