Poverty Rate in Magoffin County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Magoffin County Compares
National Distribution
Where Magoffin County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Magoffin County: 38.2%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #3,148 | Cayey Municipio, PR | 37.3% |
| #3,149 | Wolfe County, KY | 37.7% |
| #3,150 | Camuy Municipio, PR | 37.8% |
| #3,151 | Magoffin County, KY | 38.2% |
| #3,152 | Humacao Municipio, PR | 38.2% |
| #3,153 | Zapata County, TX | 38.4% |
| #3,154 | Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR | 38.4% |
Poverty Rate in Magoffin County, Kentucky
Magoffin County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 38.2%, which ranks #3,151 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 202.9% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Kentucky, Magoffin County ranks #119 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.