Poverty Rate in Jackson County, KY

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
19.5% +54.4% vs nat'l
Rank #2,618 of 3,222
19th percentile

How Jackson County Compares

Jackson County
19.5%
Kentucky Average
19.5%
Rank #70 of 120 in state
National
12.6%
54.4% above

National Distribution

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

1.4% 63.6%

■ Jackson County: 19.5%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,615 Crowley County, CO 19.4%
#2,616 Jasper County, MS 19.4%
#2,617 Harding County, NM 19.4%
#2,618 Jackson County, KY 19.5%
#2,619 Dillingham Census Area, AK 19.5%
#2,620 Morris County, TX 19.5%
#2,621 Jackson County, FL 19.5%
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Poverty Rate in Jackson County, Kentucky

Jackson County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 19.5%, which ranks #2,618 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 54.4% above the national value of 12.6%.

Within Kentucky, Jackson County ranks #70 of 120 out of 120 counties. This places it in the 19th 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.