Ranking of Kentucky Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Black or African American Alone racial group in Kentucky was 25.22%. Among all Kentucky counties, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Breathitt County (100%), followed by Carter County (100%), and Clinton County (100%). On the other hand, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Butler County (0%), Crittenden County (0%), and Estill County (0%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Kentucky counties where the Black or African American Alone racial group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all Kentucky counties.
You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in Kentucky.
You can also see similar ranking of counties for other states as well as for the whole United States.
| Rank | County | Poverty Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breathitt County | 100.00 |
| 1 | Carter County | 100.00 |
| 1 | Clinton County | 100.00 |
| 1 | Johnson County | 100.00 |
| 1 | Leslie County | 100.00 |
| 1 | Martin County | 100.00 |
| 1 | Menifee County | 100.00 |
| 1 | Owsley County | 100.00 |
| 1 | Trimble County | 100.00 |
| 2 | Allen County | 83.16 |
| 3 | Jackson County | 81.82 |
| 4 | Gallatin County | 60.87 |
| 5 | Russell County | 59.81 |
| 6 | Knox County | 59.02 |
| 7 | Carroll County | 58.23 |
| 8 | Monroe County | 56.57 |
| 9 | Grayson County | 54.00 |
| 10 | Floyd County | 51.85 |
| 11 | Pike County | 51.40 |
| 12 | Casey County | 51.19 |
| 13 | McCreary County | 50.16 |
| 14 | Larue County | 49.79 |
| 15 | Livingston County | 48.39 |
| 16 | Pendleton County | 48.24 |
| 17 | Harlan County | 46.14 |
| 18 | Ballard County | 45.68 |
| 19 | Hickman County | 45.60 |
| 20 | Todd County | 45.36 |
| 21 | Caldwell County | 44.54 |
| 22 | Clay County | 43.51 |
| 23 | Edmonson County | 42.78 |
| 24 | Nicholas County | 40.45 |
| 25 | Lee County | 40.00 |
| 26 | Fulton County | 39.26 |
| 27 | Union County | 38.70 |
| 28 | Campbell County | 37.97 |
| 29 | Knott County | 37.11 |
| 30 | Calloway County | 35.21 |
| 31 | Bell County | 34.93 |
| 32 | Montgomery County | 34.60 |
| 33 | Harrison County | 34.15 |
| 34 | Graves County | 33.94 |
| 35 | Warren County | 33.42 |
| 36 | Carlisle County | 33.33 |
| 37 | Washington County | 33.19 |
| 38 | McCracken County | 31.85 |
| 39 | Barren County | 31.57 |
| 40 | Greenup County | 31.35 |
| 41 | Kenton County | 30.81 |
| 42 | Hopkins County | 29.69 |
| 43 | Laurel County | 29.10 |
| 44 | Anderson County | 29.09 |
| 45 | Fayette County | 28.52 |
| 46 | Henderson County | 27.82 |
| 47 | Jessamine County | 27.65 |
| 48 | Hart County | 27.40 |
| 49 | Green County | 27.14 |
| 50 | McLean County | 26.72 |
| 51 | Daviess County | 26.40 |
| 52 | Simpson County | 25.15 |
| 53 | Webster County | 25.05 |
| 54 | Jefferson County | 24.77 |
| 55 | Bullitt County | 22.83 |
| 56 | Lincoln County | 22.76 |
| 57 | Logan County | 22.63 |
| 58 | Letcher County | 22.35 |
| 59 | Trigg County | 22.23 |
| 60 | Boyd County | 22.02 |
| 61 | Owen County | 21.28 |
| 62 | Taylor County | 21.10 |
| 63 | Pulaski County | 21.05 |
| 64 | Madison County | 20.74 |
| 65 | Christian County | 20.17 |
| 66 | Boyle County | 19.91 |
| 67 | Boone County | 19.35 |
| 68 | Franklin County | 18.72 |
| 69 | Hardin County | 18.45 |
| 70 | Bath County | 16.58 |
| 71 | Fleming County | 15.86 |
| 72 | Metcalfe County | 15.71 |
| 73 | Scott County | 15.42 |
| 74 | Clark County | 15.25 |
| 75 | Perry County | 14.87 |
| 76 | Cumberland County | 14.84 |
| 77 | Mason County | 14.00 |
| 78 | Henry County | 12.03 |
| 79 | Hancock County | 11.81 |
| 80 | Oldham County | 11.14 |
| 81 | Bourbon County | 11.06 |
| 82 | Woodford County | 10.58 |
| 83 | Garrard County | 10.15 |
| 84 | Shelby County | 9.73 |
| 85 | Marion County | 9.52 |
| 86 | Meade County | 8.83 |
| 87 | Muhlenberg County | 8.00 |
| 88 | Whitley County | 7.02 |
| 89 | Nelson County | 6.73 |
| 90 | Breckinridge County | 4.27 |
| 91 | Spencer County | 4.26 |
| 92 | Wayne County | 4.19 |
| 93 | Mercer County | 4.17 |
| 94 | Ohio County | 3.32 |
| 95 | Bracken County | 1.15 |
| 96 | Adair County | 1.12 |
| 97 | Marshall County | 0.79 |
| 98 | Lyon County | 0.67 |
| 99 | Butler County | 0.00 |
| 99 | Crittenden County | 0.00 |
| 99 | Estill County | 0.00 |
| 99 | Morgan County | 0.00 |
| 99 | Rowan County | 0.00 |