Kentucky Population Research University of Louisville Poverty Rates (Total Persons), 1989 & 1993 1989 1993 Change 1989-1993 Rate Rank* Rate Rank* Percent Rank* Kentucky 19.0 19.7 0.7 Adair 25.1 76 24.2 78 -0.9 51 Allen 24.6 73 20.1 61 -4.5 4 Anderson 9.3 4 9.5 3 0.2 74 Ballard 18.5 45 17.2 38 -1.3 40 Barren 21.5 63 18.7 53 -2.8 15 Bath 27.3 87 28.9 90 1.6 106 Bell 36.2 106 34.8 108 -1.4 35 Boone 7.4 2 8.3 2 0.9 96 Bourbon 17.5 36 18.0 46 0.5 77 Boyd 16.5 28 17.9 44 1.4 102 Boyle 17.1 34 16.4 26 -0.7 56 Bracken 21.4 62 19.3 57 -2.1 23 Breathitt 39.5 114 40.3 117 0.8 95 Breckinridge 23.2 69 24.0 74 0.8 90 Bullitt 10.4 6 11.9 5 1.5 103 Butler 23.8 71 22.5 70 -1.3 40 Caldwell 19.9 55 18.6 52 -1.3 42 Calloway 17.7 39 16.6 31 -1.1 46 Campbell 11.0 8 12.9 8 1.9 111 Carlisle 17.7 39 16.5 28 -1.2 43 Carroll 22.0 65 22.1 67 0.1 71 Carter 26.8 82 28.3 88 1.5 103 Casey 29.4 92 27.3 86 -2.1 23 Christian 18.1 43 20.0 60 1.9 110 Clark 17.7 39 16.9 36 -0.8 54 Clay 40.2 115 40.3 117 0.1 71 Clinton 38.1 110 35.2 109 -2.9 14 Crittenden 18.7 46 18.5 50 -0.2 63 Cumberland 31.6 97 30.5 96 -1.1 45 Daviess 15.4 22 16.5 28 1.1 98 Edmonson 27.0 84 24.4 80 -2.6 16 Elliott 38.0 109 34.4 107 -3.6 7 Estill 29.0 91 29.5 94 0.5 77 Fayette 14.1 13 15.8 20 1.7 107 Fleming 25.4 77 24.0 74 -1.4 35 Floyd 31.2 96 32.4 100 1.2 101 Franklin 10.9 7 12.0 6 1.1 98 Fulton 30.3 93 29.2 92 -1.1 46 Gallatin 14.3 16 17.2 38 2.9 118 Garrard 18.1 43 18.0 46 -0.1 66 Grant 15.1 20 15.9 22 0.8 90 Graves 16.9 32 16.4 26 -0.5 61 Grayson 23.8 71 22.8 72 -1 48 Green 21.6 64 20.7 63 -0.9 51 Greenup 17.6 38 18.2 48 0.6 83 Hancock 16.8 31 14.6 12 -2.2 21 Hardin 13.5 11 14.3 11 0.8 90 Harlan 33.1 101 33.6 104 0.5 77 Harrison 16.9 32 16.8 33 -0.1 67 Hart 27.1 85 27.1 85 0 69 Henderson 14.6 19 15.4 19 0.8 90 Henry 19.7 54 18.9 55 -0.8 54 Hickman 20.1 57 18.4 49 -1.7 28 Hopkins 17.2 35 19.3 57 2.1 114 Jackson 38.2 111 36.1 111 -2.1 22 Jefferson 13.7 12 16.7 32 3 119 Jessamine 13.2 10 15.1 17 1.9 112 Johnson 28.7 89 29.2 92 0.5 82 Kenton 9.9 5 13.2 9 3.3 120 Knott 40.4 116 35.5 110 -4.9 3 Knox 38.9 113 37.9 113 -1 48 Larue 19.9 55 18.7 53 -1.2 43 Laurel 24.8 74 25.3 82 0.5 77 Lawrence 36.0 105 32.8 102 -3.2 11 Lee 37.4 108 39.3 115 1.9 113 Leslie 35.6 104 34.1 105 -1.5 33 Letcher 31.8 98 31.8 99 0 69 Lewis 30.7 94 29.0 91 -1.7 28 Lincoln 27.2 86 25.2 81 -2 25 Livingston 15.5 23 16.3 25 0.8 90 Logan 16.1 26 16.8 33 0.7 86 Lyon 14.3 16 15.8 20 1.5 103 McCracken 15.8 25 16.8 33 1 97 McCreary 45.5 119 43.8 119 -1.7 30 McLean 19.2 50 17.8 43 -1.4 35 Madison 21.2 61 20.6 62 -0.6 59 Magoffin 42.5 117 39.1 114 -3.4 8 Marion 25.6 79 22.2 69 -3.4 8 Marshall 14.1 13 13.9 10 -0.2 63 Martin 35.4 103 33.0 103 -2.4 19 Mason 20.3 58 19.6 59 -0.7 56 Meade 12.8 9 15.0 15 2.2 116 Menifee 35.0 102 31.6 98 -3.4 8 Mercer 16.7 30 15.9 22 -0.8 53 Metcalfe 27.9 88 25.3 82 -2.6 16 Monroe 26.9 83 24.3 79 -2.6 16 Montgomery 21.0 60 21.7 64 0.7 89 Morgan 38.8 112 37.4 112 -1.4 35 Muhlenberg 20.7 59 22.5 70 1.8 108 Nelson 15.1 20 14.9 13 -0.2 63 Nicholas 22.6 67 22.1 67 -0.5 60 Ohio 23.6 70 24.1 76 0.5 77 Oldham 6.3 1 7.0 1 0.7 88 Owen 19.5 52 21.9 66 2.4 117 Owsley 52.1 120 46.4 120 -5.7 1 Pendleton 18.9 49 17.0 37 -1.9 26 Perry 32.1 99 32.5 101 0.4 76 Pike 25.4 77 26.0 84 0.6 84 Powell 26.2 81 28.3 88 2.1 114 Pulaski 22.7 68 23.0 73 0.3 75 Robertson 24.8 74 21.8 65 -3 12 Rockcastle 30.7 94 29.7 95 -1 50 Rowan 28.9 90 27.3 86 -1.6 31 Russell 25.6 79 24.1 76 -1.5 33 Scott 14.5 18 15.1 17 0.6 84 Shelby 14.2 15 12.8 7 -1.4 35 Simpson 15.5 23 14.9 13 -0.6 58 Spencer 19.2 50 15.0 15 -4.2 6 Taylor 19.5 52 17.9 44 -1.6 31 Todd 18.8 47 18.9 55 0.1 71 Trigg 18.0 42 16.2 24 -1.8 27 Trimble 16.3 27 17.4 41 1.1 100 Union 22.1 66 16.5 28 -5.6 2 Warren 17.5 36 17.4 41 -0.1 67 Washington 18.8 47 18.5 50 -0.3 62 Wayne 37.3 107 34.3 106 -3 13 Webster 16.5 28 17.2 38 0.7 86 Whitley 33.0 100 30.6 97 -2.4 19 Wolfe 44.3 118 40.0 116 -4.3 5 Woodford 7.9 3 9.7 4 1.8 108 * A rank of 1 reflects the lowest poverty rate, or the lowest percent change. March 1998