Poverty Rate in McCreary County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How McCreary County Compares
National Distribution
Where McCreary County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ McCreary County: 38.9%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #3,154 | Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR | 38.4% |
| #3,155 | Las Piedras Municipio, PR | 38.7% |
| #3,156 | San Juan Municipio, PR | 38.8% |
| #3,157 | McCreary County, KY | 38.9% |
| #3,158 | Villalba Municipio, PR | 38.9% |
| #3,159 | Lee County, AR | 39.4% |
| #3,160 | Greene County, AL | 40.1% |
Poverty Rate in McCreary County, Kentucky
McCreary County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 38.9%, which ranks #3,157 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 208.4% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Kentucky, McCreary County ranks #120 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.