Poverty Rate in Lewis County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Lewis County Compares
National Distribution
Where Lewis County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Lewis County: 22.0%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,839 | Bladen County, NC | 22.0% |
| #2,840 | Adair County, MO | 22.0% |
| #2,841 | Dunklin County, MO | 22.0% |
| #2,842 | Lewis County, KY | 22.0% |
| #2,843 | Sherman County, OR | 22.0% |
| #2,844 | Decatur County, GA | 22.0% |
| #2,845 | Big Horn County, MT | 22.1% |
Poverty Rate in Lewis County, Kentucky
Lewis County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 22.0%, which ranks #2,842 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 74.8% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Kentucky, Lewis County ranks #88 of 120 out of 120 counties. This places it in the 12th 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.