| | Persons for Whom Poverty Status is Determined, 2008–2012 | Persons Below Poverty Level, 2008–2012 | Poverty Rate, 2008–2012 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2008–2012 |
|
| United States | 301,333,410 | 44,852,527 | 14.9% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 24,471,864 | 4,060,430 | 16.6% | 111.5% |
| Kentucky | 4,209,861 | 781,485 | 18.6% | 124.7% |
| Appalachian Kentucky | 1,144,058 | 287,153 | 25.1% | 168.6% |
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| County |
| Adair | 17,620 | 3,636 | 20.6% | 138.6% |
| Bath | 11,523 | 3,501 | 30.4% | 204.1% |
| Bell | 27,476 | 9,196 | 33.5% | 224.9% |
| Boyd | 46,887 | 8,998 | 19.2% | 128.9% |
| Breathitt | 13,434 | 4,221 | 31.4% | 211.1% |
| Carter | 26,792 | 5,456 | 20.4% | 136.8% |
| Casey | 15,537 | 4,255 | 27.4% | 184.0% |
| Clark | 35,016 | 5,543 | 15.8% | 106.4% |
| Clay | 19,916 | 6,872 | 34.5% | 231.8% |
| Clinton | 10,084 | 2,825 | 28.0% | 188.2% |
| Cumberland | 6,767 | 1,602 | 23.7% | 159.0% |
| Edmonson | 11,993 | 2,264 | 18.9% | 126.8% |
| Elliott | 6,723 | 2,265 | 33.7% | 226.3% |
| Estill | 14,519 | 3,783 | 26.1% | 175.0% |
| Fleming | 14,298 | 2,583 | 18.1% | 121.4% |
| Floyd | 38,585 | 10,861 | 28.1% | 189.1% |
| Garrard | 16,597 | 3,073 | 18.5% | 124.4% |
| Green | 11,160 | 2,279 | 20.4% | 137.2% |
| Greenup | 36,288 | 6,032 | 16.6% | 111.7% |
| Harlan | 28,759 | 9,340 | 32.5% | 218.2% |
| Hart | 17,983 | 4,251 | 23.6% | 158.8% |
| Jackson | 13,342 | 4,508 | 33.8% | 227.0% |
| Johnson | 22,823 | 5,151 | 22.6% | 151.6% |
| Knott | 15,732 | 3,789 | 24.1% | 161.8% |
| Knox | 31,162 | 11,173 | 35.9% | 240.9% |
| Laurel | 58,124 | 11,847 | 20.4% | 136.9% |
| Lawrence | 15,794 | 4,254 | 26.9% | 181.0% |
| Lee | 6,984 | 2,579 | 36.9% | 248.1% |
| Leslie | 11,154 | 2,359 | 21.1% | 142.1% |
| Letcher | 23,977 | 6,172 | 25.7% | 172.9% |
| Lewis | 13,521 | 4,286 | 31.7% | 213.0% |
| Lincoln | 24,351 | 5,795 | 23.8% | 159.9% |
| Madison | 77,259 | 16,195 | 21.0% | 140.8% |
| Magoffin | 13,055 | 4,367 | 33.5% | 224.7% |
| Martin | 11,429 | 4,085 | 35.7% | 240.1% |
| McCreary | 16,396 | 5,043 | 30.8% | 206.6% |
| Menifee | 6,135 | 1,900 | 31.0% | 208.1% |
| Metcalfe | 9,914 | 1,599 | 16.1% | 108.4% |
| Monroe | 10,735 | 2,708 | 25.2% | 169.5% |
| Montgomery | 26,027 | 6,618 | 25.4% | 170.8% |
| Morgan | 12,069 | 3,511 | 29.1% | 195.4% |
| Nicholas | 6,921 | 1,125 | 16.3% | 109.2% |
| Owsley | 4,695 | 1,708 | 36.4% | 244.4% |
| Perry | 27,899 | 7,187 | 25.8% | 173.1% |
| Pike | 63,607 | 14,946 | 23.5% | 157.9% |
| Powell | 12,410 | 3,591 | 28.9% | 194.4% |
| Pulaski | 61,917 | 14,441 | 23.3% | 156.7% |
| Robertson | 2,209 | 560 | 25.4% | 170.3% |
| Rockcastle | 16,740 | 4,472 | 26.7% | 179.5% |
| Rowan | 20,507 | 6,143 | 30.0% | 201.3% |
| Russell | 17,350 | 4,740 | 27.3% | 183.5% |
| Wayne | 20,362 | 5,459 | 26.8% | 180.1% |
| Whitley | 34,330 | 9,037 | 26.3% | 176.9% |
| Wolfe | 7,171 | 2,969 | 41.4% | 278.2% |
