Poverty Rate in Knox County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Knox County Compares
National Distribution
Where Knox County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Knox County: 36.9%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #3,142 | Caguas Municipio, PR | 35.7% |
| #3,143 | Owsley County, KY | 36.1% |
| #3,144 | Holmes County, MS | 36.4% |
| #3,145 | Knox County, KY | 36.9% |
| #3,146 | Hormigueros Municipio, PR | 37.0% |
| #3,147 | Hatillo Municipio, PR | 37.2% |
| #3,148 | Cayey Municipio, PR | 37.3% |
Poverty Rate in Knox County, Kentucky
Knox County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 36.9%, which ranks #3,145 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 192.9% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Kentucky, Knox County ranks #117 of 120 out of 120 counties. This places it in the 2th 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.