Poverty Rate in Perry County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Perry County Compares
National Distribution
Where Perry County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Perry County: 26.8%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #3,033 | Sumter County, AL | 26.5% |
| #3,034 | Hidalgo County, TX | 26.7% |
| #3,035 | St. Landry Parish, LA | 26.8% |
| #3,036 | Perry County, KY | 26.8% |
| #3,037 | Winston County, MS | 26.9% |
| #3,038 | Menifee County, KY | 26.9% |
| #3,039 | Humphreys County, MS | 27.0% |
Poverty Rate in Perry County, Kentucky
Perry County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 26.8%, which ranks #3,036 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 113.0% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Kentucky, Perry County ranks #105 of 120 out of 120 counties. This places it in the 6th 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.