Poverty Rate in Edmonson County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
15.3%
Rank #2,003/3,222 · #38 in KY
38th
Edmonson 15.3%
KY 16.1% -4.6%
US 12.6% +21.6%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Edmonson County's poverty rate of 15.3% 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 Edmonson County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,000 | Cullman County, AL | 15.3% |
| #2,001 | Grays Harbor County, WA | 15.3% |
| #2,002 | Liberty County, GA | 15.3% |
| #2,003 | Edmonson County, KY | 15.3% |
| #2,004 | Brown County, TX | 15.3% |
| #2,005 | Luzerne County, PA | 15.3% |
| #2,006 | Sanilac County, MI | 15.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Edmonson County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 15.3%, ranking #2,003 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 21.6% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #38 of 120. This places it in the 38th 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.