Poverty Rate in Mercer County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Mercer County Compares
National Distribution
Where Mercer County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Mercer County: 10.7%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #939 | Monroe County, FL | 10.6% |
| #940 | Washoe County, NV | 10.7% |
| #941 | Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 10.7% |
| #942 | Mercer County, KY | 10.7% |
| #943 | Brule County, SD | 10.7% |
| #944 | Colorado County, TX | 10.7% |
| #945 | Pike County, IN | 10.7% |
Poverty Rate in Mercer County, Kentucky
Mercer County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 10.7%, which ranks #942 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 15.4% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within Kentucky, Mercer County ranks #10 of 120 out of 120 counties. This places it in the 71th 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.