: Restoring Shared Prosperity
Kentucky
| Lowest indicators | |
|---|---|
| Poverty Rate | 46th |
| Teen Birth Rate per 1000 | 45th |
| Food Insecurity Rate | 44th |
| Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cutting Poverty in Half | BetterWorse | ||
| Poverty Rate Percentage of people in the state who fell below the official poverty line | 19.1% | 46th | |
| Creating Good Jobs | BetterWorse | ||
| Unemployment Rate Percentage of unemployed workers in the state during an average month | 9.5% | 38th | |
| Equal Wage Gap Amount a woman earns for every dollar a man would earn in the same job | 79.0¢ | 18th | |
| High School Graduation High school graduation rate | 77.6% | 22nd | |
| 25-34 year-olds with associate's degree or higher Percentage of young people ages 25-34 in the state with an associate’s degree or higher | 32.3% | 39th | |
| Disconnected youth Percentage of young people aged 16-19 who are neither in school nor the workforce | 11% | 39th | |
| Strengthening Families | BetterWorse | ||
| Teen Birth Rate per 1000 Number of births to teenagers (15-19 year olds) per 1,000 births in the state | 46.2 | 45th | |
| Without Health Insurance Percentage of state residents without health insurance coverage | 14.4% | 28th | |
| Foster Care Population per 100,000 children Number of children in foster care per 1,000 children under age 18 in the state | 7 | 33rd | |
| Promoting Economic Security | BetterWorse | ||
| % of Unemployed Receiving UI Benefits Percentage of unemployed workers in the state receiving unemployment insurance benefits | 46.0% | 36th | |
| Asset Poverty Percentage of state residents without savings or checking accounts | 28.0% | 39th | |
| Food Insecurity Rate Percentage of households unable to acquire enough food to meet the needs of all their members at some point during the year | 16.4% | 44th | |
| Affordable Housing Gap Number of affordable and available units per 100 tenants at or below 0-50 percent of state median family income. | 76 | 11th | |