Poverty Rate in Lincoln County, KY

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
16.3% +29.3% vs nat'l
Rank #2,177 of 3,222
32th percentile

How Lincoln County Compares

Lincoln County
16.3%
Kentucky Average
16.3%
Rank #46 of 120 in state
National
12.6%
29.3% above

National Distribution

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

1.4% 63.6%

■ Lincoln County: 16.3%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,174 Massac County, IL 16.3%
#2,175 Martin County, IN 16.3%
#2,176 Rockingham County, NC 16.3%
#2,177 Lincoln County, KY 16.3%
#2,178 Deer Lodge County, MT 16.3%
#2,179 Polk County, MO 16.3%
#2,180 Overton County, TN 16.3%
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Poverty Rate in Lincoln County, Kentucky

Lincoln County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 16.3%, which ranks #2,177 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 29.3% above the national value of 12.6%.

Within Kentucky, Lincoln County ranks #46 of 120 out of 120 counties. This places it in the 32th 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.