Poverty Rate in Fayette County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
14.9%
Rank #1,933/3,222 · #32 in KY
40th
Fayette 14.9%
KY 16.1% -7.1%
US 12.6% +18.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Fayette County's poverty rate of 14.9% 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 Fayette County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,930 | Chautauqua County, KS | 14.9% |
| #1,931 | Walworth County, SD | 14.9% |
| #1,932 | Ward County, TX | 14.9% |
| #1,933 | Fayette County, KY | 14.9% |
| #1,934 | Hudson County, NJ | 14.9% |
| #1,935 | Brunswick County, VA | 14.9% |
| #1,936 | Hawaii County, HI | 14.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Fayette County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 14.9%, ranking #1,933 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 18.5% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #32 of 120. This places it in the 40th 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.