Poverty Rate in Butler County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
20.5%
Rank #2,715/3,222 · #79 in KY
16th
Butler 20.5%
KY 16.1% +27.7%
US 12.6% +62.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Butler County's poverty rate of 20.5% 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 Butler County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,712 | Dallas County, MO | 20.5% |
| #2,713 | Butler County, MO | 20.5% |
| #2,714 | Curry County, NM | 20.5% |
| #2,715 | Butler County, KY | 20.5% |
| #2,716 | Lake County, MI | 20.5% |
| #2,717 | Leake County, MS | 20.5% |
| #2,718 | Hale County, TX | 20.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Butler County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 20.5%, ranking #2,715 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 62.8% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #79 of 120. This places it in the 16th 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.