Ranking of Kentucky Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Two Or More Races Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on December 10, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Two Or More Races racial group in Kentucky was 22.77%. Among all Kentucky counties, the Two Or More Races racial group had the highest poverty rate in Martin County (88.83%), followed by Ohio County (83.43%), and Clay County (82.55%). On the other hand, the Two Or More Races racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Owsley County (0.74%), Bourbon County (1.7%), and Trimble County (2.11%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Kentucky counties where the Two Or More Races 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.

Ranking of Kentucky Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Two Or More Races Racial Group in 2021
Martin County
Ohio County
Clay County
Carter County
Robertson County
Wayne County
McLean County
Hancock County
Metcalfe County
Breathitt County
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Two Or More Races Racial Group in 2021
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Rank County Poverty Rate (%)
1 Martin County 88.83
2 Ohio County 83.43
3 Clay County 82.55
4 Carter County 75.18
5 Robertson County 75.00
6 Wayne County 70.21
7 McLean County 68.75
8 Hancock County 66.67
9 Metcalfe County 65.37
10 Breathitt County 64.90
11 Livingston County 59.31
12 Leslie County 58.55
13 Knox County 56.62
14 Logan County 56.29
15 Wolfe County 53.51
16 Johnson County 51.98
17 Boyd County 51.68
18 Harlan County 48.29
19 Caldwell County 46.08
20 Lyon County 45.00
21 Union County 44.55
22 Taylor County 44.35
23 Graves County 44.12
24 Carroll County 43.25
25 Marion County 43.10
26 Russell County 42.51
27 Breckinridge County 42.44
28 Barren County 41.65
29 Rowan County 41.39
30 Butler County 39.93
31 Casey County 39.22
32 Hart County 38.50
33 Letcher County 38.18
34 Pike County 37.57
35 Knott County 37.50
36 Trigg County 36.40
37 Hopkins County 35.27
38 Hickman County 35.15
39 Lewis County 35.12
40 Larue County 34.98
41 Green County 34.16
42 Monroe County 33.91
43 Bullitt County 33.19
44 Henry County 31.78
45 Floyd County 31.04
46 Perry County 30.78
47 Kenton County 30.52
48 Jessamine County 29.91
49 Whitley County 29.80
50 Powell County 29.49
51 Anderson County 28.69
52 Calloway County 28.52
53 Garrard County 28.44
54 Harrison County 27.87
55 Franklin County 27.54
56 Clinton County 27.47
57 Washington County 26.87
58 Pulaski County 26.60
59 Warren County 26.54
60 Allen County 26.53
61 Menifee County 26.19
62 Scott County 26.18
63 Daviess County 26.08
64 Bell County 24.89
65 Owen County 24.87
66 Ballard County 24.55
67 Fayette County 24.02
68 Mason County 23.62
69 McCracken County 22.59
70 Campbell County 22.48
71 Edmonson County 20.80
72 Crittenden County 20.37
73 Nelson County 19.39
74 Cumberland County 19.30
75 Madison County 18.87
76 Grant County 18.76
77 McCreary County 18.71
78 Clark County 17.77
79 Jefferson County 17.08
80 Grayson County 16.99
81 Gallatin County 16.71
82 Henderson County 16.50
83 Magoffin County 16.43
84 Meade County 16.24
85 Bracken County 15.66
86 Fulton County 15.23
87 Carlisle County 15.00
88 Spencer County 14.97
89 Simpson County 14.67
90 Todd County 13.65
91 Laurel County 13.27
92 Christian County 13.11
93 Hardin County 12.37
94 Webster County 12.16
95 Greenup County 12.11
96 Boyle County 12.03
97 Nicholas County 11.59
98 Lincoln County 11.48
99 Jackson County 11.28
100 Pendleton County 10.92
101 Lawrence County 10.78
102 Lee County 10.65
103 Adair County 9.54
104 Muhlenberg County 7.39
105 Woodford County 7.18
106 Fleming County 7.05
107 Boone County 6.42
108 Mercer County 6.33
109 Marshall County 6.16
110 Bath County 5.61
111 Elliott County 5.26
112 Shelby County 5.21
113 Rockcastle County 4.94
114 Morgan County 4.90
115 Oldham County 4.84
116 Estill County 3.56
117 Montgomery County 2.49
118 Trimble County 2.11
119 Bourbon County 1.70
120 Owsley County 0.74