Poverty Rate in Boone County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.3%
Rank #138/3,222 · #2 in KY
96th
Boone 6.3%
KY 16.1% -60.8%
US 12.6% -50.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Boone County's poverty rate of 6.3% 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 Boone County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #135 | Medina County, OH | 6.3% |
| #136 | Outagamie County, WI | 6.3% |
| #137 | Saunders County, NE | 6.3% |
| #138 | Boone County, KY | 6.3% |
| #139 | Calhoun County, IL | 6.3% |
| #140 | Sully County, SD | 6.3% |
| #141 | Hodgeman County, KS | 6.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Boone County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 6.3%, ranking #138 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 50.0% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #2 of 120. This places it in the 96th 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.