Poverty Rates, 2012-2016: Appalachian Kentucky

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 Persons for Whom Poverty Status is Determined, 2012–2016Persons Below Poverty Level, 2012–2016Poverty Rate, 2012–2016Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2012–2016
United States310,629,64546,932,22515.1%100.0%
Appalachian Region24,678,2974,126,52016.7%110.7%
Kentucky4,275,202804,13918.8%124.5%
Appalachian Kentucky1,136,310294,62025.9%171.6%
County
Adair17,8184,14623.3%154.0%
Bath11,9662,93124.5%162.1%
Bell26,7449,77636.6%241.9%
Boyd46,3418,79519.0%125.6%
Breathitt13,1804,41133.5%221.5%
Carter26,4554,93318.6%123.4%
Casey15,5904,11426.4%174.7%
Clark35,0855,30015.1%100.0%
Clay19,4407,96141.0%271.0%
Clinton10,0202,24522.4%148.3%
Cumberland6,6691,48422.3%147.3%
Edmonson11,9242,60621.9%144.7%
Elliott6,5112,21033.9%224.7%
Estill14,2724,32630.3%200.6%
Fleming14,4583,22622.3%147.7%
Floyd37,55911,53230.7%203.2%
Garrard16,9063,25919.3%127.6%
Green10,9752,15119.6%129.7%
Greenup35,6876,26817.6%116.2%
Harlan27,3448,85732.4%214.4%
Hart18,1944,39824.2%160.0%
Jackson13,2374,38133.1%219.1%
Johnson22,7895,96426.2%173.2%
Knott15,1534,78431.6%209.0%
Knox30,84110,61334.4%227.8%
Laurel58,98513,47522.8%151.2%
Lawrence15,7023,51922.4%148.3%
Lee6,1402,36038.4%254.4%
Leslie10,5843,43532.5%214.8%
Letcher23,0906,88929.8%197.5%
Lewis13,3613,77328.2%186.9%
Lincoln24,0126,04925.2%166.7%
Madison80,89217,22221.3%140.9%
Magoffin12,7073,75129.5%195.4%
Martin10,9153,53832.4%214.5%
McCreary16,2496,90642.5%281.3%
Menifee6,2001,49524.1%159.6%
Metcalfe9,8662,25022.8%150.9%
Monroe10,5502,74926.1%172.5%
Montgomery26,9886,77725.1%166.2%
Morgan11,5842,88924.9%165.1%
Nicholas6,9321,80426.0%172.2%
Owsley4,4471,65237.1%245.9%
Perry26,9687,39427.4%181.5%
Pike61,63515,52825.2%166.7%
Powell11,9933,11526.0%171.9%
Pulaski62,62915,64325.0%165.3%
Robertson2,13152024.4%161.5%
Rockcastle16,5603,87523.4%154.9%
Rowan21,2755,51025.9%171.4%
Russell17,4084,60626.5%175.1%
Wayne20,2515,13825.4%167.9%
Whitley34,0039,19127.0%178.9%
Wolfe7,0952,89640.8%270.2%