Roxbury County, Kentucky

Roxbury is a county in the US state of Kentucky. The population was blank as of the 2000 US Census. The majority of the county's population lives in suburbs along the Wabash River, including the county seat Sanders and the county's largest city, Coalfield.

Other prominent suburbs include the middle class cities of Tavares, Maple Run and North Roxbury, which connect to metropolitian areas in Illinois and Indiana.

While much of the population lives in middle class suburbs and the urban city of Coalfield; the other portion lives in the county's infamously poor countryside. The rural areas of the county account for the majority of it's poverty rate.

Demographics
The racial makeup of the county was 78.08% White, 10.44% Black or African American, 2.18% Asian, 3.77% Native American, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.50% from other races, and 5.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.77% of the population.

Income
In 2000, the median income for a household in the county was $32,210, and the median income for a family was $35,180. The per capita income for the county was $12,470. About 19.3% of families and 26.5% of the population were below the poverty line.