Poverty Rate in Carter County, KY

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
19.2% +52.2% vs nat'l
Rank #2,591 of 3,222
20th percentile

How Carter County Compares

Carter County
19.2%
Kentucky Average
19.2%
Rank #66 of 120 in state
National
12.6%
52.2% above

National Distribution

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

1.4% 63.6%

■ Carter County: 19.2%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,588 Vigo County, IN 19.2%
#2,589 Lowndes County, GA 19.2%
#2,590 Geneva County, AL 19.2%
#2,591 Carter County, KY 19.2%
#2,592 Tangipahoa Parish, LA 19.2%
#2,593 Covington County, AL 19.2%
#2,594 Castro County, TX 19.2%
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Poverty Rate in Carter County, Kentucky

Carter County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 19.2%, which ranks #2,591 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 52.2% above the national value of 12.6%.

Within Kentucky, Carter County ranks #66 of 120 out of 120 counties. This places it in the 20th 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.