Kentucky Population Research University of Louisville Poor Related Children 5-17, 1989 & 1993 1989 1993 Change 1989-1993 Number Rank* Number Rank* Number Rank* Percent Rank* Kentucky 160,547 181,581 21,034 13.1 Adair 804 58 882 55 78 64 9.7 65 Allen 786 55 739 47 -47 7 -6.0 8 Anderson 317 10 361 13 44 39 13.9 90 Ballard 273 8 285 8 12 22 4.4 28 Barren 1,456 90 1,486 86 30 28 2.1 23 Bath 580 36 680 42 100 76 17.2 97 Bell 2,791 110 2,855 108 64 54 2.3 24 Boone 967 67 1,304 82 337 106 34.9 116 Bourbon 738 51 818 52 80 66 10.8 69 Boyd 1,813 97 2,014 97 201 94 11.1 72 Boyle 991 69 946 62 -45 8 -4.5 10 Bracken 365 16 357 12 -8 15 -2.2 14 Breathitt 1,573 93 1,691 93 118 79 7.5 44 Breckinridge 868 64 948 63 80 66 9.2 62 Bullitt 1,202 80 1,634 89 432 114 35.9 118 Butler 568 35 603 36 35 32 6.2 38 Caldwell 639 41 575 31 -64 4 -10.0 4 Calloway 836 60 906 58 70 58 8.4 55 Campbell 2,205 102 2,690 104 485 116 22.0 105 Carlisle 156 3 177 3 21 25 13.5 87 Carroll 560 33 554 28 -6 16 -1.1 16 Carter 1,696 95 1,883 96 187 93 11.0 71 Casey 856 61 921 59 65 56 7.6 46 Christian 2,961 112 3,142 112 181 91 6.1 37 Clark 1,232 83 1,274 80 42 36 3.4 25 Clay 2,225 103 2,627 103 402 111 18.1 99 Clinton 733 49 774 48 41 35 5.6 33 Crittenden 381 18 411 17 30 28 7.9 48 Cumberland 398 20 448 20 50 44 12.6 83 Daviess 3,240 115 3,651 115 411 113 12.7 84 Edmonson 559 32 607 38 48 42 8.6 59 Elliott 592 37 603 36 11 21 1.9 22 Estill 1,061 75 1,184 74 123 81 11.6 76 Fayette 6,182 119 7,715 119 1,533 119 24.8 107 Fleming 717 47 722 45 5 18 0.7 18 Floyd 3,376 116 3,783 116 407 112 12.1 81 Franklin 1,021 72 1,206 76 185 92 18.1 100 Fulton 710 46 578 32 -132 1 -18.6 1 Gallatin 192 4 256 6 64 54 33.3 114 Garrard 440 24 493 23 53 48 12.0 80 Grant 662 43 734 46 72 60 10.9 70 Graves 1,258 85 1,307 84 49 43 3.9 26 Grayson 1,045 74 1,187 75 142 87 13.6 88 Green 387 19 418 18 31 30 8.0 49 Greenup 1,541 91 1,632 88 91 73 5.9 36 Hancock 364 15 313 10 -51 6 -14.0 2 Hardin 2,690 109 3,067 110 377 109 14.0 91 Harlan 2,967 113 3,221 113 254 101 8.6 57 Harrison 546 30 630 40 84 69 15.4 93 Hart 863 63 1,028 67 165 90 19.1 103 Henderson 1,409 89 1,635 90 226 96 16.0 94 Henry 557 31 602 35 45 40 8.1 52 Hickman 226 6 208 4 -18 13 -8.0 7 Hopkins 1,701 96 2,084 98 383 110 22.5 106 Jackson 1,114 78 1,230 77 116 78 10.4 68 Jefferson 21,796 120 27,575 120 5,779 120 26.5 109 Jessamine 858 62 1,155 72 297 104 34.6 115 Johnson 1,685 94 1,808 95 123 81 7.3 41 Kenton 3,638 117 4,618 117 980 118 26.9 110 Knott 1,887 99 1,804 94 -83 2 -4.4 11 Knox 2,992 114 3,233 114 241 98 8.1 51 Larue 490 27 532 26 42 36 8.6 58 Laurel 2,550 107 3,082 111 532 117 20.9 104 Lawrence 1,380 87 1,360 85 -20 12 -1.4 15 Lee 646 42 721 44 75 63 11.6 77 Leslie 1,243 84 1,294 81 51 46 4.1 27 Letcher 2,081 100 2,239 100 158 88 7.6 45 Lewis 1,007 71 1,016 66 9 20 0.9 19 Lincoln 1,221 82 1,304 82 83 68 6.8 39 Livingston 231 7 292 9 61 52 26.4 108 Logan 728 48 930 61 202 95 27.7 111 Lyon 145 2 159 2 14 23 9.7 64 McCracken 2,265 104 2,533 102 268 102 11.8 79 McCreary 1,869 98 2,095 99 226 96 12.1 82 McLean 404 21 388 15 -16 14 -4.0 13 Madison 2,183 101 2,469 101 286 103 13.1 86 Magoffin 1,355 86 1,515 87 160 89 11.8 78 Marion 969 68 889 57 -80 3 -8.3 6 Marshall 735 50 835 53 100 76 13.6 89 Martin 1,215 81 1,235 78 20 24 1.6 21 Mason 696 45 774 48 78 64 11.2 73 Meade 797 57 1,149 70 352 107 44.2 119 Menifee 344 14 389 16 45 40 13.1 85 Mercer 669 44 704 43 35 32 5.2 30 Metcalfe 610 39 552 27 -58 5 -9.5 5 Monroe 566 34 620 39 54 49 9.5 63 Montgomery 999 70 1,088 68 89 72 8.9 61 Morgan 1,069 77 1,142 69 73 62 6.8 40 Muhlenberg 1,396 88 1,645 92 249 100 17.8 98 Nelson 1,037 73 1,155 72 118 79 11.4 75 Nicholas 320 11 347 11 27 27 8.4 56 Ohio 1,157 79 1,250 79 93 75 8.0 50 Oldham 453 26 580 33 127 83 28.0 112 Owen 380 17 515 24 135 85 35.5 117 Owsley 632 40 669 41 37 34 5.9 34 Pendleton 607 38 582 34 -25 10 -4.1 12 Perry 2,462 106 2,708 105 246 99 10.0 66 Pike 4,553 118 4,928 118 375 108 8.2 54 Powell 795 56 929 60 134 84 16.9 96 Pulaski 2,389 105 2,825 107 436 115 18.3 101 Robertson 110 1 104 1 -6 16 -5.5 9 Rockcastle 1,064 76 1,150 71 86 71 8.1 53 Rowan 922 66 973 64 51 46 5.5 31 Russell 777 53 845 54 68 57 8.8 60 Scott 921 65 993 65 72 60 7.8 47 Shelby 757 52 799 51 42 36 5.5 32 Simpson 535 29 560 29 25 26 4.7 29 Spencer 327 12 282 7 -45 8 -13.8 3 Taylor 827 59 888 56 61 52 7.4 42 Todd 421 22 491 22 70 58 16.6 95 Trigg 334 13 384 14 50 44 15.0 92 Trimble 194 5 252 5 58 51 29.9 113 Union 519 28 573 30 54 49 10.4 67 Warren 2,656 108 2,957 109 301 105 11.3 74 Washington 429 23 461 21 32 31 7.5 43 Wayne 1,549 92 1,640 91 91 73 5.9 35 Webster 444 25 528 25 84 69 18.9 102 Whitley 2,804 111 2,779 106 -25 10 -0.9 17 Wolfe 780 54 788 50 8 19 1.0 20 Woodford 283 9 422 19 139 86 49.1 120 * 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