Poverty Rate in Laurel County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Laurel County Compares
National Distribution
Where Laurel County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Laurel County: 20.5%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,705 | Calhoun County, MS | 20.4% |
| #2,706 | Braxton County, WV | 20.4% |
| #2,707 | Green County, KY | 20.4% |
| #2,708 | Laurel County, KY | 20.5% |
| #2,709 | Duplin County, NC | 20.5% |
| #2,710 | Cotton County, OK | 20.5% |
| #2,711 | Hickman County, KY | 20.5% |
Poverty Rate in Laurel County, Kentucky
Laurel County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 20.5%, which ranks #2,708 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 62.4% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Kentucky, Laurel County ranks #77 of 120 out of 120 counties. This places it in the 16th 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.