Poverty Rate in Bourbon County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
14.2%
Rank #1,803/3,222 · #27 in KY
44th
Bourbon 14.2%
KY 16.1% -11.3%
US 12.6% +13.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Bourbon County's poverty rate of 14.2% 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 Bourbon County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,800 | St. Joseph County, IN | 14.2% |
| #1,801 | Cambria County, PA | 14.2% |
| #1,802 | Eddy County, ND | 14.2% |
| #1,803 | Bourbon County, KY | 14.2% |
| #1,804 | Aransas County, TX | 14.2% |
| #1,805 | Perry County, AR | 14.2% |
| #1,806 | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK | 14.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Bourbon County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 14.2%, ranking #1,803 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 13.0% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #27 of 120. This places it in the 44th 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.