Poverty Rate in Bell County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Bell County Compares
National Distribution
Where Bell County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ 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% |
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.