1997 Kentucky KIDS COUNT Persons in Poverty 1989, 1993, and Percent Change 1989 1993 Percent Change Total 5-17 Total 5-17 Total 5-17 Kentucky 681,827 160,547 747,919 180,606 9.7 12.5 Adair 3,744 804 3,842 845 2.6 5.1 Allen 3,548 786 3,114 742 -12.2 -5.6 Anderson 1,339 317 1,608 368 20.1 16.1 Ballard 1,443 273 1,391 306 -3.6 12.1 Barren 7,160 1,456 6,532 1,488 -8.8 2.2 Bath 2,598 580 2,915 676 12.2 16.6 Bell 11,209 2,791 10,670 2,601 -4.8 -6.8 Boone 4,221 967 5,688 1,365 34.8 41.2 Bourbon 3,330 738 3,515 817 5.6 10.7 Boyd 8,203 1,813 8,901 2,157 8.5 19.0 Boyle 4,043 991 4,094 1,002 1.3 1.1 Bracken 1,643 365 1,584 381 -3.6 4.4 Breathitt 6,072 1,573 6,179 1,471 1.8 -6.5 Breckinridge 3,743 868 3,990 959 6.6 10.5 Bullitt 4,917 1,202 6,656 1,621 35.4 34.9 Butler 2,616 568 2,595 626 -0.8 10.2 Caldwell 2,579 639 2,440 600 -5.4 -6.1 Calloway 4,815 836 4,793 944 -0.5 12.9 Campbell 9,087 2,205 11,264 2,808 24.0 27.3 Carlisle 921 156 883 180 -4.1 15.4 Carroll 2,008 560 2,136 607 6.4 8.4 Carter 6,377 1,696 7,254 1,867 13.8 10.1 Casey 4,140 856 3,962 924 -4.3 7.9 Christian 10,670 2,961 11,965 3,592 12.1 21.3 Clark 5,142 1,232 5,186 1,321 0.9 7.2 Clay 8,656 2,225 9,237 2,209 6.7 -0.7 Clinton 3,447 733 3,288 759 -4.6 3.5 Crittenden 1,686 381 1,732 401 2.7 5.2 Cumberland 2,112 398 2,093 447 -0.9 12.3 Daviess 13,179 3,240 14,794 3,793 12.3 17.1 Edmonson 2,783 559 2,583 586 -7.2 4.8 Elliott 2,456 592 2,301 546 -6.3 -7.8 Estill 4,199 1,061 4,602 1,099 9.6 3.6 Fayette 30,108 6,182 37,062 8,239 23.1 33.3 Fleming 3,086 717 3,096 757 0.3 5.6 Floyd 13,521 3,376 14,680 3,522 8.6 4.3 Franklin 4,617 1,021 5,357 1,263 16.0 23.7 Fulton 2,467 710 2,160 577 -12.4 -18.7 Gallatin 763 192 1,054 243 38.1 26.6 Garrard 2,076 440 2,309 489 11.2 11.1 Grant 2,345 662 2,903 802 23.8 21.1 Graves 5,593 1,258 5,738 1,362 2.6 8.3 Grayson 4,935 1,045 5,160 1,196 4.6 14.4 Green 2,188 387 2,139 436 -2.2 12.7 Greenup 6,385 1,541 6,799 1,667 6.5 8.2 Hancock 1,305 364 1,202 302 -7.9 -17.0 Hardin 11,017 2,690 12,053 3,082 9.4 14.6 Harlan 11,995 2,967 12,384 3,062 3.2 3.2 Harrison 2,693 546 2,828 642 5.0 17.6 Hart 4,024 863 4,410 1,001 9.6 16.0 Henderson 6,206 1,409 6,826 1,675 10.0 18.9 Henry 2,513 557 2,643 644 5.2 15.6 Hickman 1,087 226 981 235 -9.8 4.0 Hopkins 7,789 1,701 8,935 2,148 14.7 26.3 Jackson 4,544 1,114 4,576 1,112 0.7 -0.2 Jefferson 89,755 21,796 112,236 28,585 25.0 31.1 Jessamine 3,848 858 5,018 1,207 30.4 40.7 Johnson 6,573 1,685 6,996 1,721 6.4 2.1 Kenton 13,792 3,638 19,815 4,854 43.7 33.4 Knott 7,035 1,887 6,451 1,584 -8.3 -16.1 Knox 11,289 2,992 11,721 2,975 3.8 -0.6 Larue 2,297 490 2,328 525 1.3 7.1 Laurel 10,630 2,550 11,938 2,790 12.3 9.4 Lawrence 4,980 1,380 4,977 1,267 -0.1 -8.2 Lee 2,704 646 2,861 663 5.8 2.6 Leslie 4,808 1,243 4,740 1,144 -1.4 -8.0 Letcher 8,524 2,081 8,660 2,076 1.6 -0.2 Lewis 3,946 1,007 3,867 982 -2.0 -2.5 Lincoln 5,375 1,221 5,384 1,258 0.2 3.0 Livingston 1,376 231 1,518 318 10.3 37.7 Logan 3,881 728 4,289 946 10.5 29.9 Lyon 774 145 994 170 28.4 17.2 McCracken 9,798 2,265 11,030 2,760 12.6 21.9 McCreary 7,062 1,869 7,209 1,811 2.1 -3.1 McLean 1,824 404 1,725 400 -5.4 -1.0 Madison 10,859 2,183 11,667 2,497 7.4 14.4 Magoffin 5,479 1,355 5,346 1,285 -2.4 -5.2 Marion 4,061 969 3,631 910 -10.6 -6.1 Marshall 3,765 735 4,027 867 7.0 18.0 Martin 4,422 1,215 4,339 1,122 -1.9 -7.7 Mason 3,341 696 3,397 784 1.7 12.6 Meade 3,085 797 3,985 888 29.2 11.4 Menifee 1,776 344 1,695 371 -4.6 7.8 Mercer 3,167 669 3,163 743 -0.1 11.1 Metcalfe 2,461 610 2,338 563 -5.0 -7.7 Monroe 3,025 566 2,842 648 -6.0 14.5 Montgomery 4,043 999 4,405 1,107 9.0 10.8 Morgan 4,328 1,069 4,536 1,016 4.8 -5.0 Muhlenberg 6,381 1,396 7,029 1,661 10.2 19.0 Nelson 4,408 1,037 4,874 1,228 10.6 18.4 Nicholas 1,500 320 1,536 351 2.4 9.7 Ohio 4,911 1,157 5,204 1,281 6.0 10.7 Oldham 1,970 453 2,708 594 37.5 31.1 Owen 1,728 380 2,128 408 23.1 7.4 Owsley 2,570 632 2,513 537 -2.2 -15.0 Pendleton 2,250 607 2,261 587 0.5 -3.3 Perry 9,636 2,462 10,197 2,602 5.8 5.7 Pike 18,234 4,553 19,191 4,588 5.2 0.8 Powell 3,032 795 3,496 933 15.3 17.4 Pulaski 10,954 2,389 12,175 2,772 11.1 16.0 Robertson 521 110 483 101 -7.3 -8.2 Rockcastle 4,498 1,064 4,575 1,078 1.7 1.3 Rowan 4,856 922 4,961 1,005 2.2 9.0 Russell 3,740 777 3,843 860 2.8 10.7 Scott 3,323 921 3,961 1,025 19.2 11.3 Shelby 3,464 757 3,462 794 -0.1 4.9 Simpson 2,318 535 2,381 567 2.7 6.0 Spencer 1,292 327 1,165 333 -9.8 1.8 Taylor 4,021 827 3,988 928 -0.8 12.2 Todd 2,029 421 2,153 504 6.1 19.7 Trigg 1,846 334 1,811 398 -1.9 19.2 Trimble 980 194 1,203 263 22.8 35.6 Union 3,615 519 2,733 593 -24.4 14.3 Warren 12,688 2,656 13,653 2,797 7.6 5.3 Washington 1,929 429 1,964 414 1.8 -3.5 Wayne 6,446 1,549 6,289 1,534 -2.4 -1.0 Webster 2,266 444 2,343 511 3.4 15.1 Whitley 10,622 2,804 10,494 2,796 -1.2 -0.3 Wolfe 2,835 780 2,857 730 0.8 -6.4 Woodford 1,538 283 2,080 432 35.2 52.7