School District Estimates of Poverty - 1995 Estimated Estimated Number Estimated Poor Total of Children Children 5-17 Population 5 to 17 Number Rate Rank* Kentucky 3,882,054 706,820 167,126 23.6 Adair County 16,421 2,938 808 27.5 75 Allen County 15,899 2,906 536 18.4 129 Anderson County 17,719 3,273 290 8.9 169 Ballard County 8,248 1,392 269 19.3 118 Barren County 20,550 3,814 701 18.4 129 Caverna Independent 5,896 1,057 274 25.9 83 Glasgow Independent 12,689 2,012 503 25.0 89 Bath County 10,129 1,802 583 32.4 51 Bell County 17,421 3,601 1,740 48.3 12 Middlesboro Independent 10,612 1,909 699 36.6 37 Pineville Independent 2,040 370 277 74.9 1 Boone County 68,222 13,758 1,005 7.3 172 Walton Verona Independent 4,714 938 176 18.8 125 Bourbon County 13,069 2,536 358 14.1 155 Paris Independent 6,148 1,002 307 30.6 61 Boyd County 22,558 4,092 783 19.1 121 Ashland Independent 23,448 3,613 945 26.2 80 Fairview Independent 4,115 639 86 13.5 156 Boyle County 13,987 2,519 403 16.0 146 Danville Independent 12,932 2,140 451 21.1 105 Bracken County 6,674 1,234 247 20.0 114 Augusta Independent 1,562 283 57 20.1 112 Breathitt County 14,154 3,033 1,496 49.3 9 Jackson Independent 1,364 222 110 49.5 8 Breckinridge County 15,453 2,954 674 22.8 99 Cloverport Independent 1,466 262 78 29.8 65 Bullitt County 57,154 11,977 1,447 12.1 164 Butler County 11,651 2,206 558 25.3 86 Caldwell County 13,268 2,228 533 23.9 94 Calloway County 20,816 3,121 584 18.7 127 Murray Independent 11,735 1,306 248 19.0 123 Campbell County 31,220 5,899 234 4.0 176 Bellevue Independent 7,268 1,219 163 13.4 157 Dayton Independent 6,831 1,477 385 26.1 81 Fort Thomas Independent 16,612 2,729 198 7.3 172 Newport Independent 19,923 3,745 1,352 36.1 39 Silver Grove Independent 1,830 324 21 6.5 174 Southgate Independent 3,434 394 34 8.6 170 Carlisle County 5,353 928 165 17.8 133 Carroll County 9,484 1,839 471 25.6 85 Carter County 26,268 5,106 1,755 34.4 44 Casey County 14,451 2,746 789 28.7 68 Christian County 53,126 9,828 2,551 26.0 82 Clark County 31,492 5,698 1,144 20.1 112 Clay County 22,600 4,948 2,628 53.1 6 Clinton County 9,273 1,655 712 43.0 24 Crittenden County 9,421 1,636 387 23.7 96 Cumberland County 6,947 1,151 398 34.6 43 Daviess County 57,453 11,821 1,492 12.6 163 Owensboro Independent 33,273 5,238 1,741 33.2 50 Edmonson County 11,008 2,090 529 25.3 86 Elliott County 6,558 1,378 530 38.5 32 Estill County 15,505 3,007 1,026 34.1 47 Fayette County 238,980 35,869 6,284 17.5 135 Fleming County 13,126 2,365 633 26.8 78 Floyd County 43,554 9,121 3,712 40.7 28 Franklin County 40,205 6,829 895 13.1 159 Frankfort Independent 5,916 886 305 34.4 44 Fulton County 4,768 874 314 35.9 40 Fulton Independent 2,966 518 196 37.8 34 Gallatin County 6,442 1,265 298 23.6 97 Garrard County 13,263 2,263 447 19.8 116 Grant County 15,891 3,354 612 18.2 131 Williamstown Independent 3,471 612 114 18.6 128 Graves County 25,556 4,564 732 16.0 146 Mayfield Independent 9,959 1,510 431 28.5 71 Grayson County 22,867 4,284 1,225 28.6 69 Green County 10,569 1,767 337 19.1 121 Greenup County 18,772 3,693 1,057 28.6 69 Raceland Independent 4,382 800 160 20.0 114 Russell Independent 13,966 2,523 360 14.3 153 Hancock County 8,700 1,826 343 18.8 125 Hardin County 62,945 13,165 2,012 15.3 151 Elizabethtown Independent 9,703 1,620 335 20.7 107 West Point Independent 1,236 299 91 30.4 63 Harlan County 31,934 6,737 2,912 43.2 22 Harlan Independent 3,576 655 282 43.1 23 Harrison County 17,146 3,284 569 17.3 136 Hart County 13,408 2,516 811 32.2 52 Henderson County 44,428 8,320 1,475 17.7 134 Henry County 11,583 2,039 413 20.3 111 Eminence Independent 2,878 513 142 27.7 74 Hickman County 5,269 837 210 25.1 88 Hopkins County 43,530 8,101 1,826 22.5 101 Dawson Springs Independent 2,909 439 116 26.4 79 Jackson County 12,752 2,627 1,234 47.0 14 Jefferson County 668,475 112,439 22,929 20.4 110 Anchorage Independent 2,236 608 11 1.8 177 Jessamine County 35,272 6,748 1,083 16.0 146 Johnson County 19,835 4,162 1,584 38.1 33 Paintsville Independent 4,230 671 208 31.0 56 Kenton County 77,869 15,584 1,198 7.7 171 Beechwood Independent 6,173 991 16 1.6 178 Covington Independent 39,548 6,653 2,283 34.3 46 Erlanger-Elsmere 15,572 2,639 299 11.3 165 Ludlow Independent 6,003 1,149 194 16.9 139 Knott County 18,196 3,922 1,802 45.9 18 Barbourville Independent 3,348 557 271 48.7 11 Knox County 26,840 5,588 2,678 47.9 13 Larue County 12,752 2,298 511 22.2 104 Laurel County 47,865 9,501 2,641 27.8 73 East Bernstadt Independent 1,255 280 138 49.3 9 Lawrence County 15,389 3,180 1,363 42.9 25 Lee County 7,877 1,463 781 53.4 5 Leslie County 13,496 2,922 1,347 46.1 16 Letcher County 22,528 4,811 1,792 37.2 36 Jenkins Independent 4,164 891 335 37.6 35 Lewis County 13,509 2,746 968 35.3 41 Lincoln County 21,800 4,099 1,198 29.2 66 Livingston County 9,200 1,493 288 19.3 118 Logan County 18,846 3,668 628 17.1 138 Russellville Independent 7,039 1,195 205 17.2 137 Lyon County 7,902 935 153 16.4 144 McCracken County 40,119 7,295 939 12.9 162 Paducah Independent 24,582 3,942 1,324 33.6 49 McCreary County 16,507 3,623 2,012 55.5 4 McLean County 9,702 1,737 366 21.1 105 Madison County 57,682 9,295 2,113 22.7 100 Berea Independent 6,520 875 197 22.5 101 Magoffin County 13,694 3,120 1,617 51.8 7 Marion County 16,903 3,399 826 24.3 93 Marshall County 29,655 4,823 751 15.6 149 Martin County 12,598 2,892 1,269 43.9 20 Mason County 16,914 3,069 750 24.4 91 Meade County 18,997 4,062 908 22.4 103 Menifee County 5,494 1,094 425 38.8 31 Mercer County 10,741 2,139 353 16.5 143 Burgin Independent 2,616 374 41 11.0 166 Harrodsburg Independent 6,980 1,043 300 28.8 67 Metcalfe County 9,349 1,649 557 33.8 48 Monroe County 11,323 1,983 607 30.6 61 Montgomery County 20,553 3,933 1,019 25.9 83 Morgan County 13,393 2,499 1,173 46.9 15 Muhlenberg County 31,802 5,932 1,446 24.4 91 Nelson County 23,645 5,028 767 15.3 151 Bardstown Independent 10,574 2,048 316 15.4 150 Nicholas County 6,961 1,284 398 31.0 56 Ohio County 21,737 4,200 1,149 27.4 76 Oldham County 42,114 8,857 549 6.2 175 Owen County 9,855 1,906 475 24.9 90 Owsley County 5,448 1,046 763 72.9 2 Pendleton County 13,706 2,759 565 20.5 109 Perry County 25,996 5,566 2,211 39.7 30 Hazard Independent 5,050 952 381 40.0 29 Pike County 66,661 13,817 4,278 31.0 56 Pikeville Independent 6,449 1,202 507 42.2 27 Powell County 12,411 2,632 838 31.8 54 Pulaski County 42,874 7,732 2,195 28.4 72 Science Hill Independent 1,711 324 42 13.0 160 Somerset Independent 10,459 1,587 379 23.9 94 Robertson County 2,185 375 102 27.2 77 Rockcastle County 15,611 2,944 1,076 36.5 38 Rowan County 21,708 3,124 941 30.1 64 Russell County 16,186 2,709 849 31.3 55 Scott County 28,488 5,459 976 17.9 132 Shelby County 28,219 4,959 711 14.3 153 Simpson County 16,109 2,982 503 16.9 139 Spencer County 8,645 1,664 314 18.9 124 Taylor County 13,417 2,483 401 16.1 145 Campbellsville Independent 9,300 1,484 516 34.8 42 Todd County 11,211 2,074 485 23.4 98 Trigg County 11,843 1,927 373 19.4 117 Trimble County 7,241 1,334 257 19.3 118 Union County 16,524 3,587 603 16.8 141 Warren County 59,225 11,371 1,904 16.7 142 Bowling Green Independent 26,319 3,161 973 30.8 60 Washington County 10,722 2,034 422 20.7 107 Wayne County 14,826 2,909 1,248 42.9 25 Monticello Independent 3,737 654 284 43.4 21 Webster County 9,922 1,907 252 13.2 158 Providence Independent 3,552 639 198 31.0 56 Whitley County 19,993 4,216 1,939 46.0 17 Corbin Independent 10,783 2,016 647 32.1 53 Williamsburg Independent 5,871 832 377 45.3 19 Wolfe County 7,322 1,551 955 61.6 3 Woodford County 22,068 4,040 411 10.2 168 Fort Campbell Dependent Schools 20,034 2,991 310 10.4 167 Fort Knox Dependent Schools 23,905 4,415 575 13.0 160 *Rates are ranked from poorest to least poor. A rank of 1 indicates the highest poverty rate. Median Household Income, 1989, 1993 & 1995 Median Household Income Percent of National Median 1989 1993 1995 1989 1993 1995 Percent Rank* United States $30,056 $31,241 $34,076 Kentucky $22,534 $25,222 $28,929 75.0 80.7 84.9 Adair $15,809 $18,657 $21,085 52.6 59.7 61.9 98 Allen $17,915 $22,035 $26,584 59.6 70.5 78.0 57 Anderson $27,747 $33,570 $37,587 92.3 107.5 110.3 6 Ballard $19,371 $24,326 $26,972 64.4 77.9 79.2 51 Barren $19,546 $24,460 $27,644 65.0 78.3 81.1 46 Bath $15,940 $18,873 $21,160 53.0 60.4 62.1 95 Bell $13,078 $16,118 $18,766 43.5 51.6 55.1 110 Boone $34,485 $40,700 $46,803 114.7 130.3 137.3 2 Bourbon $22,445 $26,549 $28,824 74.7 85.0 84.6 37 Boyd $23,835 $28,264 $30,884 79.3 90.5 90.6 27 Boyle $23,125 $27,606 $30,764 76.9 88.4 90.3 28 Bracken $19,684 $23,138 $26,554 65.5 74.1 77.9 58 Breathitt $12,383 $15,120 $17,935 41.2 48.4 52.6 114 Breckinridge $17,687 $21,521 $24,027 58.8 68.9 70.5 73 Bullitt $29,455 $34,224 $39,618 98.0 109.5 116.3 4 Butler $17,514 $20,494 $23,501 58.3 65.6 69.0 75 Caldwell $17,997 $22,392 $24,907 59.9 71.7 73.1 67 Calloway $19,408 $24,952 $27,798 64.6 79.9 81.6 43 Campbell $29,228 $32,801 $36,232 97.2 105.0 106.3 9 Carlisle $19,404 $22,919 $25,409 64.6 73.4 74.6 65 Carroll $20,179 $24,466 $26,951 67.1 78.3 79.1 52 Carter $17,083 $19,551 $22,481 56.8 62.6 66.0 85 Casey $14,993 $17,549 $20,231 49.9 56.2 59.4 103 Christian $21,032 $23,629 $25,450 70.0 75.6 74.7 64 Clark $25,323 $29,304 $32,336 84.3 93.8 94.9 17 Clay $12,732 $15,538 $18,721 42.4 49.7 54.9 111 Clinton $11,348 $13,586 $16,148 37.8 43.5 47.4 119 Crittenden $18,566 $23,139 $26,012 61.8 74.1 76.3 61 Cumberland $12,989 $15,204 $17,979 43.2 48.7 52.8 113 Daviess $24,399 $29,100 $31,810 81.2 93.1 93.4 20 Edmonson $15,134 $19,074 $22,661 50.4 61.1 66.5 84 Elliott $13,890 $16,374 $18,183 46.2 52.4 53.4 112 Estill $16,056 $18,165 $22,114 53.4 58.1 64.9 88 Fayette $28,056 $32,228 $35,887 93.3 103.2 105.3 10 Fleming $18,014 $20,597 $22,939 59.9 65.9 67.3 79 Floyd $15,661 $19,455 $21,792 52.1 62.3 64.0 90 Franklin $27,484 $31,702 $34,690 91.4 101.5 101.8 13 Fulton $16,087 $19,164 $21,979 53.5 61.3 64.5 89 Gallatin $21,454 $25,380 $28,649 71.4 81.2 84.1 38 Garrard $21,057 $24,342 $26,940 70.1 77.9 79.1 53 Grant $24,502 $27,844 $31,637 81.5 89.1 92.8 22 Graves $20,647 $24,737 $27,781 68.7 79.2 81.5 44 Grayson $17,306 $20,622 $23,161 57.6 66.0 68.0 77 Green $18,432 $20,707 $22,819 61.3 66.3 67.0 81 Greenup $24,527 $27,085 $29,527 81.6 86.7 86.7 30 Hancock $26,080 $32,610 $35,727 86.8 104.4 104.8 11 Hardin $24,431 $28,633 $31,530 81.3 91.7 92.5 23 Harlan $14,774 $17,966 $19,806 49.2 57.5 58.1 105 Harrison $21,787 $26,413 $28,914 72.5 84.5 84.9 36 Hart $15,671 $19,054 $21,747 52.1 61.0 63.8 91 Henderson $25,556 $30,037 $32,757 85.0 96.1 96.1 16 Henry $22,528 $26,386 $29,452 75.0 84.5 86.4 32 Hickman $20,347 $24,309 $25,879 67.7 77.8 75.9 62 Hopkins $22,155 $26,318 $27,730 73.7 84.2 81.4 45 Jackson $11,885 $14,541 $17,887 39.5 46.5 52.5 115 Jefferson $27,092 $30,477 $34,863 90.1 97.6 102.3 12 Jessamine $27,059 $31,503 $34,557 90.0 100.8 101.4 14 Johnson $15,782 $20,432 $22,803 52.5 65.4 66.9 83 Kenton $30,516 $33,815 $36,674 101.5 108.2 107.6 8 Knott $13,329 $18,230 $20,764 44.3 58.4 60.9 101 Knox $12,697 $15,965 $18,940 42.2 51.1 55.6 107 Larue $22,405 $25,741 $27,979 74.5 82.4 82.1 41 Laurel $18,584 $23,160 $25,855 61.8 74.1 75.9 63 Lawrence $15,273 $18,570 $21,551 50.8 59.4 63.2 93 Lee $12,461 $14,940 $17,551 41.5 47.8 51.5 116 Leslie $13,692 $17,473 $21,066 45.6 55.9 61.8 99 Letcher $15,112 $18,832 $21,295 50.3 60.3 62.5 94 Lewis $15,775 $17,948 $20,807 52.5 57.5 61.1 100 Lincoln $17,169 $20,499 $23,795 57.1 65.6 69.8 74 Livingston $20,892 $24,637 $28,577 69.5 78.9 83.9 39 Logan $21,279 $25,526 $28,447 70.8 81.7 83.5 40 Lyon $20,239 $24,104 $27,618 67.3 77.2 81.0 47 McCracken $22,606 $27,541 $31,492 75.2 88.2 92.4 24 McCreary $10,598 $12,539 $16,427 35.3 40.1 48.2 118 McLean $20,474 $24,545 $26,099 68.1 78.6 76.6 60 Madison $21,388 $26,645 $29,322 71.2 85.3 86.0 33 Magoffin $12,160 $15,670 $18,856 40.5 50.2 55.3 108 Marion $18,181 $22,611 $24,779 60.5 72.4 72.7 68 Marshall $22,413 $27,466 $30,988 74.6 87.9 90.9 25 Martin $15,142 $19,726 $22,165 50.4 63.1 65.0 87 Mason $20,582 $24,724 $26,819 68.5 79.1 78.7 54 Meade $23,676 $29,185 $31,897 78.8 93.4 93.6 19 Menifee $14,650 $16,138 $19,983 48.7 51.7 58.6 104 Mercer $22,774 $27,291 $29,980 75.8 87.4 88.0 29 Metcalfe $14,815 $17,802 $21,128 49.3 57.0 62.0 97 Monroe $15,214 $19,596 $22,305 50.6 62.7 65.5 86 Montgomery $20,025 $23,224 $26,318 66.6 74.3 77.2 59 Morgan $13,229 $16,450 $18,842 44.0 52.7 55.3 109 Muhlenberg $18,679 $21,560 $24,158 62.1 69.0 70.9 71 Nelson $24,220 $30,090 $33,745 80.6 96.3 99.0 15 Nicholas $18,070 $21,629 $22,897 60.1 69.2 67.2 80 Ohio $18,196 $21,496 $24,047 60.5 68.8 70.6 72 Oldham $38,416 $47,352 $52,475 127.8 151.6 154.0 1 Owen $21,067 $25,234 $27,838 70.1 80.8 81.7 42 Owsley $8,885 $10,510 $14,393 29.6 33.6 42.2 120 Pendleton $22,500 $27,552 $30,968 74.9 88.2 90.9 26 Perry $16,202 $19,930 $22,808 53.9 63.8 66.9 82 Pike $17,468 $21,838 $24,430 58.1 69.9 71.7 69 Powell $16,828 $19,991 $23,088 56.0 64.0 67.8 78 Pulaski $18,198 $21,318 $24,225 60.5 68.2 71.1 70 Robertson $19,756 $21,834 $25,306 65.7 69.9 74.3 66 Rockcastle $14,967 $18,423 $21,156 49.8 59.0 62.1 96 Rowan $15,922 $20,634 $23,309 53.0 66.0 68.4 76 Russell $16,788 $19,750 $21,722 55.9 63.2 63.7 92 Scott $27,563 $33,104 $38,119 91.7 106.0 111.9 5 Shelby $28,500 $33,598 $37,471 94.8 107.5 110.0 7 Simpson $21,793 $27,866 $29,517 72.5 89.2 86.6 31 Spencer $22,680 $29,330 $31,760 75.5 93.9 93.2 21 Taylor $21,083 $25,180 $27,193 70.1 80.6 79.8 48 Todd $20,309 $23,920 $26,801 67.6 76.6 78.7 55 Trigg $19,860 $23,598 $26,690 66.1 75.5 78.3 56 Trimble $22,372 $25,525 $29,039 74.4 81.7 85.2 35 Union $23,798 $28,236 $29,093 79.2 90.4 85.4 34 Warren $24,175 $29,027 $32,131 80.4 92.9 94.3 18 Washington $20,606 $23,734 $27,097 68.6 76.0 79.5 50 Wayne $12,560 $15,647 $19,157 41.8 50.1 56.2 106 Webster $21,189 $25,796 $27,143 70.5 82.6 79.7 49 Whitley $14,979 $18,374 $20,667 49.8 58.8 60.6 102 Wolfe $11,000 $12,925 $16,745 36.6 41.4 49.1 117 Woodford $32,858 $38,479 $41,150 109.3 123.2 120.8 3 *A rank of 1 indicates the highest percentage of national median. Kentucky Population Research University of Louisville March 1999