Poverty Rate in Ballard County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Ballard County Compares
National Distribution
Where Ballard County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Ballard County: 15.0%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,947 | Macon County, IL | 15.0% |
| #1,948 | Cottonwood County, MN | 15.0% |
| #1,949 | Sandusky County, OH | 15.0% |
| #1,950 | Ballard County, KY | 15.0% |
| #1,951 | Montgomery County, OH | 15.0% |
| #1,952 | Lamb County, TX | 15.0% |
| #1,953 | Logan County, KS | 15.0% |
Poverty Rate in Ballard County, Kentucky
Ballard County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 15.0%, which ranks #1,950 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 19.1% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Kentucky, Ballard County ranks #33 of 120 out of 120 counties. This places it in the 39th 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.