Poverty Rate in Breathitt County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Breathitt County Compares
National Distribution
Where Breathitt County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Breathitt County: 33.1%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #3,118 | Toa Alta Municipio, PR | 32.8% |
| #3,119 | Calhoun County, WV | 32.9% |
| #3,120 | Dewey County, SD | 33.0% |
| #3,121 | Breathitt County, KY | 33.1% |
| #3,122 | Socorro County, NM | 33.2% |
| #3,123 | Martin County, KY | 33.2% |
| #3,124 | Canóvanas Municipio, PR | 33.2% |
Poverty Rate in Breathitt County, Kentucky
Breathitt County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 33.1%, which ranks #3,121 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 163.0% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Kentucky, Breathitt County ranks #114 of 120 out of 120 counties. This places it in the 3th 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.