Poverty Rate in Anderson County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
11.5%
Rank #1,130/3,222 · #14 in KY
65th
Anderson 11.5%
KY 16.1% -28.6%
US 12.6% -9.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Anderson County's poverty rate of 11.5% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Anderson County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,127 | Lavaca County, TX | 11.5% |
| #1,128 | Scott County, IL | 11.5% |
| #1,129 | Lipscomb County, TX | 11.5% |
| #1,130 | Anderson County, KY | 11.5% |
| #1,131 | Dallam County, TX | 11.5% |
| #1,132 | Twin Falls County, ID | 11.5% |
| #1,133 | Richmond County, NY | 11.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Anderson County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 11.5%, ranking #1,130 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 9.0% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #14 of 120. This places it in the 65th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.