Poverty Rate in Knott County, KY

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
23.3% +85.0% vs nat'l
Rank #2,920 of 3,222
9th percentile

How Knott County Compares

Knott County
23.3%
Kentucky Average
23.3%
Rank #95 of 120 in state
National
12.6%
85.0% above

National Distribution

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

1.4% 63.6%

■ 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%
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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.