Poverty Rate in Pike County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Pike County Compares
National Distribution
Where Pike County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Pike County: 24.4%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,964 | Macon County, AL | 24.3% |
| #2,965 | Rolette County, ND | 24.3% |
| #2,966 | Letcher County, KY | 24.4% |
| #2,967 | Pike County, KY | 24.4% |
| #2,968 | San Miguel County, NM | 24.4% |
| #2,969 | Rosebud County, MT | 24.5% |
| #2,970 | Bacon County, GA | 24.5% |
Poverty Rate in Pike County, Kentucky
Pike County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 24.4%, which ranks #2,967 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 93.5% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Kentucky, Pike County ranks #98 of 120 out of 120 counties. This places it in the 8th 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.