Poverty Rate in Union County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Union County Compares
National Distribution
Where Union County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Union County: 18.4%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,510 | Perry County, MS | 18.4% |
| #2,511 | Adair County, KY | 18.4% |
| #2,512 | Cherokee County, SC | 18.4% |
| #2,513 | Union County, KY | 18.4% |
| #2,514 | Tripp County, SD | 18.4% |
| #2,515 | Choctaw County, MS | 18.4% |
| #2,516 | Jackson County, WV | 18.5% |
Poverty Rate in Union County, Kentucky
Union County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 18.4%, which ranks #2,513 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 46.3% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Kentucky, Union County ranks #64 of 120 out of 120 counties. This places it in the 22th 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.