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Kentucky: the highest-poverty counties by school enrollment

110 counties

Kentucky public school districts ranked by the share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudentsStudents on FRL% FRL
1McCreary CountyKY52,6682,19682.3%
2Wolfe CountyKY71,07286981.1%
3Bell CountyKY134,1353,30079.8%
4Floyd CountyKY145,3474,19578.6%
5Wayne CountyKY83,0582,36477.5%
6Gallatin CountyKY41,4261,09877.0%
7Cumberland CountyKY31,01177176.3%
8Clay CountyKY102,9282,21875.8%
9Harlan CountyKY134,3103,26575.8%
10Clinton CountyKY41,4911,12475.4%
11Metcalfe CountyKY31,4121,06375.3%
12Bath CountyKY51,9361,45675.2%
13Lincoln CountyKY73,2402,43575.2%
14Knox CountyKY185,2763,90274.0%
15Knott CountyKY72,0481,49973.2%
16Jackson CountyKY81,9971,43872.4%
17Magoffin CountyKY51,9021,37372.2%
18Casey CountyKY52,1791,56671.9%
19Martin CountyKY51,7171,23071.6%
20Breathitt CountyKY72,0421,45271.1%
21Whitley CountyKY197,3245,16470.5%
22Lewis CountyKY61,9421,36570.3%
23Monroe CountyKY51,8561,29869.9%
24Perry CountyKY124,4323,09069.8%
25Letcher CountyKY102,8822,00769.7%
26Christian CountyKY188,6826,02469.4%
27Russell CountyKY53,0242,09369.2%
28Laurel CountyKY199,2206,26568.0%
29Powell CountyKY62,0311,37967.9%
30Estill CountyKY62,2101,49967.8%
31Grant CountyKY104,0752,74767.4%
32Adair CountyKY52,5851,72966.9%
33Morgan CountyKY81,7691,17966.6%
34Pike CountyKY228,6445,75166.5%
35Leslie CountyKY51,5381,02266.4%
36Bourbon CountyKY103,4162,25265.9%
37Mason CountyKY42,6681,74165.3%
38Ohio CountyKY103,7262,42765.1%
39Carter CountyKY113,9802,57564.7%
40Simpson CountyKY63,0801,99264.7%
41Rockcastle CountyKY62,7921,79364.2%
42Garrard CountyKY52,5031,59763.8%
43Pulaski CountyKY189,9896,37663.8%
44Union CountyKY72,0861,31463.0%
45Boyd CountyKY216,6344,16962.9%
46Green CountyKY41,6751,04662.4%
47Lawrence CountyKY62,2871,42262.2%
48Muhlenberg CountyKY94,8463,00462.0%
49Clark CountyKY105,5523,42261.6%
50Taylor CountyKY94,0642,50461.6%

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