Poverty Rate in Scott County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Scott County Compares
National Distribution
Where Scott County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Scott County: 10.6%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #912 | Cerro Gordo County, IA | 10.6% |
| #913 | Bon Homme County, SD | 10.6% |
| #914 | Lincoln County, WI | 10.6% |
| #915 | Scott County, KY | 10.6% |
| #916 | Clallam County, WA | 10.6% |
| #917 | Wayne County, UT | 10.6% |
| #918 | Hamilton County, NY | 10.6% |
Poverty Rate in Scott County, Kentucky
Scott County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 10.6%, which ranks #915 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 16.1% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within Kentucky, Scott County ranks #9 of 120 out of 120 counties. This places it in the 72th 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.