Poverty Rate in Boyd County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Boyd County Compares
National Distribution
Where Boyd County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Boyd County: 16.9%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,284 | Jefferson County, GA | 16.9% |
| #2,285 | Etowah County, AL | 16.9% |
| #2,286 | Perry County, IL | 16.9% |
| #2,287 | Boyd County, KY | 16.9% |
| #2,288 | Carroll County, TN | 17.0% |
| #2,289 | Jasper County, MO | 17.0% |
| #2,290 | Lake County, CA | 17.0% |
Poverty Rate in Boyd County, Kentucky
Boyd County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 16.9%, which ranks #2,287 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 34.5% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Kentucky, Boyd County ranks #49 of 120 out of 120 counties. This places it in the 29th 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.