Poverty Rate in Spencer County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Spencer County Compares
National Distribution
Where Spencer County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ 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% |
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.