Poverty Rate in Breathitt County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
33.1%
Rank #3,121/3,222 · #114 in KY
3th
Breathitt 33.1%
KY 16.1% +106.3%
US 12.6% +163.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Breathitt County's poverty rate of 33.1% 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 Breathitt County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,118 | Toa Alta Municipio, PR | 32.8% |
| #3,119 | Calhoun County, WV | 32.9% |
| #3,120 | Dewey County, SD | 33.0% |
| #3,121 | Breathitt County, KY | 33.1% |
| #3,122 | Socorro County, NM | 33.2% |
| #3,123 | Martin County, KY | 33.2% |
| #3,124 | Canóvanas Municipio, PR | 33.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Breathitt County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 33.1%, ranking #3,121 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 163.0% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #114 of 120. This places it in the 3th 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.