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Child poverty rate (5-year rates) in Kentucky

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Why This Indicator Matters

View data by race/ethnicity here:
Kentucky Youth Advocates has provided data disaggregated by race and ethnicity for Kentucky counties for which reliable data exists. Access the data at
 http://kyyouth.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Child-Poverty-Race.pdf. Please contact [email protected] if the data you need is not provided. 

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Definition and Source

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Definition

Percent of children living below the official federal poverty level.

Data Source

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year Estimates.

Notes

Poverty status is determined by the inflation-adjusted income of a person and their household size and composition. The data are based on income received in the 12 months prior to the survey response.

S - data is suppressed when the estimate is unreliable.

 Updated 8/4/2023

Last Updated

August 2023