Poverty Rate in Montgomery County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Montgomery County Compares
National Distribution
Where Montgomery County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Montgomery County: 15.4%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,021 | Barton County, KS | 15.4% |
| #2,022 | Wheeler County, TX | 15.4% |
| #2,023 | Nicholas County, WV | 15.4% |
| #2,024 | Montgomery County, KY | 15.4% |
| #2,025 | Cochise County, AZ | 15.4% |
| #2,026 | Sullivan County, TN | 15.4% |
| #2,027 | Clarendon County, SC | 15.4% |
Poverty Rate in Montgomery County, Kentucky
Montgomery County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 15.4%, which ranks #2,024 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 22.3% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Kentucky, Montgomery County ranks #39 of 120 out of 120 counties. This places it in the 37th 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.