Poverty Rate in Casey County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
21.7%
Rank #2,814/3,222 · #86 in KY
13th
Casey 21.7%
KY 16.1% +35.3%
US 12.6% +72.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Casey County's poverty rate of 21.7% 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 Casey County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,811 | Beckham County, OK | 21.7% |
| #2,812 | Baldwin County, GA | 21.7% |
| #2,813 | Anson County, NC | 21.7% |
| #2,814 | Casey County, KY | 21.7% |
| #2,815 | Edgecombe County, NC | 21.7% |
| #2,816 | Petersburg city, VA | 21.7% |
| #2,817 | Seminole County, OK | 21.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Casey County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 21.7%, ranking #2,814 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 72.4% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #86 of 120. This places it in the 13th 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.