Poverty Rate in Kenton County, KY

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
11.8% −6.0% vs nat'l
Rank #1,238 of 3,222
62th percentile

How Kenton County Compares

Kenton County
11.8%
Kentucky Average
11.8%
Rank #16 of 120 in state
National
12.6%
6.0% below

National Distribution

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

1.4% 63.6%

■ Kenton County: 11.8%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,235 Buncombe County, NC 11.8%
#1,236 Nash County, NC 11.8%
#1,237 Prairie County, AR 11.8%
#1,238 Kenton County, KY 11.8%
#1,239 Ochiltree County, TX 11.8%
#1,240 Chambers County, TX 11.9%
#1,241 Hart County, GA 11.9%
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Poverty Rate in Kenton County, Kentucky

Kenton County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 11.8%, which ranks #1,238 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 6.0% below the national value of 12.6%.

Within Kentucky, Kenton County ranks #16 of 120 out of 120 counties. This places it in the 62th 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.