Poverty Rate in McCracken County, KY

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
15.2% +20.4% vs nat'l
Rank #1,972 of 3,222
39th percentile

How McCracken County Compares

McCracken County
15.2%
Kentucky Average
15.2%
Rank #37 of 120 in state
National
12.6%
20.4% above

National Distribution

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

1.4% 63.6%

■ McCracken County: 15.2%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,969 Pamlico County, NC 15.2%
#1,970 Monroe County, OH 15.2%
#1,971 Keweenaw County, MI 15.2%
#1,972 McCracken County, KY 15.2%
#1,973 Bernalillo County, NM 15.2%
#1,974 Yancey County, NC 15.2%
#1,975 Hawkins County, TN 15.2%
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Poverty Rate in McCracken County, Kentucky

McCracken County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 15.2%, which ranks #1,972 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 20.4% above the national value of 12.6%.

Within Kentucky, McCracken County ranks #37 of 120 out of 120 counties. This places it in the 39th 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.