Poverty Rate in Bell County, KY

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
28.8% +128.8% vs nat'l
Rank #3,072 of 3,222
5th percentile

How Bell County Compares

Bell County
28.8%
Kentucky Average
28.8%
Rank #111 of 120 in state
National
12.6%
128.8% above

National Distribution

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

1.4% 63.6%

■ Bell County: 28.8%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#3,069 Luna County, NM 28.6%
#3,070 Radford city, VA 28.7%
#3,071 Jefferson Davis County, MS 28.7%
#3,072 Bell County, KY 28.8%
#3,073 Lee County, VA 28.8%
#3,074 Sunflower County, MS 28.9%
#3,075 Gurabo Municipio, PR 29.0%
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Poverty Rate in Bell County, Kentucky

Bell County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 28.8%, which ranks #3,072 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 128.8% above the national value of 12.6%.

Within Kentucky, Bell County ranks #111 of 120 out of 120 counties. This places it in the 5th 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.