Several counties switched places from 2024’s ranking, which named the poorest counties in Kentucky as Magoffin, Lee, Owsley, ...

Long before flooding creeks and rivers swept away their homes, the residents of eastern Kentucky knew what it meant to live a life of hardship. The counties hit hardest last week are among the poorest ...

Poverty is down in Kentucky, new federal data shows, though the percent of Kentuckians living in poverty exceeds the national rate and the state is the nation’s 46th poorest. The American Community ...

OpEd: One in five young Kentuckians live in poverty and face food insecurity, among other immense challenges often ...

(STACKER) – According to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of people living in poverty in the U.S. decreased for the fifth consecutive year. Roughly 37 million people, or 11.4 percent of ...

A child sits in the jury section that's filled with stuffed animals to provide a comforting atmosphere at the Jefferson County family drug court -- the only court of its kind in Kentucky. An ...

JOINS US NOW IN STUDIO WITH MORE ON HOW SHE PLANS TO DO IT. DREW. WELL, RICK, CHILD POVERTY IS AN ISSUE THAT TOUCHES REALLY EVERY PART OF THE COMMONWEALTH. SENATOR CASSIE CHAMBERS ARMSTRONG HAS FILED ...

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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, which is ...

Frankfort, Ky. (WAVE) - A new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation says 16 percent of Kentucky’s children are living in poverty. Kentucky Youth Advocates links the poverty level to wages that ...

For five years in foster care, Chris Hagans said all he wanted was to go home to his family. "There wasn't a day in care that I didn't think about being with my mother and wishing that she was calling ...