Poverty Rate in Shelby County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Shelby County Compares
National Distribution
Where Shelby County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Shelby County: 9.7%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #718 | Kaufman County, TX | 9.7% |
| #719 | Sevier County, UT | 9.7% |
| #720 | Bullitt County, KY | 9.7% |
| #721 | Shelby County, KY | 9.7% |
| #722 | McHenry County, ND | 9.7% |
| #723 | Juniata County, PA | 9.7% |
| #724 | Amelia County, VA | 9.7% |
Poverty Rate in Shelby County, Kentucky
Shelby County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 9.7%, which ranks #721 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 23.1% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within Kentucky, Shelby County ranks #6 of 120 out of 120 counties. This places it in the 78th 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.