Poverty Rate in Spencer County, KY

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
9.8% −21.9% vs nat'l
Rank #759 of 3,222
76th percentile

How Spencer County Compares

Spencer County
9.8%
Kentucky Average
9.8%
Rank #7 of 120 in state
National
12.6%
21.9% below

National Distribution

Where Spencer County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.

1.4% 63.6%

■ Spencer County: 9.8%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#756 Washington County, UT 9.8%
#757 Greene County, OH 9.8%
#758 Floyd County, VA 9.8%
#759 Spencer County, KY 9.8%
#760 Maury County, TN 9.8%
#761 Kosciusko County, IN 9.8%
#762 Clinton County, IN 9.8%
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Poverty Rate in Spencer County, Kentucky

Spencer County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 9.8%, which ranks #759 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 21.9% below the national value of 12.6%.

Within Kentucky, Spencer County ranks #7 of 120 out of 120 counties. This places it in the 76th 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.