Poverty Rates, 1980: Appalachian Kentucky

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 Persons for Whom Poverty Status is Determined, 1980Persons Below Poverty Level, 1980Poverty Rate, 1980Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 1980
United States220,845,76627,392,58012.4%100.0%
Appalachian Region20,928,6952,930,06814.0%112.9%
Kentucky3,559,034626,24017.6%141.9%
Appalachian Kentucky1,100,117286,26626.0%209.8%
County
Adair15,0204,28228.5%229.8%
Bath9,8982,79728.3%227.8%
Bell33,90610,34530.5%246.0%
Boyd54,5167,37713.5%109.1%
Breathitt16,5445,96236.0%290.5%
Carter24,7216,39425.9%208.5%
Casey14,7845,30935.9%289.5%
Clark28,0514,53216.2%130.3%
Clay22,5989,57842.4%341.7%
Clinton9,3103,67139.4%317.9%
Cumberland7,2132,20430.6%246.3%
Edmonson9,8092,21422.6%182.0%
Elliott6,9072,23032.3%260.3%
Estill14,3734,03228.1%226.2%
Fleming12,1652,90423.9%192.5%
Floyd48,53310,83122.3%179.9%
Garrard10,7652,33821.7%175.1%
Green10,8832,64224.3%195.7%
Greenup38,8375,09613.1%105.8%
Harlan41,57910,73025.8%208.1%
Hart15,3374,32328.2%227.2%
Jackson11,9844,69539.2%315.9%
Johnson24,0855,50722.9%184.3%
Knott17,6555,45730.9%249.2%
Knox29,90111,09237.1%299.1%
Laurel38,6078,15921.1%170.4%
Lawrence13,9774,17829.9%241.0%
Lee7,6372,55333.4%269.5%
Leslie14,8795,07734.1%275.1%
Letcher30,5638,38127.4%221.1%
Lewis14,4234,49431.2%251.2%
Lincoln18,9205,27127.9%224.6%
Madison45,7399,66021.1%170.3%
Magoffin13,4494,70735.0%282.2%
Martin13,8803,74327.0%217.4%
McCreary15,5596,14339.5%318.3%
Menifee5,0591,46028.9%232.7%
Metcalfe9,3822,88830.8%248.2%
Monroe12,1963,55029.1%234.7%
Montgomery19,8494,31621.7%175.3%
Morgan11,9544,39136.7%296.1%
Nicholas7,0861,49021.0%169.5%
Owsley5,7022,75548.3%389.5%
Perry33,5558,15424.3%195.9%
Pike80,80215,64219.4%156.1%
Powell10,9582,80825.6%206.6%
Pulaski44,83010,00622.3%179.9%
Robertson2,26555524.5%197.6%
Rockcastle13,9144,61133.1%267.2%
Rowan16,1503,51521.8%175.5%
Russell13,5924,40332.4%261.2%
Wayne16,8175,89735.1%282.7%
Whitley32,3598,60026.6%214.3%
Wolfe6,6402,31734.9%281.3%