Poverty Rate in Anderson County, KY

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
11.5% −9.0% vs nat'l
Rank #1,130 of 3,222
65th percentile

How Anderson County Compares

Anderson County
11.5%
Kentucky Average
11.5%
Rank #14 of 120 in state
National
12.6%
9.0% below

National Distribution

Where Anderson County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.

1.4% 63.6%

■ Anderson County: 11.5%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,127 Lavaca County, TX 11.5%
#1,128 Scott County, IL 11.5%
#1,129 Lipscomb County, TX 11.5%
#1,130 Anderson County, KY 11.5%
#1,131 Dallam County, TX 11.5%
#1,132 Twin Falls County, ID 11.5%
#1,133 Richmond County, NY 11.5%
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Poverty Rate in Anderson County, Kentucky

Anderson County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 11.5%, which ranks #1,130 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 9.0% below the national value of 12.6%.

Within Kentucky, Anderson County ranks #14 of 120 out of 120 counties. This places it in the 65th percentile nationally.

Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.