Poverty Rate in Barren County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
19.4%
Rank #2,612/3,222 · #69 in KY
19th
Barren 19.4%
KY 16.1% +20.7%
US 12.6% +53.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Barren County's poverty rate of 19.4% 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 Barren County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,609 | Franklin city, VA | 19.3% |
| #2,610 | Stone County, AR | 19.3% |
| #2,611 | Le Flore County, OK | 19.4% |
| #2,612 | Barren County, KY | 19.4% |
| #2,613 | Brooks County, TX | 19.4% |
| #2,614 | Mason County, WV | 19.4% |
| #2,615 | Crowley County, CO | 19.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Barren County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 19.4%, ranking #2,612 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 53.9% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #69 of 120. This places it in the 19th 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.