In 2010, some 80,000 families in Kentucky were at or below the poverty line. Many of these families have members who are working, with under 20 percent of those families relying on welfare as their main support. The remaining 80% of those living in poverty combine their salaries with government assistance such as food stamps, K-tap, and medicaid.
33%
~80%
1.7%
20.5
impossible to determine by status
10
95
White people make up 42% of the poor, but take in 69% of government benefits
Approximately 20-25% of adults smoke, in Kentucky, and in the U.S. (varying, depending upon the study cited).
45
20.5
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