Poverty Rate in Bath County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
25.3%
Rank #3,002/3,222 · #102 in KY
7th
Bath 25.3%
KY 16.1% +57.6%
US 12.6% +100.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Bath County's poverty rate of 25.3% 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 Bath County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,999 | Buchanan County, VA | 25.2% |
| #3,000 | Richmond County, NC | 25.2% |
| #3,001 | Talbot County, GA | 25.2% |
| #3,002 | Bath County, KY | 25.3% |
| #3,003 | Hardee County, FL | 25.3% |
| #3,004 | Franklin County, MS | 25.4% |
| #3,005 | Natchitoches Parish, LA | 25.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Bath County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 25.3%, ranking #3,002 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 100.9% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #102 of 120. This places it in the 7th 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.