Kentucky Population Research University of Louisville Total Poor Persons, 1989 & 1993 1989 1993 Change 1989-1993 Number Rank* Number Rank* Number Rank* Percent Rank* Kentucky 681,827 748,007 66,180 9.7 Adair 3,744 58 3,847 55 103 55 2.8 57 Allen 3,548 54 3,133 47 -415 5 -11.7 3 Anderson 1,339 9 1,609 13 270 77 20.2 105 Ballard 1,443 11 1,394 9 -49 28 -3.4 23 Barren 7,160 97 6,557 90 -603 2 -8.4 7 Bath 2,598 38 2,904 45 306 80 11.8 96 Bell 11,209 111 10,722 104 -487 4 -4.3 19 Boone 4,221 70 5,686 85 1,465 114 34.7 117 Bourbon 3,330 50 3,497 53 167 66 5.0 66 Boyd 8,203 99 8,926 99 723 98 8.8 83 Boyle 4,043 65 4,107 64 64 50 1.6 47 Bracken 1,643 14 1,583 12 -60 25 -3.7 22 Breathitt 6,072 88 6,202 87 130 61 2.1 53 Breckinridge 3,743 57 3,975 61 232 73 6.2 74 Bullitt 4,917 81 6,615 91 1,698 116 34.5 115 Butler 2,616 39 2,598 35 -18 35 -0.7 35 Caldwell 2,579 37 2,448 33 -131 15 -5.1 15 Calloway 4,815 78 4,843 74 28 42 0.6 41 Campbell 9,087 102 11,242 106 2,155 117 23.7 110 Carlisle 921 4 876 2 -45 30 -4.9 17 Carroll 2,008 22 2,127 22 119 59 5.9 71 Carter 6,377 90 7,269 97 892 103 14.0 100 Casey 4,140 68 3,974 60 -166 10 -4.0 21 Christian 10,670 107 11,928 109 1,258 111 11.8 97 Clark 5,142 84 5,215 81 73 52 1.4 45 Clay 8,656 101 9,215 101 559 93 6.5 76 Clinton 3,447 52 3,295 49 -152 11 -4.4 18 Crittenden 1,686 15 1,737 16 51 47 3.0 60 Cumberland 2,112 25 2,093 20 -19 34 -0.9 32 Daviess 13,179 115 14,852 116 1,673 115 12.7 98 Edmonson 2,783 42 2,616 36 -167 9 -6.0 13 Elliott 2,456 32 2,307 28 -149 12 -6.1 12 Estill 4,199 69 4,601 72 402 84 9.6 86 Fayette 30,108 119 36,337 119 6,229 119 20.7 106 Fleming 3,086 47 3,098 46 12 38 0.4 39 Floyd 13,521 116 14,473 115 952 104 7.0 79 Franklin 4,617 76 5,348 82 731 99 15.8 103 Fulton 2,467 34 2,173 25 -294 7 -11.9 2 Gallatin 763 2 1,051 5 288 78 37.7 119 Garrard 2,076 24 2,301 27 225 72 10.8 92 Grant 2,345 31 2,892 44 547 92 23.3 109 Graves 5,593 87 5,759 86 166 65 3.0 59 Grayson 4,935 82 5,175 79 240 74 4.9 65 Green 2,188 26 2,142 23 -46 29 -2.1 26 Greenup 6,385 92 6,834 92 449 87 7.0 78 Hancock 1,305 8 1,205 8 -100 19 -7.7 9 Hardin 11,017 110 12,259 113 1,242 110 11.3 93 Harlan 11,995 113 12,247 112 252 75 2.1 52 Harrison 2,693 40 2,822 40 129 60 4.8 64 Hart 4,024 64 4,405 67 381 82 9.5 85 Henderson 6,206 89 6,849 93 643 96 10.4 89 Henry 2,513 35 2,650 37 137 62 5.5 68 Hickman 1,087 6 978 3 -109 18 -10.0 6 Hopkins 7,789 98 8,941 100 1,152 109 14.8 101 Jackson 4,544 75 4,596 71 52 48 1.1 44 Jefferson 89,755 120 112,647 120 22,892 120 25.5 111 Jessamine 3,848 60 4,997 77 1,149 108 29.9 114 Johnson 6,573 94 7,013 94 440 86 6.7 77 Kenton 13,792 117 19,293 118 5,501 118 39.9 120 Knott 7,035 95 6,489 89 -546 3 -7.8 8 Knox 11,289 112 11,767 108 478 90 4.2 63 Larue 2,297 29 2,333 29 36 44 1.6 46 Laurel 10,630 106 12,040 110 1,410 113 13.3 99 Lawrence 4,980 83 5,008 78 28 42 0.6 40 Lee 2,704 41 2,871 43 167 66 6.2 73 Leslie 4,808 77 4,749 73 -59 26 -1.2 30 Letcher 8,524 100 8,686 98 162 64 1.9 50 Lewis 3,946 62 3,877 57 -69 24 -1.7 28 Lincoln 5,375 85 5,389 84 14 39 0.3 38 Livingston 1,376 10 1,516 10 140 63 10.2 87 Logan 3,881 61 4,290 65 409 85 10.5 91 Lyon 774 3 991 4 217 69 28.0 112 McCracken 9,798 104 10,936 105 1,138 107 11.6 94 McCreary 7,062 96 7,234 96 172 68 2.4 55 McLean 1,824 18 1,724 15 -100 19 -5.5 14 Madison 10,859 108 11,727 107 868 101 8.0 81 Magoffin 5,479 86 5,361 83 -118 17 -2.2 25 Marion 4,061 67 3,652 54 -409 6 -10.1 5 Marshall 3,765 59 4,034 63 269 76 7.1 80 Martin 4,422 73 4,346 66 -76 21 -1.7 29 Mason 3,341 51 3,396 50 55 49 1.6 48 Meade 3,085 46 3,965 59 880 102 28.5 113 Menifee 1,776 17 1,700 14 -76 21 -4.3 20 Mercer 3,167 48 3,168 48 1 36 0.0 36 Metcalfe 2,461 33 2,338 30 -123 16 -5.0 16 Monroe 3,025 44 2,837 41 -188 8 -6.2 11 Montgomery 4,043 65 4,423 68 380 81 9.4 84 Morgan 4,328 71 4,550 69 222 71 5.1 67 Muhlenberg 6,381 91 7,031 95 650 97 10.2 88 Nelson 4,408 72 4,865 75 457 89 10.4 90 Nicholas 1,500 12 1,537 11 37 46 2.5 56 Ohio 4,911 80 5,213 80 302 79 6.1 72 Oldham 1,970 21 2,702 38 732 100 37.2 118 Owen 1,728 16 2,117 21 389 83 22.5 108 Owsley 2,570 36 2,516 34 -54 27 -2.1 27 Pendleton 2,250 27 2,264 26 14 39 0.6 42 Perry 9,636 103 10,248 102 612 94 6.4 75 Pike 18,234 118 19,285 117 1,051 105 5.8 70 Powell 3,032 45 3,481 52 449 87 14.8 102 Pulaski 10,954 109 12,243 111 1,289 112 11.8 95 Robertson 521 1 482 1 -39 31 -7.5 10 Rockcastle 4,498 74 4,584 70 86 54 1.9 51 Rowan 4,856 79 4,965 76 109 56 2.2 54 Russell 3,740 56 3,856 56 116 58 3.1 61 Scott 3,323 49 3,953 58 630 95 19.0 104 Shelby 3,464 53 3,467 51 3 37 0.1 37 Simpson 2,318 30 2,383 32 65 51 2.8 58 Spencer 1,292 7 1,160 6 -132 14 -10.2 4 Taylor 4,021 63 3,992 62 -29 32 -0.7 33 Todd 2,029 23 2,142 23 113 57 5.6 69 Trigg 1,846 19 1,826 17 -20 33 -1.1 31 Trimble 980 5 1,199 7 219 70 22.3 107 Union 3,615 55 2,739 39 -876 1 -24.2 1 Warren 12,688 114 13,787 114 1,099 106 8.7 82 Washington 1,929 20 1,965 18 36 44 1.9 49 Wayne 6,446 93 6,304 88 -142 13 -2.2 24 Webster 2,266 28 2,348 31 82 53 3.6 62 Whitley 10,622 105 10,547 103 -75 23 -0.7 34 Wolfe 2,835 43 2,859 42 24 41 0.8 43 Woodford 1,538 13 2,071 19 533 91 34.7 116 * 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