Kentucky’s poverty rate continues to improve, but new U.S. Census Bureau data shows the Bluegrass state is still among the most impoverished in the country.. With a poverty rate of 17.2 percent ...

One-quarter of the state's children are living below the federal poverty level, according to a report by Kentucky Youth Advocates. Twelve percent of Kentucky children live in extreme poverty ...

Poverty rates increased in Kentucky in 2012 and the state had one of the top five poverty rates in the United States at 19.4 percent, according to estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census ...

But poverty also affects children in wealthy counties like Oldham, with the state's lowest poverty rate of 6.8 percent. Eight percent of its children live in poverty, the report said.

FRANKFORT — Kentucky’s improving economy, like the national economy, is lowering the poverty rate in the commonwealth. But the Bluegrass State remains among the poorest in the country.

State-level data from the latest American Community Survey shows Kentucky has the sixth highest poverty rate in the country. The rate is also well above the national average.

The 2024 Kentucky legislative session has officially kicked off this week in Frankfort.One senator is planning to introduce legislation that would address Kentucky's childhood poverty program.Sen ...

Because of these factors, poverty looks different from state to state and even city to city. Stacker compiled a list of cities in Kentucky where the most live below the poverty line using data ...

Price of Poverty in Kentucky is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku ...

USA Today: Which town in your state is the poorest?Here is the list. Glasgow, Kentucky. Town median household income: $28,362; State median household income: $44,811; Town poverty rate: 26.9 percent ...

As Kentucky prepares to borrow $281 million on the bond market, one of the country's three major ratings agencies has dropped the state's credit rating to A from A+.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — As Kentucky prepares to borrow $281 million on the bond market, one of the country's three major ratings agencies has dropped the state's credit rating to A from A+.