Poverty Rate in Lee County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Lee County Compares
National Distribution
Where Lee County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Lee County: 27.4%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #3,042 | Pike County, MS | 27.1% |
| #3,043 | San Augustine County, TX | 27.1% |
| #3,044 | Robeson County, NC | 27.2% |
| #3,045 | Lee County, KY | 27.4% |
| #3,046 | Harlan County, KY | 27.4% |
| #3,047 | Wilkinson County, MS | 27.4% |
| #3,048 | Dorado Municipio, PR | 27.5% |
Poverty Rate in Lee County, Kentucky
Lee County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 27.4%, which ranks #3,045 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 117.2% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Kentucky, Lee County ranks #107 of 120 out of 120 counties. This places it in the 5th 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.