Poverty Rate in Knott County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Knott County Compares
National Distribution
Where Knott County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Knott County: 23.3%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,917 | Ouachita Parish, LA | 23.2% |
| #2,918 | Choctaw County, OK | 23.2% |
| #2,919 | Webster County, WV | 23.3% |
| #2,920 | Knott County, KY | 23.3% |
| #2,921 | Pike County, AL | 23.3% |
| #2,922 | Williamsburg County, SC | 23.3% |
| #2,923 | Panola County, MS | 23.3% |
Poverty Rate in Knott County, Kentucky
Knott County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 23.3%, which ranks #2,920 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 85.0% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Kentucky, Knott County ranks #95 of 120 out of 120 counties. This places it in the 9th 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.